1. Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions Open Access Author: Oruc, Ilker Title: Towards Real-Time Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulation of Rotorcraft with Fully-Coupled CFD Solutions of Rotor / Terrain Interactions Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: modelingsimulationpilot-in-the-looprotorcraftterrainship airwakedynamic interfaceDIhelicopter/shipcoupledfully-coupledfully coupledground effectCFDaerodynamicsflight controlflight dynamicsship landingship approachcomputationalfluiddynamicsreal-timemannedslopedpartial groundaccelerationhelicopter simulationhigh-performance-computingflight simulatorMPIhelicopter dynamicsSFS2MPMDactuator diskADMALMsimple frigate shipnon-linearNLDIUH-60flight performanceone-way coupledtwo-way coupledrecirculationcoupled simulationcoupling interfaceIGEOGEhoverGENHELGENHEL-PSUNavier-StokesGaussian File: Download IlkerOruc-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Joseph F. Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJoseph F. Horn, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEdward C. Smith, Committee MemberSven Schmitz, Committee MemberSavas Yavuzkurt, Outside Member
2. MODELING FOR POLYMER/ CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITE TO ESTIMATE STRUCTURAL DAMPING IN A ROTOCRAFT BLADE Open Access Author: Prakash, Keerti Title: MODELING FOR POLYMER/ CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITE TO ESTIMATE STRUCTURAL DAMPING IN A ROTOCRAFT BLADE Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: nanocompositedampingcarbon nanotubesinterfacial slipstick-sliprandomly orientedrotor bladerotorcraft File: Download MS_Thesis_Keerti_Prakash.pdf Committee Members: Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCharles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAmy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member