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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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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