Guidance, Navigation and Control: Theory and Applications

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Overview

Guidance, Navigation and Control: Theory and Applications

Course Description

Get some guidance and gain some control—in theory, that is! The Guidance, Navigation and Control: Theory and Applications course covers the principles of navigation by inertial, celestial, and radio (including GPS) methods, as well as 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.

Course Content

SYSTEM DYNAMICS

CLASSICAL CONTROL

KINEMATICS

DYNAMICS

PROBABILITY

RANDOM PROCESSES

KALMAN FILTER

GEODESY

NAVIGATION

RADIO NAVIGATION

GPS

INERTIAL SENSORS

INERTIAL NAVIGATION

HELICOPTER AIDED-INS

MISSILE GUIDANCE

ADJOINT ANALYSIS

Requirements & Materials

Prerequisites

Recommended

  • Degree in engineering, math or physics

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for engineers and scientists involved in the design or evaluation of guidance, navigation, and control systems for land, sea, and air vehicles and projectiles.

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What You Will Learn

  • Modeling and simulation
  • Probability, random processes, and the Kalman Filter
  • Kinematics, dynamics, and control of 6-DOF motion
  • Navigation by star sights, inertial systems, and radio systems (e.g. GPS)
  • Inertial sensors
  • Techniques of missile guidance
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How You Will Benefit

  • Discover how sensor errors arise, propagate, and are modeled and 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.
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The course schedule was well-structured with a mix of lectures, class discussions, and hands-on exercises led by knowledgeable and engaging instructors.

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