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MECH 429. Optimal Control I Review of ordinary extrema. Calculus of variations. Maximum principle, optimal control of nonlinear systems, state regulators. Prerequisites: MECH 140 and AMTH 106. (2 units)
MECH 431. Spacecraft Dynamics I Equations of motion of aircraft flight under various assumptions. Quasi-static performance measures for various aircraft. Flightpath optimization. Prerequisites: MECH 140 and AMTH 106. (2 units)
MECH 430. Optimal Control II Continuation of MECH 429. Singular control, perturbation techniques, numerical methods. Differential games. Applications to mechanical engineering systems. Prerequisite: MECH 429. (2 units)
MECH 432. Spacecraft Dynamics II Equations of motion for vehicles with rapidly changing mass. Orbital mechanics. Optimization of trajectories and orbital transfers. Elementary orbit perturbation theory. Prerequisites: MECH 140 and AMTH 106. (2 units)