Theses/Project Reports from 2019
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
Theses/Project Reports from 2018
Micro-Nozzle Simulation and Test for an Electrothermal Plasma Thruster, Tyler J. Croteau
Exploring the Concept of a Deep Space Solar-Powered Small Spacecraft, Kian Guillaume Crowley
Investigating Forward Flight Multirotor Wind Tunnel Testing in a 3-By 4-Foot Wind Tunnel, Reed Danis
Single Camera Photogrammetry MATLAB Solver Developed for Automation of the Oil Interferometry Process, Hunter Michael Dunn
Modeling and Simulation of Vehicle Performance in a UAV Swarm Using Horizon Simulation Framework, Adam J. Frye
Orbital Constellation Design and Analysis Using Spherical Trigonometry and Genetic Algorithms: A Mission Level Design Tool for Single Point Coverage on Any Planet, Joseph R. Gagliano
Utilizing Permanent On-Board Water Storage for Efficient Deep Space Radiation Shielding, Nathan Ryan Gehrke
Investigating the Effect of an Upstream Spheroid on Tandem Hydrofoils, Joel Tynan Guerra
Generating Exploration Mission-3 Trajectories to a 9:2 NRHO Using Machine Learning, Esteban Guzman
The Design and Implementation of a Supersonic Indraft Tube Wind Tunnel for the Demonstration of Supersonic Flows, Daniel Kenneth Johnson
Electrode Geometry Effects in an Electrothermal Plasma Microthruster, Harrison Raymond King
Determining Feasibility of a Propulsionless Microsatellite Formation Flight Mission, Aaron Levis
Use of Manifolds in the Insertion of Ballistic Cycler Trajectories, Oliver K. Morrison
SysML Output Interface and System-Level Requirement Analyzer for the Horizon Simulation Framework, Viren Kishor Patel
Comparative Analysis of Electrodynamic Toroidal Radiation Shielding Configurations, Max Rosenberg
Interplanetary Transfer Trajectories Using the Invariant Manifolds of Halo Orbits, Megan S. Rund