Spacecraft Systems Engineering 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 spacecraft systems engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES
Deployment and Geometry Maintenance – Deployment for Aperture Maintenance – Origins Telescope Dynamics and Controls – SIM Dynamics and Control Block Diagram – Dynamic Disturbance Sources – Disturbance Analysis – Modal Sensitivity Analysis – Thermal Issues with Structures – Impedance Matched Tether Termination – Control-Structure Interaction – SPECS Geometry – Tether Vibration Control.
Unit II
SPACECRAFT POWER SYSTEMS
Electrical Power System – Power Sources – Power Source Applicability – Design Space for RTGs -Primary Battery Types – Secondary Battery Types – Depth of Discharge – Fuel Cells and Characteristics – Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators – Thermoelectric Generator – Solar Cell -Solar Cell Physics – Solar Cell Operating Characteristics – Temperature Effects – Radiation Effects – Solar Array Construction – Cell Shadowing – Power Distribution Systems – DET Power Regulation Systems – PPT Power Distribution Systems.
Unit III
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Unit IV
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Satellite Communications Architecture – Advantages of Digital Communication – Data Collection Mission – Link Design Process – Power Flux Density – Received Power – System Noise Temperature – Modulation Techniques – Bit Error Rate – Convolutional Coding with Viterbi Decoding – Attenuation – Frequency Selection Drivers – Multiple Access Strategies – Antijam Techniques – Differential Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM).
Unit V
LAUNCH SYSTEMS
Launch System Selection Process – Launch Sites Criteria – Payload Integration – Fairings -Structural & Electrical Interface – Payload Environments – Acceleration Load Factors – Vibration Environments – Shock Loads – Acoustic Environments – Injection Accuracy – Payload Integration Procedures – Payload Processing – Launch System Cost Estimate.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Analyse the issues in the spacecraft structures.
- Interpret the functions of spacecraft power systems.
- Detect the error and correct in the spacecraft computer systems.
- Learn system engineering by designing, building, and testing a small satellite in laboratory.
- Interpret the selection process of the launch systems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- James R. Wertz, “Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control”, Springer, 1978.
- Kaplan, M. H., “Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and Control”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd, 2011.
- Maral G., and Vousquet M., “Satellite Communications Systems: Systems, Techniques, and Technology”, 5th Ed., 2010.
- Markley F. Landis, Crassidis John L., “Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control”, Springer, 2014.
- Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, and Jerry E. White, “Fundamentals of Astrodynamics”, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1971.
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