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Author:

Mangalgiri, Anuradha

Title:

Hybrid Vision System For robotic Indoor Navigation

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Stereo Vision
Robotics
Indoor Navigation

File:

Download Anuradha_Mangalgiri.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle Norman Long, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goldman, Benjamin A

Title:

Modifications to Psu-wopwop For Enhanced Noise Prediction Capabilities

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Benjamin
Goldman
FW-H
PSU-WOPWOP

File:

Download Goldman_Ben-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Maniaci, David Charles

Title:

Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design

File:

Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

Author:

Yomchinda, Thanan

Title:

Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking

File:

Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

Author:

Dowler, Joshua Lyle

Title:

A Solution-based Stall Delay Model for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Wind Turbine
Aerodynamics
Stall Delay
Rotational Augmentation

File:

Download JLD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shank, Brian Steven

Title:

Development of an Optimized Lambert Problem Solver for Targeting Elliptical Orbits

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Lambert's Problem
Pork Chop Plot
ATSV
Visual Data Techniques
Orbital Mechanics
Astrodynamics
Mission Planning
Propulsion Optimization

File:

Download BrianShank_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Murray, Gabriel Jon

Title:

Structural and Aerodynamic Considerations of an Active Piezoelectric Trailing-edge Tab on a Helicopter Rotor

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Trailing-edge Tab
Helicopter
Smart Materials
Piezoelectric
Macro Fiber Composite

File:

Download gjm_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Moore, Russell David

Title:

Ponderomotive force corrections in laser ablation and melt formation in ultra-short pulse laser drilling.

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Laser Ablation
Melt Dynamics
Ultra-short Pulse
Ponderomotive Force
Two-Temperature Model

File:

Download Moore_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Vladimir Semak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Myers, Philip Lynn

Title:

Application of a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for the Spacecraft Stationkeeping Problem

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Evolutionary Algorithms
spacecraft operations

File:

Download Thesis_Myers_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wozniak, Michael Vincent

Title:

Design, Analysis, and Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) Single Crystal Energy Harvesters for Rotorcraft Wireless Sensor Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

PMN-PT
Single Crystal
Energy Harvester
Piezoelectric
Rotorcraft
Wireless Sensor
Lead
Magnesium
Niobate
Titanate

File:

Download Wozniak_Full_Thesis_Final_July_12_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor