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Course Name	Turkish	Yönelim Belirleme ve Kontrol
	English	Attitude Determinatn & Control
Course Code	UZB 421E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Cengiz Hacızade
Course Objectives		To study attitude determination and control methods and systems
Course Description		Objective and types of the attitude determination and control systems, Coordinate systems, Attitude parameters: Euler angles, quaternions, Gibbs vector, The external forces and moments affecting the space vehicle, Attitude kinematics and dynamics, Euler’s equations, Reference directions in attitude determination, Attitude determination methods, Error analysis of attitude determination, Attitude sensors, Attitude control methods, Attitude control actuators, Momentum exchange techniques, Attitude stabilization methods, Attitude maneuver control.
Course Outcomes		On completing this course students should : 1. have the basic knowledge on the structure and operating principles of attitude determination and control systems 2. have the basic knowledge on the coordinate systems, orbital parameters and reference directions 3. be able to select reference directions and related sensors for attitude determination system 4. have the basic knowledge on the rotational kinematics (direction cosine matrix, Euler angles, quaternions, Gibbs vector, kinematic differential equations) 5. be able to apply transformation between the attitude parameters (Euler angles to quaternions, to Gibbs vector and vice versa) 6. have the basic knowledge on the inertial sensors for attitude determination (gyroscopes, three axis free gyroscope, two axis integrating gyroscope, rate gyroscope, laser gyroscope) 7. be able to apply the vector observations based attitude determination methods 8. have the basic knowledge on the attitude actuators (reaction wheels, magnetic torquer, control moment gyroscope) 9. be able to investigate the satellite attitude dynamics, understand the attitude control and stabilization principles
Pre-requisite(s)		UZB352 MIN FF
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