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1. QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL

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Author:
Premi, Amandeep
Title:
QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
hot film
hot wire
wind-tunnel
transition
freestream spectrum
receptivity
File:
Download Amandeep-Premi_Masters-thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft

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Author:
Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A
Title:
An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind tunnel testing
active devices
Gurney flaps
unsteady aerodynamics
File:
Download MS_Thesis_MiTEs_Vieira.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. A Higher Order Vortex-Lattice Method with a Force-Free Wake

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Author:
Bramesfeld, Goetz
Title:
A Higher Order Vortex-Lattice Method with a Force-Free Wake
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vortex sheet
wakes
wings
potential flow
File:
Download Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Committee Member

6. Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows

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Author:
Kinzel, Michael Patrick
Title:
Computational Techniques and Analysis of Cavitating-Fluid Flows
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Cavitation
Multiphase flows
level set
overset grids
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
File:
Download mpkThesisFinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
David N Hill, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Ralph W Noack, Committee Member

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

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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

9. Winglet Design for the Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 and Twin-taurus G4 with Performance Comparison made Using Flight-path Optimization.

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Author:
Miles, Kirk Potter
Title:
Winglet Design for the Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 and Twin-taurus G4 with Performance Comparison made Using Flight-path Optimization.
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Winglet
flight path planning
green flight challenge
aerodynamics
electric airplane
File:
Download KPM_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application

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Author:
Maniaci, David Charles
Title:
Wind Turbine Design Using A Free-wake Vortex Method With Winglet Application
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind turbine
winglet
free-wake
vortex method
rotor aerodynamics
blade design
File:
Download psu-thesis-Dmaniaci-18m_FIN_4-5-13_DateChange.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Committee Member
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

11. Energy Aware Path Planning in Complex Four Dimensional Environments

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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

12. FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS

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Author:
Bhatnagar, Unmukt Rajeev
Title:
FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Formula 1
Aerodynamics
Optimization
Lift Coefficient
Drag Coefficient
Lap Simulation
Genetic Algorithms
File:
Download 1-Masters_Thesis_for_Aerospace-_Unmukt_Bhatngar.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

13. Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory

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Author:
Coder, James George
Title:
Development of a CFD-Compatible Transition Model Based on Linear Stability Theory
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
CFD
transition
turbulence
File:
Download JamesGCoder_Dissertation_07272014.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Member

14. The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows

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Author:
Sikarwar, Nidhi
Title:
The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Adjoint method
noise reduction
active flow control
adjoint boundary conditions
optimization
computational fluid dynamics.
File:
Download Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member

15. Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

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Author:
Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore
Title:
Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM
File:
Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow

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Author:
Jha, Pankaj Kumar
Title:
Characterization of Wake Turbulence in a Wind Turbine Array Submerged in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
aerodynamics
fluid dynamics
wind farm
turbine
atmospheric boundary layer. turbulence
actuator line
actuator curve
File:
Download PankajJha_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member

18. Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model

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Author:
Wallace, Brian David
Title:
Small Wind Turbine Performance Evaluation using Field Test Data and a Coupled Aero-electro-mechanical Model
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind turbine
PMSG
alternative energy
wind energy
File:
Download BrianWallace-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member

19. Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets

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Author:
Kambampati, Sandilya
Title:
Optimization of Composite Tiltrotor Wings with Extensions and Winglets
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
optimization
tiltrotor
winglet
whirl flutter
composite material
wing extensions
aircraft design
File:
Download Sandilya_Kambampati_PhD_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member

20. A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems

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Author:
Cole, Julia A
Title:
A Higher-Order Free-Wake Method for Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of Propeller-Wing Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamic analysis
free-wake method
propeller-wing interaction
File:
Download jcole_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Outside Member
Goetz Bramesfeld, Special Member

21. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE MXS-R WINGLETS AND AIRFOILS TO IMPROVE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE RED BULL AIR RACES

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Author:
Grasser, Nicholas Jared
Title:
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE MXS-R WINGLETS AND AIRFOILS TO IMPROVE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE RED BULL AIR RACES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aircraft Design
Aerodynamics
Airplane Simulation
Winglets
Airfoils
Red Bull
Air Racing
MXS-R
Airplane Performance
Airplane Design
File:
Download Grasser_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

22. Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for use in a Sequential Decision Process

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Author:
Valenti, Justin D
Title:
Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for use in a Sequential Decision Process
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sequential Design Process
Trade Space Exploration
Design
Sequential Design
Bounding
Numerical Uncertainty
Discretization Uncertainty
File:
Download ValentiJ_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael P Kinzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon Walter Miller, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

23. Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow

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Author:
Reich, David B
Title:
Experimental Investigation of A Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Aerodynamics
Rotor Hub
Hub Drag
Rotor Hub Drag
Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Unsteady Aerodynamics
File:
Download Reich-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Outside Member

24. Experimental study of wake impingement on a horizontal stabalizer

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Author:
Metkowski, Leonard P
Title:
Experimental study of wake impingement on a horizontal stabalizer
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerodynamics
Helicopter
Hubs
Empennage
Experimental
Interactional Aerodynamics
Helicopter Hub Drag
Experimental Design
Helicopter Hub Experiments
Horizontal Stabilizer
Helicopter Stabilizer
Experiments on Helicopter Stabilizers
Wake Impingement
File:
Download Metkowski_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

25. Utilizing Transitional CFD to Analyze the Performance of a Racing Sailplane

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Author:
Axten, Christopher Joseph
Title:
Utilizing Transitional CFD to Analyze the Performance of a Racing Sailplane
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
computational fluid dynamics
sailplane
boundary layer transition
aircraft performance
aircraft design
File:
Download Axten_C_Master_Thesis_Draft_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

26. Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations

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Author:
Bird, John Joseph
Title:
Atmospherically Aware Aircraft Guidance Using In Situ Observations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
UAV
drone
atmospherically aware
autonomy
reinforcement learning
flight planning
soaring
File:
Download bird_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
George Spencer Young, Outside Member

27. A Method for the Exploitation of Microlift for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Open Access
Author:
Kimmel, Nathan
Title:
A Method for the Exploitation of Microlift for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
autonomy
soaring
microlift
thermal
thermal wall
thermal stream
thermal strand
autonomous
uav
autonomous soaring
File:
Download Nathan_Kimmel_A_Method_for_the_Exploitation_of_Microlift_for_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicles.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member

28. Parameterized Trajectory Planning for Dynamic Soaring

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Author:
Li, Zhenda
Title:
Parameterized Trajectory Planning for Dynamic Soaring
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Dynamic Soaring
Trajectory Planning
Reinforcement Learning
Wind Field Estimation
File:
Download MS_Thesis_updated_format__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Daning Huang, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Special Signatory

29. Time-Domain Aeroelastic Stability Predictions of a Semi-Span Tiltrotor

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Author:
Corle, Ethan Lewis
Title:
Time-Domain Aeroelastic Stability Predictions of a Semi-Span Tiltrotor
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
tiltrotor
whirl flutter
aeroelastic
stability analysis
rotorcraft
vortex particle method
time-domain stability
File:
Download corle-dissertation-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Robert Lee Campbell, Outside Member
Dr. Matthew Floros, Special Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

30. Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis

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Author:
Farish, David
Title:
Large Eddy Simulations of Scaled Wind-Tunnel Experiments for Ship Airwake Analysis
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Large Eddy Simulations
LES
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Ship Airwake
Aerodynamics
Wind Tunnel Validation
File:
Download davidFarish-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair