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1. Parameterized Trajectory Planning for Dynamic Soaring

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Author:
Li, Zhenda
Title:
Parameterized Trajectory Planning for Dynamic Soaring
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Dynamic Soaring
Trajectory Planning
Reinforcement Learning
Wind Field Estimation
File:
Download MS_Thesis_updated_format__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Daning Huang, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Special Signatory

3. Uncertainty propagation for perturbed two-body orbits using Gaussian mixture models

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Open Access
Author:
Pujet-Mercier, Mehdi
Title:
Uncertainty propagation for perturbed two-body orbits using Gaussian mixture models
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Kalman
Filtering
Gaussian Mixture
Molniya
Uncertainties
Two-body
Mixture models
Gaussian Sum Filter
Adaptive Gaussian
Ballistic coefficient
File:
Download MehdiPujetMercier-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

4. Design of Low Thrust Trajectories from Low Earth Orbit to Distant Retrograde Orbits by Particle Swarm Optimization

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Author:
Sharan, Sharad
Title:
Design of Low Thrust Trajectories from Low Earth Orbit to Distant Retrograde Orbits by Particle Swarm Optimization
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Distant Retrograde Orbits
Particle Swarm Optimization
Low thrust transfer
File:
Download Sharan_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

5. Rolling-Shutter Correction for Monocular Vision-Based Obstacle Mapping

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Author:
Dunbabin, Oliver
Title:
Rolling-Shutter Correction for Monocular Vision-Based Obstacle Mapping
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rolling shutter
progressive scan
Monocular vision
Visual mapping
SLAM
feature-point estimation
obstacle detection
obstacle avoidance
EKF
UKF
time-delay
time delay
time delay compensation
mapping algorithm
UAV
UAV mapping
localization
Simultaneous localization and mapping
Cameras
Image sequences
Layout
Trajectory
camera
image sequences
trajectory
image sensors
Kalman filters
motion estimation
nonlinear filters
SLAM (robots)
kalman filter
real-time vision
inverse depth parametrization
monocular SLAM
monocular simultaneous localization and mapping
extended Kalman filter
feature initialization
camera motion estimates
inverse depth
inverse depth parameterization
monocular mapping
rolling shutter time delay
GPS denied
navigation
feature-extraction
robot vision
computer vision
rolling-shutter model
File:
Download OliverDunbabin_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Norman Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Program Head/Chair
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

6. Evaluation of a Commercially Available Visual-Inertial Odometry Solution for Indoor Navigation

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Open Access
Author:
Agarwal, Ankit
Title:
Evaluation of a Commercially Available Visual-Inertial Odometry Solution for Indoor Navigation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
computer vision
vision based navigation
slam
autonomy
File:
Download agarwal_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Norman Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

8. active stabilization of rotorcraft external slung loads in high speed flight using an active cargo hook

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Zhouzhou
Title:
active stabilization of rotorcraft external slung loads in high speed flight using an active cargo hook
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Slung load
High-speed carriage
Active stabilization
Active cargo hook
Wind-tunnel test
System identification
Feedback control
Dynamic simulation
File:
Download AERSP_MS_Thesis_Zhouzhou_Chen.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Enciu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

9. Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis

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Author:
Farish, David
Title:
Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Large Eddy Simulations
LES
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Ship Airwake
Aerodynamics
Wind Tunnel Validation
File:
Download davidFarish-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

10. Passive Balancer Development for Rotor Systems in Icing Conditions

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Author:
Blessington, Ryan
Title:
Passive Balancer Development for Rotor Systems in Icing Conditions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Passive
Balancing
Passive Balancer
Structural
Dynamics
Structural Dynamics
Icing
Adverse environment
Rotor
rotorcraft
helicopter
imbalance
mass balance
File:
Download Blessington_MS_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member