Professional Education Subject
Airborne & Space
Gain an overview of the fundamentals for the airborne/space field. Get up to speed to work quickly to accomplish your tasks. Discover the latest in airborne/space from experts working in the field.
Courses In This Subject
- Basic Airborne Fire Control Systems (DEF 1001P)—
Understand the fundamental principles of aircraft fire control systems through interactive computer simulations and laboratory demonstrations.
- Fixed- and Rotary-Wing Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control (DEF 1003P)—
Review dynamic systems theory and control systems design techniques. Explore aerodynamic effects and modeling, aircraft flight dynamics, and principles and design of flight control systems.
- Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar Signal Processing with MATLAB (DEF 3513P)—
Learn the basic principles of modern 2- and 3-dimensional synthetic aperture radar signal processing. (Click on course title to access video sample.)
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control: Theory and Applications (DEF 1004P)—
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.
- IDM #1: Introduction to IPPD for Experiential Learning Team Projects (AERO 1002P)
- IDM #2: Product Design and Manufacturing Process Tradeoffs through PLM (AERO 1003P)
- IDM #3: Process Design and Life Cycle Cost Verification through PLM (AERO 1004P)
- Introduction to MIL-STD-1553 (DEF 1005P)—
Get an overview of the MIL-STD-1553 standard, concepts, and terminology.
- Space-Based Radar (DEF 1002P)—
Explore theory, applications, and orbital considerations for both synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication modes.
- Space-Time Adaptive Processing: Application to Radar (DEF 3518P)—
Get an in-depth overview on the application of space-time adaptive processing to radar.
- Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Formation Processing (DEF 3514P)—
Gain an in-depth study of signal processing options for synthetic aperture radar image formation.

