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This course covers the fundamentals of astrodynamics, focusing on the two-body orbital initial-value and boundary-value problems with applications to space vehicle navigation and guidance for lunar and planetary missions, including both powered flight and midcourse maneuvers. Other topics include celestial mechanics, Kepler's problem, Lambe
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- space navigation
- two body problem
- boundary value problem
- kepler
- astrodynamics
- orbital transfer
- satellite
- hyperbolic orbits
- planetary flybys
- hypergeometric functions
- flight guidance
- three body problem
- clohessy-wiltshire equation
- hodograph plane
- battin-vaughan formulation
- atmospheric drag
- disturbing function
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This is a reading and discussion subject on issues in the engineering of software systems and software development project design. It includes the present state of software engineering, what has been tried in the past, what worked, what did not, and why. Topics may differ in each offering, but will be chosen from: the software process and l
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- software engineering
- software development
- software requirements
- software specification
- software analysis
- formal analysis
- quality management
- product metrics
- process metrics
- cots
- software psychology
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This course will cover fundamentals of digital communications and networking. We will study the basics of information theory, sampling and quantization, coding, modulation, signal detection and system performance in the presence of noise. The study of data networking will include multiple access, reliable packet transmission, routing and pr
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- digital communications
- networking
- information theory
- sampling
- quantization
- coding
- modulation
- signal detection
- data networking
- multiple access
- packet transmission
- routing
- aerospace communication
- aircraft communication
- satellite communication
- deep space communication
- communication systems haykin
- computer networks tanenbaum
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This course surveys a variety of reasoning, optimization and decision making methodologies for creating highly autonomous systems and decision support aids. The focus is on principles, algorithms, and their application, taken from the disciplines of artificial intelligence and operations research. Reasoning paradigms include logic and deduc
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- state space search
- constraints
- planning
- model based reasoning
- global path planning
- mathematical programming
- hidden markov models
- dynamic programming
- machine learning
- game theory
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Cognitive robotics addresses the emerging field of autonomous systems possessing artificial reasoning skills. Successfully-applied algorithms and autonomy models form the basis for study, and provide students an opportunity to design such a system as part of their class project. Theory and application are linked through discussion of real s
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- cognitive robotics
- robotic systems
- intelligence algorithms
- robustness algorithms
- intelligence paradigms
- robustness paradigms
- autonomous robots
- mars explorers
- cooperative air vehicles
- embedded devices
- real-time deduction
- real-time search
- temporal planning
- decision-theoretic planning
- contingency planning
- dynamic execution
- dyna
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Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems discusses elements of the interactions between humans and machines. These elements include: assignment of roles and authority; tradeoffs between human control and human monitoring; and human intervention in automatic processes. Further topics comprise: performance, optimization and social imp
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- human supervisory control
- dynamic systems
- complex dynamic systems
- automation
- automated systems
- decision processes
- man-machine
- supervisory functions
- human-centered
- systems engineering design
- semi-structured models
- tast analysis
- function allocation
- memory
- attention
- classical decision theory
- signal detection
- uncertainty
- natur
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This course introduces students to a quantitative approach to studying the problems of physiological adaptation in altered environments, especially microgravity and partial gravity environments. The course curriculum starts with an Introduction and Selected Topics, which provides background information on the physiological problems associat
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- physiological adaptation
- weightlessness
- human space flight
- bone mechanics
- muscle mechanics
- musculoskeletal dynamics
- cardiovascular system
- neurovestibular system
- extravehicular activity
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This class focuses on chemical rocket propulsion systems for launch, orbital, and interplanetary flight. It studies the modeling of solid, liquid-bipropellant, and hybrid rocket engines. Thermochemistry, prediction of specific impulse, and nozzle flows including real gas and kinetic effects will also be covered. Other topics to be covered i
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- chemical rocket propulsion systems for launch
- orbital
- and interplanetary flight
- modeling of solid propellant
- liquid-bipropellant
- hybrid rocket engines
- thermochemistry
- prediction of specific impulse
- nozzle flows including real gas and kinetic effects
- structural constraints
- propellant feed systems
- turbopumps
- combustion processes i
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Space Propulsion begins with a review of rocket propulsion fundamentals. The course then proceeds into advanced propulsion concepts, ranging from chemical to electrical engines. Propulsion system selection criteria and mission analysis are introduced. The bulk of the semester is devoted to the physics and engineering of various engine class
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- space propulsion
- rocket propulsion
- spacecraft propulsion requirements
- propulsion
- space mission analysis
- hydrazine
- monopropellant thrusters
- bipropellants
- solid propellant
- arcjets
- ion engines
- hall thrusters
- electromagnetic plasma acceleration
- pulsed plasma thrusters
- colloid thrusters
- feep thrusters
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In 16.540 we address fluid dynamic phenomena of interest in internal flow situations. The emphasis tends to be on problems that arise in air breathing propulsion, but the application of the concepts covered is more general, and the course is wider in scope, than turbomachines (in spite of the title). Stated more directly, the focus is on th
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This undergraduate course builds upon the dynamics content of Unified Engineering, a sophomore course taught in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Vector kinematics are applied to translation and rotation of rigid bodies. Newtonian and Lagrangian methods are used to formulate and solve equations of motion. Additional num
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- aerospace dynamics
- newtonian dynamics
- 3d motion
- gyroscopic
- rotational
- dynamics
- coordinate transformations
- lagrangian
- motion
- aircraft
- flight
- stability
- spacecraft
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The Experimental Project Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a two-semester course: 16.621 and 16.622. This site offers material on 16.621. In the course, two-person teams initiate a project of their own conception and design in 16.621 and then complete it in 16.622. For many students, this is a first encounter with res
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- experiment
- experimental project
- laboratory
- measurement
- report writing
- oral presentation
- design
- proposal
- hypothesis
- communication
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Students in 16.622 gain practical insight and improved understanding of engineering experimentation through design and execution of "project" experiments. Building upon work in course 16.621, students construct and test equipment, make systematic experimental measurements of phenomena, analyze data, and compare theoretical predictions with
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- experiment
- experimental project
- laboratory
- measurement
- report writing
- oral presentation
- design
- proposal
- hypothesis
- communication
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This course introduces the fundamental Lean Six Sigma principles that underlay modern continuous improvement approaches for industry, government and other organizations. Lean emerged from the Japanese automotive industry, particularly Toyota, and is focused on the creation of value through the relentless elimination of waste. Six Sigma is a
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- lean
- six sigma
- lean aerospace initiative
- enterprise leaders
- value stream mapping
- simulation
- supply chain
- lean engineering
- value stream analysis
- variability
- southwest airlines
- boeing
- rockwell collins
- lockheed martin.
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In the past building prototypes of electronic components for new projects/products was limited to using protoboards and wirewrap. Manufacturing a printed-circuit-board was limited to final production, where mistakes in the implementation meant physically cutting traces on the board and adding wire jumpers - the final products would have the
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- engineering design
- rapid prototyping
- manufacturing
- testing
- system components
- complex structural parts
- hand sketching
- cad
- cad modeling
- cae
- cae analysis
- cam programming
- cnc
- cnc machining
- computer aided design
- computer aided
- structual testing
- multiobjective design
- optimization
- computational methods
- tools
- design process
- de
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This course introduces the various aspects of present and future Air Traffic Control systems. Among the topics in the present system that we will discuss are the systems-analysis approach to problems of capacity and safety, surveillance, including the National Airspace System and Automated Terminal Radar Systems, navigation subsystem techno
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- air traffic control
- air traffic control systems
- systems-analysis
- capacity
- safety
- surveillance
- nas
- arts
- navigation subsystem technology
- aircraft guidance and control
- communications
- collision avoidance systems
- sequencing and spacing
- terminal areas
- ngats