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Author:: Lee, Dooyong
Title:: Simulation and Control of a Helicopter Operating in a Ship Airwake
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: helicopter simulation
stochastic airwake
pilot model
validation
SAS optimization
File:: Download DooyongLee_thesis_etd.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

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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

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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

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Author:: Kim, Jun-Sik
Title:: Design and Analysis of Rotor Systems with Multiple Trailing Edge Flaps and Resonant Actuators
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: helicopter dynamics
vibration reduction
trailing edge flap
piezoelectric
resonant actuator
File:: Download JSKIM-Dissertation-2005-DEC.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

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Author:: Sahani, Nilesh A.
Title:: Envelope Protection Systems for Piloted and Unmanned Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Envelope protection
Limit avoidance
Rotorcraft
Pilot cueing
Adaptive control
Integrator windup
File:: Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Committee Member

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Author:: Sezer-Uzol, Nilay
Title:: UNSTEADY FLOW SIMULATIONS AROUND COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING STATIONARY OR ROTATING UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: unsteady flow
ship airwake
wind turbine
large eddy simulation
LES
unstructured
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
File:: Download NilayPhDThesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Yousry Azmy, Committee Member

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Author:: Guo, Wei
Title:: Flight Control Design for Rotorcraft with Variable Rotor Speed
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: rotorcraft
flight control
variable rotor speed
rotor state feedback
File:: Download Dissertation_WeiGuo.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member

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Author:: Saribay, Zihni Burcay
Title:: ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERICYCLIC VARIABLE-SPEED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER MAIN-GEARBOX
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Helicopter Transmission
face-gear
pericyclic variable-speed transmission
elastohydrodynamic lubrication
File:: Download Analytical_Investigation_of_the_Pericyclic_Variable_Speed_Transmission_system_for_helicopter_main-gearbox.pdf
Committee Members:: Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Surendra B Rao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Charles Bill, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Liming Chang, Committee Member

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Author:: Yomchinda, Thanan
Title:: Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking
File:: Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

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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

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