DigitalCommons at Cal Poly

Senior Projects from 2012

Feasibility Analysis for Electrically-Powered Hoverboard, Cameron Chan, Jason Cortez, and Jay Lopez

Investigating Various Propulsion Systems for an External Attachment for a Controlled-Manual De-orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope, Nelson de Guia

The Importance and Challenge of Launch Environment Testing, Christina Diaz

Aerial Deployable Autonomous Solar Powered Glider, Brandon Groshong and Jacob Ohana

Senior Projects from 2011

The Effects of Damage Arrestment Devices in Composite Plate Sandwiches with Fastener Holes, Mark Anderson, Nancy Hung Choy, Lacey Jones, and Rita Kourskaya

Performance Analysis of a Variable Conductance Heat Pipe, Herron Arreola

Flight Testing in a Simulation Based Environment, David W. Babka

An Analysis of Stabilizing 3U CubeSats Using Gravity Gradient Techniques and a Low Power Reaction Wheel, Erich Bender

Design, Manufacturing and Testing of an Environmentally-Green Bipropellant Thruster, Alex Bendoyro, Gabriel Sanchez, Erin Stearns, and Phillip Takahashi

Analysis and Design of an Affordable High Altitude Rocket System, Cooper Brian

Hybrid Rocket Based Combined Cycle Test Rig Design, Construction, and Testing, Mark Costa and Matthew Handfelt

Two Element Linear Strength Vortex Panel Method, Clifton A. Cox

Study of the Effect of Different Lay-up Methods on the Composite Mechanical Characteristics, Veronica Cuevas and Walter Ely Salguero

Analysis and Design of a Propulsion System Trade Study Tool for a Boeing 376 Series Communications Satellite, Kevin Dunk

Compressor Performance Map Generation and Testing per SAE J1723, Jeffrey Lee Freeman

An Analysis of N-Body Trajectory Propagation, Emerson Frees II

Thermal Analysis of the CubeSat CP3 Satellite, Jonas Friedel and Sean McKibbon

Decommissioning a Geosynchronous Satellite, Anthony D. Galvan

Development and Design of a Hovering Controller for Operation in a Dynamic Asteroid Environment, Nicholas Georgiades

Determination of the Surface Boundary Layer Using a Quadrotor, Andrew Haviland

Radiation in the Space Environment, Sally Hermansen and Jennifer Shatts

Design and Assembly of a Super Treadmill, Simon Iacob

Scale modeling of Cessna 172, Chee-woon Kim

Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Electromagnetic Rail Gun for the repeated testing and simulation of Orbital Debris Impacts, Jeff Maniglia, Jordan Smiroldo, Alex Westfall, and Guy Zohar

Electric Aircraft Propulsion Test Rig Design & Fabrication, Ryan Mayer, Brian Kubicki, Bradley Rodriguez, Austin Harris, and David Caudle

Wind Tunnel Modeling of Small Electric UAV Power System Performance, Nathan R. Phelps

3D CFD on an Open Wheel Race Car Front Wing in Ground Effects, Thomas A. Price

Composite I-Beam Fabrication and Testing in Response to 14th Annual SAMPE Bridge Competition, Kodi Rider, Niño Noel Las Piñas, and Hans Mayta

Construction of NACA 66-415 NLF Composite Wing for Acoustic Turbulence Testing, Scott Sawyer and Sean Stewart

Aircraft Longitudinal Control Experiment, Dustin Schaff

Clifford Algebra Calculations with Representation Theory & an Introduction to Clifford Algebra, Alexander I. Scherling

Comparison of a High Purity Germanium Gamma Ray Spectrometer and a Multidimensional NaI(T1) Scintillation Gamma Ray Spectrometer, Greg Stratton

Flow Characteristics of the Renovated Cal Poly 3 x 4 ft Subsonic Wind Tunnel, Mathew L. Thomas, Dorian V. Pandey, and Jason N. Nguyen

X-51 Composite Airframe, Brendon J. Townshend

Conical Probe Calibration and Wind Tunnel Data Analysis of the Channeled Centerbody Inlet Experiment, Samson Siu Truong

Analysis of Surface Augmentation of Airfoil Sections via Flow Visualization Techniques, John Louis Vento

Mapping Galileo's Trajectory, Mark Woods

Senior Projects from 2010

Blended Wing Body Form Factor Code and Model Center Integration, Simone (Simo) Alberti

Autonomous Control of the Cal Poly Motion Flight Simulator, Andrew M. Anderson

Hybrid Rocket Motor, Zach Arena, Alexander Athougies, and Alden Rodulfo

Hot Air Balloon Navigation, Dustin Blackwell

MATLAB Structural Analysis Code for String Wing Box Structure, Sean Brown

Interplanetary Gravity Assisted Trajectory Optimizer (IGATO), Jason Bryan

RV-7 N675CP Lean versus Rich Fuel Mixture Aircraft Performance, Edward Spenser Burgos and William Beaman Howe

MATLAB® GUI Visualization of Classical Orbital Elements, Nancy Teresa Cabrera

Modeling and Preliminary Finite Element Analysis on the Spun Structure for the CPInterSEP Project, Jason Carpenter, Kelly Cheng, Jeffrey Ma, Richard Pelham, and Kevin Povey

Non-Explosive Actuator Simulator, Bryan Costanza

Delamination of Sandwich Composites, Richard Anthony Davis

Analysis of F-104C World's Altitude Record Flight, William J. Day

Subwoofer Frequency Response Optimization by Means of Active Control, Luis Dominguez

Design, Fabrication, Structural Testing, and Numerical Analysis of a Small Scale Composite Wing, Jacob David Gaunt, Juan Carlos Flores, and Vincent Andrew Perry

Analysis of a Passive Flow Control Device via Flow Visualization Techniques, Cheryl R. Graham and Shi (Peter) Huang

Experimental Development of Compressor and Turbine Performance Maps for Turbomachinery, Michael W. Green

Conceptual Aircraft Hinge Moment Measurement System, Erin M. Hambrick and Nicole M. Thomason

Senior Project: Global Position Determination from Observed Relative Position of Celestial Bodies, Michael Holmes

Valveless Pulsejet Engine, Cory William Kerr and James Robert Reynolds

Alterations of the Cal Poly Supersonic Wind Tunnel to Increase Accuracy and Prove the Absence of Shockwaves, Garrett A. Lovell and Hector A. Gonzalez

Ground Support Equipment for Northrop Grumman Massive Heat Transfer Experiment, Michael A. Manuel, Christopher J. Sparber, and Greg A. Trent

MiXI Thruster Tungsten and Thoriated Tungsten Testing, Jesse R. Miller

Initial Design and Simulation of the Attitude Determination and Control System for LightSail-1, Matthew Thomas Nehrenz

Cal Poly Flight Test Platform for Instrument Development, Kyle Schaller, Ian Muceus, and Aaron Ells

SMORE Phase 2: An Upgrade in Valve Systems & Startup Procedure for A Small Methanol Oxygen Liquid Rocket Engine, Christian Soria

Compression Testing of Composite Laminated Foam under Thermal Loading and with Central Holes, Dominic Surano, Jonathan Russo, and Daniel Leighton

Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Automotive Turbocharger-Based Gas Turbine Engine, John Kyle Thoma, Daniel Shehan, Benjamin Naravage, and Jacob Melvin

Analysis of Curvature Effects on Boundary Layer Separation and Turbulence Model Accuracy for Circulation Control Applications, Daniel Wilde