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