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MECH 542 Spacecraft Dynamics (3 credits)

Offered by: Génie mécanique (Génie et l'architecture)

Vue d'ensemble

Génie mécanique : Review of central force motion; Hohmann and other coplanar transfers, rotation of the orbital plane, patched conic method. Orbital perturbations due to the earth's oblateness, solar-lunar attraction, solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag. Attitude dynamics of a rigid spacecraft; attitude stabilization and control; attitude manoeuvers; large space structures.

Terms: Hiver 2010

Instructors: Tafazoli, Siamak (Winter)

  • (3-0-6)
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MECH 220. Corequisite: MECH 412 or MECH 419
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