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2. Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars

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Author:
Narayanan Nampy, Sreenivas
Title:
Advanced grid-stiffened composite shells for applications in heavy-lift helicopter rotor blade spars
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
composites
structures
rotor blades
grid-stiffened
grid
spar
heavy-lift rotor blade
buckling
stiffness
strength
File:
Download Sreeni_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member

3. Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Seung Pil
Title:
Optimal Trajectories For Constrained Station Change in Geo Using A Legendre Pseudospectral Method
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
station change
Legendre pseudospectral methods
low-thrust
File:
Download 1-Seunp_P_Final_2012.pdfDownload Errata_Ph_d__Thesis_Aerospace_Engineering_Aug_2012_Seung_Pil_Kim.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Graham Melton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Bradley Spencer, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member

4. Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper

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Open Access
Author:
Marr, Conor Matthew
Title:
Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Damper
Fluidlastic
Hydraulic
CFD
Modeling
Multi-State
Bypass
Passive Damping
Lead-Lag Damper
Ground Resonance
File:
Download CMarrPhDThesis2012FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

5. An Automated Calibration and a Correction Scheme for Total Pressure Gradient Effects of Subminiature Five-Hole Probe

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Open Access
Author:
Town, Jason Edward
Title:
An Automated Calibration and a Correction Scheme for Total Pressure Gradient Effects of Subminiature Five-Hole Probe
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Five-hole probe
automated
calibration
correction
total pressure gradient
File:
Download JasonTown_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. The Prediction of Noise and Installation Effects of High-subsonic Dual-stream Jets in Flight

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Open Access
Author:
Saxena, Swati
Title:
The Prediction of Noise and Installation Effects of High-subsonic Dual-stream Jets in Flight
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroacoustics
subsonic jet noise
dual-stream jets
forward flight
installation effects
turbulence modeling
DES
File:
Download Swati-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

8. Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution

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Open Access
Author:
Ahn, Young Tae
Title:
Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Spacecraft Using Shifting Mass Distribution
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
spacecraft attitude dynamics
attitude control
combinatorial optimization theory
File:
Download youngtaeahn_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

9. Experimental Method to Measure Pressure-coupled Responses of Induced Solid Rocket Instabilities Using a Next-generation Magnetic Flowmeter

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Open Access
Author:
Herzog, Jan Rampada
Title:
Experimental Method to Measure Pressure-coupled Responses of Induced Solid Rocket Instabilities Using a Next-generation Magnetic Flowmeter
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
solid rocket instabilities
pressure-coupled response
magnetic flowmeter
File:
Download J._R._Herzog_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composite
FMC
Driveshaft
Filament Winding
Helicopter
File:
Download 1-Henry_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

14. Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System

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Open Access
Author:
Overmeyer, Austin David
Title:
Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
deicing
de-icing
icing
ultrasonic
electro-thermal
low power
ice protection
helicopter
rotor blades
File:
Download Overmeyer_MS_Thesis_2012_FINAL_V4.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes

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Open Access
Author:
Tiwari, Chandrashekhar
Title:
Innovative Energy Absorbing Devices Based on Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Absorbing
Extension Twist Coupling
Crush Tubes
Sandwich Core Device
Non-linear Model
Rate Effects
Foam Model
File:
Download Chandrashekhar_Tiwari_PhD_Thesis_AUG_2012_revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Special Member

16. The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

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Open Access
Author:
Bae, Eui Sung
Title:
The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power
File:
Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

20. Extendable chord rotors for helicopter performance improvement and flight envelope expansion

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Open Access
Author:
Khoshlahjeh Mozafar, Maryam
Title:
Extendable chord rotors for helicopter performance improvement and flight envelope expansion
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
chord extension
helicopter performance
Trailing Edge Plate
Flight envelope expansion
High lift device
variable rotor speed
File:
Download PhD_thesis_Maryam_Khoshlahjeh.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

21. Cavitation Assessment and Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Foil Design

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Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Ryan Stephen
Title:
Cavitation Assessment and Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Foil Design
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
MHK Turbine
Hydrokinetic
cavitation
roughness sensitivity
renewable energy
hydrodynamic performance
hydrofoil
experiment
File:
Download Phillips-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

22. Winglet Design for the Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 and Twin-taurus G4 with Performance Comparison made Using Flight-path Optimization.

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Author:
Miles, Kirk Potter
Title:
Winglet Design for the Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 and Twin-taurus G4 with Performance Comparison made Using Flight-path Optimization.
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Winglet
flight path planning
green flight challenge
aerodynamics
electric airplane
File:
Download KPM_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

24. Investigation of Noise Reduction Methods on Supersonic Jets Exhausting from Scale Models of Military Style Nozzles

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Open Access
Author:
Powers, Russell
Title:
Investigation of Noise Reduction Methods on Supersonic Jets Exhausting from Scale Models of Military Style Nozzles
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustics
Jet Noise
Noise Reduction
Corrugations
Corrugation
Bevel
Beveled
Experiment
Supersonic
Model
Military
Nozzle
File:
Download RWP_MSThesis_2012_vFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

26. Investigation of Solid Oxidizer and Gaseous Fuel Combustion Performance Using an Elevated Pressure Counterflow Experiment and Reverse Hybrid Rocket Engine

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Open Access
Author:
Johansson, Reed Halden
Title:
Investigation of Solid Oxidizer and Gaseous Fuel Combustion Performance Using an Elevated Pressure Counterflow Experiment and Reverse Hybrid Rocket Engine
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
reverse
inverse
hybrid
rocket
counterflow
ammonium perchlorate
solid oxidizer
File:
Download Reed_Johansson_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Grant Alexander Risha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

28. Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Jeffrey Lynn
Title:
Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
resonance frequency detuning
vibration reduction
turbomachinery damping
piezoelectric device
rotating structures
File:
Download KauffmanPhD.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Kirsten P Duffy, Special Member
Heath F Hofmann, Special Member

30. Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Malovrh, Brendon
Title:
Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter
File:
Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

31. ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS

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Open Access
Author:
Gokce, Zeki Ozgur
Title:
ENDWALL SHAPE MODIFICATION USING VORTEX GENERATORS AND FENCES TO IMPROVE GAS TURBINE COOLING AND EFFECTIVENESS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Vortex generator
heat transfer enhancement
gas turbine cooling channel flow
File:
Download Zeki_Ozgur_Gokce_PhD_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Cengiz Camci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member

32. Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Patrick
Title:
Coupling of Nonlinear Estimation and Dynamic Sensor Tasking Applied to Satellite Tracking
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Nonlinear Estimation
Sensor Tasking
Space Situational Awareness
Satellite Dynamics
File:
Download PatrickWilliams-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
David Bradley Spencer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Special Member
Richard Lee Erwin, Special Member

34. Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints

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Open Access
Author:
Winslow, Anna Tatum
Title:
Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Stewart platform
sensor
Gough platform
orientation
calibration
File:
Download ATW_FinalThesis_ForRelease.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

35. Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements

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Open Access
Author:
Mistry, Mihir
Title:
Quasi-static rotor morphing concepts for rotorcraft performance improvements
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
rotorcraft
rotor
morphing
smart structure
blade
span
camber
RPM
rotor speed
variation
rotating wing
warping
twist
File:
Download PhD_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Timothy Miller, Special Member