Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Computer Vision Tracking Using Particle Filters for 3D Position Estimation, Kyle D. Kenerley
Navigation Solution for a Multiple Satellite and Multiple Ground Architecture, Abraham M. Leigh
Measurement and Image Processing Techniques for Particle Image Velocimetry Using Solid-Phase Carbon Dioxide, Mei-Ling Liber
Closed-Loop Control of Constrained Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles, Garrison J. Lindholm
Optimal UAV Path Planning for Tracking a Moving Ground Vehicle with a Gimbaled Camera, Riley A. Livermore
Design and Simulation of a Pressure Wave Supercharger for a Small Two-Stroke Engine, Mark R. Mataczynski
Influence of Mach Number and Dynamic Pressure on Cavity Tones and Freedrop Trajectories, Justin D. Merrick
The Use of an Ultra-Compact Combustor as an Inter-Turbine Burner for Improved Engine Performance, Jose L. Miranda
A Comparison of Afghanistan, Yuma, AZ, and Manufactured Sands Melted on EB-PVD Thermal Barrier Coatings, Nathaniel P. Opie
Thermal Loss Determination for a Small Internal Combustion Engine, Joshua A. Rittenhouse
Measuring Scaling Effects in Small Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engines, Alex K. Rowton
Adaptive Positive Position Feedback Control of Flexible Aircraft Structures Using Piezoelectric Actuators, Jared M. Rupp
Minimization of the Effects of Secondary Reactions on Turbine Film Cooling in a Fuel Rich Environment, Andrew T. Shewhart
Optimal Autonomous Spacecraft Resiliency Maneuvers Using Metaheuristics, Daniel J. Showalter
Design and Evaluation of Dual-Expander Aerospike Nozzle Upper Stage Engine, Joseph R. Simmons
Optimal Collision Avoidance Trajectories for Unmanned/Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Nathan E. Smith
Development of a Detonation Diffuser, Christopher A. Stevens
Performance Characterization, Development, and Application of Artificial Potential Function Guidance Methods, Heather M. Stickney
A Method of Surrogate Model Construction which Leverages Lower-fidelity Information using Space Mapping Techniques, Jason W. Thomas
Data Fusion for Decision Support, Rebecca A. Unruh
Mechanical Properties and Fatigue Behavior of Unitized Composite Airframe Structures at Elevated Temperature, Michael P. Wilkinson
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Scattering, Adsorption, and Langmuir-Hinshelwood Desorption Models for Physisorptive and Chemisorptive Gas-Surface Systems, Brook I. Bentley
3D Finite Element Modeling of Sliding Wear, Rodolfo G. Buentello Hernandez
Power Requirements for Bi-harmonic Amplitude and Bias Modulation Control of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle, Justin R. Carl
Feasibility Analysis on the Utilization of the Iridium Satellite Communications Network for Resident Space Objects in Low Earth Orbit, John R. Claybrook
Integration of an Inter Turbine Burner to a Jet Turbine Engine, Matthew M. Conrad
Opto-Mechanical Design of a Chromotomographic Imager Direct-Vision Prism Element, Timothy E. Coon
Evaluation of the Thorax of Manduca Sexta for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Applications, Brian C. Cranston
Application of Finite Element to Evaluate Material with Small Modulus of Elasticity, Boyce H. Dauby
Characterization of Rotating Detonation Engine Exhaust Through Nozzle Guide Vanes, Nick D. DeBarmore
Biaxial (Tension-Torsion) Testing of an Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite, Joseph M. DeRienzo
Real-Time, Multiple Pan/Tilt/Zoom Computer Vision Tracking and 3D Positioning System for Unmanned Aerial System Metrology, Daniel D. Doyle
Computational Simulation of Explosively Generated Pulsed Power Devices, Mollie C. Drumm
Using Hysteretic Energy to Evaluate Damping Characteristics of Hard Coating on Titanium, Colin C. Engebretsen
Crack Initiation and Growth Behavior at Corrosion Pit in 7075-T6 High Strength Aluminum Alloy, Eric M. Hunt
Effects of Temperature on the Performance of a Small Internal Combustion Engine at Altitude, Travis D. Husaboe
Dynamic Constellation Tasking and Management, Steven P. Ingraham
Design of a Control Moment Gyroscope Attitude Actuation System for the Attitude Control Subsystem Proving Ground, Samuel C. Johnson
A Study of the Thermal Environment Developed by a Traveling Slipper at High Velocity, Kathleen H. Le
Development of Optimized Piezoelectric Bending Actuators for Use in an Insect Sized Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle, Robert K. Lenzen
Finite Element Analysis of a Highly Flexible Flapping Wing, Justin K. Mason
Design of a Lighter than Air Vehicle that Achieves Positive Buoyancy in Air Using a Vacuum, Trent T. Metlen
Design and Testing of an H2/O2 Predetonator for a Simulated Rotating Detonation Engine Channel, Stephen J. Miller
Training Maneuver Evaluation for Reduced Order Modeling of Stability & Control Properties Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Craig C. Porter
Film Cooling in Fuel Rich Environments, Jacob J. Robertson
Trajectory Optimization for Spacecraft Collision Avoidance, James W. Sales
Creep of Hi-Nicalon S Fiber Tows at Elevated Temperature in Air and in Steam, Theodore R. Shillig
Heat Exchanger Design and Testing for a 6-Inch Rotating Detonation Engine, Scott W. Theuerkauf
Experimental Analysis of Dampened Breathing Mode Oscillation on Hall Effect Thruster Performance, Christopher D. Vineski
Characterizing G-Loading, Swirl Direction and Rayleigh Losses in an Ultra Compact Combustor, Jacob D. Wilson
Porous Emitter Colloid Thruster Performance Characterization Using Optical Techniques, Eric T. Wolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Material Characterization for Composite Materials in Load Bearing Wave Guides, Gabriel Almodovar
Integration, Testing and Validation, of a Small Hybrid-Electric Remotely-Piloted Aircraft, Joseph K. Ausserer
Satellite Relative Motion Control for MIT's SPHERES Program, Samuel P. Barbaro
CubeSat Attitude Determination and Helmholtz Cage Design, Megan R. Brewer
Plume Characterization of Busek 600W Hall Thruster, Duc Minh Bui
Accurate Modeling of Stability and Control Properties for Fighter Aircraft from CFD, Jedediah H. Butler
Determination of Effective Crossover Location and Dimensions for Branched Detonation in a Pulsed Detonation Engine, Louis A. Camardo II
Investigation into Suitability of Geopolymers (Illite & Metakaolin) for the Space Environment, Brandon T. Cesul
Computational Analysis and Characterization of RC-135 External Aerodynamics, Michael G. Chenery
Operationally Responsive Spacecraft Using Electric Propulsion, Thomas C. Co
Hybrid Solution of Stochastic Optimal Control Problems using Gauss Pseudospectral Method and Generalized Polynomial Chaos Algorithms, Gerald C. Cottrill
Increasing Reliability of a Small 2-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine for Dynamically Changing Attitudes, Steven C. Crosbie
Gravitational Lens: Deep Space Probe Design, Berkley R. Davis
Impact of Trench and Ramp Film Cooling Designs to Reduce Heat Release Effects in a Reacting Flow, Michael R. DeLallo
Conceptual Layout of Wing Structure using Topology Optimization for Morphing Micro Air Vehicles in a Perching Maneuver, James R. Elgersma
Effect of Accessory Power Take-off Variation on a Turbofan Engine Performance, Anis Faidi
Freedrop Testing and CFD Simulation of Ice Models from a Cavity into Supersonic Flow, Thomas J. Flora
Applications of Aerodynamic Forces for Spacecraft Orbit Maneuverability in Operationally Responsive Space and Space Reconstitution Needs, Matthew N. Goodson
CFD Transient Simulation of an Isolator Shock Train in a Scramjet Engine, Troy C. Hoeger
Evaluation of the Thorax of Manduca Sexta for Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle Applications, Alex C. Hollenbeck
Validation of the Chemistry Module for the Euler Solver in Unified Flow Solver, William C. Humphrey Jr.
Electromagnetic Interference Behavior of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers Composites Under Fatigue, Peter A. Hunt
Cooling Requirements for the Ultra Compact Combuster, Donald D. Johnson
Genetic Algorithm Optimization of a Film Cooling Array on a Modern Turbine Inlet Vane, Jamie J. Johnson
Novel Discretization Schemes for the Numerical Simulation of Membrane Dynamics, Kyle F. Kolsti
Characterization of Centrifugally-Loaded Flame Migration for Ultra-Compact Combustors, Kenneth D. LeBay
Effects of Front-Loading and Stagger Angle on Endwall Losses of High Lift Low Pressure Turbine Vanes, Michael E. Lyall
Methane Dual Expander Aerospike Nozzle Rocket Engine, Michael D. Moen
Application of Multi-Input Multi-Output Feedback Control for F-16 Ventral Fin Buffet Alleviation Using Piezoelectric Actuators, Tomoyuki D. Ono
Development of a Star Tracker-Based Reference System for Accurate Attitude Determination of a Simulated Spacecraft, Jorge G. Padro
Desensitizing Flame Structure and Exhaust Emissions to Flow Parameters in an Ultra-Compact Combuster, Adam K. Parks
Creep Behavior in Interlaminar Shear of a CVI SiC/SiC Composite at Elevated Temperatures in Air and Steam, Matthew T. Pope
Unsteady Specific Work and Isentropic Efficiency of a Radial Turbine Driven by Pulsed Detonations, Kurt P. Rouser
The Effect of Elevated Temperature on the Inelastic Deformation Behavior of PMR-15 Solid Polymer, Chad E. C. Ryther
The Effects of Observations and Maneuvers on Orbit Solutions, Christine M. Schudrowitz
Development and Testing of a Rotating Detonation Engine Run on Hydrogen and Air, Jason C. Shank
Scaling Study of Wave Rotor Turbo-normalization of a Small Internal Combustion Engine, Brandon D. Smith
Creep of Hi-Nicalon S Ceramic Fiber Tows at Elevated Temperature in Air and in Steam, Benjamin R. Steffens
Characteristics, Causes, and Evaluation of Helicopter Particulate Obstruction, Michael P. Sullivan
A Finite Element Analysis of a Carbon Fiber Composite Micro Air Vehicle Wing, Theodore A. Szelag
Reynolds Number Effects on Thrust Coefficients and PIV for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles, John P. Tekell
Build Up and Operation of an Axial Turbine Driven by a Rotary Detonation Engine, Jonathan R. Tellefsen
Empirical Characterization of Unconstrained Tape Spring Deployment Dynamics, Daniel M. Williams
Boundary Layer Measurements in the Trisonic Gas-dynamics Facility using Particle Image Velocimetry with CO₂ Seeding, Daniel B. Wolfe
Predicting the Wear of High Speed Rocket Sleds, Lauren B. Wuertemberger
Trajectory Control and Optimization for Responsive Spacecraft, Costantinos Zagaris