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Author:: Brown, Christine Meredyth
Title:: Computational Modeling of Rotor Blade Performance Degradation Due to Ice Accretion
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: icing
CFD
turbulence modeling
mesh generation
File:: Download 1-CBrown_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Reich, David B
Title:: Water Tunnel Experiments on a Model Scale Helicopter Rotor Hub
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Fluids
Fluid Dynamics
Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Experimental
Rotor
Rotor Hub
Water Tunnel
File:: Download Reich-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Elbing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Daugherty, Shawn Christopher
Title:: Improving Autonomous Soaring via Energy State Estimation and Extremum Seeking Control
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous soaring
uav
sb-xc
autonomous
thermal
thermal soaring
File:: Download Shawn_Daugherty-Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Hassa, Christopher Louis
Title:: Drag Coefficient Estimation using Satellite Attitude and Orbit Data
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Swift
coefficient of drag
spacecraft drag coefficient
File:: Download hassamsaersp.pdf
Committee Members:: David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Bird, John Joseph
Title:: Wind Estimation and Closed-loop Control of a Soaring Vehicle
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: soaring
uav
uas
drone
energy harvesting
bio-inspired
dynamic soaring
wind mapping
atmosphere
glider
File:: Download Bird-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Policelli, Michael J
Title:: Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization via Direct Collocation and Nonlinear Programming
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Direct
Collocation
Nonlinear Programming
Vertical
Takeoff
Landing
VTVL
moon
lunar
trajectory
optimization
spacecraft
File:: Download 2014_Policelli_M.S._Thesis_Final_Version__August_3_.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Conte, Davide
Title:: Determination of Optimal Earth-mars Trajectories to Target the Moons of Mars
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Mars
Phobos
Deimos
astrodynamics
File:: Download Davide_Conte_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Makovkin, Dmitriy
Title:: Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Persistent
monitoring
surveillance
thermalling
thermal
glider
soaring
MacCready
optimal
cruise
airspeed
aggregate
departure
File:: Download Dmitriy_Makovkin_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Averbach, Michael Alec
Title:: Simulation and Experimental Validation of the Wheel Space of the Axial Flow Turbine Research Facility Under Low Purge Flow Conditions
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Gas Turbines
Axial Flow Turbine
AFTRF
Wheel Space
Purge Flow
Ingress
File:: Download Michael_Averbach_MS_Thesis_Sp2014.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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