3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Upper DivisionData from last updated 10/3/2025
Fall 2025
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Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Topics include a particle in orbit, systems of particles, vibrations, Euler's equations of motion, Eulerian angles, and aerospace vehicle dynamics.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze the free and forced response of a spring/mass/damper.
2Formulate the EOMs of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies.
3Solve the EOMs numerically.
4Understand the various forms of Euler angles and be able to apply them to rigid body dynamics.
5Simulate the motion of a spacecraft in MATLAB.
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