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Author:

Kim, Sung Jun

Title:

TRADESPACE EXPLORATION OF PARAMETERS FOR AEROCAPTURE AT MARS

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Mars
orbital
mechanics
aerocapture
Mars-GRAM
atmosphere
density
drag
tradespace
exploration
orbit
atmospheric
interplanetary
astrodynamics

File:

Download Final_Draft_SHC_Thesis_Sung_Jun_Kim.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader

Author:

Vitagliano, Robert P

Title:

Determination of Principal Axes and Moments of Inertia for Docked Spacecraft with Uncooperative Objects

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

moment of inerita
asteroid
simulation
mass properties

File:

Download Robert_Vitagliano_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kerr, Evan M

Title:

Advanced Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (PUC): Development and Testing of a Titanium Tank

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CubeSat
Hybrid Rocket
Additive Manufacturing
Direct Metal Laser Sintering

File:

Download Kerr_Thesis_SHC_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, 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:

Stephans, Tyler Brett

Title:

AN EXAMINATION OF FORMATION FLYING SPACECRAFT IN HYPERBOLIC ORBITS THROUGH LAMBERT'S PROBLEM

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

formation
spacecraft
hyperbolic
orbit
lambert
velocity change
synthetic aperture radar
sar
constellation

File:

Download Stephans.final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader