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1. The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors

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Open Access
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. DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Cormier, Christopher
Title:
DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Austruy, Julien
Title:
ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vibration control
rotorcraft
energy harvesting
File:
Download Dissertation_JulienAustruy_Dec2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member

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

8. CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF A FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR ADVANCED ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES

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Open Access
Author:
Sollenberger, Stanton Gardner
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF A FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR ADVANCED ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES
Graduate Program:
Engineering Mechanics
Keywords:
flexible
rotorcraft
rotary wing
ballistic
modeling
heating
driveshaft
FMC
composite
File:
Download Sollenberger_MS_Thesis_1_.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Wei
Title:
Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
flight control
variable rotor speed
rotor state feedback
File:
Download Dissertation_WeiGuo.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member