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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

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:

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:

Hammond, Peter J

Title:

Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Microwave
plasma
torch

File:

Download PHammond_-_Dissertation__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Dr Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member

Author:

Hennes, Christopher Conrad

Title:

Computation of Interactional Aerodynamics for Noise Prediction of Heavy Lift Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Acoustics
Rotorcraft
Computational Fluid Dynamics

File:

Download HennesThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Steven Brentner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member

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