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.

Course Title Rating Hours Price

211-Mechanics of Attitude Control for Spacecraft

(4.8) 13 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

(4.6) 8 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) 9 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

(5) 4 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

(4.5) 4 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

(3.5) 2 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?

Michael A. Benoist, PE, CSEP

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