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1. A Control Allocation Method for a Helicopter with On-Blade Control

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Author:
Wilson, Andrew David
Title:
A Control Allocation Method for a Helicopter with On-Blade Control
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter flight control
control allocation
trailing edge flaps
frequency splitting
GENHEL simulation
model following control
UH-60A
File:
Download Wilson_A_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

3. Design of Low-Profile Deployable Systems for University CubeSats

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Open Access
Author:
Friedenberger, Corey W.
Title:
Design of Low-Profile Deployable Systems for University CubeSats
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
deployable
deployment
boom
CubeSat
engineering design
space systems
space systems engineering
trade study
rapid prototyping
triax
OSIRIS
File:
Download friedenberger-corey-designcubesatdeployables-final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Development of a Miniature Microwave-Frequency Ion Thruster

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Open Access
Author:
Lubey, Daniel Patrick
Title:
Development of a Miniature Microwave-Frequency Ion Thruster
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Ion Thruster
Electric Propulsion
Microwave
File:
Download thesis_lubey_eHT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

5. Design of Propellers via the Mean Streamline Method

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Open Access
Author:
Vinson, David Wesley
Title:
Design of Propellers via the Mean Streamline Method
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
design
propellers
propulsors
mean streamline method
File:
Download Vinson_MSM_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
William C Zierke, Thesis Supervisor
William C Zierke, Thesis Supervisor
Jeremy James Koncoski, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

6. THE NONLINEAR PROPAGATION OF WAVES THROUGH A TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE

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Open Access
Author:
Ward, Evan M
Title:
THE NONLINEAR PROPAGATION OF WAVES THROUGH A TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
NONLINEAR PROPAGATION
WAVES
TURBULENT
ATMOSPHERE
sonic boom
jet noise
N wave
von karman
burgers equation
File:
Download Link_to_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip John Morris, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Influence of Pylon Air Loads and Composite Tailoring On Aeroelastic Stability of Folding Tiltrotor Aircraft in Cruise Flight

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Open Access
Author:
Slaby, Jason
Title:
Influence of Pylon Air Loads and Composite Tailoring On Aeroelastic Stability of Folding Tiltrotor Aircraft in Cruise Flight
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aeroelastic Stability
Tiltrotor
Composite
stop/fold
File:
Download SlabyHonorsThesisFa2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Edward Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Edward Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Blade Element Momentum Theory Applied to Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines

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Open Access
Author:
Purcell, Thomas Russell
Title:
Blade Element Momentum Theory Applied to Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
green
energy
renewable
green energy
wind energy
blade element momentum theory
wind turbine
wind
turbine
PSUWTA
WT_Perf
BEMT
File:
Download Tom_Purcell_Undergraduate_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Supervisor
Susan W Stewart, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. DESIGN OF A SERIES OF AIRFOILS FOR THE PSU ZEPHYRUS HUMAN-POWERED AIRCRAFT

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Open Access
Author:
Tao, Tony S.
Title:
DESIGN OF A SERIES OF AIRFOILS FOR THE PSU ZEPHYRUS HUMAN-POWERED AIRCRAFT
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
airfoil design
airfoil
aerodynamics
profil
xfoil
drela
eppler
maughmer
human
powered
aircraft
airplane
sailplane
File:
Download manuscript_8_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Barnes Warnock Mccormick Jr., Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

13. Investigation of Static Load Effects on Active Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Justin Allan
Title:
Investigation of Static Load Effects on Active Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
structural
health
monitoring
static
loading
aerospace
structures
airplane
helicopter
File:
Download Long_Justin_StructuralHealthMonitoring.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

14. Measurement of Solid Surface Motion Using Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry Methodology

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Open Access
Author:
Dowell, Grant R
Title:
Measurement of Solid Surface Motion Using Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry Methodology
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Particle Image Velocimetry
PIV
Fluid Structure Interactions
FSI
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry
SPIV
File:
Download dowell_grant_sldSurfMeasWithSPIV.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael H Krane, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

16. Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Orbital Maneuvers in Astrodynamics

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Open Access
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

17. Combustion Instabilities in a Simulated Liquid Combustion Chamber

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Open Access
Author:
Kwolek, Megan Jo
Title:
Combustion Instabilities in a Simulated Liquid Combustion Chamber
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
liquid rocket combustion chamber
magnetic flowmeter
acoustic admittance
response
combustion instabilities
File:
Download Megan_Kwolek_Combustion_Instabilities_in_a_Simulated_Liquid_Combustion_Chamber.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

19. Sensitivity Analysis of One-dimensional Descent Profiles for Low Altitude Lunar Landings

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Open Access
Author:
Harmon, Jason Scott
Title:
Sensitivity Analysis of One-dimensional Descent Profiles for Low Altitude Lunar Landings
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerospace
Engineering
Lunar landing
Sensitivity analysis
File:
Download Thesis-_FINAL_COPY-_FINAL_MICROSOFT-_FINAL_FINAL-_NO_SIGNATURE_PAGE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

21. Numerical Modeling of a 17.8-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster

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Open Access
Author:
Sinha, Swarna
Title:
Numerical Modeling of a 17.8-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
propulsion
microwave
electrothermal
electric
aerospace
engineering
File:
Download Sinha_-_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader

22. Stability and Control Analysis of a Human Powered Aircraft

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Open Access
Author:
Blasco, Peter Michael
Title:
Stability and Control Analysis of a Human Powered Aircraft
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
human power
stability
control
lateral
dynamics
analysis
Zephyrus
HPA
flight path
aircraft
sailplane
File:
Download ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

23. A Preliminary Look at Replacing the Van-slyke Apparatus at the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel

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Open Access
Author:
Mardis, Richard James
Title:
A Preliminary Look at Replacing the Van-slyke Apparatus at the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
cavitation
Van-Slyke Apparatus
air content
water tunnel
aerospace
piston
mercury
File:
Download Richard_Mardis_Replacing_VanSlykeApparatus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James A Mickey Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

27. Longitudinal Control Via Distributed Propulsion and Elevator Deflection

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Open Access
Author:
Gill, Charlotte Salome
Title:
Longitudinal Control Via Distributed Propulsion and Elevator Deflection
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Differential Thrust
Propulsion
Longitudinal Control
Aircraft Dynamics
Stability and Control
Simulation
File:
Download Gill_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

30. Investigation of Initialization Methods for Particle Swarm Optimization of Finite-thrust Orbital Transfers

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Open Access
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

31. Long Term Orbital Modeling for Objects in Geostationary Earth Orbit

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Open Access
Author:
Chow, Philip
Title:
Long Term Orbital Modeling for Objects in Geostationary Earth Orbit
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Orbit Progagation
Orbital Modeling
Symplectic
ODE45
Integrator
File:
Download PChow_LongTermOrbitalModelingForObjectsInGeostationaryEarthOrbit.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

34. Study of Feasibility of Asteroid-centric Gravity Assists

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Open Access
Author:
Tombasco, Christopher Patrick
Title:
Study of Feasibility of Asteroid-centric Gravity Assists
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Asteroid
Flyby
GRrvity Assist
Ceres
File:
Download aggregate.mDownload RP_study.mDownload mass_study.mDownload incoming_v_study.mDownload FinalHonorsThesis_ChrisTombasco.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader

35. Optimization of a Gaussian Mixture Model using the Expectation-maximization Algorithm

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Open Access
Author:
Blyton, David J
Title:
Optimization of a Gaussian Mixture Model using the Expectation-maximization Algorithm
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Seizure
Gaussian Mixture Model
Probability Model
File:
Download David_Blyton_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shashi Phoha, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

36. Attitude Dynamics Modeling for Docking Operations with Uncooperative Objects

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Open Access
Author:
Wittick, Patrick Thomas
Title:
Attitude Dynamics Modeling for Docking Operations with Uncooperative Objects
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Astrodynamics
Orbital Mechanics
Spaceflight
Space Rendezvous
Asteroid
Mass Characterization
File:
Download Wittick_Patrick_attitudedynamicsmodeling.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Bradley Spencer, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

37. Repeatability and Counterproliferation of Metal Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Aerospace Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Maley, Siri Katrina
Title:
Repeatability and Counterproliferation of Metal Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Aerospace Applications
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Solid Freeform Fabrication
Counterproliferation
Cybersecurity
Quality Assurance
Aerospace
Air Force
File:
Download MaleyThesis23Jul-sgbbtcrgm-skm.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. An Experimental Collsion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Aircraft Lifting Surfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Shaw, Matthew Joseph
Title:
An Experimental Collsion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Aircraft Lifting Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerospace
Structures
Collision
UAV
Unmanned
Aerial
Vehicle
Impact
Aircraft Lifting Surfaces
File:
Download Shaw_Matthew_AnExperimentalCollisionofUnmannedAerialVehicleswithAircraftLiftingSurfaces.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

39. Acoustic Measurements and Flow Visualizations of High Speed Rectangular Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Slotnick, Darren Paul
Title:
Acoustic Measurements and Flow Visualizations of High Speed Rectangular Jets
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Acoustic Measurements
Flow Visualizations
High Speed
Rectangular
Jets
shadowgraph
schlieren
heat simulated
File:
Download Darrens_SHC_Thesis_FINAL1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Philip John Morris, Faculty Reader

40. Biomimetic Methods of Optimizing Two-impulse Orbital Transfers

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Open Access
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

41. Vibration Damping of Aluminum Plates using Acoustic Black Holes for Application in Aerospace Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Conti, Angelina Maria
Title:
Vibration Damping of Aluminum Plates using Acoustic Black Holes for Application in Aerospace Structures
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vibration
structures
acoustics
damping
acoustic black hole
acoustic
structure
File:
Download Angelina_Conti_AcousticBlackHole.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

45. An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Cornelius, Jason Kyle
Title:
An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Aerospace
Co-axial
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Dragonfly
Aerodynamics
Simulation
STAR-CCM+
Multirotor
Multicopter
File:
Download Cornelius_Jason_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven Schmitz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor

46. FERROMAGNETIC COATING AND MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY OF CARBON NANOTUBES AS NANO-ADDITIVES INTO POLYMER MATRICES

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Open Access
Author:
Ceneviva, Steven Michael
Title:
FERROMAGNETIC COATING AND MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY OF CARBON NANOTUBES AS NANO-ADDITIVES INTO POLYMER MATRICES
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Aerospace
Aerospace Engineering
Composites
Carbon Nanotubes
CNTs
Magnetic Assembly
Polymer Nanocomposite
Materials
File:
Download SCeneviva17_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Supervisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Honors Advisor

47. REDUCTION OF DISCRETE BLADE RATE TONES VIA SLOWLY ROTATING STATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Auman, Kerstyn M
Title:
REDUCTION OF DISCRETE BLADE RATE TONES VIA SLOWLY ROTATING STATOR
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade rate tone reduction
stator rotor interaction
discrete tone
blade passing frequency
autospectrum
decibel
unsteady force
relative velocity
File:
Download AumanThesis_FINAL_KMA_MZG.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Lindau, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor