Availabe: General Module (Subsystems) Description
•Subsystems for Space Missions
•Propulsion and Attitude Control Systems
•Power and Thermal systems
•Command & Data Handeling
Outcome: General Module (Subsystems) Outcomes
Students have knowledge/responsibilities in
•Design for orbital and interplanetary spacecraft (Phase
0/A/B)
•Design of spacecraft subsystems: Power, propulsion, C&DH, AOCS, thermal, telecom, structure
•Functional principles of all major types of space propulsion.
•Main components of chemical rocket propulsion and their most important design criteria
•Informed assessment of advantages and disadvantages of the different concepts and
understanding the challenges to future developments
•Overview of design, concepts and elements of a navigation and control subsystem for a
spacecraft and their functions
•Typical sensors and actuators used for spacecraft navigation and control
•Methods for state estimation used in spacecraft navigation systems
•Concepts for controlling spacecraft
