1. The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding Open Access Author: Brouwers, Edward William Title: The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: RotorcrafticingAdverse Environment Rotor Test StandAERTSLEWICEsheddingice accretionimpingment limitstorque degradation File: Download Ed__Brouwers_Masters_Thesis_2010_rev2.pdf Committee Members: Dr Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEdward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Design, Analysis, and Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) Single Crystal Energy Harvesters for Rotorcraft Wireless Sensor Applications Open Access 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-PTSingle CrystalEnergy HarvesterPiezoelectricRotorcraftWireless SensorLeadMagnesiumNiobateTitanate File: Download Wozniak_Full_Thesis_Final_July_12_2013.pdf Committee Members: Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEdward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Water Tunnel Experiments on a Model Scale Helicopter Rotor Hub Open Access Author: Reich, David B Title: Water Tunnel Experiments on a Model Scale Helicopter Rotor Hub Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: HelicopterRotorcraftFluidsFluid DynamicsExperimental Fluid DynamicsExperimentalRotorRotor HubWater Tunnel File: Download Reich-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorBrian Elbing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Modeling and experimental testing of a centrifugally powered pneumatic de-icing system for rotor blades Open Access Author: Bailey, Matthew John Title: Modeling and experimental testing of a centrifugally powered pneumatic de-icing system for rotor blades Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: DeicingDeicerIcingPneumaticRotorcraftAERTSHelicopterCentrifugal File: Download MattBailey.pdf Committee Members: Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Development and Piloted Simulation Testing of Advanced Response Types for Ship-based Rotorcraft Open Access Author: Soneson, Gregory Lorentz Title: Development and Piloted Simulation Testing of Advanced Response Types for Ship-based Rotorcraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: HelicopterRotorcraftControlsSimulationHandling QualitiesShipboardResponse TypesNon-Linear Dynamic Inversion File: Download Soneson-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJack W Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Investigation of Bandwidth and Disturbance Rejection Properties of a Dynamic Inversion Control Law for Ship-Based Rotorcraft Open Access Author: Zheng, Albert Title: Investigation of Bandwidth and Disturbance Rejection Properties of a Dynamic Inversion Control Law for Ship-Based Rotorcraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: HelicopterRotorcraftFlight ControlsSimulationHandling QualitiesShipboardBandwidthDisturbance RejectionPilot File: Download 1-Albert_Zheng_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Examination of Critically Loaded Bearings in the Pericyclic Transmission Open Access Author: Cameron, Zachary A Title: Examination of Critically Loaded Bearings in the Pericyclic Transmission Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Nutational GearingPericyclic TransmissionRotorcraftBearingsDynamic Moment File: Download Pericyclic_Thesis_Cameron.pdf Committee Members: Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. A PRELIMINARY ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF A COAXIAL HELICOPTER IN HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT Open Access Author: Walsh, Gregory Daniel Title: A PRELIMINARY ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF A COAXIAL HELICOPTER IN HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: AcousticsCoaxial HelicopterRotorcraftRotorcraft AcousticsHelicopter File: Download Walsh_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJacob Willem Langelaan, Committee MemberGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee Member
9. Incorporating Handling Qualities Assessment into the Design of Compound Rotorcraft Open Access Author: Conti, Angelina Maria Title: Incorporating Handling Qualities Assessment into the Design of Compound Rotorcraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Flight ControlsHelicoptersRotorcraftADS-33Flight Handling Qualities File: Download Angelina_Conti_Updated.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Joseph F. Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Open Access Author: Cornelius, Jason Title: Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CFDComputational Fluid DynamicsMulticopterMulticoptersCoaxial RotorCoaxial RotorsCFD SimulationRotorcraftHelicopterSTAR-CCM+RotCFDMixing-PlaneBlade-ElementTime-AccurateBlade-ResolvedBlade-ModeledQuadcopter File: Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Kinzel, Committee MemberAmy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member