Theses/Project Reports from 2022
Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite: Fly-Bys with Impulsive Thrust Engines (Stops-Flite), Aaron H. Li
Development of a Dual-Band Radio Repeater to Be Carried by a Fixed-Wing Small Unmanned Aerial System, Carl Recine
Aeroelastic Analysis of Small-Scale Aircraft, Kent Roberts
Structural Loads and Preliminary Structural Design for a World Speed Record-Breaking Turbo-Prop Racing Airplane, Matthew G. Slymen
Effects of Atomic Oxygen on Outgassing of Silicone Materials, Samuel Westrick
Theses/Project Reports from 2021
Simulation of a Configurable Hybrid Aircraft, Brandon Bartlett
Comparing Radiation Shielding Potential of Liquid Propellants to Water for Application in Space, John Czaplewski
Cultivating Creativity in Aerospace Systems Engineering to Manage Complexity, Kenneth Lucas Dodd
Integral Boundary Layer Methods in Python, Malachi Joseph Edland
Interior Point Optimization of Low-Thrust Spacecraft Trajectories, Jordan D. Frederiksen
Passive Disposal of Launch Vehicle Stages in Geostationary Transfer Orbits Leveraging Small Satellite Technologies, Marc Alexander Galles
Development of a Hybrid Particle Continuum Solver, Anthony J. Gay
On the Mobility of Small Aperture Telescopes for Initial Orbit Determination and Apparent Magnitude Derivation of Low Earth Satellites, Jonathan Ian Hernandez
Development of an Infrared Thermography System to Measure Boundary Layer Transition in a Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing Environment, Damien Horton
A Method for Visualizing the Structural Complexity of Organizational Architectures, Jacob Michael B. King
Thermal Vacuum Chamber Modification, Testing, and Analysis, Jared C. Lehmann
Development of a CubeSat Conceptual Design Tool and Implementation of the EPS Design Module, Sean K. Nogrady
Developing a Light Curve Simulation Tool for Ground and Space-Based Observations of Spacecraft and Debris, Andrew T. Ochoa
Optimization of Interplanetary Transfer Trajectories Using the Invariant Manifolds of Halo Orbits, Ryan Yedinak
Theses/Project Reports from 2020
A System Architecture for Phased Development of Remote sUAS Operation, Eric Ashley
A Study of the Standard Cirrus Wing Lift Distribution Versus Bell Shaped Lift Distribution, William H. Bergman
Numerical Analysis of a Circulation Control Wing, Luke W. Bodkin
Three Axis Attitude Control System Design and Analysis Tool Development for the Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory, Liam T. Bruno
Hypersonic Heat Transfer Load Analysis in STAR-CCM+, Robert Comstock
Investigation on the Use of Small Aperture Telescopes for LEO Satellite Orbit Determination, Luis R. Curiel III