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Author:

Nayyar, Mollik

Title:

Optimal Earth Return Transfers from Lagrange Point Orbits Using Particle Swarm Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Three body system
Lagrange points
manifolds
optimization
particle swarm
PSO
Dynamical Systems
Optimal Transfers
Astrodynamics
Lagrange Point Orbits
LPO
Lambert's Problem

File:

Download MollikNayyar_-_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Walsh, Gregory Daniel

Title:

A PRELIMINARY ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF A COAXIAL HELICOPTER IN HIGH-SPEED FLIGHT

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Acoustics
Coaxial Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Acoustics
Helicopter

File:

Download Walsh_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Kopp, Reed Alan

Title:

Multi-fidelity Modeling of Interfacial Micromechanics for Off-Aligned Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nanocomposites
damping
passive vibration control
carbon nanotubes
interfacial slip
stick-slip
off-aligned

File:

Download Kopp_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C. Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
George A. Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Haibat, Jatin Pramod

Title:

PROCESSING OF MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AS MAGNETIC ADDITIVES FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

carbon nanotubes
manufacturing
nanocomposites
magnetic assembly

File:

Download JatinHaibat-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee 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:

Mainwaring, Philip B

Title:

Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

microwave electrothermal thruster
electric propulsion
space propulsion
microwave plasma
plasma propulsion
resonant cavity

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, 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:

Sharma, Kalki

Title:

Incorporating Acoustic Assessment into the Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

NDARC
PSU-WOPWOP
WOPIt
Rotorcraft Acoustics
Noise Prediction
Conceptual Design

File:

Download Kalki_Sharma_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Ananthanarayanan, Sagar Sangameswaran

Title:

CFD analysis of ozone reaction with human surface: influence of indoor air flow conditions and surface reactivity

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Ozone
CFD
Ventilation
Indoor Air Quality

File:

Download Sagar_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghyun Rim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Villafana, Willca

Title:

Rotorcraft Noise Abatement Procedures Development

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aeroacoustics
helicopter
rotor noise
simulation
modeling

File:

Download WillcaVillafana-Msc.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth S. Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph F. Horn, Committee Member
George A. Lesieutre, Committee Member