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Astronautical Engineering (ASTE)
- http://astronautics.usc.edu/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in RRB230; Phone: (213) 821-4234.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in RRB230; 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 OFF CAMPUS.
Gateway to the Astronautical Engineering major. Introduction to space, space exploration and the space business. Elements of orbits, spacecraft systems, rocket propulsion, and communications. Laboratory: introduction to graphics, computation and simulation.
- Note: Register for lecture and lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29100R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 23 of 25 | Paul Giuliano | RTH115 | PDF (962665 KB) | |
29101R | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 23 of 25 | Paul Giuliano | SAL126 |
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 | Syllabus | Info |
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Lunar Lander | |||||||||
29103D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 20 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | ||
Microsatellite Project | |||||||||
29104D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tuesday | 0 of 20 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | ||
Rocket Laboratory | |||||||||
29105D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 6 of 20 | Joseph Wang | OFFICE |
Spacecraft systems: attitude determination and control, power, thermal, command and data handling, telecommunication, structures and mechanisms, propulsion. Space environment: atmosphere, gravity gradients, radiation. Prerequisites: ASTE 280 and PHYS 153.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29110R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 19 of 25 | Dan Erwin | KAP145 | PDF (116427 KB) | |
10:00-10:50am 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday Friday | KAP145 KAP145 |
Introduction to rocket engineering. Space missions and thrust requirements. Compressible gas dynamics. Propellant chemistry and thermodynamics. Liquid-and-solid-fueled rockets. Nuclear and electric propulsion. Senior or graduate standing.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior, Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29117R | 001 | Lecture | 5:10-7:50pm | Friday | 43 of 60 | Mike Gruntman | OHE136 | PDF (99421 KB) | |
29157D | 014 | Lecture | 5:10-7:50pm | Friday | 29 of 60 | Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (99421 KB) |
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 |
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29120D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for students with prior project experience. Departmental approval.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Lunar Lander | |||||||||
29123D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 20 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | ||
Microsatellite Project | |||||||||
29124D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tuesday | 0 of 20 | David Barnhart | OFFICE | ||
Rocket Laboratory | |||||||||
29125D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 28 of 35 | Joseph Wang | OFFICE |
Charged particle dynamics. Kinetic and fluid theories. Rarefied and collisional plasma flows. Plasma-surface interactions. Waves, instabilities, turbulence. Applications in engineering and space technology. Recommended preparation: Graduate standing in engineering or physics. (Duplicates credit in EE-572a)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29158R | 048 | Lecture | 3:30-6:10pm | Thursday | 5 of 20 | Joseph Wang | KAP134 |
System components; vehicle structure, propulsion systems, flight dynamics, thermal control, power systems, telecommunication. Interfaces and tradeoffs between these components. Testing, system reliability, and integration.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29132R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 32 of 60 | Mike Gruntman | OHE136 | PDF (106939 KB) | |
29162D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 46 of 60 | Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (106939 KB) |
Engineering, technologies, and systems for human spaceflight. Life support, space environments, crew accommodations. Mission operations, safety. Astrodynamics, launch and space vehicles, space stations, planetary bases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29122R | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 20 of 30 | Bruce Cordell, Mike Gruntman | OHE120 | Word (140990 KB) | |
29152D | 034 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 18 of 30 | Bruce Cordell, Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi | Word (140990 KB) |
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 |
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29134D | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 4 of 5 | Madhu Thangavelu,Mike Gruntman | OHE100D | PDF (416384 KB) | |
29164D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 5 of 5 | Madhu Thangavelu | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (416384 KB) |
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 |
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29135R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 5 of 35 | William Tobiska, Mike Gruntman | OHE100C | ||
29165D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Tuesday | 13 of 40 | William Tobiska, Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi |
Spacecraft sensors from concepts and design to building, testing, interfacing, integrating, and operations. Optical and infrared sensors, radiometers, radars, phased arrays, signal processing, noise reduction. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE 520.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29140R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 7 of 20 | Mohamed Abid, Mike Gruntman | RTH105 | ||
29170D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Thursday | 16 of 20 | Mohamed Abid, Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi |
Spacecraft structural strength analysis and design concepts overview; spacecraft material selection; analysis of composite materials; finite element method; spacecraft configuration; structural testing; bolted joint design.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Professional Year 1, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29142R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | 14 of 40 | Robert Williams, Mike Gruntman | RTH105 | PDF (592575 KB) | |
29172D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Monday | 14 of 30 | Robert Williams, Mike Gruntman | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (592575 KB) |
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 |
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29145R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 12 of 48 | Ryan Park,Mike Gruntman | RTH109 | PDF (80000 KB) | |
29175D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 6 of 30 | Ryan Park | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (79959 KB) |
Statistical orbit determination: (weighted) least squares, batch and sequential (Kalman) processing, illustrative examples; online ephemeris generation: potentially hazardous asteroids, comets, satellites; launch: vehicles, payloads, staging. Graduate standing in engineering or science. Recommended preparation: ASTE 580
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29147R | 048 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 1 of 30 | Gerald Hintz | OHE100B | Word (28160 KB) | |
29177D | 034 | Lecture | 6:40-9:20pm | Wednesday | 9 of 30 | Gerald Hintz | DEN@Viterbi | Word (28160 KB) |
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 |
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29180D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, David Barnhart | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29181D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 594A
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29182D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 594b
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29183D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
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 |
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29190D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, Dan Erwin | OFFICE |
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 |
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29191D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
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 |
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29192D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
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 |
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29193D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Mike Gruntman | OFFICE |
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 |
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29194D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, Dan Erwin | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29195D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, Dan Erwin | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794A
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29196D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, Dan Erwin | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29197D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Dan Erwin, Azad Madni | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794C
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29198D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Azad Madni, Dan Erwin | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ASTE 794D
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29199D | 048 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | Mike Gruntman,Joseph Anthony Kunc, Joseph Wang, Dan Erwin, Azad Madni | OFFICE |