Theses/Project Reports from 2020
Pathfinding Interplanetary Bus Capability for the Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory Through the Development of a Phobos-Deimos Mission Concept, Alyssa M. Ralph
A Study of the Design of Adaptive Camber Winglets, Justin J. Rosescu
An Application of the Unscented Kalman Filter for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation on Real and Simulated Light Curve Data, Kent A. Rush
Secondary Uses of Ballutes After Aerocapture, Josiah Shelton
Design, Validation, and Verification of the Cal Poly Educational Cubesat Kit Structure, Nicholas B. Snyder
Barrel Support Fabrication and Arcing Reduction in Railguns, Eric Venenga
Theses/Project Reports from 2019
Sweep and Taper Analysis of Surfboard Fins Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Brandon James Baldovin
Experimental Investigation Into Utilizing Synthetic Jet Actuators to Suppress Bi-modal Wake Behavior Behind an Ahmed Body, Daniel Jacob Baratta
The Effects of Atomic Oxygen on Patch Antenna Performance and Lifetime, Max J. Barta
Development of an Analysis Tool and Weight Estimation Method for Aircraft Wing Structures, Kevin M. Barton
Modeling and Testing Powerplant Subsystems of a Solar UAS, Luke J. Bughman
A CubeSAT Orbital Test Platform for an Electrothermal Plasma Micro-Thruster, Sean L. Crowley
A Higher-Order Method Implemented in an Unstructured Panel Code to Model Linearized Supersonic Flows, Jake Daniel Davis
Performance Enhancement and Characterization of an Electromagnetic Railgun, Paul M. Gilles
CubeSat Astronomy Mission Modeling Using the Horizon Simulation Framework, Alexander W. Johnson
Atomic Oxygen Effects on Particulate Contamination and Short Beam Strength of Carbon Composites, Marlee K. Litzinger
A Homegrown DSMC-PIC Model for Electric Propulsion, Dominic Charles Lunde
Navigational Feasibility of Flyby / Impact Missions to Interstellar Objects, Declan Moore Mages
A Comparison of Crushing Parameters of Graphite Composite Thin-Walled Cylinders Cured in Low and High Pressures, Trenton John Matson
Design Principles and Preliminary Testing of a Micropropulsion Electrospray Thruster Research Platform, Will Alan McGehee
Investigation of the Under-Body Flow Field of a Prototype Long-Range Electric Vehicle, Matthew P. Nguyen
Colloid Thruster to Teach Advance Electric Propulsion Techniques to Post-secondary Students, Alexander M. Powaser
Development of a Tailored Flight Test Approach for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Neil A. Wolfe
Effects of Corrugations on Stiffness Properties of Composite Beams for Structural Applications, Jane Xiao