1. Nonlinear Dynamic Modal and Stability Analysis of Synthesized Flow Field of Hall Thruster Open Access Author: Song, Jiwoo Title: Nonlinear Dynamic Modal and Stability Analysis of Synthesized Flow Field of Hall Thruster Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Hall effect thrusterdata-driven modal analysisdynamical system modeling File: Download Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daning Huang, Thesis SupervisorNamiko Yamamoto, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. A Viscous-Inviscid Channel Flow Approach for Preliminary Wind Tunnel Design Open Access Author: Boerchers, John Title: A Viscous-Inviscid Channel Flow Approach for Preliminary Wind Tunnel Design Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: aerodynamicsfluid mechanicswind tunneldesignwind tunnel designcomputationalnumericalturbomachinery File: Download Thesis_-_Boerchers.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David K Hall, Thesis SupervisorMark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Comparison of the Standard Thermal Mix Model to an Alternate Approach of Sailplane Winglet Design and Their Resulting Impact on Cross-Country Flight Performance Open Access Author: Cooper, Jenna Title: Comparison of the Standard Thermal Mix Model to an Alternate Approach of Sailplane Winglet Design and Their Resulting Impact on Cross-Country Flight Performance Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: SailplaneAerodynamicsAircraftAirplaneAerospace EngineeringSoaringWeather ModelingAircraft Performance File: Download thesis_draft_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis SupervisorNamiko Yamamoto, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Measurement of Solid Propellant Burning Rates Using Photodiode Arrays Open Access Author: Stevens, Matthew Title: Measurement of Solid Propellant Burning Rates Using Photodiode Arrays Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Solid PropellantSolid Rocket MotorBurning RateSolid Propellant Burning RateCombustionMeasuring Burning Rate File: Download Measurement_of_Solid_Propellant_Burning_Rates_Using_Photodiode_Arrays_MatthewStevens_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard A Yetter, Thesis SupervisorKenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Design of a rotor test stand for use in a compressed test facility Open Access Author: Gudall, Casey Title: Design of a rotor test stand for use in a compressed test facility Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: AerospaceVLRCOERotorcraft File: Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark A Miller, Thesis SupervisorKenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Optimization via Simulations Open Access Author: Van Hulten, Alexander Title: Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Optimization via Simulations Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Microwave Electrothermal ThrusterMETSpace PropulsionPlasmaElectric PropulsionCOMSOL Multiphysics File: Download Alex_Van_Hulten_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sven G Bilén, Thesis SupervisorXin Ning, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Investigation of the Relative Motion Between Spacecraft on Different Hyperbolic Trajectories Open Access Author: Stueck, Clifford Title: Investigation of the Relative Motion Between Spacecraft on Different Hyperbolic Trajectories Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Hyperbolic OrbitsNumerical IntegrationOrbital ElementsRange and Range-Rate File: Download Clifford_Stueck_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert G. Melton, Thesis SupervisorPhilip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Semi-Analytical Modeling of Shock-wave/Boundary Layer Interaction Over Compression Ramps in Hypersonic Flow Open Access Author: Glenn, Ryan Title: Semi-Analytical Modeling of Shock-wave/Boundary Layer Interaction Over Compression Ramps in Hypersonic Flow Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Computational Fluid DynamicsHypersonic Flow File: Download Ryan_Banks_Glenn__Thesis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daning Huang, Thesis SupervisorKenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Analysis of Higher-Order Effects on Low Altitude Lunar Orbits Caused by Irregularities in Mass Distribution Open Access Author: Castro Martinez, Guillermo Title: Analysis of Higher-Order Effects on Low Altitude Lunar Orbits Caused by Irregularities in Mass Distribution Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Moon GravitySpherical HarmonicsGRAILOrbital Elements File: Download Thesis_Manuscript_FINAL_DRAFT_2.0.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert G. Melton, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors AdvisorPuneet Singla, Faculty Reader
10. Trajectory Optimization for Refueling Geosynchronous Satellites Open Access Author: Evans, Evangelina Title: Trajectory Optimization for Refueling Geosynchronous Satellites Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Trajectory optimizationgeosynchronoussatellite refueling File: Download Evans_SHCThesis_Final_Resubmission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert G. Melton, Thesis SupervisorRobert G. Melton, Thesis Honors AdvisorPuneet Singla, Faculty Reader