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These notes are provided for students enrolled in the Summer II session of ENAE/ENME202 at the University of Maryland. They are complementary to the lecture material, meaning they expand on concepts introduced in lecture and provide multiple examples. All examples are downloadable for students’ convenience, and the expected output is included in the notes. These notes are linkable and searchable, to provide quick access to information.

This website is a work-in-progress. If a link or page is broken, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will fix it as soon as possible.

About the Author

Dr. Kenneth (Kip) Hart is a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer at Blue Origin and alumni of the University of Maryland - College Park. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where his research focused on planetary entry, descent, and landing. He has published 15 academic papers on a variety of aerospace topics. While at UMD, he was a member of Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Kip has also received the Sigma Gamma Tau Mid-Atlantic Regional Award, the AviationWeek Twenty20s Award, and the Georgia Tech Thank a Teacher Program Award.

At Blue Origin, Kip has contributed to New Glenn and to multiple R&D projects. This includes both GNC and modeling/simulation work on these programs. He regularly uses MATLAB and Simulink. Outside of work, Kip contributes to open-source Python projects. He is also an avid Lego fan, a rock collector, and a sailor.