1. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterMETcomputational modelingCOMSOLChris DeForceelectromagneticsfluid mechanicsplasmaelectric propulsiondeforce File: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Design And Development of a 30-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Open Access Author: Capalungan, Erica E. Title: Design And Development of a 30-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Microwave Electrothermal ThrusterMETelectric propulsion File: Download MS_Thesis_Capalungan.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. DEVELOPMENT OF A MODELING CAPABILITY FOR ENERGY HARVESTING MODULES IN ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER SYSTEMS Open Access Author: McTernan, Jesse Kane Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A MODELING CAPABILITY FOR ENERGY HARVESTING MODULES IN ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER SYSTEMS Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: debris mitigationorbital energyenrgy harvestingenergyspace tetherelectrodynamic tetherpropulsion File: Download McTernan_Thesis_2011_C.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND DIRECT THRUST MEASUREMENT OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: Hopkins, Jeffrey Robert Title: DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND DIRECT THRUST MEASUREMENT OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: electrothermalelectric propulsionthrust measurment File: Download Hopkins_Masters_Thesis_-_final.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH POWER 14.5-GHz MINIATURE MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: Adusumilli, Rohit Prasad Title: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH POWER 14.5-GHz MINIATURE MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Microwave Electrothermal Thruster File: Download Masters_Thesis_Rohit_Adusumilli.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Testing and optimizaton of a miniature microwave ion thruster Open Access Author: Taunay, Pierre-Yves Title: Testing and optimizaton of a miniature microwave ion thruster Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave ion thrusterMMITelectric propulsionelectron cyclotron resonance heatingminiature microwave ion thruster File: Download PY_Taunay_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Drag Coefficient Estimation using Satellite Attitude and Orbit Data Open Access Author: Hassa, Christopher Louis Title: Drag Coefficient Estimation using Satellite Attitude and Orbit Data Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Swiftcoefficient of dragspacecraft drag coefficient File: Download hassamsaersp.pdf Committee Members: David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Microwave Ignition of Green Monopropellants Open Access Author: Lani, Brian Phillip Title: Microwave Ignition of Green Monopropellants Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave ignitionmonopropellantHANADNplasma torchionic liquidmicrowave igniterohmic heatinggreen fuels File: Download 1-MS_Thesis_Lani.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. Low-earth-orbit Target Design for optical Calibration of the Falcon Telescope Network Open Access Author: Nelson, Heather Title: Low-earth-orbit Target Design for optical Calibration of the Falcon Telescope Network Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CalibrationFalcon Telescope NetworkCubeSatSpace Situational Awareness. File: Download Heather_Nelson_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Preliminary Testing of a 17.8-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster for Small Spacecraft Open Access Author: Abaimov, Mikhail D Title: Preliminary Testing of a 17.8-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster for Small Spacecraft Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwaveelectrothermalthrusterCubeSatsmallspacecraft File: Download M_Abaimov_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
11. Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Open Access Author: Mainwaring, Philip B Title: Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterelectric propulsionspace propulsionmicrowave plasmaplasma propulsionresonant cavity File: Download thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Committee MemberGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee Member
12. Design, Development, and Field Testing of the GlacierHawk: an Unmanned Aerial System for Geoscience Data Retrieval Open Access Author: Volpe, Marc Title: Design, Development, and Field Testing of the GlacierHawk: an Unmanned Aerial System for Geoscience Data Retrieval Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Systemglaciologygeoscienceaircraft designaerospace engineeringrotorcraftflightGreenlandHelheimglaciergeoPebblesensor File: Download MarcVolpe-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee MemberAmy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/ChairSven G Bilen, Committee Member
