UZB 421E - Attitude Determinatn & Control

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, The external forces and moments affecting the space vehicle, Attitude dynamics and Euler’s equations, Using reference directions in attitude determination, Attitude hardware, Attitude determination methods, Error analysis of attitude determination, Torque-free motion of axis symmetric bodies, Attitude control devices, Momentum exchange techniques, Attitude stabilization methods, Stability of rotation about principal axes, Attitude maneuver control.