- Docente: Emanuele Di Sotto
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/05
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Aerospace Engineering (cod. 5723)
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from Feb 17, 2025 to May 28, 2025
Learning outcomes
During the course, the student learns how to model and analyze launch vehicles’ components and subsystems, and their dynamics and ascent and re-entry reference trajectory. In addition, the student acquires the fundamentals of guidance, navigation and control algorithms applied to ascent and re-entry trajectories, and the needed navigation sensors and control actuators.
Course contents
The course is structured in the main topics listed here below:
1.Launcher Vehicle Requirements
2.Launchers System Elements and Subsystems
3.Dynamics of 6 DOF motion;
4.Ascent trajectory design and Optimum Trajectory
5.Guidance Navigation and Control System
6.Navigation Sensors: Modelling and Algorithms
7.Guidance Schemes and Algorithms
8.Control Actuators: Modelling and Control Algorithms
9.Re-entry
Readings/Bibliography
Griffin, Space Vehicle Design
Curtis, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
Cornellisse, Rocket propulsion and spaceflight dynamics
Sutton, Rocket Propulsion elements
Tewari, Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics
Tewari, Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles
Falangas, Performances, Evaluation and Design of Flight Vehicle Control System
Teaching methods
The course is structured in theoretical and practical lessons. Practical lessons foresee /but are not limited) to prepare matlab scripts to verify and consolidate the theoretical concepts
Assessment methods
- A continuous assessment via a dedicated project prepared in groups
- A Final Exam
Teaching tools
- Slides provided for each lessons
- Matlab scripts
- Video materials
- Use of an inertial measurement unit
- Practical works making use of real data
Office hours
See the website of Emanuele Di Sotto