1. Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Open Access Author: Osikowicz, Nathaniel Title: Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: tensegritycontrol theoryspace structuretensegrity structureroboticssoft robotics File: Download exp-triplex-1.mp4Download exp-triplex-2.mp4Download osikowicz-MS-thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee MemberRobert G. Melton, Committee Member
2. Optimal Solar-Sail Trajectories Using Sun-Diving Open Access Author: Gilga, Michael Title: Optimal Solar-Sail Trajectories Using Sun-Diving Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Solar SailAstrodynamicsOrbital MechanicsParticle Swarm OptimizationTrajectory OptimizationTransfer OrbitsSun-Diving File: Download Gilga_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairRobert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee Member
3. Semi-Analytic Approach to Rapid Orbit Determination for the Perturbed Two-Body Problem Open Access Author: Cope, Erin Title: Semi-Analytic Approach to Rapid Orbit Determination for the Perturbed Two-Body Problem Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: orbit determinationgeneral perturbation theoryNORAD ElementsAstrodynamicsConjugate unscented transformstatistical linearizationnonlinear least squares File: Download Cope_PSU_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee MemberRobert G. Melton, Committee Member
4. Spectroscopy of Chamber Plasma and Plume of a 2.4-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Open Access Author: Feng, Vincent Title: Spectroscopy of Chamber Plasma and Plume of a 2.4-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: METElectric PropulsionSpectroscopy File: Download Vincent_Feng_Master_Thesis_Final_V2.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairSven G Bilén, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert G. Melton, Committee MemberJesse Kane Mc Ternan, Committee Member
5. Effective Use of an Analytical Approximation for the Relative Motion of Spacecraft on Hyperbolic Trajectories Open Access Author: Stueck, Clifford Title: Effective Use of an Analytical Approximation for the Relative Motion of Spacecraft on Hyperbolic Trajectories Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: Hyperbolic OrbitsRelative MotionLagrange ExpansionAnalytical Model File: Download Clifford_Stueck_Master_s_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Robert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPuneet Singla, Committee MemberAmy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairDaning Huang, Committee Member
6. Material Management and Progress Detection for Construction on Earth and Beyond Open Access Author: Stephans, Tyler Title: Material Management and Progress Detection for Construction on Earth and Beyond Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: marsconstructionautomated constructionrobotsimulationmaterial selectionprogress monitoringmaterial managementroboticscomputer vision File: Download StephansTyler_msThesis2023_MaterialManagemantAndProgressDetectionForConstructionOnEarthAndBeyond.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairAlan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert G. Melton, Committee MemberRob Leicht, Committee Member
7. A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane Open Access Author: Brownell, Matthew Title: A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: subspacespacecraftflexiblesolarsolar powerERAreduced-order modelinganalytical modelingdynamicsstructuresspace structurelarge File: Download Brownell_MastersThesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairPuneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert G. Melton, Committee MemberGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee MemberRoshan Thomas Eapen, Committee MemberAndrew Sinclair, Special Signatory
8. Thermal Design and Analysis of the BlackCAT CubeSat Open Access Author: Baker, Logan Title: Thermal Design and Analysis of the BlackCAT CubeSat Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering (MS) Keywords: BlackCAT CubeSatCubeSatThermal AnalysisThermal DesignAstronomical CubeSat File: Download BAKER_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Amy Pritchett, Program Head/ChairRobert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilén, Committee MemberAbe Falcone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor