Advanced Capstone Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Project

This advanced capstone course, the final segment of the Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control specialization, delves into the intricate dynamics of spacecraft systems with a focus on a spacecraft with a hinged panel. The course assumes prior completion of "Attitude Control with Momentum Exchange Devices" and "Analytical Mechanics for Spacecraft Dynamics". The curriculum is designed to provide comprehensive insights into the three-dimensional kinematics of the system, analytical relationships of body and panel position and velocity states, and the center of mass properties. Additionally, participants will explore the application of Lagrange's equations of motion to predict the dynamical response of a simplified system, and investigate the rotational response when applying attitude control torques to the spacecraft hub with a spring-hinged panel.

• Learn to create and validate a simulation of a spacecraft with a hinged panel.
• Investigate spacecraft dynamics with a time-varying geometry.