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Author:

Flanagan, Peter Thomas

Title:

Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Finite Thrust Transfers between Two Circular Non-coplanar Orbits

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle
Swarm
Optimization
finite
thrust
non-coplanar
circular
orbits
swarm
intelligence
scheme
space
trajectories

File:

Download Flanagan_ThesisFinal.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:

Rosenberger, Tyler J

Title:

An Application of Bacterial Foraging Optimization to Orbital Transfers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Bioforaging
Optimization
Orbital Transfer
Trajectory Optimization

File:

Download HonorsThesis_TylerRosenberger.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

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