AKTU Spacecraft Technology (BAE063) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year
Spacecraft Technology BAE063
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Syllabus — Spacecraft Technology
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| The students will be able to | Blooms Taxonomy | |
| CO-1 | Understand the basic types and configurations of aircraft layouts, the concepts involved in designing a spacecraft. | K2 |
| CO-2 | Understand the space environment and its effect on the spacecraft design and the various communication and power systems used in a spacecraft. | K2 |
| CO-3 | Apply the concept of types of electric thrusters, components and characteristics of an electric propulsion subsystem and advanced propulsion concepts. | K3 |
| CO-4 | Apply the concept of electrical power technology and control, power, structures, thermal, communications, and command and data handling. | K3 |
| CO-5 | Understand the basic spacecraft subsystems, including propulsion, attitude fundamentals of determination and control. | K2 |
| CO-6 | Apply the concept of standard practices followed for designing space systems. | K3 |
UNIT-I (8 Hours)
Introduction Definition and terminologies related to spacecraft, introduction to different components and systems of a typical spacecraft. Study of some notable spacecrafts, Environment in the inner and outer space and how it affects the performance of spacecraft design, Basic considerations while designing a spacecraft.
UNIT-II (8 Hours)
Spacecraft Electronic Systems On board Command and Data Handling including the specifications of microprocessors; commonly used data interfaces within spacecraft; the effects of radiation on processors and methods to deal with them; operational scheduling; failure detection, isolation and recovery), The basics of telecommunication and the main components of radios.
UNIT-III (8 Hours)
Spacecraft Structural Systems Structures and deployable craft looking at structural concepts; structural materials; deployment mechanisms, etc, Thermal Control-both passive and active thermal control mechanisms and components, Methods of testing spacecraft components for structural strength and failure.
UNIT-IV (8 Hours)
Spacecraft Electrical Systems Electrical Power Technology covering the selection and implementation of photovoltaic cells; different types of power conversion and distribution methods; battery technology; common failure modes and protection in terms of spacecraft applications.
UNIT-V (8 Hours)
Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Applied Theory covering the fundamentals of rocket propulsion, main performance parameters of rockets and thrusters, ideal rocket theory basics and equations, Liquid Propellant Engines, Solid Propellant Engines, hybrid rockets and pressure instabilities and real performance estimation.
Electric and Advanced Propulsion reviews the basics of electric propulsion theory, types of electric thrusters, components and characteristics of an electric propulsion subsystem and advanced propulsion concepts.
Reference Books
- Cornelisse,J.W.“RocketPropulsionandSpaceDynamic”,W.H.Freeman&Co., 1984.
- Sutton,G.P.,“Rocket Propulsion Elements”, John Wiley, 1993.
- Van de Kamp, P.,“Elements of Astro-mechanics”,Pitman, 1979.
- Parker E.R., “Material for Missiles and Spacecraft”, McGraw – Hill Book Co., Inc., 1982.
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