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Author:

Quinn, John

Title:

Performance Analysis of DE-Sigma Optimization Method

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
PSO
Differential Evolution
DE
Differential Evolution Sigma
DE Sigma

File:

Download Thesis_Quinn.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert G. Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Guyer, Luke

Title:

Minimum Time Spacecraft Reorientation with Hybrid Heuristic/Gradient Optimization Methods

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Metaheuristics
Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Spacecraft Dynamics
Hybrid Optimization
Spacecraft Reorientation

File:

Download Guyer_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert G. Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Allred, Gracelyne

Title:

Autopilot Design for the Takeoff and Landing of a Tailwheel Airplane

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
aircraft simulation
vehicle simulation
tailwheel
flight test
adaptive control
autonomy
autonomous aircraft
autopilot
remote control
hardware in the loop
takeoff
landing
flight control
vehicle integration
aircraft integration
simulation environment

File:

Download ALLRED_HonorsThesis_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Faculty Reader