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Author:

Chisholm, John Robert

Title:

Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Optimize Orbtial Decay and Re-boost Trajectories

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Oribtal Decay
Particle Swarm Optimization
PSO
Re-Boost Trajectory
Spacecraft Dynamics
Orbit Optimization

File:

Download Chisholm_John_particleswarmoptimizationorbitaldecay.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Hashimoto, Kaomi Cristina

Title:

An Evolutionary Algorithm for Low-thrust Orbital Transfers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Swarm Optimization
Low-Thrust
Orbital Transfers
Astrodynamics

File:

Download Hashimoto_Kaomi_EvolutionaryAlgorithmLowThrust.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

Author:

Rich, Sean Daniel

Title:

Parallelized Particle Swarm Optimization for Minimum-Time Satellite Orientation Maneuvers

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Swarm Optimization
Aerospace
Parallel Computing

File:

Download thesis-final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader

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