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Orbital Mechanics
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AE 313
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FALL
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2
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2
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required (Core Course) | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Lecturing / Presentation Problem Solving Q&A Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Application | |||||
| National Occupational Classification Code | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to inform the students about the basic topics in orbital mechanics, the basic information about the low earth orbits, special earth orbits and the basic information about calculations of the interplanetary orbits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
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| Course Description | The course content titles are: dynamics of point masses, two-body problem, Time dependent orbital position, Three dimensional orbits, Orbit determination, Orbital maneuvers, Interplanetary orbits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Two-body orbital mechanics. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 1. | LO2 |
| 2 | Two-body orbital mechanics. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 1. | LO2 |
| 3 | Basic orbital maneuvers. Rendezvous. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 3. | LO3 |
| 4 | Basic orbital maneuvers. Rendezvous. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 3. | LO5 |
| 5 | Position and velocity as a function of time. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 4. | LO4 |
| 6 | Position and velocity as a function of time. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 4. | LO4 |
| 7 | Perturbations, Numerical methods, NASA GMAT. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 9. | LO5 |
| 8 | Midterm | - | |
| 9 | Perturbations, Numerical methods, NASA GMAT. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 3. | LO5 |
| 10 | Project 1 | - | |
| 11 | Orbit determination. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 7. | LO5 |
| 12 | Lunar trajectories. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 7. | LO5 |
| 13 | Interplanetary trajectories. | Howard D. Curtis, 2005, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series, Ch. 8. | LO5 |
| 14 | Project 2 | - | |
| 15 | Semester Review | - | |
| 16 | Final Exam | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks |
Howard D. Curtis 2005 Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series ISBN:0 7506 6169." |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
W. T. Thomson Introduction to Space Dynamics Dover Publications Inc. 1986. ISBN 9780486140520. R. P. Feynman R. B. Leighton and M. Sands The Feynman's Lectures on Physics Basic Books 2010. ISBN 9780465024148. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 |
| Project | 1 | 40 | X | X | |||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation | - | - | - |
| Theoretical Course Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | - | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | - |
| Portfolio | - | - | - |
| Homework / Assignments | - | - | - |
| Presentation / Jury | - | - | - |
| Project | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | - |
| Oral Exams | - | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total | 150 |
| # | PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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