Satellite Navigation and Control detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aerospace Engg students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aerospace Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aerospace Engg 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Aerospace Engg Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of satellite navigation and control is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
NAVIGATION CONCEPTS
Fundamentals of spacecraft navigation systems and Position Fixing – Geometric concepts of Navigation – Elements – Earth in inertial space – Earth’s Rotation – Revolution of Earth – Different Coordinate Systems – Coordinates Transformation – Euler angle formulations – Direction cosine formulation – Quaternion formulation.
Unit II
CONTROL ACTUATORS
Thrusters, Momentum Wheel, Control Moment Gyros, Reaction wheel, Magnetic Torquers, Reaction Jets, Ion Propulsion, Electric propulsion, solar sails.
Unit III
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Unit IV
GPS & HYBRID NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
GPS overview – Concept – GPS Signal – Signal Structure- GPS data – Signal Processing – GPS Clock – GPS for position and velocity determination – DGPS Concepts – LAAS & WAAS Technology – Hybrid Navigation – Introduction to Kalman filtering – Case Studies -Integration of GPS and INS using Kalman Filter.
Unit V
ATTITUDE STABILIZATION SCHEMES & ORBIT MANEUVERS
Spin, Dual spin, Gravity gradient, Zero momentum system, Momentum Biased system, Reaction control system, Single and Multiple Impulse orbit Adjustment, Station Keeping and fuel Budgeting.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Utilize classical control theory, including analysis and design.
- Apply concepts of aircraft autopilot design emphasizing the relevance of the topics discussed in the class.
- Make use of modern control theory in various applications
- Apply radar theory ,
- Apply navigation principles and guidance laws
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Blake Lock, J.H, “Automatic control of Aircraft and missiles”, John Wiley Sons, New York, 1990.
- George M Siouris, “Aerospace Avionics System; A Modern Synthesis”, Academic Press Inc., 1993.
- Meyer Rudolph X, “Elements of Space Technology for Aerospace Engineers”, Academic Press,1999.
- Myron Kyton, Walfred Fried, “Avionics Navigation Systems”, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
- Tsui. J. B.Y, “Fundamentals of Global Positioning System Receiver”, John Wiley an Sons Inc, 2000.
- Vladimir A Chobotov, “Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control (Orbit)”, Krieger Publishing Company Publishers.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aerospace Engineering 6th Sem, visit Aerospace Engg 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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