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1. Transfer and Capture into Distant Retrograde Orbits

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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

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

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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

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

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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

6. General Framework for the Reconfiguration of Satellite Constellations

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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

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

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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

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

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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

10. Modeling Radiation from the Atmosphere of Io with Monte Carlo Methods

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Author:
Gratiy, Sergey
Title:
Modeling Radiation from the Atmosphere of Io with Monte Carlo Methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Io
radiative transfer
spherical-shell atmospheres
atmospheric dynamics
spherical shell atmosphere
File:
Download disser_Gratiy_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Michael F Modest, Committee Member
David B Goldstein, Committee Member

11. Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method

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Author:
Kim, Seung Pil
Title:
Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
station change
Legendre pseudospectral methods
low-thrust
File:
Download 1-Seunp_P_Final_2012.pdfDownload Errata_Ph_d__Thesis_Aerospace_Engineering_Aug_2012_Seung_Pil_Kim.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member

12. IMPROVED CHEMISTRY MODELS FOR DSMC SIMULATIONS OF IONIZED RAREFIED HYPERSONIC FLOWS

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Author:
Ozawa, Takashi
Title:
IMPROVED CHEMISTRY MODELS FOR DSMC SIMULATIONS OF IONIZED RAREFIED HYPERSONIC FLOWS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
MD
QCT
Stardust
Ionization
Rarefied gas
DSMC
Hypersonic flows
File:
Download main.pdf
Committee Members:
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member

13. Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution

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Author:
Ahn, Young Tae
Title:
Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
spacecraft attitude dynamics
attitude control
combinatorial optimization theory
File:
Download youngtaeahn_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

14. Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking

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Author:
Williams, Patrick
Title:
Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Nonlinear Estimation
Sensor Tasking
Space Situational Awareness
Satellite Dynamics
File:
Download PatrickWilliams-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Special Member
Richard Lee Erwin, Special Member

15. Evolutionary Computation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization

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Author:
Sottile, Brad Joseph
Title:
Evolutionary Computation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Astrodynamics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Strategies
Optimization
Spacecraft Trajectory
File:
Download Sottile_-_Evolutionary_Computation_for_Spacecraft_Trajectory_Optimization.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method

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Author:
Goodyear, Andrew
Title:
Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
low-thrust
pseudospectral
trajectory optimization
geostationary
modified equinoctial elements
File:
Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Design of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization

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Author:
Shaw, Matthew Joseph
Title:
Design of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
orbital mechanics
interplanetary trajectory design
interplanetary travel
astrodynamics
space mission design
Particle Swarm Optimization
gravitational assist
multiple gravitational assist
gravity assist
multiple gravity assist
synergetic flyby
powered flyby
synergetic gravitational assist
synergetic gravity assist
powered gravitational assist
powered gravity assist
trajectory design
File:
Download ShawMatthew-MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

20. Cable Actuated Tensegrity Structures for Deployable Space Booms with Enhanced Stiffness

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Author:
Yildiz, Kaan
Title:
Cable Actuated Tensegrity Structures for Deployable Space Booms with Enhanced Stiffness
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
tensegrity structures
space structures
deployment
optimization
effective stiffness
deployable booms
form finding
force finding
transformation
cylindrical tensegrity booms
File:
Download kaanyildiz_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member

21. Time-optimal, constrained, satellite reorientation maneuver using inverse dynamics

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Author:
Nino, Michael
Title:
Time-optimal, constrained, satellite reorientation maneuver using inverse dynamics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Reorientation
Rigidbody Satellite
Satellite
Optimal Reorientation
PSO
Particle Swarm Optimization
Quaternion
Euler Angle
Optimal Control
Time Optimal Control
Michael Nino
Mike Nino
Melton
Dr. Melton
Robert G. Melton
Aerospace Engineering
File:
Download Mike_Nino_Updated_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

22. Learning Capabilities of Neural Network and Keplerian Dynamics

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Author:
Gueho, Damien
Title:
Learning Capabilities of Neural Network and Keplerian Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence
Neural Network
capabilities
Learn
two-body problem
residual neural network
feed-forward neural network
dynamic system
dynamical system
approximation
prediction
recurrent model
data set
File:
Download Gueho_Damien-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. OPTIMAL LANDING TRAJECTORIES ON THE MOON USING LAMBERT TARGETING AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION

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Author:
Patel, Khushboo
Title:
OPTIMAL LANDING TRAJECTORIES ON THE MOON USING LAMBERT TARGETING AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Multiple precision landings
Optimal trajectories
File:
Download Patel_Khushboo_MS_thesis_August_2019.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

24. Semi-Analytical Solutions for Proximity Operations in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem

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Author:
Conte, Davide
Title:
Semi-Analytical Solutions for Proximity Operations in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Astrodynamics
Moon
Mars
Phobos
Proximity Operations
Relative Motion
Semi-Analytical
File:
Download DavideConte-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member

26. OPTIMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN FOR A HYPERSONIC REENTRY VEHICLE

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Author:
Mirzaei, Mehrdad
Title:
OPTIMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN FOR A HYPERSONIC REENTRY VEHICLE
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Optimal Control
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation
Optimal Feedback Control
Trajectory Optimization
Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
Sparse Collocation Method
Convex Optimization
File:
Download Mehrdad_Mirzaei_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

27. A Levy flight based approach to solving optimal control problems with indirect methods

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Author:
Palazzo, Thomas
Title:
A Levy flight based approach to solving optimal control problems with indirect methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Optimal Control
Heuristic Optimization
Levy flights
Metaheuristics
Trajectory optimization
Aerospace Engineering
File:
Download Palazzo-MS-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

28. Maximizing Propellant Consumption To Prepare An Impaired Satellite For Retrieval

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Open Access
Author:
Shenoy, Ashish
Title:
Maximizing Propellant Consumption To Prepare An Impaired Satellite For Retrieval
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
PSO
Particle Swarm Optimization
Satellite
Retrieval
Impaired Satellite
Propellant Consumption
Orbital Elements
Gauss Variational Equations
GVE
File:
Download Ashish-Shenoy-Thesis-2019_Final_Form_Fixed.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

29. Spacecraft State Estimation and Stealth Through Orbit-Perturbing Maneuvers: A Game Theory Approach

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Author:
Reiter, Jason A
Title:
Spacecraft State Estimation and Stealth Through Orbit-Perturbing Maneuvers: A Game Theory Approach
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
sensor avoidance
astrodynamics
competitive coevolution
proximal policy optimization
strategy optimization
mission design
operations analysis
File:
Download Reiter-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Christopher C Byrne, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member
Richard Linares, Special Signatory
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member

31. Uncertainty propagation for perturbed two-body orbits using Gaussian mixture models

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Author:
Pujet-Mercier, Mehdi
Title:
Uncertainty propagation for perturbed two-body orbits using Gaussian mixture models
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Kalman
Filtering
Gaussian Mixture
Molniya
Uncertainties
Two-body
Mixture models
Gaussian Sum Filter
Adaptive Gaussian
Ballistic coefficient
File:
Download MehdiPujetMercier-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

32. Design of Low Thrust Trajectories from Low Earth Orbit to Distant Retrograde Orbits by Particle Swarm Optimization

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Author:
Sharan, Sharad
Title:
Design of Low Thrust Trajectories from Low Earth Orbit to Distant Retrograde Orbits by Particle Swarm Optimization
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Distant Retrograde Orbits
Particle Swarm Optimization
Low thrust transfer
File:
Download Sharan_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

33. INVESTGATION OF BEAMED-MICROWAVE PLASMA GENERATION IN SUPERSONIC FLOW

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Author:
Ho, Chien Hsiu
Title:
INVESTGATION OF BEAMED-MICROWAVE PLASMA GENERATION IN SUPERSONIC FLOW
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Propulsion
Beamed Energy Propulsion
Plasma
File:
Download Dissertation_Ho_Full_200805.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Victor P Pasko, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Sven G Bilen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

34. A Study of Heuristic Optimizers in Spacecraft Trajectory Problems

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Author:
Steratore, Benjamin
Title:
A Study of Heuristic Optimizers in Spacecraft Trajectory Problems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Heuristic
Trajectory Optimization
Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
Gray Wolf Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Spacecraft
File:
Download Ben_Steratore_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Daning Huang, Committee Member

35. Simultaneous Pose and Mapping of a Non-Cooperative Maneuvering Target Using an Octree-Based Approach

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Author:
Scarcella, Peter Craig
Title:
Simultaneous Pose and Mapping of a Non-Cooperative Maneuvering Target Using an Octree-Based Approach
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
simultaneous localization and mapping
pose estimation
shape estimation
maneuver detection
octree
consider filter
interactive multiple model filter
variable state dimension filter
File:
Download Dissertation_Scarcella_3-19-2021.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair