John L. Crassidis Professor University at Buffalo Dept of Mech & Aero Eng Amherst, NY 14260 Phone: (716) 645-1426 Fax: (716) 645-3668

TEXT: “Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control,” ed. James R. Wertz.

SUPPLEMENT: “Fundamentals of Astrodynamics,” by R.R. Bate, D.D. Mueller, and J.E. White, Dover Publications, New York, NY, 1971.

Overview
Spacecraft Systems
Orbit Determination
Attitude Determination
Spacecraft Control

Orbit Determination

Kepler’s Equation
Newton’s Equation
Orbit Propagation

Attitude Determination

Attitude Parameterizations
Kinematic Equations
Attitude Sensors
Deterministic Attitude Determination
Kalman Filtering

Attitude Dynamics

Euler’s Equation
Kinematic Equations
Torque-free Response
Nutation
Disturbance Torques

Spacecraft Control

Linear Control
Nonlinear Control
Momentum-Bias Control
Nutation and Libration Damping
Gravity-Gradient Control

Other (Time Permitting)

Magnetic-Field Modeling
Orbit Perturbations