Michael A. Benoist, PE, CSEP

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Presents a SunCam continuing education series on the topic of:

Spacecraft Subsystem Fundamentals

Contact author at:
advanced.systems.engineer@gmail.com
Pittsfield, MA

Michael A. Benoist is a licensed professional engineer in the electrical & computer domain and is also a certified systems engineering professional. He has over 25 years of engineering experience, primarily in systems engineering, to include experience with all spacecraft subsystems: attitude control, electrical power, thermal control, propulsion, telemetry & command, and payloads. The following is a summary of his experience:

Specifications: Interface, System, Subsystems, & Software
Systems Testing
Independent Verification & Validation
Software Design & Test
Requirements
Interface Control Documents
Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance<
Specifications & Drawings
Systems Modeling
Subsystems Health Monitoring

He is a graduate of Capitol College (now Capitol Technology University) with an ABET accredited Bachelor of Science (BS) degree ― majoring in electronics with a concentration in telecommunications.

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211-Mechanics of Attitude Control for Spacecraft

(4.8) 16 Reviews

4 $90.00

This course formerly titled: Spacecraft Attitude Control Fundamentals - A Control Systems Application

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines; since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course. You may take all parts or any individual course(s) that you are interested in.
Any engineer; to expand discipline knowledge when applied to other applications

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft maintain or change its orientation (i.e. pointing direction, attitude)?

272-Electrical Power Generation for Spacecraft

(4.7) 11 Reviews

4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines; since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course. You may take all parts or any individual course(s) that you are interested in.
Any engineer; to expand discipline knowledge when applied to other applications

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft generate electricity to power its loads?

298-Temperature Control for Spacecraft

(4.5) 4 Reviews

3 $67.50

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines - Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.
All mechanical engineers - To expand discipline knowledge by learning how temperature control is applied to spacecraft.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft maintain its temperatures in space?

301-Spacecraft Propulsion

(4.8) 10 Reviews

1 $22.50

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines - Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How does a spacecraft in orbit or deep space maintain or change its position in space?

306-Spacecraft Telemetry & Command

(4.8) 6 Reviews

1 $22.50

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines

Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

How do we communicate with a spacecraft in order to monitor its health (telemetry) and make changes (command) when necessary?

309-Spacecraft Payloads

(4.6) 5 Reviews

2 $45.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines

Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

What is the purpose of a spacecraft as identified by its payload subsystem?

320-What Every Engineer Should Know About Systems Engineering

(3) 3 Reviews

1 $22.50

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

This course is recommended for:

All engineering disciplines

The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:

What every engineer should know about systems engineering?

407-Systems: Tectonic & Hydrologic ‒ Field Study Observations & Interpretations

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4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to show how tectonic and hydrologic systems can be studied in the field by observations and interpretations.

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This course demonstrates how tectonic and hydrologic systems have shaped our landscapes of today. Based on my field study observations and interpretations, this course attempts to recreate the petrogenesis of The Cobbles outcrop over the last 600 million years.

Petrogenesis is the branch of study under petrology that covers a rocks origin and its past. The Cobbles outcrop is part of the Cheshire quartzite formation. Formation names include two key pieces of information: location and principal rock unit. Cheshire quartzite, describes its location in Cheshire, MA; and describes its dominant rock unit ‒ quartzite.