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Fall 2018
Mar 28, 2024
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EAPS 44500 - Spacecraft Design
Credit Hours: 3.00. Senior students perform a team-based spacecraft design, requiring application of the education and skills developed in the planetary sciences curriculum. Components include analysis methods for preliminary design, development of an initial spacecraft and mission concept, and development of a complete numerical model of the mission, culminating in oral and written reports by the teams. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture

Offered By: College of Science
Department: Dept Erth Atmos & Planetry Sci

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand and implement the design process for aerospace systems. 2. Solve problems as part of a team. 3. Conduct open-ended, iterative tasks associated with science operation, science objectives, and mission design and system integration. 4. Properly integrate a variety of systems and sub-systems within a spacecraft, rocket and mission to demonstrate design feasibility. 5. Learn how to generate a Science Tracability Matrix. 6. Prioritize design requirements and organize work schedules. 7. Use formal, structured design methods to develop superior products that meet or surpass customer expectations. 8. Give oral presentations and write technical reports required of design engineers.


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