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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

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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

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Author:: Jain, Amit
Title:: A PROBABILISTIC APPROACH FOR CALCULATING REACHABILITY SET OF HYPERSONIC REENTRY
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Reachability sets
Hypersonic reentry
Conjugate Unscented Transform (CUT)
File:: Download AmitJain_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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

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Author:: Ciliberto, David
Title:: Extended Kalman Filtering in Burdet Coordinates for Orbit Determination
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Kalman Filtering
Estimation
Orbit Determination
Space Situational Awareness
Regularization
File:: Download DavidCiliberto-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Azhar, Mohammad
Title:: Low Thrust Transfers between Halo Orbits in the Earth-Moon system
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Low thrust
halo orbits
Earth-Moon System
transfers
File:: Download Mohammad_azhar_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

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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

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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

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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

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