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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

Author:

Schmidt, Eric

Title:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Trajectory Optimization with Neural Network Approximation Methods

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Receding Horizon Optimal Control
Trajectory Optimization
UAVs
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Neural Networks

File:

Download Eric_Schmidt_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Horn/Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Paik, Ghanghoon

Title:

Optimal Orbit Raising Via Particle Swarm Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Astrodynamics
Orbit Raising
Particle Swarm Optimization
Trajectory Optimization

File:

Download Ghanghoon_Paik-MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mirzaei, Mehrdad

Title:

OPTIMAL FEEDBACK CONTROL DESIGN FOR A HYPERSONIC REENTRY VEHICLE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Optimal Control
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation
Optimal Feedback Control
Trajectory Optimization
Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
Sparse Collocation Method
Convex Optimization

File:

Download Mehrdad_Mirzaei_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Steratore, Benjamin

Title:

A Study of Heuristic Optimizers in Spacecraft Trajectory Problems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Heuristic
Trajectory Optimization
Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
Gray Wolf Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Spacecraft

File:

Download Ben_Steratore_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Daning Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Gilga, Michael

Title:

Optimal Solar-Sail Trajectories Using Sun-Diving

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Solar Sail
Astrodynamics
Orbital Mechanics
Particle Swarm Optimization
Trajectory Optimization
Transfer Orbits
Sun-Diving

File:

Download Gilga_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Roshan Thomas Eapen, Committee Member

Author:

Mangette, Mackenzie

Title:

Exploration of Direct Transfer Opportunities and Loitering Strategies for Lunar Surface Access

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Dynamical System Theory
Cislunar Travel
Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
Loitering Strategies
Trajectory Optimization

File:

Download Mangette_MastersThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Roshan Thomas Eapen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member