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Author:

Bolden, Mark Patrick

Title:

PROBABILISTIC REAL-TIME DOMAIN AWARENESS LEVERAGING COMPUTER VISION AND COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

domain awareness
space domain
space debris
real-time
debris tracking
computer vision
computational intelligence
tactical object tracking
clustering
break-up event tracking
debris cloud tracking

File:

Download MarkBolden_-_Masters_Thesis_20180710.pdf

Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Sen

Title:

Stabilized Finite Element Methods And Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

stabilized finite element method
variational multi-scale method

File:

Download SenLin_Master_Stab_FEM.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Metkowski, Leonard P

Title:

Experimental study of wake impingement on a horizontal stabalizer

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamics
Helicopter
Hubs
Empennage
Experimental
Interactional Aerodynamics
Helicopter Hub Drag
Experimental Design
Helicopter Hub Experiments
Horizontal Stabilizer
Helicopter Stabilizer
Experiments on Helicopter Stabilizers
Wake Impingement

File:

Download Metkowski_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Padghan, Pranjali S

Title:

COMPLEX AERIAL FLIGHT UTILIZING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Model Predictive Control
Quadcopter Dynamics and control

File:

Download ComplexAerialFlightUtilizingModelPredictiveControl_Thesis_Pranjali_Dec2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Landge, Ameya S

Title:

LIQUID WATER AND FLOW TURBULANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PENN STATE ICING WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Icing wind tunnel calibration
Turbulence intensity
Flow Angularity
Cloud uniformity
Median Volume Diameter (MVD)
SAE ARP 5905

File:

Download M.S_Thesis_AmeyaLandge.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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

Author:

Conti, Angelina Maria

Title:

Incorporating Handling Qualities Assessment into the Design of Compound Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Flight Controls
Helicopters
Rotorcraft
ADS-33
Flight Handling Qualities

File:

Download Angelina_Conti_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Joseph F. Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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