3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Upper DivisionData from last updated 4/10/2026
Fall 2026
Fall 2026 Instructors:
Description of orientation, angular velocity, and angular acceleration in terms of direction cosines, Euler parameters, and angles. Forces and moments acting on space vehicles. Attitude stability of various types of satellites in circular and elliptic orbits. Spin stabilization and gravity gradient torques. Gyroscopic devices and energy dissipation. Introduction to attitude control.
Course AAE 440 from Purdue University - West Lafayette.Prerequisites
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