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Author:

Clemens, Daniel E

Title:

Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

plasma
thrust measurements
electric field
numerical modeling
analytical modeling

File:

Download Clemens-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
David Spencer, Committee Member

Author:

Brownell, Matthew

Title:

A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

subspace
spacecraft
flexible
solar
solar power
ERA
reduced-order modeling
analytical modeling
dynamics
structures
space structure
large

File:

Download Brownell_MastersThesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert G. Melton, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Roshan Thomas Eapen, Committee Member
Andrew Sinclair, Special Signatory

Author:

Huxman, Connor

Title:

Leveraging Mechanical Compliance in the Design of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation Plates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fracture fixation
compliant mechanisms
analytical modeling
finite element analysis
orthopaedic implant design
orthopaedic biomechanics
bone healing
bridge plating

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Committee Members:

April Armstrong, Outside Field Member
Gary F Updegrove, Special Member
Gregory Lewis, Outside Unit Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies