EE-585 / 2 credits

Teacher: Nicollier Claude

Language: English


Summary

This course is a "concepts" course. It introduces a variety of concepts in use in the design of a space mission, manned or unmanned, and in space operations. it is partly based on the practical space experience of the lecturer.

Content

Keywords

  • Space systems

 

  • Space research

 

  • Space exploration

 

  • Space engineering

 

  • Space operations

 

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

  • Bachelor level courses in physics, vector analysis, and calculus

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Design space mission with a given objective

Transversal skills

  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.

Teaching methods

 

 

Course dates (2024), all in ELA1, Mondays from 17:15 to 19:00:

 

February 19 (course introduction)

Febrary 26

March 4

March 11

March 18

March 25

April 1 No course (Easter Monday)

April 8

April 15

April 22

April 29

May 6

May 13

May 20 No course (Pentecost Monday)

May 27

 

An extra 2-hours course session will be scheduled to give us a complete 28-hours course. Date TBD

 

An optional course review will be organized in early June 2024. Date TBD

 

Expected student activities

actively participate in the course and exercise sessions

Assessment methods

oral examination

Supervision

Office hours Yes
Assistants Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Bibliography

provided in the course introduction

Notes/Handbook

Course notes available before each course on Moodle

Websites

Moodle Link

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Oral (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Space mission design and operations
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

Reference week

 MoTuWeThFr
8-9     
9-10     
10-11     
11-12     
12-13     
13-14     
14-15     
15-16     
16-17     
17-18ELA1    
18-19    
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Monday, 17h - 19h: Lecture ELA1

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