AS4014 Manned Space Missions Syllabus:
AS4014 Manned Space Missions Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course will make students
1. To get insights into the basic aspects of manned and unmanned missions.
2. To provide with the basic knowledge on the structure of atmosphere and the space environment.
3. To learn the complexities involved in sending human being into space missions.
4. To learn how the unmanned missions with respect to mission logistics and planning are different from manned missions.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
The physics of space – Current missions: space station, Moon mission and Mars missions – Engineering challenges on Manned vs. unmanned missions – Scientific and technological gains from space programs – Salient features of Apollo and Space station missions – space shuttle mission
UNIT II SPACE VS EARTH ENVIRONMENT
Atmosphere: Structure and Composition – – Atmosphere: Air Pressure, Temperature, and Density – Atmosphere: Meteoroid, Orbital Debris & Radiation Protection – Human Factors of Crewed Spaceflight, . Safety of Crewed Spaceflight – Magnetosphere – Radiation Environment: Galactic Cosmic Radiation (GCR) , Solar Particle Events (SPE) – Radiation and the Human Body – Impact of microgravity and g forces on humans – space adaptation syndrome
UNIT III LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND COUNTERMEASURES
Life Support Systems and Space Survival Overview – – Environment Controlled Life Support Systems (ECLSS) – Human / Machine Interaction – – Human Factors in Control Design – Crew Accommodations
UNIT IV MISSION LOGISTICS AND PLANNING
Group Dynamics: Ground Communication and Support – Space Resources and Mission Planning – Space Mission Design: Rockets and Launch Vehicles – Orbital Selection and Astrodynamics , Entry, Descent, Landing, and Ascent, Designing and Sizing Space elements, Transfer, Entry, Landing, and Ascent Vehicles, Designing, Sizing, and Integrating a Surface Base, Planetary Surface Vehicles
UNIT V ALLIED TOPICS
Spacecraft Subsystems: Space Operations – Space Architecture, Attitude Determination and Control – Designing Power Systems – Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Systems – Space Robotics – Mission Operations for Crewed Spaceflight – Command, Control, and Communications Architecture.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, students will be able
CO1: To get updated with technical status on current knowledge manned and unmanned missions.
CO2: To apply space element architectures, design and sizing principles and processes for on-orbit, ascent and re-entry operations. Apply sizing principles to estimate mass and power for a given set of requirements.
CO3: To apply basic principles of orbital mechanics and how they apply to human missions.
CO4: To familiarize with human spaceflight mission design principles, limitations and processes and apply them to develop goals, objectives as well as top level requirements
CO5: To characterize the scope, functions and physical architecture options for human spaceflight support systems such as Environmental Control and Life Support, Thermal Control, EVA Systems, and others.
REFERENCES:
1. Connors, MM, Harrison, AA, and Akins, FR,.“Living Aloft: Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight”, University Press of the Pacific, Honolulu, 2005.
2. Eckart, P, “Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics”, Springer publishers, 1stt edition, 2010.
3. Larson, WJ and Pranke, LK, “Human Spaceflight: Mission Analysis and Design”, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Washington, DC, 1999.
4. McNamara, Bernard, “Into the Final Frontier: The Human Exploration of Space”, Brooks Cole Publishing, 1st edition, 2000.