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1. The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors

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Author:
Howard, Anna Kathleen Tyler
Title:
The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
full-span
whirl flutter
semi-span
civil tiltrotor
aeromechanical stability
rotorcraft
helicopter
pitch-lag coupling
ground resonance
pitch-flap coupling
air resonance
aeroelastic couplings
stability
tiltrotor
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

2. DUCTED FAN INLET/EXIT AND ROTOR TIP FLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEMS

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Author:
Akturk, Ali
Title:
DUCTED FAN INLET/EXIT AND ROTOR TIP FLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEMS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Ducted fan
Inlet flow distortion
Tip leakage
Tip leakage mitigation
Double ducted fan
Pressure side platform
Fan rotor tip loss
Tip treatment
File:
Download Ali_Akturk-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member

3. EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS

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Author:
Atli Veltin, Bilim
Title:
EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
honeycomb crushing
energy absorption
cellular honeycombs
File:
Download Thesis_Bilim.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

4. INNOVATIVE ENERGY ABSORBING AND LOAD LIMITING DEVICES BASED ON COMPOSITE TUBES

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Author:
Tiwari, Chandrashekhar
Title:
INNOVATIVE ENERGY ABSORBING AND LOAD LIMITING DEVICES BASED ON COMPOSITE TUBES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
composite tubes
energy absorption
load limiting
extension-twist
stitch ripping
foam crushing
File:
Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_MS_Thesis_AUG09.pdf
Committee Members:
Prof Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Simulation and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake

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Author:
Lee, Dooyong
Title:
Simulation and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter simulation
stochastic airwake
pilot model
validation
SAS optimization
File:
Download DooyongLee_thesis_etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

6. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION

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Author:
Hathaway, Eric L
Title:
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroelastic stability
whirl flutter
tiltrotor
active control
optimization
File:
Download hathaway_phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

7. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS

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Author:
Semperlotti, Fabio
Title:
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Surface Intensity
Structural Intensity
model free
baseline free
damage localization
HHRS
subharmonics
superharmonics
higher order harmonics
Nonlinear Structural Surface Intensity
Nonlinear Structural Intensity
File:
Download THESIS_FS_finalrev_3_combined.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

9. Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations

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Author:
Keller, Jonathan Allen
Title:
Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopters
blade strike
H-46 aircraft
shipboard
aeroelasticity
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member

10. ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Austruy, Julien
Title:
ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vibration control
rotorcraft
energy harvesting
File:
Download Dissertation_JulienAustruy_Dec2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member

11. The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches

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Author:
Paik, Jinho
Title:
The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
design optimization
whirl flutter
soft-inplane rotor
tiltrotor aircraft
feedback control
File:
Download Jinho-Paik-Dissertation-Aug09.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

12. Design and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge Flaps and Resonant Actuators

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Jun-Sik
Title:
Design and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge Flaps and Resonant Actuators
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter dynamics
vibration reduction
trailing edge flap
piezoelectric
resonant actuator
File:
Download JSKIM-Dissertation-2005-DEC.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

13. Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling

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Author:
Byers, Lynn Karen
Title:
Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
lag damping
vibration absorber
File:
Download Lynn_Byers_Thesis_Final_June_2006.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member

15. UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATIONS AROUND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING STATIONARY OR ROTATING UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS

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Author:
Sezer-Uzol, Nilay
Title:
UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATIONS AROUND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING STATIONARY OR ROTATING UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
unsteady flow
ship airwake
wind turbine
large eddy simulation
LES
unstructured
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
File:
Download NilayPhDThesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Yousry Azmy, Committee Member

16. Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps

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Author:
Montanye, Pamela L.
Title:
Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter
rotorcraft
trailing edge flap
active rotor
flight dynamics
gust
gust response
shipboard
dynamic interface
File:
Download PamMontanyeMSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES

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Author:
Anusonti-Inthra, Phuriwat
Title:
SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
controllable damper
controllable stiffness
semi-active control
helicopter vibration reduction
File:
Download Final_draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

19. Prediction of Acoustic Scattering in the Time Domain and its Applications to Rotorcraft Noise

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Seongkyu
Title:
Prediction of Acoustic Scattering in the Time Domain and its Applications to Rotorcraft Noise
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
acoustic scattering
helicopter noise
equivalent source method
pressure gradient
aeroacoustics
File:
Download Lee_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

20. Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars

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Author:
Narayanan Nampy, Sreenivas
Title:
Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
composites
structures
rotor blades
grid-stiffened
grid
spar
heavy-lift rotor blade
buckling
stiffness
strength
File:
Download Sreeni_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member

22. OPEN-CRACK DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS OF ALUMINUM PANELS USING STRUCTURAL INTENSITY-BASED TECHNIQUES

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Author:
Schmidt, Walter Thomas
Title:
OPEN-CRACK DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS OF ALUMINUM PANELS USING STRUCTURAL INTENSITY-BASED TECHNIQUES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aerospace engineering
damage detection
structural intensity
File:
Download Walter_Schmidt_MS_Thesis_120109_.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Wei
Title:
Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
flight control
variable rotor speed
rotor state feedback
File:
Download Dissertation_WeiGuo.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

24. A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness

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Open Access
Author:
Kong, William
Title:
A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
multi-objective optimization
cargo restraints
crashworthiness
cargo dynamics
crash simulation
energy absorbers
File:
Download Willam_Kong_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

25. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SCALING METHOD IN THE ROTOR BLADE ICE ACCRETION TEST

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Open Access
Author:
Han, Yiqiang
Title:
THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SCALING METHOD IN THE ROTOR BLADE ICE ACCRETION TEST
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Helicopter Icing
Scaling Method
Ice Accretion Test
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Final_Manuscript_-_Aug_2_2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERICYCLIC VARIABLE-SPEED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER MAIN-GEARBOX

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Author:
Saribay, Zihni Burcay
Title:
ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERICYCLIC VARIABLE-SPEED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER MAIN-GEARBOX
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Helicopter Transmission
face-gear
pericyclic variable-speed transmission
elastohydrodynamic lubrication
File:
Download Analytical_Investigation_of_the_Pericyclic_Variable_Speed_Transmission_system_for_helicopter_main-gearbox.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Surendra B Rao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Charles Bill, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Liming Chang, Committee Member

27. Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes

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Open Access
Author:
Tiwari, Chandrashekhar
Title:
Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Absorbing
Extension Twist Coupling
Crush Tubes
Sandwich Core Device
Non-linear Model
Rate Effects
Foam Model
File:
Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_PhD_Thesis_AUG_2012_revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Special Member

28. Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation

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Open Access
Author:
Yomchinda, Thanan
Title:
Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking
File:
Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

29. In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls

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Open Access
Author:
Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha
Title:
In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Redundant Controls
Optimization
Compound Helicopter
Flight Dynamics and Control
Performance
File:
Download Ozdemir_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Special Member

30. Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composites
Optimization
Helicopter Driveshaft
Filament Winding
File:
Download 20140716_Henry_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

31. Nonlinear Active Vibration Based Damage Detection and Localization

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Justin Allan
Title:
Nonlinear Active Vibration Based Damage Detection and Localization
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
nonlinear
vibration
damage
detection
structural
health
monitoring
automation
airframe
rotorcraft
localization
File:
Download JustinLong_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor