Spacecraft Relative Motion Kinematics and Kinetics

Spacecraft relative motion control has many applications including rendezvous and docking, circumnavigation, on orbit assembly, servicing, etc. The course Spacecraft Relative Motion Kinematics and Kinetics covers the fundamentals of describing the motion of one spacecraft as seen by another spacecraft. A range of relative coordinates are investigated. Further, the course covers developing the differential equations of motion of the relative motion and considers a range of assumptions on separ

• Describe relative motion using various coordinate systems
• Understand standard relative orbit models
• Assess perturbation impacts on relative motion
• Set up bounded relative orbits for different eccentricities

• Strong mathematics and calculus skills
• Basic knowledge of kinematic physics