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SummaryThis multi-disciplinary course provides a complete

summary of the technologies needed to understand anddevelop spacecraft systems and instrumentation. Thecourse presents a systems engineering approach forunderstanding the design and testing of spacecraftsystems. The course highlights the underlying scientificand engineering foundations needed to develop spacesystems, as well as current practices. Case studies areused to pinpoint the key issues and trade-offs in moderndesign, and to illustrate the lessons learned from pastsuccesses and failures.

This course provides a strong technical base forleadership in systems engineering or the management ofspace systems. Technical specialists will find the broadperspective and knowledge useful in communicating withother space system specialists in analyzing design optionsand trade-offs.

The emphasis will be on how today's technology isincorporated into the planning, designing, fabrication,integration, and testing of modern space systems. Eachparticipant will receive a complete set of notes and theaward-winning textbook Space Systems written by theinstructors. The textbook and course notes provide anauthoritative reference that focuses on proven techniquesand guidelines for understanding, designing, andmanaging modern space systems.

Instructors Dr. Vincent L. Pisacane is a fellow of the AIAA, and is

the R.A. Heinlein Professor of AerospaceEngineering at the United States NavalAcademy. He was formerly Head of theAPL Space Department. He has 35 yearsof experience in space research and thedevelopment of spacecraft andinstrumentation. He is the editor of thetextbook Space Systems published by

Oxford Press.Dr. Mark E. Pittelkau is president of Aerospace

ControlSystems Engineering and Research(www.ascinnovations.com). His experience in satellitesystems includes the design, implementation, and testingof orbit determination algorithms, attitude determination,and control systems. His current work in attitude controlsystems includes control-structure interaction, pointingjitter and stability analysis, concept studies for variousattitude control systems, and sensor alignment calibration.

Jay Jenkins is a power system engineer at JHU/APLwith 15 years of experience in design and analysis ofaerospace power systems with an emphasis on batteryand solar array technology.

William E. Skullney is Supervisor of the MechanicalSystems Group at JHU/APL and has over 20 yearsexperience in the design, analysis and testing ofspacecraft mechanical systems. He specializes instructural engineering and analysis and has led structuralengineering efforts for the Delta 180 series programs andthe Midcourse Space Experiment Program.

Clarence Wingate has 35 years of space experienceand specializes in the thermal design, analysis and testingof spacecraft. He is retired from JHU/APL.

Course Outline1. Space Systems Engineering. Fundamentals of

systems engineering. System development process.Engineering reviews. Management of space systems.

2. Orbital Mechanics. Fundamentals of dynamics.Reference frames. Time. Two-body central forcemotion. Two-body problem. Trajectory perturbations.Orbit determination. Interplanetary missions andpatched conics.

3. Spacecraft Propulsion/Rocket Propulsion.Force-free rocket motion. Rocket motion with gravity.Launch flight mechanics. Transfer trajectories.

4. Flight Mechanics and Launch Systems.Hohman transfer orbits. Reaching a target orbit. Solidand liquid propellant systems. Other propulsionsystems. Selected launch systems.

5. Spacecraft Attitude Determination. Attitudesensors and kinematics. Attitude determinationsystems. Attitude estimation and system identification.Attitude error specification and analysis. Missionexperiences.

6. Spacecraft Attitude Control. Rotationaldynamics and environmental disturbance torques.Attitude actuators. Passive and active attitude controlmethods. Attitude controllers and stability. Missionexperiences.

7. Configuration and Structural Design.Structural design requirements and interfaces.Requirements for launch, staging, spin stabilizationstages. Acoustics, acceleration, transients and shock.Designing and testing. Stress-strain analysis. Marginsof safety. Finite Element Analysis. Structural dynamics.Testing.

8. Space Power Systems. Energy storage,distribution, and control. Environmental effects on solarcells. Orbital considerations. Energy converters. Solarcells and solar arrays. Batteries and energy storage.Characteristics of different batteries. Strong emphasison translating mission requirements into a powersystem design.

9. Space Thermal Control. Radiation and thermalfundamentals. Heat transfer and energy balance.Choice of thermal materials. The thermal design andtesting process.

Space Systems - Intermediate Design

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2Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Course Overview

• Provides end-to-end synopsis of space power systems– Power strategies for mission duration and destination

• Solar and Nuclear Power Sources– Review of orbital mechanics and space environment – Solar Array considerations– Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator basics

• Energy Storage Technologies– Provides overview of available battery cell technologies

• Power Control electronics options are covered• Power Systems for current missions are presented

3Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Application Range of Power Sources100

10

1

Load Power

kW

Time Hours0.1 1.0 10 103 105100 104 106

1Day1Day 1Mo.1Mo. 1Yr.1Yr. 100Yr.100Yr.10Yr.10Yr.

.1

PrimaryBatteries

FuelCell

ChemicalDynamicAPUs*

Nuclear ReactorDynamic/Thermoelectric

Photovoltaicor

RadioisotopeThermoelectric

Generators

After Chetty, 1988*APU = Auxiliary Power Unit

4Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Limits of Solar Power

5Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Annual Earth Sun Positions

Mars: 2.17 x 108 Km

6Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Earth’s Radiation Belts

11 Year Solar Cycle: Peak 12/2001, Minimum 2007

7Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Solar Spectral Irradiance Vs Wavelength (AM0 Solar Constant)

American SocietyTesting & Materials (1999) 136.6 W/cm2

Mars 58.86 W/cm2

8Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Triple-junction Solar CellCross Section & Quantum Efficiencies

Spectrolab 3JBottom cell:

long wavelengthsTop cell:

short wavelengths

Middle cell

9Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

GPHS RTG Cross Section

10Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Electrochemical Operation of a Cell(Discharge)

11Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

Space Station NiH2 Battery

12Space Systems I - Power Systems Summary

MER Power Functional Block Diagram

Rover SolarArray Panel (x6)

Rover SolarArray

Cruise Shunt LimiterAssembly(5 Stages)

CruiseShunt

Radiator1/2 Panel

CruisePower

DistributionUnit

LOADS

CRUISESTAGE

Rover Shunt LimiterUnit

(2 Stages)

Rover SolarArray

Rover SolarArray

Rover SolarArray

Rover SolarArray Panel (x6)

RoverPower

DistributionUnit

LOADSRoverBatteryControlBoard

RoverPower

ConverterUnit

VME Loads

IMU, Cameras

LanderPowerControl

Unit

Lander PyroSwitchingAssembly

LanderPower

DistributionUnit

ROVERSTAGE

LANDERSTAGE

LOADS

BACKSHELLSTAGE

LiSo2Batteries

(x5)

Li-IonBatteries

(x2)

RoverShunt

Radiator

Umbilical to LCE

T

(x5)

(x2)

T

Lander PyroSwitchingInterface

Cruise Solar Array (4 Panels)

1/2 Panel

CruisePower

ConverterUnit

Pyro Bus A

Pyro Bus B

RADAR ALTIMETER

Rover PyroSwitchingAssembly

ThermalBattery

(x2)

Backshell PyroSwitchingAssembly

LANDER PYRO LOADS

BACkSHELL PYROLOADS

ROVER PYRO LOADS

CRUISE PYRO LOADS

Vc

IMU PCU

LightningSuppression

Assembly

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