Control of Aerospace Vehicles

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: AEROSP 341 or AEROSP 343. Enforced Prerequisite: MATH 216 and MECHENG 240. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (3 credits) Introduces foundations of classical control theory in the context of aerospace engineering applications. Topics covered include observers and state space control theory, effects of nonlinearities, application to aircraft and spacecraft, and simulation of control systems using relevant software.