Theses/Project Reports from 2013
Hollow Plume Mitigation of a High-Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster, Scott Alan McGrail
Attitude Estimation for a Gravity Gradient Momentum Biased Nanosatellite, Arash Mehrparvar
Characterization of the Effects of a Sun-Synchronous Orbit Slot Architecture on the Earth's Orbital Debris Environment, Connor David Noyes
Qualitative Methods Used to Develop and Characterize the Circulation Control System on Cal Poly's AMELIA, Eric N. Paciano
Thermal Modeling and Validation Testing of a Miniature Xenon Ion Thruster, Samuel R. Parker
Improvement of Electromagnetic Railgun Barrel Performance and Lifetime by Method of Interfaces and Augmented Projectiles, Aleksey D. Pavlov
The Feasibility and Application of Observing Small LEO Satellites with Amateur Telescopes, Brock Schmalzel
A Gravity Gradient, Momentum-Biased Attitude Control System for a CubeSat, Ryan J. Sellers
Investigation Into the Mitigation of the Effects of Uncertain Optical Degradation on an Interplanetary Solar Sail Mission Using a Single Model Update, Jordan Smiroldo
Thermal Analysis of a Monopropellant Micropropulsion System for a CubeSat, Erin C. Stearns
Effects of Damage Arrestment Devices on the Fatigue Life of Impacted Composite Sandwich Beams, Yvette Vanessa Wood
Ad-Hoc Regional Coverage Constellations of Cubesats Using Secondary Launches, Guy G. Zohar
Effect of Fatigue Cycle Loading Amplitude Tension-Tension on Composite Laminated Plates with Initial Delamination, Walter Zuluaga
Theses/Project Reports from 2012
The New Bicycle Model: Introducing Software Considerations Early Into the Systems Engineering Design and Integration Process, Nathaniel Dinglasan Angat
Space Vehicle Testing, Charlotte Ann Belsick
Confined Mixing of Multiple Transverse Jets, Allen J. Bishop
A Resistance Based Structural Health Monitoring System for Composite Structure Applications, Dennis N. Boettcher
Nonlinear UAV Flight Control Using Command Filtered Backstepping, Brian M. Borra
Control System Development for Small UAV Gimbal, Nicholas J. Brake
Determination of Human Powered Helicopter Stability Characteristics Using Multi-Body System Simulation Techniques, Sean M. Brown
Optimal Slewing of a Constrained Telescope Using Seventh Order Polynomial Input Torques, Julia K. Bush
Dynamic Model Creation and Scripting Support in the Horizon Simulation Framework, Brian Jeffrey Butler
CUBESAT Mission Planning Toolbox, Brian Castello
Mechanical Optimization and Buckling Analysis of Bio-Composites, Cameron D. Chan
Flying Qualities Built-in-Test for Unmanned Aerial Systems, Alton Pak-Hin Chiu