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Satellite technology (Efterår 2005)

Kursuskode : ESATT-U01
ECTS Point : 7,5 Status : Tilvalg for den valgte retning
Revideret : 16/06 2005 Oprettet : 01/01 1996
Placering : 5-7 semester Timer pr. uge : 4
Længde : 1 semester Undervisningssprog : Engelsk

Målsætning : The objective of the study module is to provide an introduction to and overview of a satellite system. The study module will consider the entire system, thereby introducing all the significant aspects that must be considered when designing or contributing to a space mission. The fundamentals of satellite communication will be covered, including the satellite and its environment, achieving and maintaining the orbit and communication with ground stations.
Hovedindhold : Astrodynamics
Space Environment
Attitude and Orbit Control
Telemetry,
Tracking and Command
Power Supply
Thermal Control
Mechanisms Communications
Ground Stations
Reliability
Propulsion
Undervisningsform : The teaching form will consist of a series of lectures and a course assignment undertaken in groups with approximately half the available time spent on each. The teaching will be in English but students following the Danish line may write their report in Danish.
Krævede forudsætninger : Documented knowledge corresponding to TVP4.
Anbefalede forudsætninger : DCM/DCEC
Relationer : -
Prøveform : Mundtlig evaluering på grundlag af kursusopgaver
Censur : Intern
Bedømmelse : 13-skala
Bemærkninger : The examination is oral and a group examination based upon the the course assignment report. An individual mark is given, according to the 13 scale.
Undervisningsmateriale : Spacecraft Systems Engineering, Fortescue, Wiley. ISBN 0-471-61951-5

Additional Reading:
Satellite Communications Systems (Systems, Techniques and Technology) 4th edition, Gérard Maral, Michel Bousquet, John Wiley ISBN 0-471-49654-5 .
Space Mission Analysis and Design. Edited by W. Larson and J. Wertz. Microcosm Inc. ISBN 1-881883-10-8 Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, R..Bates, D. Muller, J. White Dover, ISBN 0 486 60061-0. Additional notes will be handed out as and when required. Software: Satellite Tool Kit (www.stk.com)
Ansvarlig underviser : Ib Lemvig Christoffersen , ichr@dtu.dk