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Author:: Hathaway, Eric L
Title:: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: aeroelastic stability
whirl flutter
tiltrotor
active control
optimization
File:: Download hathaway_phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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Author:: Paik, Jinho
Title:: The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: design optimization
whirl flutter
soft-inplane rotor
tiltrotor aircraft
feedback control
File:: Download Jinho-Paik-Dissertation-Aug09.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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Author:: Montanye, Pamela L.
Title:: Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: helicopter
rotorcraft
trailing edge flap
active rotor
flight dynamics
gust
gust response
shipboard
dynamic interface
File:: Download PamMontanyeMSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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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

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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

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Author:: Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha
Title:: In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Rotorcraft
Redundant Controls
Optimization
Compound Helicopter
Flight Dynamics and Control
Performance
File:: Download Ozdemir_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Special Member

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Author:: Henry, Todd Carl
Title:: Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Flexible Matrix Composites
Optimization
Helicopter Driveshaft
Filament Winding
File:: Download 20140716_Henry_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

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Author:: Bondoux, Alexandre Franck
Title:: Modeling, design and testing of a multi-cell periodic fluidic flexible matrix composite device
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: F2MC
vibrations
helicopters
acoustic
periodic
File:: Download Alexandre_Bondoux_-_MSc_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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