Dynamics of Aerospace Vehicles
Texas A & M University-College Station
Derivation of the nonlinear air and space vehicle dynamics equations; attitude representation with Euler angles and quaternions; forces and moments due to aerodynamics, thrust and gravity gradient; linearization; development of state-space models for aircraft and spacecraft; static and dynamic stability analysis for aircraft and satellites; spin and gravity gradient stabilization; stability derivatives; longitudinal and lateral modes and transfer functions for aircraft…
Credits
3 credits
Course Code
AERO 321
Prerequisites, corequisites, and courses that build on this one
Prerequisites
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Required For
Courses that require this course as a prerequisite
- AERO 4403 credits
Cockpit Systems and Displays
- AERO 4283 credits
Electromagnetic Sensing for Space-Borne Imaging
- AERO 4263 credits
Space System Design
- AERO 4253 credits
Flight Test Engineering
- AERO 4243 credits
Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control
- AERO 4223 credits
Active Controls for Aerospace Vehicles
- AERO 4143 credits
Human Performance in Aerospace Environments
- AERO 4022 credits
Aerospace Systems Design
- AERO 4013 credits
Aerospace Design Principles