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AEE 462: Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

Textooks:
Orbital Mechanics
J. E. Prussing and B. A Conway

Taught in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
Syllabus

Lectures: Orbital Mechanics

[Lecture 1] - History of Orbital Mechanics.
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[Lecture 2] - Invariants
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[Lecture 3] - Elliptic Orbits
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[Lecture 4] - Orbit Propogation - Kepler's Equation
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[Lecture 5] - Hyperbolic Orbits
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[Lecture 6] - The Orbital Plane
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[Lecture 7] - Converting to and from r and v
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[Lecture 8] - Impulsive Orbital Maneuvers
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[Lecture 9] - Bi-elliptics and Out-of-Plane Maneuvers
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[Lecture 10] - Rendez-Vous and Targeting - Lambert's Problem
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[Lecture 11] - Introduction to Rocketry
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[Lecture 12] - Orbit Perturbations
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[Lecture 13] - The Effect of a Non-Spherical Earth
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[Lecture 14] - Interplanetary Mission Planning
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[Lecture 15] - Introduction to Attitude Control Systems
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[Lecture 16] - Euler's Equations
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[Lecture 17] - Stability of Torque-Free Motion
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