Spacecraft Systems detail syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (As), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17AS834), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other as 8th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit AS 8th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-5 subjects do refer to Professional Elective-5. The detail syllabus for spacecraft systems is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Understand the spacecraft environment and design consideration.
- Comprehend the navigation concepts and navigation systems.
- Acquire the knowledge on control actuators and satellite TTC.
Module 1
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Module 2
Navigation Concepts: Fundamentals of spacecraft navigation systems and Position Fixing, Geometric concepts of Navigation, Elements, The Earth in inertial space, Earth’s Rotation, Revolution of Earth, Different Coordinate Systems, Coordinates Transformation, Euler angle formulations, Direction cosine formulation, Quaternion formulation.
Module 3
Inertial Navigation Systems: Accelerometers, Pendulous type, Force Balance type, MEMs Accelerometers, Basic Principles of Inertial Navigation, Types, Platform and Strap down, Mechanization INS system, Rate Corrections, Block diagram, Acceleration errors,Coriolis effect, Schuler Tuning, Cross coupling, Gimbal lock , Alignment
Module 4
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Module 5
Satellite Telemetry, Tracking and Telecommand: Introduction to telemetry systems, Aerospace transducer, signal conditioning, multiplexing methods, Analog and digital telemetry, Command line and remote control system, Application of telemetry in spacecraft systems, Base Band Telemetry system, Computer command & Data handling, Satellite command system, Issues
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the spacecraft environment for design consideration.
- Apply the navigation concepts and systems.
- Classify the control actuators.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Design / development of solutions
- Interpretation of data
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Fortescue Peter, Spacecraft Systems Engineering’ Wiley-Blackwell England,4th edition,2003,ISBN-13:978-0470750124.
- Patel Mukund R, Spacecraft Power Systems’ CRC Press Boca Raton,1st edition,2005,ISBN-13: 978-0849327865
Reference Books:
- Wilbur L. Pritchard and Joseph A.Sciulli, Satellite Communication Systems Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1986.
- Marcel sidi, Spacecraft Dynamics and control, A Practical Engineering Approach, Cambridge University Press, Reprint edition,2000,ISBN-13: 978-0521787802
- Kaplan m, Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and control, Wiley Press,1976,ISBN-13: 9780471457039
- Maxwell Noton, Spacecraft navigation and guidance, Springer (London, New York), Reprint edition of 1998,ISBN-13: 978-1447115854
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE As, 2017 regulation do visit As 8th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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