1. Evaulating Human Response to Robot-Administered Punishment Open Access Author: Jois, Himavath Title: Evaulating Human Response to Robot-Administered Punishment Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: human-robot interactionethicsroboethicsauthoritypunishmentexoskeleton File: Download Jois-BS-Thesis-Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Development of an Adjoint-Based Aeroelastic Optimizer for Truss Structures in Wings Open Access Author: Su, Anthony Title: Development of an Adjoint-Based Aeroelastic Optimizer for Truss Structures in Wings Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: optimizationtrussstructureaerodynamicgradientadjoint File: Download Su_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daning Huang, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Performance Analysis of DE-Sigma Optimization Method Open Access Author: Quinn, John Title: Performance Analysis of DE-Sigma Optimization Method Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: OptimizationParticle Swarm OptimizationPSODifferential EvolutionDEDifferential Evolution SigmaDE Sigma File: Download Thesis_Quinn.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert G. Melton, Thesis SupervisorMark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Minimum Time Spacecraft Reorientation with Hybrid Heuristic/Gradient Optimization Methods Open Access Author: Guyer, Luke Title: Minimum Time Spacecraft Reorientation with Hybrid Heuristic/Gradient Optimization Methods Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: MetaheuristicsOptimizationParticle Swarm OptimizationAnt Colony OptimizationSpacecraft DynamicsHybrid OptimizationSpacecraft Reorientation File: Download Guyer_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert G. Melton, Thesis SupervisorMark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Possible Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Vaporizers Open Access Author: Canby, Charles Title: Possible Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Vaporizers Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: resistojetvaporizeradditive manufacuring3d printingselective laser melting File: Download Canby_Charles_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sven G Bilen, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Low-Power Water-Vapor Generation using Ultrasonic Atomizer for Use with Microwave Electrothermal Thrusters Open Access Author: Detwiler, Jonathan Title: Low-Power Water-Vapor Generation using Ultrasonic Atomizer for Use with Microwave Electrothermal Thrusters Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: METElectric PropulsionAtomizerUltrasonicMicrowaveWater VaporAerospacePropulsion File: Download Jonathan_Detwiler_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sven G Bilen, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Open Access Author: Osikowicz, Nathaniel Title: Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: TensegrityRoboticsNonlinear ControlDeployable Structures File: Download osikowicz-UG-thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Puneet Singla, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Investigation of a Microwave Surface-Wave Plasma for Propulsion Open Access Author: Ramdass, Kriston Title: Investigation of a Microwave Surface-Wave Plasma for Propulsion Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: surface waveplasmaMETthrusterpropulsion File: Download Kriston_Ramdass_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sven G Bilén, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors AdvisorJesse Kane Mc Ternan, Faculty ReaderAmy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader