Astronautical Engineering (ASTE)
- http://astronautics.usc.edu/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in RRB230; phone 821-5817.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in RRB230; phone 821-5817.
- To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.
Solar system. Two-body problem. Orbits. Hohmann transfer. Rocket equation. Space environment and its effects on space systems. Sun. Solar wind. Geomagnetic field. Atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29112D | Lecture | 4:00-5:20pm | Tue, Thu | 53 of 70 | Dan Erwin | SLH100 |  |
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for lower-division students or those with little prior project experience. Departmental approval.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Lander | ||||||||
| 29115R | Lecture | 9:00-11:00am | Wednesday | 0 of 10 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | | |
| Microsatellite Project | ||||||||
| 29116R | Lecture | 4:00-5:30pm | Tuesday | 0 of 20 | Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
| Rocket Laboratory | ||||||||
| 29148R | Lecture | 5:00-6:30pm | Friday | 5 of 20 | Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
Physical description of kinetic nature of gas flows; distribution function; introduction to the Boltzmann equation; free-molecule flow; surface and molecular reflection properties; Monte-Carlo flow calulations. Recommended preparation: AME 309 or ASTE 301b
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29106R | Lecture | 6:00-9:00pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Cedrick Ngalande | Word (62976 KB) | |
Two-body motion. Rigid-body motion. Attitude dynamics and maneuvers. Spacecraft stabilization: gravity gradient, reaction wheels, magnetic torques. Thruster attitude control. Senior standing.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29120D | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Tuesday | 12 of 25 | Bryan Cooley | GFS220 | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29113D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 8 | Dan Erwin | OFFICE | |
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for students with prior project experience. Departmental approval.
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsatellite Project | ||||||||
| 29117R | Lecture | 4:00-5:30pm | Tuesday | 1 of 20 | Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
| Lunar Lander | ||||||||
| 29119R | Lecture | 9:00-11:00am | Wednesday | 1 of 10 | David Barnhart, Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
| Rocket Laboratory | ||||||||
| 29149R | Lecture | 5:00-6:30pm | Friday | 16 of 20 | Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
Course content to be selected each semester from current developments in astronautics, space technology, and related fields.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Mission Design | |||||||||
| 29198R | 3 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 14 | Lisa Hill | GFS222 | | |
System components; vehicle structure, propulsion systems, flight dynamics, thermal control, power systems, telecommunication. Interfaces and tradeoffs between these components. Testing, system reliability, and integration.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29192R | Lecture | 5:10-7:50pm | Friday | 31 of 80 | Mike Gruntman | OFF CAMPUS | PDF (9566 KB) |  |
| 29193R | Lecture | 5:10-7:50pm | Friday | 15 of 50 | Mike Gruntman | OHE132 | PDF (9822 KB) | |
Reviews all aspects of space mission design for practical approaches to reducing cost. Examines "LightSat" mission experience and potential applicability to large scale missions. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: AME 501 or some experience in space engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29163R | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Thursday | Canceled | | |||
| 29164R | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Thursday | Canceled | |
Space environments and interactions with space systems. Vacuum, neutral and ionized species, plasma, radiation, micrometeoroids. Phenomena important for spacecraft operations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29165R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 14 of 30 | Joseph Wang | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29166R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 4 of 30 | Joseph Wang | GER309 | |
Particle-based computational simulation methods for rarefied, high-speed flows. Molecular collision kinetics. Monte Carlo direct simulation and related techniques. Recommended preparation: ASTE 501a and skill in FORTRAN programming
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29140R | Lecture | 6:10-9:10pm | Tuesday | 7 of 20 | Cedrick Ngalande | VHE206 | Word (54784 KB) | |
Spacecraft and orbit thermal environments; design, analysis, testing of spacecraft thermal control system and components; active and passive thermal control, spacecraft and launch vehicle interfaces. Graduate standing in engineering or science.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student, Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29130R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 13 of 30 | Ghanshyam Purohit, Dan Erwin | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29139R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 1 of 30 | Ghanshyam Purohit, Dan Erwin | OHE100C | |
Nuclear, electric, sails, and far-term propulsion systems. Overviews of nozzles, heat transfer, electromagnetics, rarefied gases, and plasma physics. Analysis of electrothermal, electrostatic and electromagnetic thrusters. Grraduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE 470
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29131R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 16 of 30 | Keith Goodfellow | OHE136 | | |
| 29132R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 20 of 30 | Keith Goodfellow | OFF CAMPUS | |
Physical principles; two-body and central force motion; trajectory correction maneuvers; position and velocity in conic orbits; Lambert's problem; celestial mechanics; orbital perturbations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29161R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 20 of 30 | Michael Gabor, Dan Erwin | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29162R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 4 of 20 | Michael Gabor, Dan Erwin | OHE132 | |
Statistical orbit determination: (weighted) least squares, batch and sequential (Kalman) processing, illustrative examples; online ephemeris generation: potentially hazardous asteroids, comets, satellites; launch: vehicles, payloads, staging. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE 580
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29133R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 12 of 40 | Gerald Hintz | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29134R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 0 of 30 | Gerald Hintz | OHE100C | |
Introduction to solar arrays, batteries, nuclear power sources, mechanical energy storage. Application, theory of operation, practical considerations. Subsystem topologies and performance. Design optimization techniques. Graduate standing in engineering or science.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29167R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 22 of 40 | Robert Parker, Dan Erwin | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29168R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | Canceled | Robert Parker | |
Dynamics of systems of particles and rigid bodies; spacecraft attitude systems; attitude maneuvers (spin, precession, nutation, etc.); attitude stabilization and attitude determination; simulation methods.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29135R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 12 of 40 | Troy Goodson | OFF CAMPUS | | |
| 29136R | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 2 of 20 | Troy Goodson | RTH105 | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the division. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29155D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Kunc | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29183R | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 594A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29107R | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Course content to be selected each semester from current developments in astronautics, space technology, and related fields.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Intensive Space Systems Engineering | |||||||||
| 29144R | 3 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | Canceled | Douglas Buettner | PDF (75267 KB) | | |
| Software Intensive Space Systems Engineering | |||||||||
| 29145R | 3 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | Canceled | Douglas Buettner | PDF (75267 KB) | | |
Laboratory studies of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Astronautical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29156D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Joseph Kunc, Mike Gruntman | OFFICE | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the division. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29157D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 15 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Kunc, Joseph Wang | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29158D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Kunc | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29159D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Kunc | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29160D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Kunc | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794C
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29190D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Dan Erwin, Joseph Kunc | TBA | | |
| 29197D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794D
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29141D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE | | ||
| 29191D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Dan Erwin, Joseph Kunc, Mike Gruntman | TBA | |
Information accurate as of 10/3/2010 9:40 PM.