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Author:

Crouse, Jacob

Title:

Linear Model Predictive Control with Envelope Detection for Aerial Vehicle-Ship Intercept Scenarios

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

control systems
model predictive control
signal processing
ship motion
multirotor
digital control
optimal control
MATLAB
path planning

File:

Download JacobCrouse-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric N. Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jaworski, Thomas

Title:

Development of an Acoustic Prediction System for Conceptual Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Acoustics
Rotorcraft
Aerospace
BVI
HSI
Noise

File:

Download Thomas_Jaworski_Thesis_2020_Release.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member

Author:

Christoffel, Tyler T

Title:

Simulation of a Helicopter Operating in a Turbulent Airwake with Atmospheric Boundary Layer Effects

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft Simulation
CFD
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Aerospace Engineering
Turbulent Airwake
OpenFOAM
MATLAB
SIMULINK

File:

Download Tyler_Christoffel_ThesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau, V, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lanari, Valentin

Title:

Benchtop and rotating tests of a fluidic flexible matrix composite lag damper for stiff-inplane hingeless rotor blades

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Fluidic flexible matrix composite
lag damper
hingeless
stiff-inplane
soft-inplane
rotor blade
lead-lag
damped absorber
benchtop
rotor stand
experimental testing
Adverse environment rotor test stand

File:

Download Valentin_Lanari_-_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Axten, Rachel Marie

Title:

VTOL Freewing Proof of Concept Vehicle Development and Testing

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

adaptive
flight control
UAVs
VTOL
dynamic modeling

File:

Download VTOLFreewing_Axten_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Norman Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Simon W Miller, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Steratore, Benjamin

Title:

A Study of Heuristic Optimizers in Spacecraft Trajectory Problems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Heuristic
Trajectory Optimization
Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
Gray Wolf Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Spacecraft

File:

Download Ben_Steratore_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Daning Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Scupski, Nick

Title:

Experiments On The Reduced Noise Benefits of A New Configuration of Fluid Shields In Aircraft Engine Exhaust Nozzles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

supersonic
jet
noise
dual stream
tactical
aeroacoustics
single-stream;
dual-stream
Acoustics
Aircraft
Fluid Shield
bypass
core

File:

Download MS_thesis-JetNoise_12-14-20_V12_submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Scroger, Shawn

Title:

Urban Air Mobility Rotor Icing Performance Degradation

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Urban Air Mobility
Advanced Aerial Mobility
Icing
Rotorcraft Icing
Performance Degradation
UAV
UAM
AAM
Performance Prediction

File:

Download ShawnScroger_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yiqiang Han, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mukherjee, Bhaskar

Title:

A Preliminary Investigation of Propeller-Wing Interaction Noise for eVTOL Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aeroacoustics
propeller-wing aerodynamics
propeller-wing acoustics
low speed propeller noise
eVTOL
UAM
low-fidelity
fundamental noise

File:

Download Bhaskar_thesis_corrections_ver1.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Braga Nogueira Branco, Ricardo

Title:

Scalable fabrication and characterization of magnetically aligned and diazotized CNT-epoxy composites for interlaminar reinforcement of aerospace composites

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace
materials
composites
carbon nanotubes
polymer nanocomposites
nanocomposites
nanotubes
functionalized
covalent functionalization
diazotization
three-point bending
fracture toughness
magnetic assembly

File:

Download RicardoBranco_MSThesis_SU21.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member