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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Kinematics: Describing the Motions of Spacecraft by University of Colorado Boulder

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    About the Course

    The movement of bodies in space (like spacecraft, satellites, and space stations) must be predicted and controlled with precision in order to
    ensure safety and efficacy. Kinematics is a field that develops descriptions and predictions of the motion of these bodies in 3D space. This
    course in Kinematics covers four major topic areas: an introduction to particle kinematics, a deep dive into rigid body kinematics in two parts
    (starting with classic descriptions of motion using the directional cosine matrix and Euler angles, and concluding with a review of modern
    descriptors like quaternions and Classical and Modified Rodrigues parameters). The course ends with a look at static attitude ...
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    Top reviews

    SM

    Oct 19, 2017

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    Brilliant classes! Absolutely brilliant, enjoyed every bit of it. All you need is that you should love Physics and Maths to attend these classes. If you do, it is an enriching experience for you.

    DM

    Nov 10, 2021

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    Great professor, and the content is interesting. The assignments where you had to write your own code to determine the spacecraft attitudes were very useful for applying what you had learnt.

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    By Aleksandr G

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    May 5, 2019

    Very useful compilation of attitude determination math. Could be applied in many engineering fields, not only spacecraft control.

    Special thanks to lector Dr. H. Schaub. He is really know how to teach. I also recommend to visit he's web page, which is very useful.

    http://hanspeterschaub.info/main.html

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    By Bruno G

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    Apr 5, 2020

    Very well explained and organized. the professor makes a very good resume of the book in his classes. It has a lot of practical references, despite it is not a programming course, there are a lot of references to "the code" and how to make it more efficient.

    I really recommend this course.

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    By Doğuş C K

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    Aug 31, 2020

    I learned much about coordinate frames and had the opportunity to apply what I learned. Professor teaches so well that I am an electronics engineer and I even understood everything. Also, the parts that questions from students are answered were inspiring. Thanks for this amazing course.

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    By Gabriel N P S

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    Sep 20, 2020

    The contents of this course are throughly explained in a very didactic way by Prof. Schaub. Also, the assignments are well designed to help assimilate the knowledge. I truly feel that I am learning a new skill and I am eager to start the next module as soon as possible.

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    By Youssef S E

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    Jul 16, 2020

    Extremely educational, practical, and useful course, guided by a top-notch instructor from a top-class university, for all those aerospace engineers interested to pursue a career and/or already working in the field of spacecraft dynamics & AOCS/GNC. Thanks Dr. Schaub!.

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    By Andres M

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    Sep 18, 2020

    It is a very complete course with many useful examples and tasks that will definitely challenge the skills and methods acquired in class. Besides, the professor is always trying to relate all the conceps with real flight dynamics operations and historical events.

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    By Thomas M

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    Oct 11, 2020

    Very well taught and engaging course, I would recommend to anyone looking to further their understanding of kinematics and attitude descriptions. Quite a high level of understanding of matrix maths is required so I would recommend brushing up on that beforehand.

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    By Gabriel K K

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    Jul 18, 2020

    Very nice course, on a very good level, to students or professionals alike. Very useful approaches to attitude estimation, with algorithms that can be implemented in real time and describing the trade-offs between each different approach presented.

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    By Nishanth S

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    Jul 8, 2020

    The course is beautifully designed. I thoroughly enjoyed this course. This was the toughest Coursera course I have ever taken and was definitely worth the effort. Thank you Prof. Schaub, TAs and my fellow learners for making this course amazing.

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    By Mehvesh

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    Nov 28, 2019

    This course was so good that I'm considering a masters at UC Boulder! On my way to finish all the courses in the series and I highly recommend to finish all 4 courses to have sufficient fundamental knowledge in ADCS/GNC field.

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    By Ull T

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    Aug 3, 2020

    Great course, with good pace. I like how the concept checks not just simply ask what was already explained explicitly, but require you to apply the concepts in order to find the correct answers. I really learned a lot. Thanks

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    By Vishnuvardhan S

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    Jul 1, 2018

    Awesome Course,Professor Hanspeter Schaub is simply awesome, he delivers the concept so perfectly.Course is superb. It was wonderful to take this course. Hoping to take the follow-up courses.Thank you for the course.

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    By Gregory T

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    Oct 9, 2020

    Great course for understanding the mathematical framework behind describing spacecraft attitude! You'll need to know Matlab or equivalent and should be good with some of amount of vector math and dynamics.

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    By L. R C

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    Dec 8, 2020

    Loved the style of the professor, he is very clear concise and direct, the Concept Checks are very interesting, I think this course is a must for anyone interested in learning about spacecraft kinematics

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    By Saju T M

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    Oct 19, 2017

    Brilliant classes! Absolutely brilliant, enjoyed every bit of it. All you need is that you should love Physics and Maths to attend these classes. If you do, it is an enriching experience for you.

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    By Daniel M

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    Nov 10, 2021

    Great professor, and the content is interesting. The assignments where you had to write your own code to determine the spacecraft attitudes were very useful for applying what you had learnt.

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    By Panatchai B

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    Mar 12, 2025

    Great course for new learners and professional alike. Highly recommended if you are interested in spacecraft kinematics in more detail or just keen to review some good materials and math.

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    By Leoluca G

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    Jul 28, 2020

    Wonderful course taught by a professor that transmits his passion for the subject. The course is spread out evenly and the tests are helpful to review the material.

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    By Samy E H

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    Jul 15, 2020

    Amazing class from an amazing teacher. I found it fascinating from the beginning to the end, and cannot wait for next modules, especially the last!

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    By Aaron B

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    Jan 18, 2021

    A wonderful course on Spacecraft Kinematics, by a top quality instructor.

    Thank you Professor! It was a pleasure to take another course from you!

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    By Siddhaanth S I

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    Apr 14, 2022

    A beautiful course by an amzing professor. Everything is just so clear now in Attitude representations. Thank you very much, Professor Schaub.

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    By María A A B

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    Oct 19, 2017

    This is a great course for beginners in kinematics, I enjoy it and learn so much. However, you need to have a good math background.

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    By Kyle R

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    Dec 11, 2019

    Gives a good introduction to common attitude representations, along with how attitude can be determined from sensor measurements.

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    By Maria C V

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    Jan 7, 2022

    Excellent professor, very useful content and very complete. Assignments are precise and well organized. Highly recommended!

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    By Shubham N

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    Sep 13, 2020

    Best technical course on coursera. Instructor is full of knowledge and is one of the best teachers i have came across.

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