Advanced Spacecraft Control and Dynamics

Synopsis:

This short course presents a coherent and unified framework for mathematical modeling, analysis, and control of advanced space vehicles. Spacecraft dynamics and control problems of practical interests are treated from a dynamical systems point of view. This course is based on the second edition of the AIAA textbook “Space Vehicle Dynamics and Control,” which includes over 260 pages of new material on the recent advances in dynamic modeling and control of complex spacecraft such as agile imaging satellites equipped with control moment gyros, solar sails, and very large space solar power satellites. In particular, this course will focus on a comprehensive treatment of advanced spacecraft control problems and their practical solutions obtained by applying the fundamental principles and techniques emphasized throughout the textbook. The dynamic modeling, guidance, and flight control design problem of advanced launch vehicles as well as the spacecraft dynamics and control problem of asteroid deflection missions will also be covered.

Key Topics:

  • Fundamentals of orbital, attitude, and structural dynamics of space vehicles
  • Classical and advanced control design methods for complex space vehicles
  • Modeling and control of advanced space vehicles for future space missions
  • Advanced space vehicle examples include: agile imaging satellites equipped with CMGs; large solar sails for future science missions; solar-sail missions for asteroid deflection; kinetic impactors and gravity tractors for asteroid deflection; advanced launch vehicles; and very large space solar power satellites
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Who Should Attend:

Dynamics and control analysts, space systems engineers, space mission designers, and technical managers involved with preliminary or detailed design of advanced space vehicles will find this course useful. Control researchers and graduate students will also benefit from this course that emphasizes practical control problems of complex space vehicles.

Course Information:

Type of Course: Instructor-Led Short Course
Course Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Course Length: 2 days
AIAA CEU's available: Yes


Outline

Course Outline:


I. Fundamentals of spacecraft dynamics and control

II. Orbital, attitude, and structural dynamics

III. Classical and advanced control design methods

A. Case study 1: Multi-target pointing control of agile spacecraft using CMGs 

B. Case study 2: Attitude/orbit dynamics and control of large solar sails

C. Case study 3: Attitude/orbit control of very large space solar power satellites

D. Case study 4: Flight dynamics, guidance, and control of advanced launch vehicles

E. Case study 5: Spacecraft dynamics and control problems of asteroid deflection missions

IV. Course review and summary 

 

Materials


Instructors

Dr. Bong Wie is a Vance D. Coffman Endowed Chair Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the founding director of the Asteroid Deflection Research Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He was a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University before joining Iowa State University in 2007. He received his B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Seoul National University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. AIAA presented Professor Wie with the 2006 Mechanics and Control of Flight Award for his innovative research on advanced control of complex spacecraft such as solar sails, large flexible space structures, and agile imaging satellites equipped with control moment gyros (CMGs). He is the author of the AIAA textbook “Space Vehicle Dynamics and Control (Second Edition, 2008).” He is an Associate Fellow of AIAA.

 

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