This document provides information about the ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics course being offered in Spring 2003 including the course schedule, instructor contact information, required text, class procedures, homework, exams, grading, and a survey for students to complete with their contact and background information. The course will cover topics related to astronautics and space environment over 14 weeks. It will include homework assignments, midterm exams, and a final exam. Homework will be worth 40% of the grade, each midterm 20%, and the final 30%. The instructor is Keith Goodfellow and the course will have a teaching assistant available for help.
This document provides information about the ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics course being offered in Spring 2003 including the course schedule, instructor contact information, required text, class procedures, homework, exams, grading, and a survey for students to complete with their contact and background information. The course will cover topics related to astronautics and space environment over 14 weeks. It will include homework assignments, midterm exams, and a final exam. Homework will be worth 40% of the grade, each midterm 20%, and the final 30%. The instructor is Keith Goodfellow and the course will have a teaching assistant available for help.
This document provides information about the ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics course being offered in Spring 2003 including the course schedule, instructor contact information, required text, class procedures, homework, exams, grading, and a survey for students to complete with their contact and background information. The course will cover topics related to astronautics and space environment over 14 weeks. It will include homework assignments, midterm exams, and a final exam. Homework will be worth 40% of the grade, each midterm 20%, and the final 30%. The instructor is Keith Goodfellow and the course will have a teaching assistant available for help.
Introduction to Astronautics and Space Environment 1 Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 :!0 "#$# %&S 101 3 'nits Week Dates Subject Book HW due 1 1/14 & 1/16 Organization of the class Histor! of s"ace e#"loration $nits %oordinate S!ste&s Orbital "ara&eters %ha"s 1' (' &) ( 1/(1 & 1/() *+uations of &otion ,e-ton.s la-s (/bod! "roble& %onic sections %ha"s 4 & 0 1""endi# % 2 & 1 ) 1/(3 & 1/)4 5e"lerian orbits 5e"ler.s la-s 6i&e of flight %ha"s 4' 0' & 3 1""endi# % ( 4 (/4 & (/6 Hoh&ann transfer S"ecial orbits %ha"s 6 & 7 ) 0 (/11 & (/1) 8ield of 9ie- :round track ;e9ie- %ha" 3 4 6 (/13 & (/(4 <nter"lanetar! trajectories %ha" 7 0 7 (/(0 & (/(7 1 st =<D6*;= *>1=' :ra9it! 1ssist %ha" 7 3 )/4 & )/6 <ntro to rockets ?ehicle "erfor&ance %ha" 14 6 @ )/11 & )/1) ;ocket t!"esA solid' li+uid' electric Staging ,ozzles %ha" 14 7 )/13 & )/(4 S"ring Break 14 )/(0 & )/(7 <ntroduction to rigid bod! d!na&ics 5ine&atics =o&ents of inertia %ha" 1( 3 11 4/1 & 4/) *nerg! & <&"ulse 1ngular &o&entu& )/D rotations/ ;e9ie- @ 1( 4/3 & 4/14 1ttitude control 1ttitude sensors ( nd =<D6*;= *>1= 1) 4/10 & 4/17 Stabilization &echanis&sA &o&entu& -heels' !o/!o' gra9it! gradient' g!ros ;eentr! %ha" 14 14 14 4/(( & 4/(4 <ntro to s"ace en9iron&ent S"acecraft subs!ste&s %ha" 1) 11 10 4/(@ & 0/1 S"acecraft subs!ste&s %ourse re9ie- %ha" 1) 1( 2 %lass sur9e!' e&ail addresses' and obtain additional needed &aterials for unfa&iliar to"ics ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics Instructor A 5eith :oodfello- $S%A ;;B (13 BCrof *r-in.s officeD' B(1)D 744/0)03' 8a# B(1)D 744/7774' Office hoursE before or after class -orkA B313D )04/011( office/&essage e&ailA keithdgoodfello-Fj"lnasago9 keithgoodfello-Fuscedu EmailA %o&&unication b! e&ail is -elco&e and encouraged <t is a reliable and eas! ðod for co&&unicating -ith distant folks Bstudents and instructorD' as -ell as "ro9iding a sa9ed transcri"t 1 class e&ail list -ill be established for sending out infor&ation bet-een lectures So&eti&es there are errors in the ho&e-ork +uestions' &issing infor&ation' or se9eral students &a! ask the sa&e clarification +uestion <n those cases < -ill e&ail e9er!one corrections and/or hints Gou &a! ha9e as &an! e&ail addresses on the list as !ou -ould like Bho&e' -ork' etcD 6he addresses -ill not be shared -ith e9er!one else TAA 6BD 6his class -ill ha9e a teaching assistant that -ill grade the ho&e-ork and be a9ailable for +uestions and ho&e-ork hel" 6he office hours and contact infor&ation for the 61 -ill t!"icall! be set u" so&eti&e in the first t-o -eeks of class (e)uired Te*t: Herr! H Sellers' $nderstanding S"ace ( nd ed =c:ra- Hill' (444 +lass "rocedure: 6eaching -ill be done directl! fro& the notes and at the board <t is ad9isable to re9ie- the a""ro"riate &aterial before the lecture and bring the a""ro"riate notes to class ,ome-or.: 1s scheduled One ho&e-ork score B)4 "ointsD -ill be dro""ed for a total of 11 recorded scores 6he ho&e-ork is -orth )4I of the total grade and the e#a& +uestions are often based on the ho&e-ork 6herefore' if !ou fail to do the ho&e-ork' it is unlikel! !ou -ill recei9e a good grade for the course *#tra credit "roble&s &a! be gi9en at ti&es /o other 0special1 pro2lems3 pro4ects3 or e*tra -or. -ill 2e given Students are encouraged to -ork together and share ideas but each student &ust turn in their o-n -ork Clagiaris&' either fro& another.s -ork or fro& "re9ious !ears ho&e-ork solutions -ill not be allo-ed and -ill result in loss of credit for the assign&ent Repeat offenders may be dropped from the course and expelled from the department. <f !ou are a distant student and -ould like to kno- if there are others in !our region' let &e kno- < -ill "ro9ide a local contact list for an!one -anting it Gour contact infor&ation -ill not be shared to others -ithout !our -ritten a""ro9al Be&ailD Attendance: <t.s u" to !ou We -on.t be kee"ing track' but !ou -ill be &issing a significant "ortion of the &aterial (eligious ,oly 5ays: Clease &ake arrange&ents in ad9ance to &ake u" -ork &issed on those da!s ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics E*ams: 6-o =idter& e#a&s "lus 8inal *#a& =ake/u" e#a&s -ill onl! be gi9en for s"ecial conditions Billness' death in the fa&il!' etcD or b! "rior arrange&ent for job related issues 6he &ake/u" e#a& -ill be harder than the regular e#a& %rading: Ho&e-ork J 10I *ach =idter& J (0I 8inal J )0I Kate ho&e-ork can be sub&itted one -eek after the due date and -ill be graded and reduced b! a 04I factor ,o ho&e-ork -ill be acce"ted after the solutions ha9e been "osted <f !ou ha9e grading +uestions "lease call of see the 61 first and then contact the instructor if there is still a "roble& Tour: 1 tour of the ,1S1/Het Cro"ulsion Kaborator! &a! be scheduled to-ards the end of the se&ester 6his tour is o"tional and is ,O6 re+uired Details -ill be -orked out later 6uestions: Discussion is al-a!s -elco&e and encouraged on all as"ects of astronautics and s"ace e#"lorations -ell as on the to"ic at hand BWe do not guarantee i&&ediate ans-ers on the abstract +uestions but so&eti&es -ill need to adjourn the discussion until -e are better infor&edD 8or the benefit of re&ote students' on/ca&"us students should s"eak loudl! and clearl! in order that e9er!one can hear their +uestions Off/ca&"us students are encouraged to "hone in +uestions at an! ti&e 6he studio "hone nu&ber -ill be dis"la!ed at the beginning of each lecture 7iography: 8eith %ood9ello-3 Senior *ngineer' 1d9anced Cro"ulsion :rou"' ,1S1 Het Cro"ulsion Kaborator! 5eith :oodfello- got his BS in &echanical engineering -ith a &inor in "h!sics fro& the $ni9ersit! of $tah in 1@36 and his =S in &echanical engineering fro& Curdue $ni9ersit! in 1@33 1t Curdue his "ursued coarse/-ork in solid and li+uid "ro"ellant rockets' h!"ersonic aerod!na&ics and "erfor&ed research on electric "ro"ulsion thrusters and "las&a "h!sics He recei9ed his ChD in aeros"ace engineering fro& $S% in 1@@6 His -ork -as on the interactions of "las&a/arc/ discharges and electrodes in electric "ro"ulsion thrusters He -as a &e&ber of the 1d9anced Cro"ulsion 6echnolog! :rou" at the Het Cro"ulsion Kaborator! BHCKD fro& 1@33 until (444 1t HCK he -as in9ol9ed -ith the "erfor&ance and endurance testing of &an! different t!"es of electric thrusters Barcjet thrusters' Hall thrusters' ion engines' =agnetoClas&aD!na&ic B=CDD thrusters' and inno9ati9e thrustersD' "las&a diagnostics' facilit! and data ac+uisition s!ste& de9elo"&ent' e9aluation of ad9anced "ro"ulsion conce"ts' de9elo"&ent and testing of solar and &icro-a9e dri9en sails' &ission studies' s"acecraft design' s"acecraft ther&al and 9acuu& testing' and flight o"erations su""ort BDee" S"ace OneD He -as a &e&ber of the 1&erican <nstitute of 1eronautics and 1stronautics B1<11D *lectric Cro"ulsion 6echnical %o&&ittee for 0 !ears He has been teaching continuousl! at $S% since (444 His courses includeA 1D 1S6* 474 S"acecraft Cro"ulsion' (D 1S6* 07( 1d9anced S"acecraft Cro"ulsion and )D 1S6* (34 <ntroduction to 1stronautics ASTE 280 Intro to Astronautics S U R V E Y Please send email to me (keith.goodfellow@usc.edu with the following information. I will use !our email address as the main wa! of getting a hold of !ou. I will send email to !ou using two or more addresses if !ou like" #lease tell me all email addresses !ou$d like me to use. Sometimes I will get se%eral students asking for hel# on a #articular #ro&lem. 'ith a class email list I can easil! send out hints on how to sol%e it. Please tell me a little a&out !our interests. It hel#s me customi(e the material to the interests to the students. 'e ha%e a lot more material a%aila&le than we ha%e time to co%er. ). *ame 2. +lass location (e.g., -S+, or for remote students .oeing, /ockheed, etc. If it is a com#an! #lease include the di%ision0location and the de#artment. (1or e2am#le, there are a lot of .oeing locations 3. /ist degrees attained 4 dates 4 from what -ni%ersit! 4 fields (AE, 5E, etc. 6. 7egree sought (..S, Ph7, etc. 4 field (AE, 5E, EE, etc. 8. If a##lica&le, #resent related 9o& or student research area (t!#e of work, com#an!, de#artment, and t!#e of work (design, testing, +17, etc. :. Tele#hone num&er(s (emergenc! use onl! ;. Email address (as man! as !ou would like" home, work, etc. 8. T!#e of student (e.g., regular, non<degree o#tion, audit, etc. =. Areas of interest in s#acecraft (or aircraft (#ro#ulsion, controls, structures, etc. )0. To#ics of interest to !ou for this class (micro#ro#ulsion, 5ars missions, nuclear #ro#ulsion, etc. 'hat would !ou like the class to co%er this semester> *ote? There is no need for !ou to send me !our social securit! num&er.