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Author:: Cheng, Kwok Kit
Title:: Guided Exploration for Coordinated Autonomous Soaring Flight
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous flight
atmospheric energy
mapping
small unmanned aircraft
wind prediction
coordinated soaring
energy map
File:: Download 1-KwokCheng-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jack W Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Topcuoglu, Ilker
Title:: Aerodynamic Loss Models and Multi-Dimensional Prediction of Discrete Hole Film Cooling on Gas Turbine Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Film cooling
gas turbine cooling
aerodynamic loss prediction
total pressure loss model
File:: Download IlkerTopcuoglu-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Raic, Zeljko
Title:: Cerebrospinal Fluid and Brain Tissue Segmentation in Hydrocephalic Patients via Three Dimensional Level Set Method
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: 3D level set
hydrocephalus
volume segmentation
medical image segmentation
level set method
File:: Download ZeljkoRaic-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Grande, Nicholas Alexander
Title:: Safe Autonomous Flare and Landing During Autorotation Through Wind Shear
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: flare
wind shear
autorotation
backwards reachable set
safe landing set
File:: Download NickGrande-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Soltis, Jared T
Title:: Design and Testing of an Erosion Resistant Ultrasonic De-icing System for Rotorcraft Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: aircraft icing
de-icing systems
ice adhesion strength
ultrasonic de-icing
erosion resistant materials
File:: Download Soltis_MS_Thesis_Final_V3.pdf
Committee Members:: Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Oruc, Ilker
Title:: Implementation Of Ducted Fans On A Low Cost Semi-autonomous Lighter-than-air Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: airship
blimp
arduino
autopiot
ducted
fans
electric
uninhabited
aerial
vehicle
unmanned
control
sensors
lighter-than-air
File:: Download Ilker_Oruc_-_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Sottile, Brad Joseph
Title:: Evolutionary Computation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Astrodynamics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Strategies
Optimization
Spacecraft Trajectory
File:: Download Sottile_-_Evolutionary_Computation_for_Spacecraft_Trajectory_Optimization.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Flickinger, Kylie Nicole
Title:: Facility Development For Testing Small Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: wind tunnel
small scale wind turbine
horizontal axis wind turbine
File:: Download FacilityDevelopmentSmallScaleHAWT_VFinal.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Dennis Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Randolph Auhl, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Herwig, Nicholas Lee
Title:: A Numerical Analysis of 3d Flow in a Transonic Turbine Cascade Facility for Aerodynamic Loss Minimization
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: turbine cascade facility
wind-tunnel
stagnation chamber
linear cascacde
File:: Download nicholas_herwig_graduate_thesis_2013.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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