Units
1. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Safety-Critical Verification Discipline in Aerospace
2. Conceptual Design, Requirements Management and Tradeoff Analysis
3. Rapid Design Exploration with Aerodynamics, CFD and Surrogate Models
4. Structural Analysis, Material Selection and Topology Optimization
5. Flight Dynamics, Control Systems and Autonomy
6. Predictive Maintenance, Fleet Health Management and PHM
7. Flight Testing, Telemetry and Flight Data Analysis
8. Space Missions: Orbit, Mission Planning and Autonomous Spacecraft
9. Production, Quality Control and Supply Chain
10. Certification, Safety Analysis and Production of Evidence in Compliance with Standards
11. Digital Twin, Ethics, Export Control and Responsible Use
Unit 8 / 11
Space Missions: Orbit, Mission Planning and Autonomous Spacecraft
Gains:
- Understand the uses of AI in trajectory design, mission planning and maneuver optimization
- Ability to explain AI support in spacecraft autonomy, anomaly management and ground station operations with examples
- Ability to verify mission-critical outputs with physical conservation laws and operational constraints