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

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Open Access
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

62. PERFORMANCE GAINS OF A STANDARD-CLASS SAILPLANE USING A SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW AIRFOIL

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Open Access
Author:
Axten, Rachel Marie
Title:
PERFORMANCE GAINS OF A STANDARD-CLASS SAILPLANE USING A SLOTTED, NATURAL-LAMINAR-FLOW AIRFOIL
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aircraft design
sailplane
soaring competition
airfoil analysis
slotted
natural laminar flow
File:
Download Axten_Rachel_SNLFsailplane.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor

67. OPTIMAL DEFLECTION METHOD FOR A NEAR EARTH ASTEROID USING A LOW THRUST PROPULSION SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Kobzarenko, Igor
Title:
OPTIMAL DEFLECTION METHOD FOR A NEAR EARTH ASTEROID USING A LOW THRUST PROPULSION SYSTEM
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Asteroid deflection
Low-Thrust
4179 Toutatis
File:
Download Kobzarenko_Igor_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Cengiz Camci, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Bradley Spencer, Faculty Reader
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader

68. MITIGATING SPACE DEBRIS THROUGH THE USE OF GAUSS' VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION

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Open Access
Author:
Palm, Dylan Marlin
Title:
MITIGATING SPACE DEBRIS THROUGH THE USE OF GAUSS' VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Space Debris
Particle Swarm Optimization
Gauss' Variational Equations
Solar Sails
File:
Download Dylan_Palm_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
Puneet Singla, Faculty Reader
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader

69. Design and Development of a Supersonic Nitrogen Gas Flow System for Beamed Microwave Plasma Experiments

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Open Access
Author:
Brandon, Ashley Marie
Title:
Design and Development of a Supersonic Nitrogen Gas Flow System for Beamed Microwave Plasma Experiments
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
compressible flow
propulsion
microwaves
plasma
converging diverging nozzle
beamed energy
File:
Download Brandon__Ashley_-_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor

70. A New Method of Determining Roughness Height For Low-Reynolds-Number Flows

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Open Access
Author:
Morgan, Nicholas
Title:
A New Method of Determining Roughness Height For Low-Reynolds-Number Flows
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
airfoil
fixed transition
forced transition
low Reynolds
S407
E387
transition
Braslow
LSLT Wind Tunnel
Wind Tunnel
Low-Speed
File:
Download A_NEW_METHOD_OF_DETERMINING_ROUGHNESS_HEIGHT_FOR_LOW-REYNOLDS-NUMBER_FLOWS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader