Harvard University
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
4.770 ratingsExplore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
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- 1 weeks, 2 - 3 hours per week
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- Paid certificate
- Beginner
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Yale University
Rocket Science for Everyone
4.9693 ratingsThis course is an intuitive introduction to rocket science in our everyday lives. Modern life increasingly depends on technology provided by Earth-orbiting satellites, from detailed weather predictions to broad-band internet and GPS. How are satellites launched into orbit and how do they work once…
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- Coursera
- 6 hours
- Self-paced
- Paid · free trial
- Paid certificate
MIT OpenCourseWare
Visual Navigation for Autonomous Vehicles (VNAV)
This course covers the mathematical foundations and state-of-the-art implementations of algorithms for vision-based navigation of autonomous vehicles (e.g., mobile robots, self-driving cars, drones). It provides students with a rigorous but pragmatic overview of differential geometry and optimizati…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
MITx
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Astronautics and Human Spaceflight
Spaceflight is exciting, and you don?t have to be a ?Rocket Scientist? to share in the excitement! 16.00x makes the basics of spaceflight accessible to everyone.
- MIT
- 8 weeks, 3 hours/week
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
Duke University
Drones for Environmental Science
4.894 ratingsHow can drones be used for good in environmental science? What types of data can scientists collect, and how should they go about collecting it using drones? Why should someone integrate drones into their existing career or pursue this field? This Duke Environment+ course serves as an introduction…
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- Coursera
- 4 weeks of study/2-4 hours per week
- Self-paced
- Paid · free trial
- Paid certificate
MITx
Engineering the Space Shuttle
This is a course about the Space Shuttle and about Systems Engineering, taught by the people who designed, built and operated the Shuttle, the world?s first reusable spacecraft, which for 30 years enabled human space flight in the United States.
- MIT
- 12 weeks, 5 hours/week
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2005
16.885J offers a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; lifecycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams retrospec…
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- YouTube
- 23 videos, 40 hours
- Self-paced
- Free video
University of Michigan
The Basics of Rocket Science
4.948 ratingsWhy are rockets so big? Is there gravity in space? How does a rocket engine even work? In this course, you’ll explore the major concepts of rocket science, including orbital dynamics, velocity, and different types of engines that help propel a rocket out of Earth’s atmosphere. Determine how rocket…
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- Coursera
- 12 hours
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- Paid · free trial
- Paid certificate
MIT OpenCourseWare
Ionized Gases
This course highlights the properties and behavior of low-temperature plasmas in relation to energy conversion, plasma propulsion, and gas lasers. The course includes material on the equilibrium (energy states, statistical mechanics, and relationship to thermodynamics) and kinetic theory of ionized…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
MIT OpenCourseWare
Computational Mechanics of Materials
16.225 is a graduate level course on Computational Mechanics of Materials. The primary focus of this course is on the teaching of state-of-the-art numerical methods for the analysis of the nonlinear continuum response of materials. The range of material behavior considered in this course includes:…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
Udacity
Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer Nanodegree Program
4.7127 ratingsTake flight in the world of autonomy as you design and program cutting-edge aerial systems. Learn drone robotics, advanced controls, and write real software for real aircraft.
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- Udacity
- 5 minutes
- Self-paced
- Paid course
- Advanced
MIT OpenCourseWare
Techniques for Structural Analysis and Design
This course introduces analysis techniques for complex structures and the role of material properties in structural design, failure, and longevity. Students will learn about the energy principles in structural analysis and their applications to statically-indeterminate structures and solid continua…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
MIT OpenCourseWare
Internal Flows in Turbomachines
In 16.540 we address fluid dynamic phenomena of interest in internal flow situations. The emphasis tends to be on problems that arise in air breathing propulsion, but the application of the concepts covered is more general, and the course is wider in scope, than turbomachines (in spite of the title…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Digitalisation in the Aerospace Industry
4.6286 ratingsThe online course Digitalisation in Aerospace aims at making you aware of special production requirements connected with digitalisation. You will learn about the role of robotics and automation in manufacturing and gain a better understanding of differing perspectives on research and manufacturing…
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- 3-4 hours per week for 3 weeks
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- Paid · free trial
- Paid certificate
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Space Mission Design and Operations
4.730 ratingsLearn the concepts used in the design of space missions, manned or unmanned, and operations, based on the professional experience of the lecturer.
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- Self-paced
- Free to audit
- Paid certificate
- Intermediate
MIT OpenCourseWare
Aerodynamics
This course extends fluid mechanic concepts from Unified Engineering to the aerodynamic performance of wings and bodies in sub/supersonic regimes. 16.100 generally has four components: subsonic potential flows, including source/vortex panel methods; viscous flows, including laminar and turbulent bo…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
University of Colorado Boulder
Kinematics: Describing the Motions of Spacecraft
4.9345 ratingsThe 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 Kinema…
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- Best completed in 4 weeks, with a commitment of between 3 and 6 hours of work p…
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Analytical Subsonic Aerodynamics
This subject is designed to inform students on the analytical foundations of inviscid subsonic aerodynamics. A primary goal of this subject is to equip students with the scientific rigor, applied mathematical complexity, and physical understanding that form the foundation of classical subsonic aero…
- MIT
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Advanced
IIT Bombay
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering course by Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant.
- NPTEL
- 12 weeks, 67 lectures
- Self-paced
- Free course
- Paid certificate
- Intermediate
University of Michigan
The History of Rocket Science
4.924 ratingsModern rocket design started amidst World War II, pushing the boundaries of what rocketry was capable of. In The History of Rocket Science, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of this complicated history and discuss key advancements, like the creation of the V2 rocket. Examine the ramifications of t…
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- Coursera
- 10 hours
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- Paid · free trial
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