Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University provides access to master’s theses submitted since 1988.
Each Daytona Beach master’s degree candidate is required to submit a copy of his or her master’s thesis to the Hunt Library in electronic and print formats. The electronic version of the thesis will be uploaded to Scholarly Commons. For more information on submitting a master’s thesis, please consult Thesis Binding and Submission Process.
Since the inception of Scholarly Commons, requests by researchers from other institutions (academic, commercial, military, and government) to read our graduate research theses have grown tremendously, and continue to increase every semester. To meet this demand, ERAU began offering our entire Master’s Theses collection as open access in December 2016.
For Dissertation and Thesis submission information please visit the PhD Dissertation and Master's Thesis Homepage.
If you do not wish your thesis to be open access, please email your name and title of your thesis to commons@erau.edu. Your thesis will be restricted to ERAU students, faculty, and staff within three business days.
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2012
Development of a Supervisory Control Unit for a Series Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Brian Neal Harries
Analysis of the Effects of Hypoxia on Cognitive Processing Ability, Meaghan Catherine Hart
Background Factors That Affect Pilot Success in Regional Airline Training, Derek Alan Herchko
Naturalistic Study Examining the Data/Frame Model of Sensemaking by Assessing Experts in Complex, Time-Pressured Aviation Domains, Katherine P. Kaste
The Effect on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Reporting Culture from Implementing an Aviation Safety Action Program, Robert Blake Kelly
The Development of a Force Balance for Testing Micro Aerial Vehicles, Michael Christopher King
Structural Damage Classification using Support Vector Machines, Xiang Li
The Effect of Control and Display Lag on UAS Internal Pilot Manual Landing Performance, Marshall Everett Lloyd
Quality and Quantity of Sleep Study and its Relationship to the Performance of LPGA Tour Players, Maria Elena Lopez
Assessing Color Discrimination, Joshua R. Maxwell
Novel Airframe Design for the Dual-Aircraft Atmospheric Platform Flight Concept, Eric Michael McKee
Social Facilitation and Test Anxiety in Flight Simulation Training, Heidi Manijeh Mehrzad
Identifying Signatures of Plasma Waves and Reconnection Associated with Kelvin-Helmholtz Activity, Thomas Wesley Moore
E-learning in Multi-cultural Environments: An Analysis of Online Cabin Crew Training, Jose Felix de Brito Neto
The Engineering Process for the Design of a Motorcycle Chassis and Suspension, Derek J. Noce
Ranging of Aircraft Using Wide-baseline Stereopsis, Kevin Todd Rigby
Facility Implementation, Production, and Use of Biodiesel on a University Campus, Michelle Erin Rodio
The Effects of Different Optokinetic Drum Rotation Speeds on Motion Sickness Symptoms, Cognitive Performance and Sleep Amount, Wilfredo Rodríguez-Jiménez
Design and Optimization of a Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT) Section, Francisco X. Romo
An Evaluation of RTA Symbols to Improve Pilot Situation Awareness, Erik D. Schmidt
Spacecraft and Propulsion Technician Error, Daniel Clyde Schultz
Neural Network Fatigue Life Prediction in Steel I-Beams Using Mathematically Modeled Acoustic Emission Data, Prathikshen Nambiar Selvadorai
Effects of Oxygen Deprivation on Pilot Performance and Cognitive Processing Skills: A Pilot Study, David Francis Shideler
Acoustic Emission Signal Classification for Gearbox Failure Detection, Jun Shishino
The Effects of Familiarity and Persuasion on Risk Assessment, Casey L. Smith
A Gap Analysis of Meteorological Requirements for Commercial Space Operators, Nicholas Stapleton
Evaluating the Effect of Smart Parking Technology on Campus Parking System Efficiency using Discrete Event Simulation, Glenn Phillip Surpris
Exploration of Sensemaking in the Education of Novices to the Complex Cognitive Work Domain of Air Traffic Control, Travis J. Wiltshire
The Effects of Expertise and Information Location on Change Blindness Detection within an Aviation Domain, Dinorah Zárate
Investigation of Shroud Geometry to Passively Improve Heat Transfer in a Solar Thermal Storage Tank, Matthew Keene Zemler
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2011
The Distance between Colors; Using DeltaE* to Determine Which Colors Are Compatible, Rosandra N. Abeyta
On the Variation of Gravity Wave Activity through the Solar Cycle at the South Pole, Ryan Matthew Agner
Investigating Factors Associated with Burglary Crime Analysis using Logistic Regression Modeling, Daniel Antolos
Nonholonomic Feedback Control Among Moving Obstacles, Stephen Gregory Armstrong
Assessing the Effects of Climate Change and Addressing Solutions at L. F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda, Sebastian Romeo Phillip Brisson
The Effects of Observers’ Expectations and the Probability of a Change Occurring on Change Detection Performance, Robert A. Brown
Development and Implementation of a Fault Mitigating Control System for a Biodiesel Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge Competition, Sean Christopher Carter
Supervisory Autonomous Control of Homogeneous Teams of Unmanned Ground Vehicles, with Application to the Multi-Autonomous Ground-Robotic International Challenge, Katrina L. Corley
State of the Art of Piloted Electric Airplanes, NASA's Centennial Challenge Data and Fundamental Design Implications, Lori Anne Costello
Identifying an Optimal Dining Plan System for the Entertainment Industry, Joseph Crimi
Analysis of Airport Security Screening Checkpoints using Queuing Networks and Discrete Event Simulation: A Theoretical and Empirical Approach, Stephen Louis Dorton
Effects of Interpreter Use on Rapport and HUMINT Collection, James E. Driskell III
Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of a Square-Cross Section Stainless Steel Propellant Tank Manufactured Using Selective Laser Sintering, Spencer Fuller
Neural Network Prediction of Ultimate Compression After Impact Loads in Graphite-Epoxy Coupons from Ultrasonic C-Scan Images, Nikolas L. Geiselman
The Effects of System Reliability and Time Pressure on Unoccupied Aircraft Systems Operator Performance and Mental Workload, Rania Wageh Ghatas
The Development of a Phase Locked Excitation Testing Method for Full‐Scale Wind Turbine Blades, Waleed Fathi Gowharji
Ultimate Compression After Impact Load Prediction in Graphite/Epoxy Coupons Using Neural Network and Multivariate Statistical Analyses, Alexandre David Grégoire
Effect of Thermally Induced Deformation in a Supersonic Combustion Facility, Aditya Ajit Gupte
The Effects of System Reliability and Task Uncertainty on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Performance under High Time Pressure, Manuela Jaramillo
Optimizing High Volume Traffic Surges using Discrete Event Simulation, Claire L. Johnson
Fabry-Perot Observations of Midlatitude Neutral Winds and Atmospheric Gravity Wave Activity, Marjory Anne Katon
Analysis of Effects of Financial Factors on Profitability of Low-Cost and Legacy Carriers, Nicholas Joseph Kleoppel
Translational and Rotational Control of an Asteroid Orbiting Satellite, Takahiro Kuhara
Guidance, Navigation and Control of a Fly-By-Wire Transport Category Airship Designed for Hover Cargo Delivery, Harshad H. Lalan
Development of Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Process for a Large Scale Hybrid Composite Wind Turbine Blade, Jin Woo Lee
Experimental Investigation and CFD Simulation of Active Damping Mechanism for Propellant Slosh in Spacecraft Launch Systems, Dhawal Leuva
Classification of Marine Vessels in a Littoral Environment Using a Novel Training Database, Robert Andrew Lister
Analysis of Staff Scheduling Effect on Hospitality Staffing Service Efficiency During High-Occupancy Conditions Using Discrete Event Simulation (DES), Robert Joseph Malony
Innovative Double Bypass Engine for Increased Performance, Sanjivan Manoharan
Analysis of LEO Radiation Environment and its Effects on Spacecraft's Critical Electronic Devices, Luz Maria Martines S.
The Propulsive Design Aspects on the World’s First Direct Drive Hybrid Airplane, Ankit Nanda
A Comparison of Fuel Efficiencies Between DC-9-30 and B-737NG Aircraft for Delta Airlines at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, Brandon Scott Newman
The Effects of Caffeine and Expectancy on Short Term Memory, Sara O'Brien
The Effects of Eye Gaze Based Control on Operator Performance in Monitoring Multiple Displays, Allison Popola
Effects of Online Training on Aircrew Monitoring Behaviors: A Field Study, Brian A. Potter
The Development and Deployment of a NEXRAD Education / Training Module for Use by General Aviation Pilots, Erin Anne Roberts
Preliminary Design of an Asteroid Hopping Mission, Michael D. Scheppa
Integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Class E Airspace: The Effect on Air Traffic Controller Workload, Jeeja S. Vengal
Development of a Higher-Order Navier-Stokes Solver for Transient Compressible Flows, Arjun Vijayanarayanan
Nurturing Systems Thinking: Developing a Framework Based on the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to Improve Systems Development Processes, Arjun Vijayanarayanan
The Effect of Shift Turnover Strategy and Time Pressure on Aviation Maintenance Technician Performance, William R. Warren
Numerical Analysis of Gun Barrel Pressure Blast Using Dynamic Mesh Adaption, Sathish Xavier
A Low Cost, Computer-Vision-Based, Target-Tracking Hexapod, Lafe Zabowski
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2010
Sensitivity Analysis of Optimum Tutor Staffing Schedule Using Discrete Event Simulation, Tara Michelle Allen
Numerical Simulation of a Liquid Jet Atomization and Break-Up Using ANSYS-CFX 12.0, Yash Akhil Bhatt
Investigation of Scaling Effects for a Synthetic Jet Actuator Using High and Low Fidelity Analyses, Amandine Bourlier
A Three-Year Study of the Magnetic Field Fluctuations in the Magnetospheric Cusp, Christina Seiman Chu
Optical Properties of Type III-V Semiconductor Spherical Quantum Dot Heterostructures, Nathan Haluska
The Development of an Adaptive Control System for a Phase-Locked Excitation (PhLEX) Method for Advanced Wind Turbine Blade Fatigue Testing, William Michael Haupfear
Parametric Viscous Analysis of Gust Interaction with Stationary and Elastically Mounted Airfoil, Timothy M. Hollenshade Jr.
Extension to Multiple Species of a Two-Equation Turbulence Model for High Speed Flows, Martin Horvath
Acoustic Emission Fatigue Crack Monitoring of a Simulated Aircraft Fuselage Structure, Jeremy James Lucas
Estimation of Air Flow Angles Derived from an Inertial Navigation System, Brett Douglas Mather
System Identification and State Estimation for Intake Manifold Charge Flow Temperature of a Compression Ignition Diesel Engine, Ryle D. Maxson
Nonlinear Observers for Human-in-the-loop Control Systems, Samuel Kitchen McKinley
Redesigning Airport Diagrams with Principles of Cognitive Psychology, Jacob Miller
Neural Network Fatigue Life Prediction in Notched Aluminum Specimens from Acoustic Emission Data, Muhammed Arif Okur
Effect of Time Pressure and Task Uncertainty on Human Operator Performance and Workload for Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Missions, Trevor Peterson
Pilot Perception of Light Emitting Diodes Versus Incandescent Elevated Runway Guard Lights, Hilary Stevens
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2009
The Interaction of Motivational Orientation and Social Context in a Flight Setting, Noelle D. Brunelle
Design and Numerical Evaluation of a Counter- Rotating Compressor in the Absence of Boundary Layer Control: Part II, Christopher L. Cassano
An Analytical Investigation of Natural Frequency for a Symmetric Composite Box-Beam with Thermal Effects, Lakshmi Narayana Sanjeev Chitikela
Thermal Modeling of Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Systems for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Computational Fluid Dynamics with Conjugate Heat Transfer, Craig R. Czlapinski
A Sensitivity Analysis of Scheduling Changes on Flight Training Resource Utilization Using Discrete Event Simulation, Melissa A. Findlay
A Comparison of Algorithms That Estimate the Effectiveness of Commercial Airline Boarding Strategies, Dalila Giraldo
Compression After Impact Load Prediction in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates Using Acoustic Emission and Artificial Neural Networks, Anthony Michael Gunasekera
