LEARNING OUTCOMES
- After the course the student can comfortably work in an entry level space project.
- He/she knows basic terminology, can assess the suitability of a subsystem for a given mission and estimate key parameters of a mission.
- He/she can use systems engineering tools such as power budget and link budget.
- The student is also aware of quality assurance in space projects and is able to design basic tests for subsystems.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 28.02.2022 - 01.06.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jaan Praks, Esa Kallio
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Space environment. Technical challenges in space. Electronics in space.
- Mission design. Requirement formulation.
- Spacecraft subsystems; communication, power, data handling, attitude, propulsion, structure, payloads.
- Systems engineering practices. Spacecraft budgets, including mass, power, link and data budgets.
- Propulsion and launch. Orbit control and orbital maneuvers. Spacecraft stabilization and attitude.
- Quality assurance in space projects.Testing and qualification. Model philosophy.
- Space project documentation and management practices.
- CubeSat. Lean space technology. Trends and developments.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Laboratory work, workshop, homework exercises and examination.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching 44 h (2 h lectures and 2 h workshop per week, 11 weeks). Independent work: laboratory work 30 h, exercises 50 h, preparation to lectures 11 h.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Peter Fortescue, John Stark, Graham Swiner: Spacecraft Systems Engineering
Handouts.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Spring IV-V
2021-2022 Spring IV-V
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E4240
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.
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