ECTS - Orbital Mechanics for Engineers
Orbital Mechanics for Engineers (ASE430) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Orbital Mechanics for Engineers | ASE430 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| MECE204 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide an introduction to orbital mechanics and to develop physical insight into orbit calculations to have a sense of when a programming bug leads to inaccurate answers. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Two-body problem, orbits and orbital maneuvers, the prediction problem, orbit determination, ballistic missile trajectories, lunar and Interplanetary trajectories |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course description, Introduction to basic concepts | |
| 2 | Two-body orbital mechanics: equation of motion and partial solutions | Course Book – Sections 1.1-1.5 |
| 3 | Two-body orbital mechanics: Conic sections | Course Book – Sections 1.6-1.11 |
| 4 | Orbit Determination from Observations: Coordinate systems and determining orbital elements | Course Book – Sections 2.1-2.5 |
| 5 | Orbit Determination from Observations: Coordinate transformations and applications | Course Book – Sections 2.6-2.10 |
| 6 | Real orbits and orbital maneuvers: Classification of Orbits | Course Book – Sections 3.1, 3,2 |
| 7 | Real orbits and orbital maneuvers: In-plane and out-of-plane orbit changes | Course Book – Sections 3.3, 3.4 |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 9 | Position and velocity as a function of time: Elliptical time of flight as a function of E | Course Book – Sections 4.1-4.3 |
| 10 | Position and velocity as a function of time: Parabolic time of flight as a function of D, Hyperbolic time of flight as a function of F | Course Book – Sections 4.4-4.6 |
| 11 | Orbit determination from two positions and time: Basics | Course Book – Sections 5.1-5.4 |
| 12 | Ballistic missile trajectories | Course Book – Sections 6.1, 6.2 |
| 13 | Lunar trajectories | Course Book – Sections 7.1-7.3 |
| 14 | Interplanetary trajectories | Course Book – Sections 8.1-8.3 |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. R.R. Bate, D. D. Muller, and J. E. White, “Fundamentals of Astrodynamics”, Dover Publications, New York 1971 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Howard Curtis, “Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students”, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 25 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Demonstrates the ability to conduct advanced research activities both individually and as a team member. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the competence to examine, evaluate, and interpret research topics through scientific reasoning. | |||||
| 3 | Develops new methods and applies them to original research areas and topics. | |||||
| 4 | Systematically acquires experimental and/or analytical data, discusses and evaluates them to reach scientific conclusions. | |||||
| 5 | Applies the scientific philosophical approach in the analysis, modeling, and design of engineering systems. | |||||
| 6 | Synthesizes knowledge in their field to create, maintain, complete, and present original studies at an international level. | |||||
| 7 | Contributes to scientific and technological advancements in their engineering field. | |||||
| 8 | Contributes to industrial and scientific progress to improve society through research activities. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||