1. Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Open Access Author: Osikowicz, Nathaniel Title: Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: tensegritycontrol theoryspace structuretensegrity structureroboticssoft robotics File: Download exp-triplex-1.mp4Download exp-triplex-2.mp4Download osikowicz-MS-thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee MemberRobert G. Melton, Committee Member
2. 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
3. Optimal Solar-Sail Trajectories Using Sun-Diving Open Access Author: Gilga, Michael Title: Optimal Solar-Sail Trajectories Using Sun-Diving Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Solar SailAstrodynamicsOrbital MechanicsParticle Swarm OptimizationTrajectory OptimizationTransfer OrbitsSun-Diving File: Download Gilga_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairRobert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee Member
4. Exploration of Direct Transfer Opportunities and Loitering Strategies for Lunar Surface Access Open Access Author: Mangette, Mackenzie Title: Exploration of Direct Transfer Opportunities and Loitering Strategies for Lunar Surface Access Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Dynamical System TheoryCislunar TravelCircular Restricted Three-Body ProblemLoitering StrategiesTrajectory Optimization File: Download Mangette_MastersThesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Roshan Thomas Eapen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee Member
5. Design, Fabrication, and Experimental Evaluation of a Centrifugally-Tuned Passive Balancer Open Access Author: Lay, Kenjiro Title: Design, Fabrication, and Experimental Evaluation of a Centrifugally-Tuned Passive Balancer Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Passive BalancingBalancerRotorRotorcraftStructural DynamicsDynamicsVibrationVibration Suppression File: Download MSThesis_KenjiroLay.pdf Committee Members: Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairJacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
6. Semi-Analytic Approach to Rapid Orbit Determination for the Perturbed Two-Body Problem Open Access Author: Cope, Erin Title: Semi-Analytic Approach to Rapid Orbit Determination for the Perturbed Two-Body Problem Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: orbit determinationgeneral perturbation theoryNORAD ElementsAstrodynamicsConjugate unscented transformstatistical linearizationnonlinear least squares File: Download Cope_PSU_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee MemberRobert G. Melton, Committee Member
7. Robot Guided Emergency Evacuation from a Simulated Space Station Open Access Author: Sheeran, Brett Title: Robot Guided Emergency Evacuation from a Simulated Space Station Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Evacuation robotvirtual realityinternational space stationhuman robot interactionactive shooterevacuationfirepresencecybershoesemergy File: Download Brett_Sheeran_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairAlan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlan Richard Wagner, Committee MemberPuneet Singla, Committee Member
8. Effective Use of an Analytical Approximation for the Relative Motion of Spacecraft on Hyperbolic Trajectories Open Access Author: Stueck, Clifford Title: Effective Use of an Analytical Approximation for the Relative Motion of Spacecraft on Hyperbolic Trajectories Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Hyperbolic OrbitsRelative MotionLagrange ExpansionAnalytical Model File: Download Clifford_Stueck_Master_s_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Robert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairDaning Huang, Committee Member
9. A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane Open Access Author: Brownell, Matthew Title: A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: subspacespacecraftflexiblesolarsolar powerERAreduced-order modelinganalytical modelingdynamicsstructuresspace structurelarge File: Download Brownell_MastersThesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert G. Melton, Committee MemberGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee MemberRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee MemberAndrew Sinclair, Special Signatory
