EAS4510 - Astrodynamics
Fall 2020
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
COURSE LOCATIONS AND CLASS PERIODS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
IMPORTANT NOTE
APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE FOR MATERIAL
Topic
Review of Newtonian
Dynamics
Motion of a Spacecraft Under Central Body Gravitation
The Orbit
in Space
The Orbit as a
Function of Time
Rocket
Dynamics
In-Plane and Out-of-Plane
Impulsive and Non-Impulsive
Orbital Transfer
Inter-Body Trajectories and Orbital Transfer Between Two Bodies
Material Covered
Particle Kinematics & Kinetics and Rigid Body Kinematics
Formulation and Solution of Two-Body Differential Equation
Classical Orbital Elements and Position and Velocity
Eccentric Anomaly, True Anomaly, and Kepler's Equation
Rocket
Equation
Hohmann, Bi-Elliptic, Bi-Parabolic, and Out-of-Plane Orbital Transfer
Patched-Conics, Launch Windows, Mid-Course Corrections, and Fly-Bys
Schedule
Week 1
Week
3
Weeks
4 and 5
Weeks
6 and 7
Week
8
Weeks
9 through 11
Weeks
12 through 14
OFFICE HOURS
Name
Hours and Location
E-mail Address
Anil Rao (Instructor)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday:
2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Tuesday/Thursday
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Note: I am also most definitely available by appointment or via e-mail, mobile phone, or text message. Please do not hesitate to contact me by any of these methods if you need help!
TEXTBOOK
COURSE NOTES
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment
Assignment
Due Date
Homework #0
Homework #1
Homework #2
Background Material
Chapter 1 Problems
Chapter 2 Problems
7 September 2020
21 September 2020
12 October 2020
Homework #3
Chapter 3 Problems
2 November 2020
Homework #4
Homework #5
Chapter 5 Problems
Chapter 6 Problems
16 November 2020
7 December 2020
Bonus #1
Bonus #2
STK Level 1 Certification
STK Level 2 Certification
7 December 2020
7 December 2020
PROJECT SCHEDULE
Project
Contents
Date Assigned
Date Due
Project #1
Project #2
Project #3
Project #4
Material Through HW #1
Material Through HW #2
Material Through HW #3
Material Through HW #4
25 September 2020
16 October 2020
6 November 2020
20 November 2020
2 October 2020
23 October 2020
13 November 2020
4 December 2020
TAKE-HOME QUIZ SCHEDULE
Take-Home Quiz
Contents
Date
Take-Home Quiz #1
Take-Home Quiz #2
Take-Home Quiz #3
Material Through HW #2
Material Through HW #3
Material Through HW #4
23 - 26 October 2020
13 - 16 November 2020
4 - 7 December 2020
PROJECT ORMAT
The course will have four projects. Each project will be made available at 5:00 PM on a Friday and will be due the following Friday by noon. Late projects will not be accepted under any circumstances except the usual exceptions (illness or other emergency). Each project will require the use of MATLAB along with an understanding of the key concepts. Thus, it is extremely important that you understand the theory in addition to just being able to solve problems. Furthermore, the projects will require knowledge gained in the process of completing the homework assignments. Your grade on the projects will be reflected via any procrastination in completing homework assignments.
TAKE-HOME QUIZ FORMAT
The course will have three take-home quizzes. Each quiz will be a problem that will have both a theory (derivation) component along with a programming component. The quizzes will be significantly shorter than the projects, but will still require programming. The quizzes must be completed independently (but, of course, you can ask me for help).
ATTENDANCE RULES
CHEATING
MAKE-UP POLICY
COURSE GRADING
Item
Homework Assignments
Projects
Take-Home Quizzes
Bonus #1 (STK Level 1 Certification)
Bonus #2 (STK Level 2 Certification)
Total
Point Value
6 @ 5 Points = 30 Points
4 @ 10 Points = 40 Points
3 @ 10 Points = 30 Points
5 Points
5 Points
100 Points + 10 Points Bonus
GRADING SCALE
Letter Grade
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E
Score Range
95 and Above
90 to less than 95
85 to less than 90
80 to less than 85
75 to less than 80
70 to less than 75
65 to less than 70
60 to less than 65
55 to less than 60
50 to less than 55
45 to less than 50
Less Than 45
NOTES ON ASSIGNMENT OF FINAL LETTER GRADES
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING RECORDING OF SESSIONS