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Author:

Anusonti-Inthra, Phuriwat

Title:

SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

controllable damper
controllable stiffness
semi-active control
helicopter vibration reduction

File:

Download Final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Smith, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Steven Arthur Eric

Title:

The Prediction of Broadband Shock-Associated Noise Using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Jet
Noise
Supersonic
Fluid Dynamics
Shock
Broadband

File:

Download SAEMiller-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Liew, Yih-Pin

Title:

Computation of Interactions of Blast with Responding Solids using an "Embedded Solid" Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Structured Grid
Evolving Grid method
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Immersed Boundary Method
Blast and Responding Solid Interactions

File:

Download Yih-Pin_Liew-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member

Author:

Marr, Conor Matthew

Title:

Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Damper
Fluidlastic
Hydraulic
CFD
Modeling
Multi-State
Bypass
Passive Damping
Lead-Lag Damper
Ground Resonance

File:

Download CMarrPhDThesis2012FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

Author:

Henry, Todd Carl

Title:

Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Flexible Matrix Composite
FMC
Driveshaft
Filament Winding
Helicopter

File:

Download 1-Henry_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhu, Tong

Title:

DSMC Analysis of Fractal-like Aggregates of Spores in the Semi-rarefied Flow Regime

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

DSMC
heat transfer
fractal

File:

Download Tong_Zhu--MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah A Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Overmeyer, Austin David

Title:

Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

deicing
de-icing
icing
ultrasonic
electro-thermal
low power
ice protection
helicopter
rotor blades

File:

Download Overmeyer_MS_Thesis_2012_FINAL_V4.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bae, Eui Sung

Title:

The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power

File:

Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Autran, Pauline

Title:

Radial multi-layered isolator for helicopter interior noise reduction

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

helicopter noise reduction
gearbox isolation
radial multi-layered isolator
natural frequencies of rings
transmissibility

File:

Download Pauline_Autran_-_thesis_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kauffman, Jeffrey Lynn

Title:

Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

resonance frequency detuning
vibration reduction
turbomachinery damping
piezoelectric device
rotating structures

File:

Download KauffmanPhD.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Kirsten P Duffy, Special Member
Heath F Hofmann, Special Member