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

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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

2. Development and Field Testing of an Autonomous Soaring System

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Author:
Depenbusch, Nathan Thomas
Title:
Development and Field Testing of an Autonomous Soaring System
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
autonomous soaring
aerial robotics
thermal soaring
soaring
unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV
File:
Download Depenbusch-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

3. Rigid Body Satellite Time-Optimal Attitude Control Using Inversion

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Author:
Basu, Kaushik
Title:
Rigid Body Satellite Time-Optimal Attitude Control Using Inversion
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Time Optimal Control
Particle Swarm Optimization
Spacecraft Attitude Control
Pseudospectral Method
Rigid Body Dynamics
File:
Download Ko_Basu-Phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Robert Melton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Robert Melton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr David Spencer, Committee Member
Dr Joseph Horn, Committee Member
Dr Joseph Cusumano, Outside Member

4. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADAPTIVE, MULTISCALE, NONLINEAR DISTURBANCE EQUATIONS SOLVER

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Author:
Premi, Amandeep
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADAPTIVE, MULTISCALE, NONLINEAR DISTURBANCE EQUATIONS SOLVER
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
NLDE
gust modeling
Transition
Pressure-velocity coupling
wavelets
multiscale
AMR
adaptive mesh refinement
File:
Download Thesis_apremi.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Member
Dr. Phillip J. Morris, Committee Member
Dr. Michael P. Kinzel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Michael P. Kinzel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amanda D Hanford, Outside Member

6. Experimental study of wake impingement on a horizontal stabalizer

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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

9. External Load Stabilization Across the Flight Envelope Using an Active Cargo Hook

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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

10. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION OF NON-IONIZED WATER MOLECULES

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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

12. IMPROVEMENT OF MAGNETIC CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION BY SURFACE TREATMENT WITH DIAZONIUM SALT FOR AEROSPACE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

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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

13. Design of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization

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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

14. PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

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Author:
Asif, Mohammed
Title:
PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
space propulsion
plasma propulsion
propulsion
electric propulsion
rocket propulsion
ion engines
microwave thruster
ion thruster
experimental research on electric propulsion
computational research on electric propulsion
miniaturization of electric propulsion
ion thrusters for CubeSats
electric propulsion for CubeSats
File:
Download Asif_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael M. Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

15. ADVANCED HYBRID ROCKET PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESATS (PUC): DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TITANIUM TANK

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Author:
Kerr, Evan M
Title:
ADVANCED HYBRID ROCKET PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESATS (PUC): DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TITANIUM TANK
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CubeSat
Propulsion unit
hybrid rocket
additive manufacturing
powder bed fusion
direct metal laser sintering
DMLS
PBF
File:
Download Kerr_Thesis_Master_s_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

16. Computational Fluid Dynamics / Flight Dynamics Simulations of an Autonomous Helicopter using Actuator Disk Couplings for Main and Tail Rotors

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Author:
Bottai, Auriane
Title:
Computational Fluid Dynamics / Flight Dynamics Simulations of an Autonomous Helicopter using Actuator Disk Couplings for Main and Tail Rotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Actuator Disk Coupling
Coupled CFD Flight Dynamics
UAV
Autonomous Helicopter
SFS2
Ship based operations
File:
Download MSThesisPSU2018_Bottai_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
J.F.Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

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Author:
Yang, Junfeng
Title:
Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Flight Simulation
Flight Control
Guidance and navigation
Autonomous System
Shipboard Landing
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_final__-_Junfeng_Yang.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Jack W. Langelaan, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member