Aerospace Engineering (AERO)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
AERO 4801 [0.5 credit]
Spacecraft Design
Types of spacecraft. Fundamentals of orbital mechanics. The design of spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems with emphasis on mission requirements and current design methods: spacecraft configuration, payload, structural, propulsion, attitude control, thermal, power, communication and other related subsystems. Spacecraft integration and testing.
Precludes additional credit for
AERO 3841.
Prerequisite:
AERO 3002 or
MECH 3002.
Lectures three hours a week.