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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:

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

Author:

Dai, Jingyao

Title:

Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Ceramics
Fracture
Nanoporous
Anodic Aluminum Oxide
Nanoindentation

File:

Download JingyaoDai-MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

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

Author:

Schneeberger, Grant M

Title:

ICE PROJECTILE LENGTH PREDICTION OF SHED ICE FROM ROTOR BLADES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

ice
rotorcraft
shedding

File:

Download GrantSchneeberger-MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Randolph Auhl, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Fadaei, Shahrzad

Title:

DEFINING VALUE ADDING ATTRIBUTES OF HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT REPORT-AUTHORING TOOLS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Home Energy Assessment
Energy Efficiency
Report Writing Tool

File:

Download Thesis-Fadaei-12-06.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Riley II, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
Somayeh Asadi, Committee Member

Author:

Palomino Alva, Jorge Eduardo

Title:

Ignition of Aluminum Powder with a 2.45-GHz Microwave Plasma Torch

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Microwave Plasma Torch
Aluminum Combustion
Steam Plasma
Optical Emission Spectroscopy
OES
Aluminum Ignition
Aluminum Powder

File:

Download JPalomino_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Bilén, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Knecht, Committee Member
Michael Micci, Committee Member

Author:

Aguasvivas Manzano, Sarah

Title:

Performance and Parsimony in Training Deep Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

neural networks
model parsimony
MLP
Simulated Annealing

File:

Download Sarah_Aguasvivas_Manzano__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle N. Long, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rocco, Edward Thomas

Title:

Super-cooled Large Droplet Experimental Reproduction, Ice Shape Modeling, and Scaling Law Assessment

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

SLD Accretion
Super-cooled Large Droplets
Aircraft Icing
Ice Scaling Methods
Ice Accretion Testing

File:

Download ERocco_MSThesis_2017_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip J. Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Chung, Hojae

Title:

VORTICITY DYNAMICS IN THE LEADING EDGE VORTEX ON REVOLVING WINGS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamics
Insect flight
Insect
LEV
leading edge vortex
Revolving wing
Revolving motion
Rossby number
Rossby
Planetary vorticity
Vorticity equation
Vorticity

File:

Download HojaeChung-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Brentner, Committee Member

Author:

Harkins, Joseph

Title:

Automatic Controller Synthesis for a Reconfigurable UAV

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Modular Aircraft
UAV
Controls
Aerodynamics

File:

Download JosephHarkins-Thesis-Draft-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Holmes, William Kirby

Title:

VISION-BASED RELATIVE DECK STATE ESTIMATION USED WITH TAU BASED LANDINGS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

kalman filter
quadcopter
ship deck landing
monocular vision

File:

Download holmes_fin.pdf

Committee Members:

jack langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Alvarez Tiburcio, Miguel

Title:

Experimental Evaluation of the Impact Behavior of Partially Melted Ice Particles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Engine icing
icing
glaciated conditions
mixed phase icing
ice particles impact

File:

Download MiguelAlvarez_MS_Thesis_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fronzeo, Melissa A

Title:

A Computational Study of Gaseous Jets Submerged in a Liquid Co-flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Computational fluid dynamics
multiphase flow
jets
submerged jets
ventilated cavities

File:

Download Fronzeo_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael P Kinzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Zachary P Berger, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Stanko, Jason D

Title:

Automated Design and Evaluation of Airfoils for Rotorcraft Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

parameterization
orthogonal
automation
airfoil performance table
multicollinearity
design
class shape transformation
genetic algorithm
CFD
Legendre Polynomial
CMA-ES
UH60
OVERFLOW
airfoil shape optimization
C81
Augmented Lagrange

File:

Download StankoThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Andichamy, Veerandra Chakkarava

Title:

STUDY OF MITIGATION OF TURBINE BLADE TIP LEAKAGE FLOWS USING TIP LEAKAGE INTERRUPTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Turbine blade tip
Tip leakage flows
leakage vortex
Leakage vortex mitigation
turbine blade tip design
blade tip modification

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Veerandra_AUG_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

James, Robin

Title:

PROGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED DAMAGE IN AEROSPACE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ITS DETECTION STRATEGY

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFRP
GFRP
Microwave NDT
Impact Damage
SPH
BEASY
BVID
Galvanic Corrosion
Aluminum Hydroxide
Loaded Waveguide Technique
Millimeter-wave
X-Band
Q-Band

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Robin_James_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Sen

Title:

Stabilized Finite Element Methods And Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

stabilized finite element method
variational multi-scale method

File:

Download SenLin_Master_Stab_FEM.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Veras-Alba, Belen

Title:

A STUDY ON THE DEFORMATION AND BREAKUP OF SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROPLETS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF AN AIRFOIL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Supercooled Large Droplets
SLD

File:

Download BelenVeras-Alba-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Small, Jeffrey

Title:

Halo Orbit Design In The Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem Using Differential Evolution

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Halo Orbits
CR3BP
Differential Evolution

File:

Download JeffreySmall_MsThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Padghan, Pranjali S

Title:

COMPLEX AERIAL FLIGHT UTILIZING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Model Predictive Control
Quadcopter Dynamics and control

File:

Download ComplexAerialFlightUtilizingModelPredictiveControl_Thesis_Pranjali_Dec2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ho, Chien Hsiu

Title:

Investigation of Beamed-Microwave Plasma Generation in Supersonic Flow

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Beamed-Energy propulsion
Beamed-Microwave
Plasma

File:

Download Master_thesis_Ho_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Prakash, Keerti

Title:

MODELING FOR POLYMER/ CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITE TO ESTIMATE STRUCTURAL DAMPING IN A ROTOCRAFT BLADE

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

nanocomposite
damping
carbon nanotubes
interfacial slip
stick-slip
randomly oriented
rotor blade
rotorcraft

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Keerti_Prakash.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Landge, Ameya S

Title:

LIQUID WATER AND FLOW TURBULANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PENN STATE ICING WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Icing wind tunnel calibration
Turbulence intensity
Flow Angularity
Cloud uniformity
Median Volume Diameter (MVD)
SAE ARP 5905

File:

Download M.S_Thesis_AmeyaLandge.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Sodawala, Shivani H

Title:

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION OF NON-IONIZED WATER MOLECULES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Electromagnetic Propulsion
Non-ionized Propellant
Water Propellant
Molecular dynamics simulations
Electric Propulsion

File:

Download ShivaniSodawala_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael M Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Conti, Angelina Maria

Title:

Incorporating Handling Qualities Assessment into the Design of Compound Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Flight Controls
Helicopters
Rotorcraft
ADS-33
Flight Handling Qualities

File:

Download Angelina_Conti_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Joseph F. Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Trivedi, Shreya Shailesh

Title:

IMPROVEMENT OF MAGNETIC CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION BY SURFACE TREATMENT WITH DIAZONIUM SALT FOR AEROSPACE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerospace
Materials
Composites
Carbon nanotubes
Polymer nanocomposites
Magnetic Assembly
Covalent functionalization
Diazonium salt

File:

Download ShreyaTrivedi_MSThesis_Spring2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shaw, Matthew Joseph

Title:

Design of Interplanetary Trajectories with Multiple Synergetic Gravitational Assist Maneuvers via Particle Swarm Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

orbital mechanics
interplanetary trajectory design
interplanetary travel
astrodynamics
space mission design
Particle Swarm Optimization
gravitational assist
multiple gravitational assist
gravity assist
multiple gravity assist
synergetic flyby
powered flyby
synergetic gravitational assist
synergetic gravity assist
powered gravitational assist
powered gravity assist
trajectory design

File:

Download ShawMatthew-MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Asif, Mohammed

Title:

PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

space propulsion
plasma propulsion
propulsion
electric propulsion
rocket propulsion
ion engines
microwave thruster
ion thruster
experimental research on electric propulsion
computational research on electric propulsion
miniaturization of electric propulsion
ion thrusters for CubeSats
electric propulsion for CubeSats

File:

Download Asif_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael M. Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Kerr, Evan M

Title:

ADVANCED HYBRID ROCKET PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESATS (PUC): DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A TITANIUM TANK

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CubeSat
Propulsion unit
hybrid rocket
additive manufacturing
powder bed fusion
direct metal laser sintering
DMLS
PBF

File:

Download Kerr_Thesis_Master_s_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

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

Author:

Bottai, Auriane

Title:

Computational Fluid Dynamics / Flight Dynamics Simulations of an Autonomous Helicopter using Actuator Disk Couplings for Main and Tail Rotors

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Actuator Disk Coupling
Coupled CFD Flight Dynamics
UAV
Autonomous Helicopter
SFS2
Ship based operations

File:

Download MSThesisPSU2018_Bottai_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

J.F.Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scaramal, Mariano Daniel

Title:

Active Stabilization of Slung Loads in High Speed Flight Using Cable Angle Feedback

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

slung load
relative cable angles
airspeed scheduled control

File:

Download Thesis_MSc_AERSP_Eng_-_Mariano_Scaramal.pdf

Committee Members:

Horn, Joseph F., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Majety, Venkata Rajeshwar

Title:

An Analysis of Noise Reduction in Supersonic Jets by Fluid Insert Nozzles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Jet noise
supersonic jets
aeroacoustics
fluid insert nozzles
turbulence
fluid mechanics

File:

Download M.S_Thesis__Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hsieh, Sang Chieh

Title:

LIFE ASSESSMENT OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Space Propulsion
Electric Propulsion
Rocket Propulsion
Plasma Propulsion
Ion Thruster
Microwave Thruster
CubeSats
Life Assessment
Grid Erosion

File:

Download Jamie_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sadagopan, Aravinth

Title:

A design strategy for a 6:1 supersonic mixed-flow compressor stage and its viscous flow-based performance analysis

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

mixed-flow compressor
mean-line design
turbomachinery
computational fluid dynamics
shock stability
aerospace propulsion
Bezier curves
NASA Rotor 37
Supersonic Diffuser
6:1
pressure-ratio
blade optimization

File:

Download MS_thesis_Aravinth_Sadagopan_May_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zolbayar, Bolor Erdene

Title:

Investigation Noise from Electric, Low-Tip-Speed Aircraft Propellers

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

propeller noise
low-tip-speed propeller noise
unsteady loading
electric low-tip-speed propeller noise

File:

Download Zolbayar_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth S. Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy R. Pritchett, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

Author:

Sehgal, Shitiz

Title:

NUMERICAL INSIGHTS OF FLUID-THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A HYBRID MICROJET LIQUID COOLED HEAT SINK

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Constructal
Microjet
Heatsink
Hybrid
Channels
electronics
liquid-cooling
chip

File:

Download SEHGAL_FINAL_THESIS__2018_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr.Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Dr.Amy Prichett, Committee Member

Author:

Shoemaker, Christopher Merrill

Title:

Unsteady Pressure Loading in High Aspect Ratio, Wall-Bounded Jets

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rectangular Nozzle
Aft-Deck
Pressure
PIV
Shadowgraph
Unsteady Pressure Loading
Kulites
Shock Tube

File:

Download CShoemaker_Thesis_v7.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Doshi, Mitansh Sharad

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION OF A LARGE-SCALE HP TURBINE FLOW AGAINST MEASURED AERODYNAMIC DATA

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Turbine
CFD
Validation
NGV
Rotor
AFTRF
Turbulence model
K-Omega
Efficiency

File:

Download Thesis__MitanshDoshi_FA2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Charis I

Title:

Field-assisted sintering of nickel-based superalloy powder for high temperature hybrid turbine disk applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

field assisted sintering
nickel-based superalloy
hybrid
turbine disk
FAST
hybridization
solid state joining

File:

Download Lin-Thesis-Final-112318.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jogender Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kulkarni, Committee Member
Amy R. Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Hall, Zachary Joseph

Title:

Higher Order Polynomial Approximation For Applications in Space Situational Awareness

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

space situational awareness
conjugate unscented transformation
polynomial approximation
higher order sensitivity
uncertain lambert problem
reachability sets

File:

Download ZachHall-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member

Author:

Cornelius, Jason

Title:

Efficient CFD Approaches for Coaxial Rotor Simulations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Multicopter
Multicopters
Coaxial Rotor
Coaxial Rotors
CFD Simulation
Rotorcraft
Helicopter
STAR-CCM+
RotCFD
Mixing-Plane
Blade-Element
Time-Accurate
Blade-Resolved
Blade-Modeled
Quadcopter

File:

Download Jason_Cornelius_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Kinzel, Committee Member
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Douglass, Rebekah

Title:

Effects of Strain Rate Variation on the Shear Adhesion Strength of Impact Ice

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

strain rate
adhesion
icing

File:

Download DOUGLASS_FINAL_THESIS_4-1-19.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor