ENAE 483/788D - Fall, 2012
Course Syllabus and Announcements
 

  Space Systems Laboratory - Department of Aerospace Engineering - University of Maryland
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Notes and Announcements

120926 - Sorry, I posted the lecture notes but didn't link to them. Take until next Tuesday 10/2 to turn in the first assignment if you need the time.

120920 - Problem Set 1 is now posted. It will be due on Thursday, 9/27.

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Syllabus

 Date

 Subject

 Deadlines
 Aug. 30 (#01)  Course Overview; Project Introduction
 
 Sept. 4 (#02)  Robotic Mobility - Space and Atmosphere
 
 Sept. 6 (#03)  Terramechanics
 
 Sept. 18 (#04)  Terramechanics - Tandem Wheels
 
 Sept. 20 (#05)  Suspensions and Steering
 
 Sept. 25 (#06)  Climbing - MER/MSL Case Studies
 
 Sept. 27 (#07)  Static and Quasistatic Stability: Accel/Decel, Turns, Slopes
  Problem Set 1 due
 Oct. 2 (#08)  Term Projects - Bug Algorithms for Obstacle Avoidance
 
 Oct. 4 (#09)  Suspension Kinematics and Dynamics
 
 Oct. 9 (#10)  Soil Mechanics in Turning
 
 Oct. 11 (#11)  Tracked Vehicles
 
 Oct. 16 (#12)  Motors and Gears
 
 Oct. 23 (#13)  Mapping
 
 Oct. 25 (#17)  Sensors for Mobile Robots
 First draft/pregress report due on term project
 Oct. 30 (#18)  TBA
 
 Nov. 1 (#19)  TBA
 
 Nov. 6 (#20)  TBA
 Nov. 8 (#21)  TBA
 
 Nov. 13 (#22)  TBA
 
 Nov. 15 (#23)  TBA
 
 Nov. 20 (#24)  TBA
 
 Nov. 22  Thanksgiving Break
 Nov. 27 (#25)  TBA
 Nov. 29 (#26)  TBA
 
 Dec. 4 (#27)  TBA
 
 Dec. 6 (#28)  TBA
 

Legend

AV/Avionics

CS/Crew Systems

LSM/Loads, Structures, and Mechanisms

PPT/Power, Propulsion, and Thermal

PROJ/Term Project-Related

SYS/Systems Engineering