Spacecraft Structure Course Seat

Description

Course Overview:

This course is part of ART Academy and it provides a comprehensive examination of the design and analysis methods used to build reliable spacecraft frames and components. Focusing on real‐world satellite examples, you will learn how to size and optimize structural elements, select materials for strength and durability in space, calculate stresses and strains under various loading scenarios, and predict and mitigate vibration effects. The course also covers thermodynamic principles essential for thermal control and energy management in orbit. By integrating theory with hands‐on case studies, this course equips you with the practical skills to engineer robust, mission‑ready spacecraft structures.

Course Objective:

• Design Structural Elements
  Analyze and design satellite frames, panels, and appendages using load assessment and material behavior principles.
• Select Engineering Materials
  Understand the properties and applications of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in spacecraft structures.
• Perform Stress Analysis
  Calculate stress and strain distributions in satellite components under static and dynamic loads.
• Model and Mitigate Vibration
  Learn the sources of vibrations, analyze their effects on spacecraft, and apply methods to reduce them.
• Apply Thermodynamics
  Grasp energy transformation and heat‑transfer laws, pure‑substance properties, and thermal-control cycles used in satellite design.

Course Content:

Lecture 1 & 2: Structural Analysis & Design – Principles of load paths, factor of safety, and sizing structural elements on satellites.
Lecture 3: Materials Science for Spacecraft – Overview of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites; criteria for material selection.
Lecture 4 & 5: Stress & Strain in Orbit – Methods for calculating stress distributions under various loading conditions.
Lecture 6: Vibration Theory & Control – Learn to analyze and control vibrations in mechanical systems; sources & mitigation methods.
Lecture 7: Thermodynamics & Thermal Management – Laws of thermodynamics, pure‑substance properties, and thermal‑control cycles in spacecraft.

Course Details: (LIVE)

• Course Schedule: (4:00 & 5:00 Pm Uk Time)
Lecture No.1: 2nd of December, 2025
Lecture No.2: 7th of December, 2025
Lecture No.3: 9th of December, 2025
Lecture No.4: 13th of December, 2025
Lecture No.5: 16th of December, 2025
Lecture No.6: 20th of December, 2025
Lecture No.7: 23rd of December, 2025
Lecture Q/A: TBD

• Recorded Sessions & Course materials:

We will have recorded sessions for those who can’t attend the live lectures at the time and hold a live Q&A at the end to answer any questions you might have.

A course handbook will be shared at the end of the course containing all the taught topics with resources.