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: 26.02.2024 - 05.06.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Esa Kallio, Jaan Praks
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:
Homework exercises, space mission project and examination.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching: lectures and workshops weekly. Independent work: homework exercises, space mission project.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture recordings and slides. Delivered material. Course book: Peter Fortescue, John Stark, Graham Swiner, "Spacecraft Systems Engineering".
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV - V
2023-2024 Spring IV - VEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).