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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

Author:

Mistry, Mihir

Title:

Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

rotorcraft
rotor
morphing
smart structure
blade
span
camber
RPM
rotor speed
variation
rotating wing
warping
twist

File:

Download PhD_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Miller, Special Member

Author:

Murray, Gabriel Jon

Title:

Structural and Aerodynamic Considerations of an Active Piezoelectric Trailing-edge Tab on a Helicopter Rotor

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Trailing-edge Tab
Helicopter
Smart Materials
Piezoelectric
Macro Fiber Composite

File:

Download gjm_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Krishnamurthi, Jayanth

Title:

Design and Simulation of a Lagged Cable Angle Feedback Control System for Helicopter Slung Loads

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

slung load
control design
dynamic inversion
simulation

File:

Download Jayanth_Krishnamurthi-Masters_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Makovkin, Dmitriy

Title:

Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Persistent
monitoring
surveillance
thermalling
thermal
glider
soaring
MacCready
optimal
cruise
airspeed
aggregate
departure

File:

Download Dmitriy_Makovkin_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chakrabarty, Anjan

Title:

Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

path planning
UAV
complex environment
energy aware
ground vehicle
wind

File:

Download Chakrabarty_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Jack Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

Author:

Soneson, Gregory Lorentz

Title:

Development and Piloted Simulation Testing of Advanced Response Types for Ship-based Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Controls
Simulation
Handling Qualities
Shipboard
Response Types
Non-Linear Dynamic Inversion

File:

Download Soneson-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack W Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Thorsen, Adam Thomas

Title:

Assessment of Control Allocation Optimization on Performance and Dynamic Response Enhancement of a Compound Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

compound
rotorcraft
performance
dynamic response

File:

Download Thorsen_Thesis_Aerospace.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Caudle, David Burdette

Title:

Damage Mitigation for Rotorcraft through Load Alleviating Control

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

rotorcraft
helicopter
damage mitigation
control
load alleviation

File:

Download Caudle_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schafer, Sylvie Ann

Title:

Flight Test Measurement of Ship Airwake Disturbances Using Small-scale Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

flight test
airwake
helicopter
gust identification

File:

Download SylvieSchaferThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Albert

Title:

Investigation of Bandwidth and Disturbance Rejection Properties of a Dynamic Inversion Control Law for Ship-Based Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Flight Controls
Simulation
Handling Qualities
Shipboard
Bandwidth
Disturbance Rejection
Pilot

File:

Download 1-Albert_Zheng_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Depenbusch, Nathan Thomas

Title:

Development and Field Testing of an Autonomous Soaring System

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

autonomous soaring
aerial robotics
thermal soaring
soaring
unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV

File:

Download Depenbusch-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Saetti, Umberto

Title:

Rotorcraft Simulations with Coupled Flight Dynamics, Free Wake, and Acoustics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

rotorcraft
noise
control
control systems
dynamic inversion
feedback
flight dynamics
free wake
CHARM
PSUHeloSim
PSUWOPWOP

File:

Download UmbertoSaetti_Thesis_v9.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Geng, Junyi

Title:

A QUASI-POLAR LOCAL OCCUPANCY GRID APPROACH FOR VISION-BASED OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Small UAV
Obstacle avoidance
Occupancy gird
Quasi-polar frame
Monocular vision
Stereo vision

File:

Download Geng-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Yande

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTROLLER AND INDOOR FLIGHT TEST EXPERIMENT FOR RESEARCH ON QUADROTOR GUST RESPONSE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

quadrotor
control

File:

Download Thesis_Yande_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Thorsen, Adam Thomas

Title:

A UNIFIED FLIGHT CONTROL METHODOLOGY FOR A COMPOUND ROTORCRAFT IN FUNDAMENTAL AND AEROBATIC MANEUVERING FLIGHT

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

compound
rotorcraft
aerobatic
maneuvers
unified control
flight control
redundant controls
flight path generation
trajectory optimization
energy management

File:

Download Thorsen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

Author:

Singh, Ajay

Title:

External Load Stabilization Across the Flight Envelope Using an Active Cargo Hook

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Slung
External Load
Active Cargo Hook
LQR
Full-State Feedback
Reduced Order Model
Relative Cable Angle
Cable Angle Feedback
CONEX
Dryden
Bifurcation
Sling

File:

Download AjaySinghThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Saetti, Umberto

Title:

Rotorcraft Flight Control Design with Alleviation of Unsteady Rotor Loads

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

rotorcraft
flight controls
flight dynamics and control
flight dynamics
simulation
aerospace
aircraft
rotorcraft control
aircraft control
load alleviation
automatica flight control system
AFCS
control systems

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_rev6.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Stephanie Stockar, Outside Member
J.V.R. Prasad, Outside Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Special Member

Author:

Santos Thedin, Regis

Title:

An Investigation of coupled atmospheric turbulence and ship airwakes for helicopter-ship dynamic interface simulations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Ship Airwakes
Flight Dynamics
Rotorcraft

File:

Download thedin2019phdthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Michael P Kinzel, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair