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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:

Mateti, Kiron

Title:

Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

MEMS
compliant mechanisms
piezoelectric actuators
flapping wing air vehicles
biologically inspired robotics

File:

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Committee Members:

Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

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

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:

Nayak, Sumanta Kumar

Title:

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF HONEYCOMB SANDWICH PANELS FOR BLAST LOAD MITIGATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

honeycomb
homogenization
blast
optimization
sandwich plates
virtual testing

File:

Download Sumanta-PhD-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member

Author:

Ataei-esfahani, Armin

Title:

Algorithms for Sum-of-Squares-Based Stability Analysis and Control Design of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonlinear systems
randomized algorithms
robust control
uncertain systems
sum of squares method
ellipsoid method

File:

Download Armin_Ataei_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member

Author:

Malovrh, Brendon

Title:

Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter

File:

Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

Author:

Gou, Jun

Title:

modeling and analysis of lead-acid batteries with hybrid lead and carbon negative electrodes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

modeling
lead-acid batteries
carbon electrodes
hybrid electrodes
gassing
current partitioning

File:

Download Jun_Gou_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member