Institute for Space Systems Analysis and Design College of Engineering Virginia Tech College of Engineering Virginia Tech Chris Hall Aerospace and Ocean Engineering (540)

Overview Proposed Institute Focuses COE Expertise in Space Systems Disciplines Space Systems Analysis and Design –Requirements vs Expertise –Resources vs Opportunities Initial Efforts Next Steps Proposed Institute Focuses COE Expertise in Space Systems Disciplines Space Systems Analysis and Design –Requirements vs Expertise –Resources vs Opportunities Initial Efforts Next Steps

Institute for Space Systems Analysis and Design Large-scale center within the College of Engineering, possibly including non-COE resources –Aerospace and Ocean - space systems, dynamics and control, propulsion, structures –Civil and Environmental - structures, applications –Electrical and Computer - communications, computing, control, global positioning system, power –Engineering Science and Mechanics - structures, dynamics –Industrial and Systems - systems engineering, modeling and simulation –Mechanical - structures, mechanisms, dynamics and control Offer B.S. and M.S. programs, possible Ph.D. Focus on multi-disciplinary analysis and design of spacecraft Potential customers: DoD, NASA, Industry, Foreign countries Large-scale center within the College of Engineering, possibly including non-COE resources –Aerospace and Ocean - space systems, dynamics and control, propulsion, structures –Civil and Environmental - structures, applications –Electrical and Computer - communications, computing, control, global positioning system, power –Engineering Science and Mechanics - structures, dynamics –Industrial and Systems - systems engineering, modeling and simulation –Mechanical - structures, mechanisms, dynamics and control Offer B.S. and M.S. programs, possible Ph.D. Focus on multi-disciplinary analysis and design of spacecraft Potential customers: DoD, NASA, Industry, Foreign countries

Graduate Program Curriculum Two-year M.S. Program Thesis option –8 courses, 2 per semester, thesis committee includes members from 3 departments Non-thesis option –12 courses, 3 per semester, final exam administered by members from 3 departments Affiliated departments offer at least one relevant course per semester Some courses have introductory and advanced versions (e.g., Introduction to Satellite Communications for non-ECpE majors, and Satellite Communications for ECpE majors) Students complete multidisciplinary team spacecraft design projects Thesis option –8 courses, 2 per semester, thesis committee includes members from 3 departments Non-thesis option –12 courses, 3 per semester, final exam administered by members from 3 departments Affiliated departments offer at least one relevant course per semester Some courses have introductory and advanced versions (e.g., Introduction to Satellite Communications for non-ECpE majors, and Satellite Communications for ECpE majors) Students complete multidisciplinary team spacecraft design projects

Typical Graduate Curriculum (Select 2 from each semester) Fall One Space Systems Engineering 1 Space Electronics Global Positioning System Space Power Systems Spring One Spacecraft Dynamics & Control Spacecraft Propulsion Spacecraft Structures Satellite Communications Fall Two Spacecraft Design Project Satellite Orbit Determination Space Mechanisms Structural Dynamics and Testing Spring Two Spacecraft Design Project Spacecraft Telemetry Systems Human Factors in Space Systems Orbit Determination

Undergraduate Curriculum