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Author:

Scott, Christopher James

Title:

Transfer and Capture into Distant Retrograde Orbits

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

circular restricted three body problem
Astrodynamics
CR3BP
satellite capture

File:

Download Diss.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

Author:

Tu, Chenmeng

Title:

Application of a Homotopy Method to Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Trajectory Optimization
Low-Thrust
Homotopy Method

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Morris, David C.

Title:

X-ray Flares in Gamma-Ray Bursts

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

X-rays
flares
GRBs

File:

Download mythesis_double.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nelson Burrows, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Brindley Fox, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Peter Istvan Meszaros, Committee Member
John Andrew Nousek, Committee Member

Author:

Clemens, Daniel E

Title:

Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

plasma
thrust measurements
electric field
numerical modeling
analytical modeling

File:

Download Clemens-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
David Spencer, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Elizabeth

Title:

SOLAR SAIL TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING COLLOCATION AND NSGA II

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

solar sail
collocation
evolutionary algorithm
trajectory optimization
NAGA II

File:

Download ecd_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Benavides, Julio César

Title:

Trajectory Design Using Approximate Analytic Solutions of the N-Body Problem

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

N-Body Problem
Series Solutions
Numerical Integration

File:

Download jcb_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David B Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Richard Wallace Robinett, Committee Member

Author:

Ferringer, Matthew Phillip

Title:

General Framework for the Reconfiguration of Satellite Constellations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

satellite constellation design
multi-objective optimization
evolutionary algorithms
decision support
high performance computing
satellite constellation reconfiguration
high-dimensional visualization

File:

Download Ferringer_Dissertation_Final_03-26-2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Thomas Starchville Jr, Committee Member

Author:

SELLAMI, NADIA

Title:

WALL MODEL EFFECTS ON TWO PHASE FLOWS AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN NANOCHANNELS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Molecular Dynamics
Nanoflows
Surface interactions
Virial Pressure
Nanojets

File:

Download Final_Thesis-Nadia_Sellami.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

Author:

Branam, Richard

Title:

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Supercritical Fluids

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

molecular dynamics poiseuille flow

File:

Download Branam.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Committee Member

Author:

Hanford, Scott David

Title:

A cognitive robotic system based on the Soar cognitive architecture for mobile robot navigation, search, and mapping missions

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

cognitive robotics
Soar
cognitive architecture
intelligent mobile robot

File:

Download hanford.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle Norman Long, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victoria A Braithwaite, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member