Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 December

Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October

Type of course

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate bachelor Engineering programme with minimum 30 credits Mathematics/statistics topics

Application Code: 9371

Prerequisite(s): Classical mechanics, Linear Algebra Recommended prerequisites: Control engineering 1

Obligatory prerequisites

Course content

• Orbital Mechanics
• Sun vector modelling
• Magnetic field modelling
• Attitude determination
• Attitude control
• Actuators
  • Thrusters
  • Reaction wheels
  • Magnetic torquers
• Actuation strategies
  • Bang-bang
  • Pulse width modulation
  • Pulse width pulse frequency modulation
• Sensors and sensor noise

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

After subject has been passed the students should have acquired the following learning results:

Knowledge and understanding:

     The candidate:

• has knowledge on how to model translational and rotational dynamics of spacecraft
• has knowledge on how to design an attitude controller for a rigid body
• has knowledge on how to estimate the attitude based on vector measurements

Skills:

     The candidate:

• is able to model different components required to build a satellite simulator
• is able to perform simulations in Matlab/Simulink
• is able to use LaTeX to write a scientific report

General competences:

• The candidate will be able to model and simulate complex systems in Matlab/Simulink and create a report describing their work.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

Mandatory assignments: 10 mandatory assignments will be given.

Exam and assessment:

The course is assessed by coursework only; where the students shall write a scientific report describing the results from the assignment using LaTeX.

Assessment is according to standard A-F grading scale where F is a fail.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course.