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AE 598 PO - Planetary Entry

Last offered Spring 2025

Official Description

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in aerospace engineering intended to augment existing formal courses. Topics and prerequisites vary for each section. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for both. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 12 hours.

Section Description

Graduate-level overview of planetary entry systems. Topics include: flight mechanics; guidance, navigation, and control systems; thermal protection systems; aerothermodynamics; descent and landing systems; aerocapture; aerobraking; mission and vehicle design; and modeling and simulation. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate technical content. Pre-reqs: AE 312, AE 352, AE 402 (or equivalents) or permission from instructor. For more details on this course section, please see http://engineering.illinois.edu/online/courses/. Non-Degree students may enroll on a space-available basis with consent of Program Coordinator, Jenna Russell (jennar@illinois.edu).

Related Faculty

Subject Area

  • Aerospace Engineering

Course Description

Graduate-level overview of planetary entry systems. Topics include: flight mechanics; guidance, navigation, and control systems; thermal protection systems; aerothermodynamics; descent and landing systems; aerocapture; aerobraking; mission and vehicle design; and modeling and simulation. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate technical content.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

BS degree in engineering or science from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad and AE 312, AE 352, AE 402 (or equivalents) or permission from instructor.

Schedule and Instructors

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Planetary EntryPO39832ONL4 -    Siegfried Eggl