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Author:

Zhang, Xiaomo

Title:

A Human-Powered-Aircraft Propeller Design

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerospace
Sailplane
Human-Powered Aircraft
Propulsion
Aerodynamics

File:

Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_by_Xiaomo_Zhang.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Faculty Reader

Author:

Gill, Charlotte Salome

Title:

Longitudinal Control Via Distributed Propulsion and Elevator Deflection

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Differential Thrust
Propulsion
Longitudinal Control
Aircraft Dynamics
Stability and Control
Simulation

File:

Download Gill_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Al Jaberi, Saeed

Title:

Low Thrust Trajectories From Low Earth Orbits to the Moon

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Astrodynamics
the Three Body Problem
CR3BP
Low Thrust
Jacobi Integral

File:

Download thesis_Aljaberi___SHC.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Honeychuck, Matthew C

Title:

Investigation of Initialization Methods for Particle Swarm Optimization of Finite-thrust Orbital Transfers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

particle
swarm
optimization
finite
thrust
orbital
transfer
Sobol

File:

Download Honeychuck_Matthew_particleswarmoptimization.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Chow, Philip

Title:

Long Term Orbital Modeling for Objects in Geostationary Earth Orbit

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Orbit Progagation
Orbital Modeling
Symplectic
ODE45
Integrator

File:

Download PChow_LongTermOrbitalModelingForObjectsInGeostationaryEarthOrbit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Lin, Morton F

Title:

Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing for Early Airframe Damage Detection

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Structural Health Monitoring Macro Fiber Composite

File:

Download Morton_Lin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Blake, Garrett Scott

Title:

Pulsejet Flow Dynamics Utilizing a 1-d Numerical Model

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

pulsejet
pulse jet
flow
flow dynamics
dynamics
jet

File:

Download Blake_Garrett_PulsejetFlowDynamicsNumericalModel.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Tombasco, Christopher Patrick

Title:

Study of Feasibility of Asteroid-centric Gravity Assists

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Asteroid
Flyby
GRrvity Assist
Ceres

File:

Download aggregate.mDownload RP_study.mDownload mass_study.mDownload incoming_v_study.mDownload FinalHonorsThesis_ChrisTombasco.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader

Author:

Blyton, David J

Title:

Optimization of a Gaussian Mixture Model using the Expectation-maximization Algorithm

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Seizure
Gaussian Mixture Model
Probability Model

File:

Download David_Blyton_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Shashi Phoha, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

Author:

Wittick, Patrick Thomas

Title:

Attitude Dynamics Modeling for Docking Operations with Uncooperative Objects

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Astrodynamics
Orbital Mechanics
Spaceflight
Space Rendezvous
Asteroid
Mass Characterization

File:

Download Wittick_Patrick_attitudedynamicsmodeling.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader