31. Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot Open Access Author: Ng, Matthew Title: Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: central pattern generationreinforcement learningphysical simulatoroptimization File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Committee MemberDaniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
32. Benefits of Parallel Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aircraft and Rotorcraft Open Access Author: Decerio, Dalton Title: Benefits of Parallel Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aircraft and Rotorcraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: hybridelectricaircraftrotorcraftconceptual designoptimizationpropulsion File: Download Decerio_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairDavid K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Committee MemberEdward Smith, Committee Member
33. Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties Open Access Author: Cummings, Christine Title: Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering (MS) Keywords: bioplasticgaussian processregressionoptimizationseaweedmechanical propertywater absorptionelastic modulus File: Download Bioplastics_Thesis_-_Christine_Cummings.pdf Committee Members: Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorXiang Yang, Committee MemberDaniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
34. Physics-Infused Reduced-Order Modeling of Aerothermal Loads for Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions Open Access Author: Vargas Venegas, Carlos Title: Physics-Infused Reduced-Order Modeling of Aerothermal Loads for Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: hypersonicfluid-thermal-structuralaerothermoelasticitydata-drivenphysics-drivenphysics-basedreduced-order modelingmachine learningfield inversionaerothermalturbulent viscous-inviscid interactionsneural ordinary differential equationsdirect collocationoptimizationkrigingproper-orthogonal decompositionlatin hypercube samplingthermoelastichypersonic vehicleRANSskin-paneltwo-dimensionalgaussian process regressioncomputational fluid dynamicssupported panelaugmentationaugmentedmodel augmentationsurrogatePOD-krigingPODalgebraicdifferentialalgebraic augmentationdifferential augmentationNODEPIROManalysis File: Download ms-thesis-corrected.pdf Committee Members: Daning Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairSven Schmitz, Committee Member
35. Environmental and Economic Impact of Transport Aircraft Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel or Liquid-Hydrogen as Alternative Fuels Open Access Author: Vanlandingham, Aaron Title: Environmental and Economic Impact of Transport Aircraft Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel or Liquid-Hydrogen as Alternative Fuels Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: aircraft designalternative fuelssustainabilityhydrogensustainable aviation fueloptimizationgeometric programmingdesign for sustainabilitiytransport aircraftenvironmental impact of aviation File: Download VanLandingham-thesis.pdf Committee Members: David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMark David Maughmer, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairAshwin Renganathan, Committee Member
