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Astronautical Engineering (ASTE)

http://astronautics.usc.edu/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in OHE-500Q; Phone: (213) 821-4234.
D class assignments for graduate students available in OHE-500Q; 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 DEN@Viterbi.For D class assignments and general questions regarding ASTE courses, contact ASTE advisor- Luis Saballos, Email: Lsaballo@usc.edu.

ASTE 280: Foundations of Astronautical Engineering (4.0 units)

Coordinate systems and transformations. Spherical trigonometry. Filtering and estimation. Spacecraft orbits and orbital maneuvers. Rocket propulsion, spacecraft attitude dynamics, spacecraft communications, and space environment.

Prerequisite: MATH 226 and PHYS 152

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29102R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	21 of 30	Dan Erwin	VHE206

ASTE 291: Team Projects I (1.0 units, max 4)

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
Lunar Lander
29103R	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 18	David Barnhart	OFFICE
Microsatellite Project
29104R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tuesday	0 of 18	David Barnhart	OFFICE
Rocket Laboratory
29105R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 18	Dan Erwin	OFFICE

ASTE 305: Astronautical Gas Dynamics (4.0 units)

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.

Prerequisite: 1 from (PHYS 153 or PHYS 163) and AME 310
Corequisite: MATH 245

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32514R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tuesday	21 of 36	Joseph Wang	DMC260
			5:00-7:10pm	Thursday			DMC203

ASTE 331b: Spacecraft Systems Engineering (3.0 units)

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	19 of 37	Jim Chase, Danielle Marsh	THH116

ASTE 421x: Mission Systems Design (3.0-4.0 units)

Space systems engineering process: requirements definition; trade studies; system integration; technical reviews; cost and schedule development; case studies; ethics. Capstone design experience.

Prerequisite: 1 from (ASTE 331 or ASTE 331A)
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29112R	001	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	22 of 40	David Barnhart	KAP163

ASTE 480: Spacecraft Dynamics (3.0 units)

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	Monday	22 of 40	Bryan Cooley	GFS207

ASTE 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

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	1 of 18	Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,David Barnhart	OFFICE

ASTE 491: Team Projects II (1.0 units, max 4)

Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for students with prior project experience. Departmental approval.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
Lunar Lander
29123R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Friday	1 of 18	David Barnhart	GFS111
Microsatellite Project
29124R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tuesday	0 of 18	David Barnhart	DMC211
Rocket Laboratory
29125R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	28 of 45	Dan Erwin	KAP158

ASTE 499: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)

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
Intro to Human Spaceflight and Operations
32515R	001	3.0	Lecture	1:00-3:40pm	Wednesday	5 of 30	Garrett Reisman	ZHS360	Word (221481 KB)

ASTE 523: Design of Low Cost Space Missions (3.0 units)

Reviews all aspects of space mission design for practical approaches to reducing cost. Examines "LightSat" mission experience and potential applicability to large scale missions. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE 520 or some experience in space engineering.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29126R	048	Lecture	6:00-8:40pm	Thursday	10 of 34	James Wertz	RTH105
29173D	034	Lecture	6:00-8:40pm	Thursday	14 of 50	James Wertz	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 527: Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio (3.0 units)

Programmatic/conceptual design synthesis/choice creation methods for complex space missions. Aerospace system engineering/architecting tools to create innovative projects. Evaluated by faculty/industry/NASA experts. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE-520 or experience in space industry

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29134R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	7 of 7	Madhu Thangavelu	RTH105
29164D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	7 of 8	Madhu Thangavelu	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 535: Space Environments and Spacecraft Interactions (3.0 units)

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	5 of 40	Joseph Wang	OHE136
29165D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 50	Joseph Wang	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 562: Spacecraft Life Support Systems (3.0 units)

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	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	11 of 30	Garrett Reisman	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (127970 KB)
28495R	048	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	15 of 30	Garrett Reisman	OHE100B	PDF (127970 KB)

ASTE 570: Liquid Rocket Propulsion (3.0 units)

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 575

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29142R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	8 of 28	Ghanshyam Purohit	RTH115
29172D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	3 of 50	Ghanshyam Purohit	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 572: Advanced Spacecraft Propulsion (3.0 units)

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 575

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29174D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 50	Keith Goodfellow	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 574: Space Launch Vehicle Design (3.0 units)

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	10:00-12:40pm	Tuesday	10 of 31	Don Edberg	OHE120
29185D	034	Lecture	10:00-12:40pm	Tuesday	10 of 60	Don Edberg	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 575: Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion (3.0 units)

Space missions, rocket dynamics, and propulsion requirements. Thermodynamics and combustion; compressible gas dynamics in nozzles. Liquid- and solid-propellant rockets; launch systems. Advanced propulsion.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32516R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	14 of 120	Mike Gruntman	OHE122	PDF (602118 KB)
32526D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	14 of 120	Mike Gruntman	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (602118 KB)

ASTE 580: Orbital Mechanics I (3.0 units)

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	Thursday	19 of 30	Ryan Park	OHE120
29175D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	8 of 50	Ryan Park	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 584: Spacecraft Power Systems (3.0 units)

Introduction to solar arrays, batteries, nuclear power sources, mechanical energy storage. Application, theory of operation, practical considerations. Subsystem topologies and performance. Design optimization techniques. Graduate standing in engineering or science.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29148D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	10 of 30	Steve Lapen, David Lee	RTH105	PDF (130590 KB)
29178D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	10 of 60	Steve Lapen, David Lee	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (130590 KB)

ASTE 586: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics (3.0 units)

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	9 of 30	Troy Goodson	OHE100C
29179D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	17 of 50	Troy Goodson	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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	0 of 18	Mike Gruntman,David Barnhart	OFFICE

ASTE 594a: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

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		OFFICE

ASTE 594b: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

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		OFFICE

ASTE 594z: Master's Thesis (0.0 units)

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,Dan Erwin, Azad Madni	OFFICE

ASTE 599: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 9)

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
Safety of Space Operations
28492D	034	3.0	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 30	Michael Kezirian	DEN@Viterbi	Word (70656 KB)
Contamination Control of Space Systems and Planetary Protection
32521R	048	3.0	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 40	Lubos Brieda	RTH115	PDF (240537 KB)
Contamination Control of Space Systems and Planetary Protection
32522D	034	3.0	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	3 of 40	Lubos Brieda	DEN@Viterbi

ASTE 690: Directed Research (1.0-4.0 units, max 8)

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	Mike Gruntman,Dan Erwin, Azad Madni, Joseph Wang	OFFICE

ASTE 694a: Thesis (2.0 units)

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	Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Azad Madni	OFFICE

ASTE 694b: Thesis (2.0 units)

Required for the degree Engineer in Astronautical Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Prerequisite: ASTE 694A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29192D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 8		OFFICE

ASTE 694z: Thesis (0.0 units)

Required for the degree Engineer in Astronautical Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Prerequisite: ASTE 694B

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29193D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 8		OFFICE

ASTE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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	0 of 35	Dan Erwin, Mike Gruntman,Joseph Wang, Azad Madni	OFFICE