Introduction to space engineering
Also listed as: מבוא להנדסת חלל
Spacecraft as a system: environment, subsystems, launch and mission analysis. The entry point to the space activity at the university and to the Israeli space industry.
- Semester
- Semester A
- Weekly hours
- 4h
- Counts as
- Department electives
- Interest areas
- Aeronautics and space
Comes after
No listed prerequisite.
What it covers
Topics
- The space environment: vacuum, radiation, thermal, microgravity, debris
- Orbital mechanics basics as a bridge to 0542-4527
- Structures and mechanisms
- Thermal control
- Power: solar arrays and batteries
- Attitude determination and control
- Propulsion
- Telemetry, tracking and command, communications, command and data handling
- Launch vehicles and mission analysis
- Systems engineering, the spacecraft design process, reliability
- Small satellites and the CubeSat trend
Results worth carrying out
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
Spacecraft thermal balance
Link budget
Figures worth knowing
- Subsystem block diagrams
- Orbit and ground-track plots
- Thermal-balance diagrams
Quick answers
When is Introduction to space engineering taught?
Introduction to space engineering (0542-4524) is taught in Semester A (fall), 4 weekly hours. It counts toward “Department electives” in the Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering elective requirements.
What do I need before 0542-4524?
Introduction to space engineering has no listed prerequisite.
What software is used in Introduction to space engineering?
Introduction to space engineering is normally taught with STK, MATLAB, GMAT.
Which jobs does Introduction to space engineering prepare you for?
Introduction to space engineering is part of the preparation for these roles: Space systems engineer.
Which interest areas include Introduction to space engineering?
Introduction to space engineering sits in these interest areas: Aeronautics and space.
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