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351. External Load Stabilization Across the Flight Envelope Using an Active Cargo Hook

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Author:
Singh, Ajay
Title:
External Load Stabilization Across the Flight Envelope Using an Active Cargo Hook
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Slung
External Load
Active Cargo Hook
LQR
Full-State Feedback
Reduced Order Model
Relative Cable Angle
Cable Angle Feedback
CONEX
Dryden
Bifurcation
Sling
File:
Download AjaySinghThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

352. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION OF NON-IONIZED WATER MOLECULES

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Author:
Sodawala, Shivani H
Title:
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION OF NON-IONIZED WATER MOLECULES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Electromagnetic Propulsion
Non-ionized Propellant
Water Propellant
Molecular dynamics simulations
Electric Propulsion
File:
Download ShivaniSodawala_MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael M Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

354. IMPROVEMENT OF MAGNETIC CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION BY SURFACE TREATMENT WITH DIAZONIUM SALT FOR AEROSPACE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

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Author:
Trivedi, Shreya Shailesh
Title:
IMPROVEMENT OF MAGNETIC CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION BY SURFACE TREATMENT WITH DIAZONIUM SALT FOR AEROSPACE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerospace
Materials
Composites
Carbon nanotubes
Polymer nanocomposites
Magnetic Assembly
Covalent functionalization
Diazonium salt
File:
Download ShreyaTrivedi_MSThesis_Spring2018.pdf
Committee Members:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

355. Design of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization

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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

356. PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

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Author:
Asif, Mohammed
Title:
PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
space propulsion
plasma propulsion
propulsion
electric propulsion
rocket propulsion
ion engines
microwave thruster
ion thruster
experimental research on electric propulsion
computational research on electric propulsion
miniaturization of electric propulsion
ion thrusters for CubeSats
electric propulsion for CubeSats
File:
Download Asif_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael M. Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

357. ADVANCED HYBRID ROCKET PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESATS (PUC): DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TITANIUM TANK

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Author:
Kerr, Evan M
Title:
ADVANCED HYBRID ROCKET PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESATS (PUC): DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TITANIUM TANK
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CubeSat
Propulsion unit
hybrid rocket
additive manufacturing
powder bed fusion
direct metal laser sintering
DMLS
PBF
File:
Download Kerr_Thesis_Master_s_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

358. Utilizing Transitional CFD to Analyze the Performance of a Racing Sailplane

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Open Access
Author:
Axten, Christopher Joseph
Title:
Utilizing Transitional CFD to Analyze the Performance of a Racing Sailplane
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
computational fluid dynamics
sailplane
boundary layer transition
aircraft performance
aircraft design
File:
Download Axten_C_Master_Thesis_Draft_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

359. Computational Fluid Dynamics / Flight Dynamics Simulations of an Autonomous Helicopter using Actuator Disk Couplings for Main and Tail Rotors

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Open Access
Author:
Bottai, Auriane
Title:
Computational Fluid Dynamics / Flight Dynamics Simulations of an Autonomous Helicopter using Actuator Disk Couplings for Main and Tail Rotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Actuator Disk Coupling
Coupled CFD Flight Dynamics
UAV
Autonomous Helicopter
SFS2
Ship based operations
File:
Download MSThesisPSU2018_Bottai_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
J.F.Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

360. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Junfeng
Title:
Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Flight Simulation
Flight Control
Guidance and navigation
Autonomous System
Shipboard Landing
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_final__-_Junfeng_Yang.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Jack W. Langelaan, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member

364. Development of the Fluid Insert Noise Reduction Method Investigating Azimuthal Asymmetry

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Open Access
Author:
Morgan, Jessica
Title:
Development of the Fluid Insert Noise Reduction Method Investigating Azimuthal Asymmetry
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aeroacoustics
Supersonic
Noise Reduction
Jet Noise
PIV
File:
Download JessicaMorgan-Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Outside Member

365. Vibration Control of Shafts via Automatic Passive Balancing

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Open Access
Author:
Haidar, Ahmad M
Title:
Vibration Control of Shafts via Automatic Passive Balancing
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
structural dynamics
vibration control
rotordynamics
aerospace engineering
automatic passive balancing
File:
Download AhmadHaidar-PhD-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member

366. Cable Actuated Tensegrity Structures for Deployable Space Booms with Enhanced Stiffness

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Open Access
Author:
Yildiz, Kaan
Title:
Cable Actuated Tensegrity Structures for Deployable Space Booms with Enhanced Stiffness
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
tensegrity structures
space structures
deployment
optimization
effective stiffness
deployable booms
form finding
force finding
transformation
cylindrical tensegrity booms
File:
Download kaanyildiz_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member

367. A design strategy for a 6:1 supersonic mixed-flow compressor stage and its viscous flow-based performance analysis

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Author:
Sadagopan, Aravinth
Title:
A design strategy for a 6:1 supersonic mixed-flow compressor stage and its viscous flow-based performance analysis
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
mixed-flow compressor
mean-line design
turbomachinery
computational fluid dynamics
shock stability
aerospace propulsion
Bezier curves
NASA Rotor 37
Supersonic Diffuser
6:1
pressure-ratio
blade optimization
File:
Download MS_thesis_Aravinth_Sadagopan_May_2019.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

368. Investigation Noise from Electric, Low-Tip-Speed Aircraft Propellers

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Open Access
Author:
Zolbayar, Bolor Erdene
Title:
Investigation Noise from Electric, Low-Tip-Speed Aircraft Propellers
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
propeller noise
low-tip-speed propeller noise
unsteady loading
electric low-tip-speed propeller noise
File:
Download Zolbayar_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth S. Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy R. Pritchett, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

369. NUMERICAL INSIGHTS OF FLUID-THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A HYBRID MICROJET LIQUID COOLED HEAT SINK

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Author:
Sehgal, Shitiz
Title:
NUMERICAL INSIGHTS OF FLUID-THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A HYBRID MICROJET LIQUID COOLED HEAT SINK
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Constructal
Microjet
Heatsink
Hybrid
Channels
electronics
liquid-cooling
chip
File:
Download SEHGAL_FINAL_THESIS__2018_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr.Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Dr.Amy Prichett, Committee Member

372. Field-assisted sintering of nickel-based superalloy powder for high temperature hybrid turbine disk applications

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Open Access
Author:
Lin, Charis I
Title:
Field-assisted sintering of nickel-based superalloy powder for high temperature hybrid turbine disk applications
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
field assisted sintering
nickel-based superalloy
hybrid
turbine disk
FAST
hybridization
solid state joining
File:
Download Lin-Thesis-Final-112318.pdf
Committee Members:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kulkarni, Committee Member
Amy R. Pritchett, Committee Member

373. Higher Order Polynomial Approximation For Applications in Space Situational Awareness

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Open Access
Author:
Hall, Zachary Joseph
Title:
Higher Order Polynomial Approximation For Applications in Space Situational Awareness
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
space situational awareness
conjugate unscented transformation
polynomial approximation
higher order sensitivity
uncertain lambert problem
reachability sets
File:
Download ZachHall-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member

374. Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Cornelius, Jason
Title:
Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multicopter
Multicopters
Coaxial Rotor
Coaxial Rotors
CFD Simulation
Rotorcraft
Helicopter
STAR-CCM+
RotCFD
Mixing-Plane
Blade-Element
Time-Accurate
Blade-Resolved
Blade-Modeled
Quadcopter
File:
Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

376. Design, Analysis, and Testing of Leading-Edge Protection Tapes for Wind Turbine Blades

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Open Access
Author:
Major, Desirae
Title:
Design, Analysis, and Testing of Leading-Edge Protection Tapes for Wind Turbine Blades
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Renewable Energy
Wind Turbines
Annual Energy Production
Leading-edge Protection Tape
Wind Turbine Leading-edge Erosion
File:
Download PSU_Masters_Thesis_Final_Desirae_Major.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

377. Tailorable Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocomposites using Oscillating Magnetic Fields

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Open Access
Author:
Spencer, Mychal
Title:
Tailorable Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocomposites using Oscillating Magnetic Fields
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles
Magnetic assembly
Oscillating field
Polymer-matrix composites
File:
Download MSpencer_Dissertation_PSU-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Namiko Yamamoto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Outside Member

378. Time-optimal, constrained, satellite reorientation maneuver using inverse dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Nino, Michael
Title:
Time-optimal, constrained, satellite reorientation maneuver using inverse dynamics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Reorientation
Rigidbody Satellite
Satellite
Optimal Reorientation
PSO
Particle Swarm Optimization
Quaternion
Euler Angle
Optimal Control
Time Optimal Control
Michael Nino
Mike Nino
Melton
Dr. Melton
Robert G. Melton
Aerospace Engineering
File:
Download Mike_Nino_Updated_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

380. Learning Capabilities of Neural Network and Keplerian Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Gueho, Damien
Title:
Learning Capabilities of Neural Network and Keplerian Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence
Neural Network
capabilities
Learn
two-body problem
residual neural network
feed-forward neural network
dynamic system
dynamical system
approximation
prediction
recurrent model
data set
File:
Download Gueho_Damien-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

382. Conceptual development of casing Patterns to reduce the aerodynamic losses in an axial turbine stage

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Open Access
Author:
Ranka, Amrat Arvind
Title:
Conceptual development of casing Patterns to reduce the aerodynamic losses in an axial turbine stage
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Turbines
axial gas turbine
casing grooves
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
Tip-Leakage losses
Tip-mitigation studies
Turbomachinery
AFTRF
leakage Vortex
Horseshoe Vortex
File:
Download Final_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

384. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Non-ionized Dipole Gases for Electromagnetic Propulsion

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Open Access
Author:
Contri, Jeffrey
Title:
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Non-ionized Dipole Gases for Electromagnetic Propulsion
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
simulation
water
electric propulsion
electromagnetic propulsion
Abraham effect
island hopping
File:
Download MS_Thesis_moldyn_-_Draft_5.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Michael Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Amy Pritchett, Committee Member
Dr. Sven Bilen, Committee Member

385. OPTIMAL LANDING TRAJECTORIES ON THE MOON USING LAMBERT TARGETING AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION

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Open Access
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

387. Semi-Analytical Solutions for Proximity Operations in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem

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Open Access
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

388. Rotorcraft Flight Control Design with Alleviation of Unsteady Rotor Loads

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Open Access
Author:
Saetti, Umberto
Title:
Rotorcraft Flight Control Design with Alleviation of Unsteady Rotor Loads
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
flight controls
flight dynamics and control
flight dynamics
simulation
aerospace
aircraft
rotorcraft control
aircraft control
load alleviation
automatica flight control system
AFCS
control systems
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_rev6.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Stephanie Stockar, Outside Member
J.V.R. Prasad, Outside Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Special Member

389. Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations

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Open Access
Author:
Bird, John Joseph
Title:
Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
UAV
drone
atmospherically aware
autonomy
reinforcement learning
flight planning
soaring
File:
Download bird_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
George Spencer Young, Outside Member

390. SIMULATION OF SUPERSONIC JET NOISE REDUCTION USING FLUID INSERTS FOR LOW BYPASS RATIO TURBOFANS

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Open Access
Author:
Prasad, Chitrarth
Title:
SIMULATION OF SUPERSONIC JET NOISE REDUCTION USING FLUID INSERTS FOR LOW BYPASS RATIO TURBOFANS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
supersonic
noise reduction
Large eddy simulation
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
Doak's Momentum Potential Theory
File:
Download Simulation_of_supersonic_jet_noise_Prasad_dissertation_PSU.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Outside Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

393. OPTIMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN FOR A HYPERSONIC REENTRY VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
Mirzaei, Mehrdad
Title:
OPTIMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN FOR A HYPERSONIC REENTRY VEHICLE
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Optimal Control
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation
Optimal Feedback Control
Trajectory Optimization
Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
Sparse Collocation Method
Convex Optimization
File:
Download Mehrdad_Mirzaei_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

394. Shape Change and Structural Performance of Cable-Actuated Cylindrical Tensegrities

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Open Access
Author:
Roffman, Kaila
Title:
Shape Change and Structural Performance of Cable-Actuated Cylindrical Tensegrities
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Tensegrity
triplex
deployable booms
triplex boom
cable actuated
shape change
shape changing tensegrity
File:
Download Roffman_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

395. An Investigation of coupled atmospheric turbulence and ship airwakes for helicopter-ship dynamic interface simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Santos Thedin, Regis
Title:
An Investigation of coupled atmospheric turbulence and ship airwakes for helicopter-ship dynamic interface simulations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Ship Airwakes
Flight Dynamics
Rotorcraft
File:
Download thedin2019phdthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Michael P Kinzel, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

396. Handling Qualities Requirements and Control Design for High-Speed Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Berger, Tom
Title:
Handling Qualities Requirements and Control Design for High-Speed Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Handling Qualities
Flight Control System
Control Laws
Tiltrotor
Compound Helicopter
File:
Download TomBerger-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member
Mark B. Tischler, Special Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

397. Design, Modeling and Testing of an Electro-Thermal Ice Protection System for Wind Turbines

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Open Access
Author:
Getz, David
Title:
Design, Modeling and Testing of an Electro-Thermal Ice Protection System for Wind Turbines
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
electrothermal
deicing
antiicing
ice protection system
wind turbines
thermodynamics
icing
File:
Download Getz_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member

398. A Levy flight based approach to solving optimal control problems with indirect methods

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Open Access
Author:
Palazzo, Thomas
Title:
A Levy flight based approach to solving optimal control problems with indirect methods
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Optimal Control
Heuristic Optimization
Levy flights
Metaheuristics
Trajectory optimization
Aerospace Engineering
File:
Download Palazzo-MS-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

399. Design, Development, and Field Testing of the GlacierHawk: an Unmanned Aerial System for Geoscience Data Retrieval

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Open Access
Author:
Volpe, Marc
Title:
Design, Development, and Field Testing of the GlacierHawk: an Unmanned Aerial System for Geoscience Data Retrieval
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Unmanned Aerial System
glaciology
geoscience
aircraft design
aerospace engineering
rotorcraft
flight
Greenland
Helheim
glacier
geoPebble
sensor
File:
Download MarcVolpe-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member

400. AN INVESTIGATION OF USING TIP LEAKAGE INTERRUPTER AND BLADE SLIT TO MITIGATE AERODYNAMIC LOSSES IN AXIAL TURBINE STAGE

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Open Access
Author:
Andichamy, Veerandra Chakkarava
Title:
AN INVESTIGATION OF USING TIP LEAKAGE INTERRUPTER AND BLADE SLIT TO MITIGATE AERODYNAMIC LOSSES IN AXIAL TURBINE STAGE
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Axial Turbines
Tip Leakage Flow
Blade Slit
TLI
Turbomachinery
File:
Download Thesis_draft_Veerandra_Andichamy_Dec_4.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Outside Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Michael P Kinzel, Committee Member
Yong W Kim, Special Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair