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Satellite technology (Forår 2006)

Kursuskode : ESATT-U01
ECTS Point : 7,5 Status : Tilvalg for den valgte retning
Revideret : 31/01 2006 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 : Students taking WCHE in the same semester can do a common system design project. The specific rules for this are described in the assignment paper.

Evaluation:
The evaluation is based upon
- the curriculum
- the communications assignment and
- a presentation of the communications assignment and an individual examination
On the same day as the examination, before the examination, the group must together present the exercises and projects, including a demonstration of constructed analogue hardware. Each student is allocated 10 minutes for their presentation. The group is required to coordinate the presentations in such a way that the major aspects of the exercises and projects are covered, that the presentations are different and that each individual presentation has a good technical span.
At the presentation the external censor and the supervisor will be the audience. The supervisor takes notes for the examination.
Examination: Each student is allocated 20 minutes (all in all). The examination is individual. The supervisor and the external examiner pose questions inspired by the reports and the presentation. The evaluation is based on a general impression of the level achieved by the student relative to the objective of the course. The evaluation is based on the reports, the presentation and the demonstration ( the functionality of constructed analogue hardware).
After the examination students, who wish so, may request (by email) a consultation after the exam, where the exam and the project report can be discussed with the supervisor. At this consultation, students that have not passed the exam, will be guided on how to work purposeful towards passing a new exam. The consultation will normally take place in the beginning of the following semester.
A mark in the 13-scale is given. Students following the Danish line are allowed to hand in reports in Danish.
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 : Ian Bridgwood , iabr@dtu.dk