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Author:

Drury, Matthew David

Title:

Full Scale Testing of a Centrifugally Powered Pneumatic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

ice
de-icing system
centrifugal pumping
rotor blade

File:

Download Matt_Drury_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Prakash, Keerti

Title:

MODELING FOR POLYMER/ CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITE TO ESTIMATE STRUCTURAL DAMPING IN A ROTOCRAFT BLADE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nanocomposite
damping
carbon nanotubes
interfacial slip
stick-slip
randomly oriented
rotor blade
rotorcraft

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Keerti_Prakash.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Lanari, Valentin

Title:

Benchtop and rotating tests of a fluidic flexible matrix composite lag damper for stiff-inplane hingeless rotor blades

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Fluidic flexible matrix composite
lag damper
hingeless
stiff-inplane
soft-inplane
rotor blade
lead-lag
damped absorber
benchtop
rotor stand
experimental testing
Adverse environment rotor test stand

File:

Download Valentin_Lanari_-_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair