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About the Course
The movement of bodies in space (like spacecraft, satellites, and space stations) must be predicted and controlled with precision in order to
ensure safety and efficacy. Kinematics is a field that develops descriptions and predictions of the motion of these bodies in 3D space. This
course in Kinematics covers four major topic areas: an introduction to particle kinematics, a deep dive into rigid body kinematics in two parts
(starting with classic descriptions of motion using the directional cosine matrix and Euler angles, and concluding with a review of modern
descriptors like quaternions and Classical and Modified Rodrigues parameters). The course ends with a look at static attitude ...
ensure safety and efficacy. Kinematics is a field that develops descriptions and predictions of the motion of these bodies in 3D space. This
course in Kinematics covers four major topic areas: an introduction to particle kinematics, a deep dive into rigid body kinematics in two parts
(starting with classic descriptions of motion using the directional cosine matrix and Euler angles, and concluding with a review of modern
descriptors like quaternions and Classical and Modified Rodrigues parameters). The course ends with a look at static attitude ...
Top reviews
SM
Oct 19, 2017
Brilliant classes! Absolutely brilliant, enjoyed every bit of it. All you need is that you should love Physics and Maths to attend these classes. If you do, it is an enriching experience for you.
DM
Nov 10, 2021
Great professor, and the content is interesting. The assignments where you had to write your own code to determine the spacecraft attitudes were very useful for applying what you had learnt.
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