Theses/Project Reports from 2025
Enhancement of a Python Integral Boundary Layer Method, Jeffrey T. Azuma
A Feasibility Study on Series Hybrid-Electric Propulsion for Narrow-Body Transport Aircraft, Carver J. Glomb
Thermally Perfect Augmentation of a Supersonic Inlet Design Tool That Uses Method of Characteristics, Mario V. Guardado
System Characterization of a Distributed Pressure Sensor Array, Bryan C. Hasselman
Design and Development of a Laboratory Star Tracker System, Kevin D. Iverson
Development of a Novel Bio-Mimetic Ornithopter With Variable Flapping Angle, Geourg Kivijian
Circular Restricted Three Body Manifold Trajectories via Koopman Operator Theory, Lindsey Langton
Cislunar Orbital Debris Removal Feasibility Analysis Using NRHO to DRO Transfers at Varying Solar Angles, Peter C. Lie
Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing for the PolySim ADCS Lab, Shealyn P. Miller
Development of a Reaction Wheel System for Cal Poly’s Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics Simulator, Caleb Nalley
Sparse-Data Orbit Estimation in Low Earth Orbit Using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo Ensemble Gaussian Mixture Filter, Nicholas J. Oden
Short-Arc Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination for LEO and GEO Objects Using a Genetic Algorithm, Joseph R. Piini
Low Earth Orbit Drag Sail Degradation Due to Atomic Oxygen and Ultraviolet Radiation, Hannah Rost
Investigation Into Silicone-Silicate Conversion Due to Atomic Oxygen in the Low Earth Orbit Environment, Justin T. Self
Adjoint Enhanced Panel Methods, Christopehr Sheehan
Data Driven Analysis of Samara Seed Kinematics and Dynamics, Shashwat Sparsh
Theses/Project Reports from 2024
A Comparison Of Western And Eastern Soft Systems Approaches, John L. Anaya, John L. Anaya, and John L. Anaya
Improving Aerospace System Robustness Integration Of Singular Value Decomposition And Network Centrality, Ricardo S. Contreras
Short Arc Initial Orbit Determination For Leo Objects And The Impact Of Observation Eelevation On Predictive Accuracy, Alexis DiGregorio
The Pressure Distribution Of Rotating Cylinders Using An Onboard Wireless Data Acquisition System, Nathan Eller
Automatic Mass Balancing Of A Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics Simulator With Six Sliding Masses, Amelia J. Gilman
An Investigation Into the Use of Amateur Astronomy Equipment For Optical Orbit Determination Using a Mobile Telescope Platform, Johan C. Govaars
The Effect Of Atomic Oxygen On Additively Manufactured Materials, Ryan Grogan
A Hardware-In-The-Loop Star Tracker Test Bed, Ashley Haraguchi
The Integration and Validation of a Class 3B Laser for Stereo Particle Imaging Velocimetry, Jensen Lam