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Author:

Jones, Thomas

Title:

Additively Manufactured Compliant Mechanism Design and Application for sUAS Control Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design

Keywords:

compliant mechanism
morphing wing
additive manufacturing
unmanned aircraft
3d printing
flight testing
design for AM

File:

Download Jones__Thomas_2021_-_Additively_Manufactured_Compliant_Mechanism_Design_and_Application_for_sUAS_Control_Surfaces.pdfDownload CM_Aileron.STLDownload CM_Aileron_Flights.mp4

Committee Members:

Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W. Simpson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jones, Thomas

Title:

Design and Fabrication of a Low-Cost, Low-Speed, Self-Deploying sUAS Motor Glider

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

sUAS
UAS
self-deployment
self-deploying
unmanned aerial system
motor glider
low-cost
low-speed
unmanned aircraft
L/D ratio
lift-to-drag ratio

File:

Download Jones_2023_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Julia Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor