AERO 765 Advanced Orbit Design for Planetary Missions
This course provides the knowledge and tools to design spacecraft
trajectories in the context of interplanetary and planetary missions.
Starting from a review of Keplerian motion, it covers advanced methods
to model gravity-assisted trajectories and design interplanetary
transfers. It illustrates the techniques for numerical orbit propagation
and the fundamentals of low-thrust trajectory optimization. Finally, it
presents the concepts of modern dynamical system theory applied to
missions to and around the libration points in the circular restricted three body problem
Distribution
3-0-3Offered
Spring