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Author:

Hendrick, Christopher

Title:

Applications of Pilot Modelling to Rotorcraft Flight Simulation Development

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pilot Model
Motion Cueing
Rotorcraft

File:

Download Hendrick_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Farish, David

Title:

Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Large Eddy Simulations
LES
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Ship Airwake
Aerodynamics
Wind Tunnel Validation

File:

Download davidFarish-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Crouse, Jacob

Title:

Linear Model Predictive Control with Envelope Detection for Aerial Vehicle-Ship Intercept Scenarios

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

control systems
model predictive control
signal processing
ship motion
multirotor
digital control
optimal control
MATLAB
path planning

File:

Download JacobCrouse-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric N. Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Christoffel, Tyler T

Title:

Simulation of a Helicopter Operating in a Turbulent Airwake with Atmospheric Boundary Layer Effects

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft Simulation
CFD
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Aerospace Engineering
Turbulent Airwake
OpenFOAM
MATLAB
SIMULINK

File:

Download Tyler_Christoffel_ThesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau, V, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Uwazuruonye, Kaosisochi

Title:

Modeling Pilots' Visual Attention Using Enhanced Flight Vision Systems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

pilot's visual attention
Enhanced flight vision system
machine learning
time series analysis
pilot's control behavior
low visibility

File:

Download Modeling_Pilots__Visual_Attention_Using_Enhanced_Flight_Vision_Systems.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Ruth Pritchett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Reddington, Jacob

Title:

Design, Development, and Tuning of a Gimbaled Coaxial UAV

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aircraft design
aerospace engineering
rotorcraft
co-axial tilting-head rotor
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
flight test

File:

Download Design__Development__and_Tuning_of_a_Gimbaled_Coaxial_UAV_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zachos, Damaris

Title:

Noise Prediction of Rotorcraft Acoustics for a Conceptual eVTOL Design and Conventional Helicopters

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Helicopter
Acoustics
eVTOL
Noise Abatement

File:

Download Zachos-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member

Author:

Topper, Evan

Title:

Calibration and Validation of a Rotorcraft Design and Analysis Tool for Electric Powered Multirotor Configurations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Multirotor
NDARC
Simulation
Validation
eVTOL
Rotorcraft

File:

Download FINAL_AERSP_MS_Thesis_Evan_Topper.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Nicholson, Duncan

Title:

Scaled Experiments in Vision-Based Approach and Landing in High Sea States

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Ship
Deck
Landing
UAV
UAS
Fiducial
Control
Estimation
Precision Landing
shipboard
sUAS

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Duncan_Nicholson.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Jaques, Emma

Title:

Receding Horizon Control for Autonomous UAS Shipboard Landing with Tau Guidance and Polynomial Trajectory Planning

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

UAS
Receding Horizon Control
Path Planning
Tau Guidance
Trajectory Planning
Polynomial Path Planning
Second Order Tau Guidance
Nondimensionaization
Control Systems
Guidance
Navigation
Control

File:

Download Emma_Jaques_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member