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Author:

Olympio, Kingnidé Raymond

Title:

Compliant Load-Bearing Skins and Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

multiobjective optimization
topology optimization
morphing skin
honeycomb
hybrid multiobjective genetic algorithm

File:

Download Olympio-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Fabrizio Scarpa, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Bae, Eui Sung

Title:

The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power

File:

Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member