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
Bi-stability in the Wakes of Platooning Ahmed Bodies, Daniel M. Stalters
Modification of a Ground Based Atomic Oxygen Simulation Apparatus to Accommodate Three Dimensional Specimens, Charles Ward
Thermal Vacuum Chamber Refurbishment and Analysis, Adrian Michael Williams
A Carrier-Pigeon UAS for South Pole Data Transfer, Shaun P. Wixted
Orbital Optimization of Interplanetary Trajectories with Environmental Perturbations, Eric S. Woods
Theses/Project Reports from 2017
Alternative Mission Concepts for the Exploration of Outer Planets Using Small Satellite Swarms, Andrew Gene Blocher
Whitespace Exploration, Jason Lloyd Daniel
Atomic Oxygen Considerations for LEO De-orbit Trajectories Using Solar Sails, Daniel A. Fugett