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ORP 5051 APPLIED EXPERT SYSTEMS (3 credits).
Covers the concepts and methods of rule-based
expert systems; methods of knowledge representation;
and use of an expert system shell to build a
small expert system. Noncredit for CS majors.
ORP 5070 SEQUENCING AND SCHED-
ULING (3 credits). Bridges the gap between
scheduling theory and its application in manufacturing
and service environments. Emphasizes
basic scheduling principles and uses selected
readings and case studies to illustrate the use
of these concepts in industrial environments.
ORP 5090 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OPERATIONS
RESEARCH 1 (3 credits). Content variable depending
on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the
desire and needs of the students.
ORP 5091 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OPERATIONS
RESEARCH 2 (3 credits). Content variable depending
on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the
desire and needs of the students. Prerequisites:
ORP 5090.
ORP 5999 THESIS RESEARCH (0-6 credits).
Individual research under the direction of a major
adviser approved by the chair of the program. A
maximum of six credits may be credited toward
the master’s degree.
ORP 6010 ADVANCED TOPICS IN MATHE-
MATICAL PROGRAMMING (3 credits). Overviews
selected topics in the theory of optimization.
Unifies much of the field by use of a few principles
of linear vector space theory. The concepts of distance,
orthogonality and convexity play fundamental
roles in this development. Prerequisites: MTH
5101, MTH 5102, ORP 5010.
ORP 6030 ADVANCED TOPICS IN DECISION
MODELS (3 credits). Discusses current methods
and research in decision analysis. May include largescale
multicriteria decision analysis, behavioral
analysis of decision making, methods of uncertainty
representation and decision making in the public
domain. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite
course.) Prerequisites: ORP 5031.
ORP 6095 PREPARATION FOR CANDI-
DACY/OPERATIONS RESEARCH (1-6 credits).
Research under the guidance of a member of
the operations research faculty in a selected area
of operations research. Repeatable as required.
(Requirement: Program chair approval.)
ORP 6999 DISSERTATION RESEARCH (0-6
credits). Research and preparation for the doctoral
dissertation. (Requirement: Admission to doctoral
candidacy.)
SPACE SYSTEMS
SPC 5001 INTRODUCTION TO SPACE SYS-
TEMS (3 credits). Includes systems engineering,
space flight history, space environment, astrodynamics,
rocket propulsion, launch vehicle selection,
space telecommunications, remote sensing,
spacecraft configuration, structures, materials,
power and thermal systems, launch and space mission
operations, spacecraft navigation, guidance,
control and military space applications.
SPC 5002 INTRODUCTION TO SPACE ENVI-
RONMENT (3 credits). Introduces properties of
the space environment, particularly those important
to space system design and operations. Includes
microgravity, high vacuum, excited molecular species,
space debris, the heliosphere, solar and cosmic
radiation, solar-planetary interactions, planetary
magnetospheres, trapped radiation and planetary
ionospheres and thermal plasmas.
SPC 5004 SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS
(3 credits). Includes principles of rocket propulsion,
liquid and solid chemical rockets, throttling
and thrust vectoring, electric and electromagnetic
propulsion, solar sailing, space tethers and nuclear
radioisotope, fission reactor and fusion propulsion
systems. Prerequisites: SPC 5001.
SPC 5005 SPACE POWER SYSTEMS (3 credits).
Includes energy conversion and storage in space;
chemical, mechanical and thermal energy storage;
fuel cell types; photovoltaic cells, thermionic,
thermoelectric and radioisotope thermoelectric
generators; power generators; space nuclear technology;
and space station energy system design.
Prerequisites: SPC 5001.
SPC 5006 SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND
DATA SYSTEMS (3 credits). Reliable spacecraft
telecommunication systems via radio frequency
links with small performance margins. Digital
modulation techniques, noise temperature, channel
capacity and data/waveform coding techniques
for BER improvement. Methods of data acquisition,
storage and processing. Prerequisites: SPC 5001.
SPC 5009 SPACE STRUCTURES AND MATERI-
ALS (3 credits). Design of structures of adequate
strength and stability with little weight margin.
Tension, torsion, compound stresses, simple and
composite beams, thin- and thick-walled cylinders
and buckling. Properties of space-qualified materials,
deterioration, damage, outgassing, oxidation,
radiation resistance. Prerequisites: SPC 5001.
SPC 5010 SPACECRAFT GUIDANCE, NAVI-
GATION AND CONTROL (3 credits). The
principles and practice of electronic, inertial and
stellar navigation, onboard and ground-controlled;
attitude control methods and systems; and orbital
guidance technology and systems. Prerequisites:
SPC 5001.
SPC 5011 HUMAN SPACE SYSTEMS (3 credits).
The role of astronauts in space. Astronaut and
cosmonaut achievements in space research, extravehicular
activity, long-duration space flight and
lunar exploration. The space shuttle, space stations,
future space habitats, lunar bases and expansion into
heliocentric space. Prerequisites: SPC 5001.
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