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Author:

Chakrabarty, Anjan

Title:

FLIGHT PATH PLANNING OF UAV BASED ON ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY HARVESTING

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

path planning
UAV
energy harvestation

File:

Download Chakrabarty_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Premi, Amandeep

Title:

QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

hot film
hot wire
wind-tunnel
transition
freestream spectrum
receptivity

File:

Download Amandeep-Premi_Masters-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A

Title:

An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind tunnel testing
active devices
Gurney flaps
unsteady aerodynamics

File:

Download MS_Thesis_MiTEs_Vieira.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Wallace, Brian David

Title:

Development and Validation of a Wind Generator Field Testing Methodology

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

field testing
wind generator
wind turbine

File:

Download B_Wallace_Thesis_V10.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Basom, Blair J.

Title:

Inviscid Wind-Turbine Analysis Using Distributed Vorticity Elements

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind turbine
horizontal axis
vortex lattice
wake modeling
relaxed wake
inviscid analysis
prescribed wake
Goldstein rotor

File:

Download basom_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Day, Benjamin J

Title:

TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Jet Noise
Turbulence
supersonic
optical deflectometry
BBSAN
broadband shock associated noise
measurements
turbulence measurements

File:

Download BJD-Thesis-Aug3.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peña, Christopher

Title:

Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of AxWJ-2 Propulsor Cavitation Breakdown

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
CFD

File:

Download PenaThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Binz, Christopher

Title:

Designing for the Space Environment Via Trade Space Exploration

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

trade space exploration
space environment
design optimization
atsv
spacecraft design
visual steering

File:

Download binz_thesis_master_fiinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, DaeYong

Title:

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF LIQUID GALLIUM ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTERS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

electrospray
molecular dynamics simulation
liquid gallium
electric field

File:

Download MSthesis-duk162.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brouwers, Edward William

Title:

The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
icing
Adverse Environment Rotor Test Stand
AERTS
LEWICE
shedding
ice accretion
impingment limits
torque degradation

File:

Download Ed__Brouwers_Masters_Thesis_2010_rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha

Title:

FLIGHT CONTROL DESIGN OF TANDEM DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT USING REDUNDANT CONTROL EFFECTORS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Control Systems
Ducted Fan Vehicles
Rotorcrafts
Simulation

File:

Download Ozdemir_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Joe F Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Deng, Hao

Title:

ANALYSIS OF CHEMISTRY MODELS FOR DSMC SIMULATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF IO

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Chemistry Model
Io
DSMC
MD/QCT

File:

Download Deng-MSthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Deborah A Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Deborah Levin, 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:

Slaby, Jason

Title:

Influence of Pylon Airloads and Composite Tailoring On Aeroelastic Stability of a Forward Swept Wing

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Composite
Tiltrotor
Aeroelastic Stability
stop/fold

File:

Download SlabyMSthesis2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Albanese, Leonardo Charles

Title:

Adaptive Geometry Wind Turbine Blades for Increased Performance and Load Reduction

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Adaptable Structures
Wind Turbines

File:

Download Albanese_Thesis_v4_update.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tierney, Shane

Title:

AUTOROTATION PATH PLANNING USING BACKWARDS REACHABLE SET AND OPTIMAL CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

reachable set
optimal control
autorotation

File:

Download ShaneTierney-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

WANG, SHENGLAN

Title:

EMBEDDED INERTIAL DAMPERS FOR CONTROL OF TRANSIENT ROTOR LOADS DURING RESONANCE CROSSING

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Inertial Damper
transient loads reduction

File:

Download Shenglan_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

MacTavish, Teri Marie

Title:

UV and Visible Radiation from Magnesium Powder Combustion in Air

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

ultraviolet and visible radiation
magnesium
combustion

File:

Download mactavish_ms_thesis_1_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Francis Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choephel, Tenzin

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Roughness as an Aerodynamic Flow Control Method

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

dynamic roughness
flow control
stall

File:

Download Tenzin_MS_thesis2010.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Padala, V Santhosh

Title:

Noise generation mechanisms in short ducted rotors

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerodynamic noise
ducted rotors
unsteady loading response
strut wake
CFD

File:

Download SANTHOSH_MSTHESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor