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Astronautical Engineering (ASTE)
- http://astronautics.usc.edu/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in RRB; phone (213) 821-4234.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in RRB230; phone (213) 821-4234.
- 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.
Coordinate systems and transformations. Spherical trigonometry. Orientation angles. Spacecraft orbits and orbital maneuvers. Introduction to rocket propulsion, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control and space environment.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29102R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 67 of 98 | Dan Erwin | SOSB2 | PDF (105848 KB) |  |
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for lower-division students or those with little prior project experience. Departmental approval.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Lander | |||||||||
| 29103D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 18 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | | |
| Microsatellite Project | |||||||||
| 29104D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tuesday | 0 of 18 | David Barnhart, Dan Erwin | CPA259 | | |
| Rocket Laboratory | |||||||||
| 29105D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 1 of 18 | Joseph Wang, Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
Introduction to compressible and rarefied gas flows with applications to rocket propulsion and the dynamics of supersonic and hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft; ionized gases and plasmas.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32514R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 20 | Joseph Wang | GFS221 | |
Introduction to spacecraft systems: propulsion, attitude dynamics and control, structures, communications, power, thermal control. Space environment. Systems engineering as applied to spacecraft.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 331A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28493R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Friday | 23 of 30 | Jim Chase | THH108 | PDF (447517 KB) | |
Space systems engineering process: requirements definition; trade studies; system integration; technical reviews; cost and schedule development; case studies; ethics. Capstone design experience. Open only to seniors. Not for graduate credit.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 330
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29112R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 40 | Lisa Hill, David Barnhart | VHE217 | PDF (268250 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29118R | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:10pm | Wednesday | 27 of 40 | Bryan Cooley | CPA101 | Word (25088 KB) | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29120D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 18 | David Barnhart, Mike Gruntman,Dan Erwin | OFFICE | |
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for students with prior project experience. Departmental approval.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Lander | |||||||||
| 29123D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 1 of 18 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | | |
| Microsatellite Project | |||||||||
| 29124D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tuesday | 3 of 18 | David Barnhart, Dan Erwin | OFFICE | | |
| Rocket Laboratory | |||||||||
| 29125D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 19 of 25 | Joseph Wang, Dan Erwin | GFS109 | | |
Course content to be selected each semester from current developments in astronautics, space technology, and related fields.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Human Spaceflight and Operations | ||||||||||
| 32515R | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 3:30-5:50pm | Monday | 24 of 30 | Garrett Reisman | VPD106 | | |
Space environments and interactions with space systems. Vacuum, neutral and ionized species, plasma, radiation, micrometeoroids. Phenomena important for spacecraft operations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29135R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 40 | Joseph Wang | OHE136 |  | |
| 29165D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 50 | Joseph Wang | DEN@Viterbi | |
Plasma simulation techniques: particle-in-cell (PIC); PIC with Monte Carlo; computational electromagnetics; computational magnetohydrodynamics. Parallelization. Applications in engineering and space plasma physics. Prerequisite: ASTE 505a.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29150R | 048 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 20 | Lubos Brieda | RTH105 | PDF (977168 KB) | |
| 32520D | 034 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 2 of 20 | Lubos Brieda | DEN@Viterbi | |
Engineering fundamentals of spacecraft systems design and analysis to support human life in the space environment.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 524
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28494D | 034 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Friday | 22 of 30 | Garrett Reisman | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 28495R | 048 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Friday | 21 of 30 | Garrett Reisman | OHE120 | |
Theory, practice, architecture, operations of ground satellite communications with satellites. Practical implementation of satellite communications system and reception and analysis of satellite transmitted signals.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 520
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32511D | 034 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 12 | David Barnhart | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29116R | 048 | Lecture-Lab | 12:00-2:30pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 12 | David Barnhart | OHE336 | | |
| 32512D | 034 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 9 of 12 | David Barnhart | TBA | |
Liquid-propelled rocket propulsion systems. Capillary devices for gas-free liquid acquisition in zero gravity. Ground and in-orbit operations. Propellant life predictions and spacecraft end-of-life de-orbiting strategies.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 470
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29142R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 20 of 40 | Ghanshyam Purohit | RTH115 | | |
| 29172D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 12 of 50 | Ghanshyam Purohit | DEN@Viterbi | |
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. Graduate standing in engineering or science.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 470
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29174D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 40 of 50 | Keith Goodfellow | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (177194 KB) | |
Fundamentals, technologies, and design of space launch vehicles. Propulsion, trajectory analysis and optimization, static and dynamic structural loads, stability, control, and safety.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29184R | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Tuesday | 28 of 40 | Don Edberg | RTH105 | | |
| 29185D | 034 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Tuesday | 37 of 50 | Don Edberg | DEN@Viterbi | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29145R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 13 of 30 | Gerald Hintz,Dan Erwin | RTH109 | | |
| 29175D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 20 of 50 | Gerald Hintz,Dan Erwin | DEN@Viterbi | |
Theory of perturbations of orbits; numerical methods in orbital mechanics; satellite dynamics; averaging methods; resonance; mission analysis.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 580
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29146R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 6 of 30 | Ryan Park | OHE136 | PDF (77360 KB) | |
| 29176D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 11 of 50 | Ryan Park | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (77360 KB) | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29149R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | 7 of 30 | Troy Goodson | OHE100C | PDF (118173 KB) | |
| 29179D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | 18 of 50 | Troy Goodson | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (118173 KB) | |
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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29180D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 18 | David Barnhart, Mike Gruntman | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29181D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 8 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 594A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29182D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 8 | Mike Gruntman,Dan Erwin | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 594b
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29183D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 8 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE | |
Course content to be selected each semester from current developments in astronautics, space technology, and related fields.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety of Space Operations | ||||||||||
| 28492D | 034 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 23 of 30 | Michael Kezirian,Jerold Haber | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (351691 KB) | |
Laboratory studies of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Astronautical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29190D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 8 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Wang, Azad Madni | OFFICE | |
Required for the degree Engineer in Astronautical Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29191D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 8 | 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 | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29194D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 35 | Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Wang, Azad Madni | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29195D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 12 | Dan Erwin, Joseph Wang | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29197D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 12 | Joseph Wang, Dan Erwin, David Barnhart, Azad Madni | OFFICE | |