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Author:

Hathaway, Eric L

Title:

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aeroelastic stability
whirl flutter
tiltrotor
active control
optimization

File:

Download hathaway_phd_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Paik, Jinho

Title:

The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

design optimization
whirl flutter
soft-inplane rotor
tiltrotor aircraft
feedback control

File:

Download Jinho-Paik-Dissertation-Aug09.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Anusonti-Inthra, Phuriwat

Title:

SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

controllable damper
controllable stiffness
semi-active control
helicopter vibration reduction

File:

Download Final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Smith, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Bae, Eui Sung

Title:

The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power

File:

Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha

Title:

In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Redundant Controls
Optimization
Compound Helicopter
Flight Dynamics and Control
Performance

File:

Download Ozdemir_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Special Member