Theses/Project Reports from 2020
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
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