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1. The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors

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Author:
Howard, Anna Kathleen Tyler
Title:
The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
full-span
whirl flutter
semi-span
civil tiltrotor
aeromechanical stability
rotorcraft
helicopter
pitch-lag coupling
ground resonance
pitch-flap coupling
air resonance
aeroelastic couplings
stability
tiltrotor
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

2. Optimal Actuator Placement and Active Structure Design for Control of Helicopter Airframe Vibrations

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Open Access
Author:
Heverly II, David E.
Title:
Optimal Actuator Placement and Active Structure Design for Control of Helicopter Airframe Vibrations
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
piezoelectric
smart structures
active control
helicopter
vibrations
actuator placement
structural design
optimization
File:
Download dehthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

3. A COMPARISON OF HELICOPTER ACTIVE ROTOR GUST REJECTION AND VIBRATION ALLEVIATION METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
Corl, Jonas Daniel
Title:
A COMPARISON OF HELICOPTER ACTIVE ROTOR GUST REJECTION AND VIBRATION ALLEVIATION METHODS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter
swashplate
active rotor
File:
Download JonasCorlMSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. AN ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR POWERING ROTOR LOAD MONITORING SENSORS

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Open Access
Author:
Quintangeli, Michael Vincent
Title:
AN ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR POWERING ROTOR LOAD MONITORING SENSORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
rotor
electromechanical
electromagnetic
pitch link
helicopter
energy harvesting
rod end
HUMS
File:
Download THESIS_Quintangeli.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps

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Open Access
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

7. Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System

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Open Access
Author:
Overmeyer, Austin David
Title:
Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
deicing
de-icing
icing
ultrasonic
electro-thermal
low power
ice protection
helicopter
rotor blades
File:
Download Overmeyer_MS_Thesis_2012_FINAL_V4.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Malovrh, Brendon
Title:
Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter
File:
Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

13. STABILITY ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF FLUIDIC PITCH LINKS IN HELICOPTERS WITH ARTICULATED ROTORS

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Open Access
Author:
Treacy, Shawn Michael
Title:
STABILITY ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF FLUIDIC PITCH LINKS IN HELICOPTERS WITH ARTICULATED ROTORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluidic pitch link
FPL
stability
articulated
helicopter
experiment
test
rotor
File:
Download ShawnTreacy-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member

14. Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades

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Open Access
Author:
Krott, Matthew Joseph
Title:
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
F2MC
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
damper
rotor blade
vibration control
File:
Download MatthewKrott-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damped Vibration Absorbers for Stiff-Inplane Hingeless Rotor Blades

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Open Access
Author:
Trowbridge, Michael
Title:
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damped Vibration Absorbers for Stiff-Inplane Hingeless Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
F2MC
damped vibration absorber
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
rotor blade
vibration control
stiff-inplane
File:
Download MTrowbridge_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C. Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric R. Marsh, Committee Member
Daniel C. Haworth, Committee Member

16. Passive Balancer Development for Rotor Systems in Icing Conditions

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Open Access
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