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Author:: McIntyre, Sean Michael
Title:: A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: CFD
conjugate heat transfer
gearbox
multi-scale model
File:: Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

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Author:: Han, Yiqiang
Title:: Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Aircraft Icing
Ice Accretion Modelling
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Surface Roughness
Performance Degradation
File:: Download Han_-_PhD_Dissertation_-_Feb_23_2016.pdf
Committee Members:: Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

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Author:: Skidmore, Grant Marston
Title:: The mitigation of pulsation in ventilated supercavities
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Supercavitation
Cavitation
Pulsation
Ventilated Supercavities
Multiphase Flow
CFD
Noise
Acoustics
File:: Download 1-Skidmore-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jules Washington Lindau V, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member
Toan Nguyen, Committee Member

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Author:: Kambampati, Sandilya
Title:: Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: optimization
tiltrotor
winglet
whirl flutter
composite material
wing extensions
aircraft design
File:: Download Sandilya_Kambampati_PhD_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

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Author:: Choephel, Tenzin
Title:: Aerodynamic Analysis of Helicopter Rotors Using a Higher-Order, Free-Wake Method
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Free-Wake
Inflow
Hover
Helicopter Rotor
Rotor Downwash
File:: Download Choephel_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark D. Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth S. Brentner, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Virendra Puri, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

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Author:: Soltis, Jared T
Title:: DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND EVALUATION OF A PARTIALLY MELTED ICE PARTICLE CLOUD FACILITY
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Engine icing
mixed phase icing
icing wind tunnel
single droplet melt
single crystal melt
File:: Download Dissertation_final_Jared_Soltis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Michael H Krane, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Outside Member

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Author:: DeAngelo, Mark Patrick
Title:: Landmark-Aided Localization for Air Vehicles Using Learned Object Detectors
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: localization
feature-based navigation
UAV
UAS
navigation
computer vision
landmark detection
object detection
cascade object detector
bag of words
bag of visual words
bag of keypoints
SVM
visual flight rules
VFR
image processing
UUV
AUV
sonar
underwater
airplane
quadcopter
aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle
unmanned aerial system
remotely piloted vehicle
RPV
unmanned underwater vehicle
autonomous underwater vehicle
localisation
File:: Download MPDeAngeloDissertation_FinalMSWordPDF.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert G. Melton, Committee Member
Sean N. Brennan, Committee Member
Richard Lee Culver, Outside Member

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Author:: Thorsen, Adam Thomas
Title:: A UNIFIED FLIGHT CONTROL METHODOLOGY FOR A COMPOUND ROTORCRAFT IN FUNDAMENTAL AND AEROBATIC MANEUVERING FLIGHT
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: compound
rotorcraft
aerobatic
maneuvers
unified control
flight control
redundant controls
flight path generation
trajectory optimization
energy management
File:: Download Thorsen_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

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Author:: Yang, Tianxiao
Title:: STUDY OF ACTIVE ROTOR CONTROL FOR IN-PLANE ROTOR NOISE REDUCTION
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: rotor noise
noise reduction
active control
File:: Download Yang_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth S. Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth S. Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Anthony A. Atchley, Outside Member

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Author:: Cheng, Baofeng
Title:: HELICOPTER ROTOR NOISE INVESTIGATION DURING ICE ACCRETION
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Helicopter Rotor Noise; Rotor Broadband Noise; Helicopter Ice Accretion; Surface Roughness; Trailing Edge Noise
File:: Download Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth S. Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth S. Brentner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip J. Morris, Committee Member
Dennis K. McLaughlin, Committee Member
Victor W. Sparrow, Outside Member

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