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AE 403 - Spacecraft Attitude Control
Last offered Spring 2026
Official Description
Theory and applications of spacecraft attitude dynamics and control; Euler angles, direction cosines, quaternions, and Gibbs-Rodrigues parameters; attitude sensors and control actuators; spin, three-axis active, reaction wheel, control moment gyro, and gravity gradient control systems; environmental effects. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 352 and AE 353.
Related Faculty
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Attitude Control | A | 29973 | LCD | 3 | 1100 - 1215 | T R | 106B6 Engineering Hall | Hiroyasu Tsukamoto |
| Spacecraft Attitude Control | ONC | 76245 | OLC | 3 | - | Hiroyasu Tsukamoto | ||
| Spacecraft Attitude Control | ONL | 62470 | ONL | 3 | - | Hiroyasu Tsukamoto |