1. Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Open Access Author: Cornelius, Jason Title: Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CFDComputational Fluid DynamicsMulticopterMulticoptersCoaxial RotorCoaxial RotorsCFD SimulationRotorcraftHelicopterSTAR-CCM+RotCFDMixing-PlaneBlade-ElementTime-AccurateBlade-ResolvedBlade-ModeledQuadcopter File: Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Kinzel, Committee MemberAmy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member
2. An Open-Loop Trajectory Implementation for Free Fall to Powered Flight Transition for Multirotor Aircraft Open Access Author: Rosenberger, Tyler Title: An Open-Loop Trajectory Implementation for Free Fall to Powered Flight Transition for Multirotor Aircraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Particle Swarm OptimizationTrajectory DesignPSOHeuristicQuadcopterQuadrotorGazeboROSControlsImplementationFree FallOptimizationOpen-Loop File: Download Tyler_Rosenberger_Open-Loop_Free_Fall_to_Powered_Flight_Transition.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAmy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/ChairEric Norman Johnson, Committee MemberPuneet Singla, Committee Member
3. Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter Open Access Author: Alattar, Bader Title: Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Biologically InspiredQuadcopterCrazyflieControlReinforcement LearningBlue Bottle FliesInverted LandingVisual CuesOptical Flow File: Download Video_3_1.mp4Download Video_3_2.mp4Download Video_3_3.mp4Download Video_3_4.mp4Download Video_3_5.mp4Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Committee Members: Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorXiang Yang, Committee MemberDaniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
