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Author:

Pini, Alex James

Title:

Trajectory Optimization for an Ideal Solar Sail Model Using Pseudospectral Optimal Control

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

pseudospectral
solar sail
ideal
optimization
trajectory
optimal control

File:

Download Pini_Honors_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Trageser, Katherine Helen

Title:

Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Orbital Maneuvers in Astrodynamics

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
orbit
particle
swarm
maneuver
transfer
thrust
inclination
space
astrodynamics

File:

Download Trageser_Katherine_ParticleSwarm.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

Borowski, Alexander David

Title:

Biomimetic Methods of Optimizing Two-impulse Orbital Transfers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
orbit
aerospace
trajectory
particle
swarm
bacteria
foraging

File:

Download Borowski_Alexander_-_Biomimetic_Methods_of_Optimizaing_Two-Impulse_Orbital_Transfers.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Caldwell, Cory

Title:

Application of Particle Swarm Optimization to Lyapunov Periodic Orbits

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

particle
swarm
optimization
method
Lyapunov
orbit
periodic
Langrange

File:

Download Caldwell_Cory_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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