Theses/Project Reports from 2021
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
Conceptual Design of a South Pole Carrier Pigeon UAV, Kendrick M. Dlima
Interplanetary Trajectory Optimization with Automated Fly-By Sequences, Emily Ann Doughty
B-plane Targeting with the Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite, Jared Graef
Design and Validation of an LED-Based Solar Simulator for Solar Cell and Thermal Testing, Matthew Gunther
Pocket Rocket: A 1U+ Propulsion System Design to Enhance CubeSat Capabilities, James M. Harper
Design of an Electrospray Thruster Power Processing and Digital Control Interface Unit, Douglas Howe
Thermal Modeling and Testing of the Blue Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Madeline R. Jensma
Limitations of Initial Orbit Determination Methods for Low Earth Orbit CubeSats with Short Arc Orbital Passes, James P. Johnson
A Parametric Study of Formation Flight of a Wing Based on Prandtl's Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution, Kyle S. Lukacovic
Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite (STOpS): Design and Optimization of Multiple Gravity-Assist Low-Thrust (MGALT) Trajectories Using Modern Optimization Techniques, Michael G. Malloy
A Study of the Utilization of Panel Method for Low Aspect Ratio Wing Analysis, William Barton D. Newey
Design of a Martian Communication Constellation of CubeSats, Scott J. Pirkle