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3. Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane

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Author:
Dai, Jingyao
Title:
Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Ceramics
Fracture
Nanoporous
Anodic Aluminum Oxide
Nanoindentation
File:
Download JingyaoDai-MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

4. MODEL FOLLOWING AND HIGH ORDER AUGMENTATION FOR ROTORCRAFT CONTROL, APPLIED VIA PARTIAL AUTHORITY

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Open Access
Author:
Spires, James Michael
Title:
MODEL FOLLOWING AND HIGH ORDER AUGMENTATION FOR ROTORCRAFT CONTROL, APPLIED VIA PARTIAL AUTHORITY
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft control
model following control
dynamic decoupling
explicit model following
H2
Hinf
dynamic inversion
nonlinear dynamic inversion
handling qualities
partial authority control
feed forward
turbulence rejection
piggyback compensation
File:
Download SpiresDissertation-postDefense.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Committee Member
Chris Rahn, Outside Member

5. Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions

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Author:
Oruc, Ilker
Title:
Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
modeling
simulation
pilot-in-the-loop
rotorcraft
terrain
ship airwake
dynamic interface
DI
helicopter/ship
coupled
fully-coupled
fully coupled
ground effect
CFD
aerodynamics
flight control
flight dynamics
ship landing
ship approach
computational
fluid
dynamics
real-time
manned
sloped
partial ground
acceleration
helicopter simulation
high-performance-computing
flight simulator
MPI
helicopter dynamics
SFS2
MPMD
actuator disk
ADM
ALM
simple frigate ship
non-linear
NLDI
UH-60
flight performance
one-way coupled
two-way coupled
recirculation
coupled simulation
coupling interface
IGE
OGE
hover
GENHEL
GENHEL-PSU
Navier-Stokes
Gaussian
File:
Download IlkerOruc-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Outside Member

7. Super-cooled Large Droplet Experimental Reproduction, Ice Shape Modeling, and Scaling Law Assessment

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Open Access
Author:
Rocco, Edward Thomas
Title:
Super-cooled Large Droplet Experimental Reproduction, Ice Shape Modeling, and Scaling Law Assessment
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
SLD Accretion
Super-cooled Large Droplets
Aircraft Icing
Ice Scaling Methods
Ice Accretion Testing
File:
Download ERocco_MSThesis_2017_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip J. Morris, Committee Member

8. Effects of Daytime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence on the Generation of Nonsteady Wind turbine Loadings and Predictive Accuracy of Lower Order Models

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Open Access
Author:
Lavely, Adam Wesley
Title:
Effects of Daytime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence on the Generation of Nonsteady Wind turbine Loadings and Predictive Accuracy of Lower Order Models
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind Turbine
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Engineering-Design Models
File:
Download AdamLavely-Dissertation-v20.pdf
Committee Members:
James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip Morris, Committee Member
Eric Paterson, Outside Member
Dan Haworth, Committee Member

10. Passive Plasma Contact Mechanisms for Small-Scale Spacecraft

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Open Access
Author:
McTernan, Jesse Kane
Title:
Passive Plasma Contact Mechanisms for Small-Scale Spacecraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
spacecraft charging
dual-purpose material
pulsed Langmuir probe
ionosphere
charge mitigation
plasma source
LEO simulator
File:
Download McTernan-Dissertation_Submitted_V2.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Bilén, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Bilén, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
Sean Knecht, Outside Member

11. Consideration of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Boundary-Layer Transition in Rotorcraft Airfoil Design

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Open Access
Author:
Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A
Title:
Consideration of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Boundary-Layer Transition in Rotorcraft Airfoil Design
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Airfoil Design
Boundary-Layer Transition
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Dynamic Stall
Helicopter Aerodynamics
Transonic Flow
Compressible Flow
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
File:
Download Bernardo_Vieira_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark D. Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member
Michael P. Kinzel, Special Member

15. Computational Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer on Ice-Roughened Aerodynamic Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Hanson, David Royal
Title:
Computational Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer on Ice-Roughened Aerodynamic Surfaces
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ice Accretion
Discrete Element Roughness Method
Convective Heat Transfer
Large Eddy Simulation
Surface Roughness
File:
Download Hanson_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Kinzel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Stephen M Lynch, Outside Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

16. A Computational Study of Gaseous Jets Submerged in a Liquid Co-flow

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Open Access
Author:
Fronzeo, Melissa A
Title:
A Computational Study of Gaseous Jets Submerged in a Liquid Co-flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Computational fluid dynamics
multiphase flow
jets
submerged jets
ventilated cavities
File:
Download Fronzeo_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael P Kinzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Zachary P Berger, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

17. Automated Design and Evaluation of Airfoils for Rotorcraft Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Stanko, Jason D
Title:
Automated Design and Evaluation of Airfoils for Rotorcraft Applications
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
parameterization
orthogonal
automation
airfoil performance table
multicollinearity
design
class shape transformation
genetic algorithm
CFD
Legendre Polynomial
CMA-ES
UH60
OVERFLOW
airfoil shape optimization
C81
Augmented Lagrange
File:
Download StankoThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for use in a Sequential Decision Process

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Author:
Valenti, Justin D
Title:
Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for use in a Sequential Decision Process
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sequential Design Process
Trade Space Exploration
Design
Sequential Design
Bounding
Numerical Uncertainty
Discretization Uncertainty
File:
Download ValentiJ_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael P Kinzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon Walter Miller, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

19. STUDY OF MITIGATION OF TURBINE BLADE TIP LEAKAGE FLOWS USING TIP LEAKAGE INTERRUPTER

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Author:
Andichamy, Veerandra Chakkarava
Title:
STUDY OF MITIGATION OF TURBINE BLADE TIP LEAKAGE FLOWS USING TIP LEAKAGE INTERRUPTER
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Turbine blade tip
Tip leakage flows
leakage vortex
Leakage vortex mitigation
turbine blade tip design
blade tip modification
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_Veerandra_AUG_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. PROGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED DAMAGE IN AEROSPACE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ITS DETECTION STRATEGY

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Author:
James, Robin
Title:
PROGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED DAMAGE IN AEROSPACE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ITS DETECTION STRATEGY
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFRP
GFRP
Microwave NDT
Impact Damage
SPH
BEASY
BVID
Galvanic Corrosion
Aluminum Hydroxide
Loaded Waveguide Technique
Millimeter-wave
X-Band
Q-Band
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Robin_James_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member

22. Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow

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Open Access
Author:
Reich, David B
Title:
Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics
Rotor Hub
Hub Drag
Rotor Hub Drag
Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Unsteady Aerodynamics
File:
Download Reich-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Outside Member

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

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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