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Author:

Cormier, Christopher

Title:

DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft

File:

Download mythesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kroninger, Christopher Matthew

Title:

CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROTOR OPTIMIZED FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

circulation
optimization
rotorcraft

File:

Download Thesis_v16.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Coder, James George

Title:

CFD INVESTIGATION OF UNSTEADY ROTORCRAFT AIRFOIL AERODYNAMICS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

gurney flap
mite
airfoil
unsteady
aerodynamics
blade
rotor
helicopter
rotorcraft
CFD
aerospace engineering
grid
overset
RANS
DES

File:

Download CoderThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Roedts II, Robert Lee

Title:

Rotorcraft Performance Enhancements Due to a Lower-Surface Miniature Effector

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

performance
aerodynamics
rotorcraft

File:

Download Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sollenberger, Stanton Gardner

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF A FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR ADVANCED ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

flexible
rotorcraft
rotary wing
ballistic
modeling
heating
driveshaft
FMC
composite

File:

Download Sollenberger_MS_Thesis_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marlow, Sean Quinn

Title:

Local Terrain Mapping for Obstacle Avoidance using Monocular Vision

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

occupancy grid
optical flow
obstacle avoidance
rotorcraft

File:

Download SeanQuinnMarlow-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kurczewski, Nicolas Adam

Title:

Coupled Fluidic Vibration Isolators for Rotorcraft Pitch Link Loads Reduction

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vibration isolation
loads reduction
fluidic elements
fluidic system
pitch links
rotorcraft

File:

Download Kurczewski-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barron, Heather Marie

Title:

Acoustic Analysis of Compound Helicopters with Trim Variations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
rotorcraft
rotor
craft
acoustic
WOPWOP
PSU-WOPWOP
aerospace
compound
analysis

File:

Download Barron_Thesis_v10.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Long, Justin Allan

Title:

Nonlinear Active Vibration Based Damage Detection and Localization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nonlinear
vibration
damage
detection
structural
health
monitoring
automation
airframe
rotorcraft
localization

File:

Download JustinLong_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor