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Author:: Johnson, Samuel Craig
Title:: Design and Testing of a Small, Semi-span, Prop-rotor Model for Whirl Flutter Stability
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: tiltrotor
wind tunnel
testing
whirl
flutter
stability
File:: Download SamuelJohnson-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Myers, Philip Lynn
Title:: Application of a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for the Spacecraft Stationkeeping Problem
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Evolutionary Algorithms
spacecraft operations
File:: Download Thesis_Myers_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Wozniak, Michael Vincent
Title:: Design, Analysis, and Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) Single Crystal Energy Harvesters for Rotorcraft Wireless Sensor Applications
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: PMN-PT
Single Crystal
Energy Harvester
Piezoelectric
Rotorcraft
Wireless Sensor
Lead
Magnesium
Niobate
Titanate
File:: Download Wozniak_Full_Thesis_Final_July_12_2013.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Cheng, Kwok Kit
Title:: Guided Exploration for Coordinated Autonomous Soaring Flight
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous flight
atmospheric energy
mapping
small unmanned aircraft
wind prediction
coordinated soaring
energy map
File:: Download 1-KwokCheng-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jack W Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Topcuoglu, Ilker
Title:: Aerodynamic Loss Models and Multi-Dimensional Prediction of Discrete Hole Film Cooling on Gas Turbine Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Film cooling
gas turbine cooling
aerodynamic loss prediction
total pressure loss model
File:: Download IlkerTopcuoglu-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Raic, Zeljko
Title:: Cerebrospinal Fluid and Brain Tissue Segmentation in Hydrocephalic Patients via Three Dimensional Level Set Method
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: 3D level set
hydrocephalus
volume segmentation
medical image segmentation
level set method
File:: Download ZeljkoRaic-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Grande, Nicholas Alexander
Title:: Safe Autonomous Flare and Landing During Autorotation Through Wind Shear
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: flare
wind shear
autorotation
backwards reachable set
safe landing set
File:: Download NickGrande-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Soltis, Jared T
Title:: Design and Testing of an Erosion Resistant Ultrasonic De-icing System for Rotorcraft Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: aircraft icing
de-icing systems
ice adhesion strength
ultrasonic de-icing
erosion resistant materials
File:: Download Soltis_MS_Thesis_Final_V3.pdf
Committee Members:: Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Oruc, Ilker
Title:: Implementation Of Ducted Fans On A Low Cost Semi-autonomous Lighter-than-air Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: airship
blimp
arduino
autopiot
ducted
fans
electric
uninhabited
aerial
vehicle
unmanned
control
sensors
lighter-than-air
File:: Download Ilker_Oruc_-_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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