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Start Over Graduate Program Aerospace Engineering Degree MS Committee Member Edward Smith

1. The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding

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Author:
Brouwers, Edward William
Title:
The Experimental Investigation of a Rotor Icing Model with Shedding
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
icing
Adverse Environment Rotor Test Stand
AERTS
LEWICE
shedding
ice accretion
impingment limits
torque degradation
File:
Download Ed__Brouwers_Masters_Thesis_2010_rev2.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Investigation of Contact Acoustic Nonlinearities on Metal and Composite Structures via Intensity Based Health Monitoring Systems

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Author:
Romano, Peter Quinn
Title:
Investigation of Contact Acoustic Nonlinearities on Metal and Composite Structures via Intensity Based Health Monitoring Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Health Monitoring
Structural Dynamics
CAN
Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity
Structural Acoustics
Vibration
Dynamics
File:
Download PSU_Thesis_PQR_revFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness

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Author:
Kong, William
Title:
A Method of Selecting and Configuring Optimal energy Absorbing Cargo Restraint Systems to Improve Crashworthiness
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
multi-objective optimization
cargo restraints
crashworthiness
cargo dynamics
crash simulation
energy absorbers
File:
Download Willam_Kong_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems

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Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composite
FMC
Driveshaft
Filament Winding
Helicopter
File:
Download 1-Henry_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Design, Analysis, and Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) Single Crystal Energy Harvesters for Rotorcraft Wireless Sensor Applications

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Author:
Wozniak, Michael Vincent
Title:
Design, Analysis, and Characterization of Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) Single Crystal Energy Harvesters for Rotorcraft Wireless Sensor Applications
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
PMN-PT
Single Crystal
Energy Harvester
Piezoelectric
Rotorcraft
Wireless Sensor
Lead
Magnesium
Niobate
Titanate
File:
Download Wozniak_Full_Thesis_Final_July_12_2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. Incorporating Acoustic Assessment into the Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft

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Author:
Sharma, Kalki
Title:
Incorporating Acoustic Assessment into the Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
NDARC
PSU-WOPWOP
WOPIt
Rotorcraft Acoustics
Noise Prediction
Conceptual Design
File:
Download Kalki_Sharma_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

12. 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

13. Passive Balancer Development for Rotor Systems in Icing Conditions

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Author:
Blessington, Ryan
Title:
Passive Balancer Development for Rotor Systems in Icing Conditions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Passive
Balancing
Passive Balancer
Structural
Dynamics
Structural Dynamics
Icing
Adverse environment
Rotor
rotorcraft
helicopter
imbalance
mass balance
File:
Download Blessington_MS_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

14. Benchtop and rotating tests of a fluidic flexible matrix composite lag damper for stiff-inplane hingeless rotor blades

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Author:
Lanari, Valentin
Title:
Benchtop and rotating tests of a fluidic flexible matrix composite lag damper for stiff-inplane hingeless rotor blades
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Fluidic flexible matrix composite
lag damper
hingeless
stiff-inplane
soft-inplane
rotor blade
lead-lag
damped absorber
benchtop
rotor stand
experimental testing
Adverse environment rotor test stand
File:
Download Valentin_Lanari_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair