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Guidance, Navigation, and Control: Theory and Applications

Course Title: Guidance, Navigation, and Control: Theory and Applications
Program ID: DEF 1004P Subjects: Airborne & Space, Modeling & Simulation

Sections

Registration DeadlineSection DatesFormat & LocationCEUsFeeStatus
Apr 06, 2010 (Tue)Apr 06, 2010 (Tue) - Apr 09, 2010 (Fri)Atlanta (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) (this is an onsite course)2.6$1,595OPEN

Meeting Time(s)

On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.

  • Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
  • Wednesday, April 7, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
  • Thursday, April 8, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
  • Friday, April 9, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)

 

Alternate Rates Available

 

  • Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

 

CRN

10175/220410345

Course Description

Understand the principles of navigation by inertial, celestial, and radio (including GPS) methods, the principles of guidance and control of 6-DOF motion, the characteristics and noise models of sensors, and the dynamic behavior of controlled and guided systems.

Who Should Attend

Engineers and scientists involved in the design or evaluation of guidance, navigation, and control systems for land, sea, and air vehicles, and projectiles

How You Will Benefit

  • Discover how sensor errors arise, propagate, and are modeled & simulated
  • Understand the Kalman Filter and concepts of Estimation Theory
  • Master the kinematics and dynamics of 6-DOF motion
  • Explore principles of Geodesy and the WGS-84 datum
  • Examine systems for navigation on the Earth
  • Understand gyro and accelerometer principles and error sources
  • Learn the techniques of missile guidance

What Is Covered

Modeling & Simulation

 

Probability, Random Processes, and the Kalman Filter

 

The Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of 6-DOF Motion

 

Navigation by Star Sights, Inertial Systems, and Radio Systems (e.g. GPS)

 

Inertial Sensors

 

Missile Guidance

Course Materials

Participants receive a notebook with lecture notes.

Prerequisites

A degree in engineering, math, or physics.

Course Administrator

Brian L. Stevens

Instructors

Brian L. Stevens

Certificate Information

This course is an elective for the Modeling & Simulation Certificate.

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