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1. Equilibrium Physics in Particulate Flow

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Author:: Parkhill, Alexander Earl
Title:: Equilibrium Physics in Particulate Flow
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Stokes drag
droplet
particle
Lagrangian tracking
Two-phase flow
equilibrium
tracer
File:: Download Parkhill_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Mario F Trujillo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. Controllable elastic couplings of composite multi-layer beams

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Author:: Marques, Alvord
Title:: Controllable elastic couplings of composite multi-layer beams
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: controllable stiffness
extension-twist
bending-twist couplings
polymer glass transition
File:: Download Final_thesis_MSAug4th.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Droplet Vaporization of n-Heptane Using Molecular Dynamics

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Author:: Petrilla, Brad A
Title:: Droplet Vaporization of n-Heptane Using Molecular Dynamics
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: droplet vaporization
n-heptane
Molecular Dynamics
File:: Download BAPMasterThesis3.pdf
Committee Members:: Mario Trujillo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. AERODYNAMIC AND HEAT TRANSFER ASPECTS OF TIP AND CASING TREATMENTS USED FOR TURBINE TIP LEAKAGE CONTROL

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Author:: Gumusel, Baris
Title:: AERODYNAMIC AND HEAT TRANSFER ASPECTS OF TIP AND CASING TREATMENTS USED FOR TURBINE TIP LEAKAGE CONTROL
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Turbine Tip Leakage Control
Inclined Squealer Tip
Blade Tip Shape
Casing Treatment
Shroud Heat Transfer
Tip Leakage Desensitization
File:: Download Gumusel.Baris.Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

5. Application of a Homotopy Method to Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization

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Author:: Tu, Chenmeng
Title:: Application of a Homotopy Method to Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Trajectory Optimization
Low-Thrust
Homotopy Method
File:: Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROTOR OPTIMIZED FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT

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Author:: Kroninger, Christopher Matthew
Title:: CHARACTERISTICS OF A ROTOR OPTIMIZED FOR HOVER AND FORWARD FLIGHT
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: circulation
optimization
rotorcraft
File:: Download Thesis_v16.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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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

8. SOLAR SAIL TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING COLLOCATION AND NSGA II

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Author:: Davis, Elizabeth
Title:: SOLAR SAIL TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING COLLOCATION AND NSGA II
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: solar sail
collocation
evolutionary algorithm
trajectory optimization
NAGA II
File:: Download ecd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. DEVELOPMENT OF MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS OF DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT

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Author:: Tobias, Eric Luke
Title:: DEVELOPMENT OF MODELING AND SIMULATION TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS OF DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: fan
control
shrouded
ducted
modeling
simulation
rotor
aircraft
File:: Download Eric_Tobias-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Computer Vision and Target Localization Algorithms for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Author:: Ross, James Alton
Title:: Computer Vision and Target Localization Algorithms for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous
georeferencing
target localization
computer vision
unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV
File:: Download James_Ross_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Lyle Norman Long, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Target Localization Using Micro Air Vehicles

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Author:: Corbets, Jeffrey
Title:: Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Target Localization Using Micro Air Vehicles
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: uav
mav
localization
planning
path
trajectory
real time
micro
target
tracking
File:: Download JeffCorbetsThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. REDUCING TRAILING EDGE FLAP DEFLECTION REQUIREMENTS IN PRIMARY CONTROL THROUGH A MOVEABLE HORIZONTAL TAIL

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Author:: Bluman, James Edward
Title:: REDUCING TRAILING EDGE FLAP DEFLECTION REQUIREMENTS IN PRIMARY CONTROL THROUGH A MOVEABLE HORIZONTAL TAIL
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: trailing edge flaps
elevons
primary control
horizontal tail control
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Bluman_04_17.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan S Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. AN INVESTIGATION OF PERFORMANCE BENEFITS AND TRIM REQUIREMENTS OF A VARIABLE SPEED HELICOPTER ROTOR

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Author:: Steiner, Jason Henry
Title:: AN INVESTIGATION OF PERFORMANCE BENEFITS AND TRIM REQUIREMENTS OF A VARIABLE SPEED HELICOPTER ROTOR
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: helicopter performance
Variable rotor speed
trim requirements
File:: Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Ultrasonic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades

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Author:: Palacios, Jose Luis
Title:: Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Ultrasonic De-Icing System for Helicopter Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: dispersion curves
icing rotor blades
ice protection
anti-icing
de-icing
ultrasound
wave structure
high power ultrasound
File:: Download Palacios_PhD_Thesis_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member

15. Trailing Edge Noise Prediction Using The Nonlinear Disturbance Equations

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Author:: Erwin, James Paul
Title:: Trailing Edge Noise Prediction Using The Nonlinear Disturbance Equations
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: computational
acoustics
prediction
edge
trailing
noise
broadband
cfd
fluid
dynamics
File:: Download Erwin-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

16. BRIDGING METHOD FOR THE JB2006 AND NRLMSISE-00 THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY MODELS IN THE ALTITUDE RANGE OF 140 KM THROUGH 200 KM

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Author:: Kim, Jung Soo
Title:: BRIDGING METHOD FOR THE JB2006 AND NRLMSISE-00 THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY MODELS IN THE ALTITUDE RANGE OF 140 KM THROUGH 200 KM
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: JB2006
NRLMSISE-00
THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY
File:: Download ThesisMaster_Jung_Soo_Kim_.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. On the Characterization of Noise Sources in Supersonic Shock Containing Jets

Open Access

Author:: Veltin, Jeremy
Title:: On the Characterization of Noise Sources in Supersonic Shock Containing Jets
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: jet noise
aeroacoustic
supersonic pitot
schlieren
optical deflectometry
mach wave
correlation
File:: Download Thesis_J_Veltin_Vf.pdf
Committee Members:: D.K. McLaughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D.K. McLaughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member

18. ANALYSIS OF DUCTED FAN FLOWS USING AN IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD

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Author:: Karachun, Kateryna
Title:: ANALYSIS OF DUCTED FAN FLOWS USING AN IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Immersed boundary method
CARIBOU
File:: Download Microsoft_Word_-_Kateryna_Karachun_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows

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Author:: Kinzel, Michael Patrick
Title:: Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Cavitation
Multiphase flows
level set
overset grids
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
File:: Download mpkThesisFinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
David N Hill, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Ralph W Noack, Committee Member

20. Induced warp systems to obtain Active twist of Rotor Blades

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Author:: Mistry, Mihir
Title:: Induced warp systems to obtain Active twist of Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: warp
aerospace
helicopters
Smart Structures
Variable Twist Rotor
Smart Rotor Blades
bimoment
File:: Download MS-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Quasi Static Rotor Morphing Concepts For Rotorcraft Performance Improvements, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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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

22. Morphing Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

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Author:: Rufino, Russell John
Title:: Morphing Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Adaptive Structures
Morphing
Torpedos
UUVs
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Submarines
File:: Download RussellJohnRufino_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Francis Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. Rotorcraft Performance Enhancements Due to a Lower-Surface Miniature Effector

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Author:: Roedts II, Robert Lee
Title:: Rotorcraft Performance Enhancements Due to a Lower-Surface Miniature Effector
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: performance
aerodynamics
rotorcraft
File:: Download Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

24. MODELING AND IDENTIFICATION OF UNSTEADY AIRWAKE DISTURBANCES ON ROTORCRAFT

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Author:: Sparbanie, Sade M
Title:: MODELING AND IDENTIFICATION OF UNSTEADY AIRWAKE DISTURBANCES ON ROTORCRAFT
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Unsteady Airwake
Genhel
Ship Airwake
Shipboard Landing
File:: Download Sade_Sparbanie_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

25. Application of the polar correlation technique for source location in subsonic jets

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Author:: Ha, Su San
Title:: Application of the polar correlation technique for source location in subsonic jets
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: noise source
polar correlation technique
File:: Download Thesis_SusanHa_0731.pdf
Committee Members:: Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. A New Algorithm for Nonlinear Propagation of Broadband Jet Noise

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Author:: Saxena, Swati
Title:: A New Algorithm for Nonlinear Propagation of Broadband Jet Noise
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: shock
Burgers equation
nonlinear acoustics
broadband jet noise
power spectral density
File:: Download SwatiSaxena-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. STEREO VISION FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND-BASED TRACKING OF MIGRATING RAPTORS

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Author:: Sarfraz, Sana
Title:: STEREO VISION FOR AUTONOMOUS GROUND-BASED TRACKING OF MIGRATING RAPTORS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: computer vision
systems
distributed
tracking
estimation
bird migration
File:: Download Thesis_Corrected_Format.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. HEAT TRANSFER TO SPORES IN AN ABRUPTLY EXPANDING AXISYMMETRIC FLOW FIELD COMPUTED USING CFD

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Author:: Saurav, Samarth
Title:: HEAT TRANSFER TO SPORES IN AN ABRUPTLY EXPANDING AXISYMMETRIC FLOW FIELD COMPUTED USING CFD
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: abruptly expanding internal flows
computational fluid dynamics
heat transfer
File:: Download Samarth_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Deborah Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Deborah Levin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

29. Integrated Flight Control Design and Handling Qualities Analysis for a Tiltrotor Aircraft

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Author:: Yomchinda, Thanan
Title:: Integrated Flight Control Design and Handling Qualities Analysis for a Tiltrotor Aircraft
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Model Inversion Control Law
Flight Control
Aircraft Handling Qualities
File:: Download Thanan_Yomchinda_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

30. THE MAPPING OF SUPERSONIC FLOW AND CALIBRATION OF A FOUR ELEMENT HOT-FILM PROBE

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Author:: Patel, Ujas
Title:: THE MAPPING OF SUPERSONIC FLOW AND CALIBRATION OF A FOUR ELEMENT HOT-FILM PROBE
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Pitot measurements
supersonic flow
hot-films
File:: Download Thesis_Final_-_Ujas_Patel_Su_2008.pdf
Committee Members:: Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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