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 2022
Star Formation History of the Milky Way Galaxy Disk Using a Hierarchical Model, Kshitija Ashok Tambe
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Lauric Acid Melting at Suboptimal Inclines, Casey J. Troxler
Whistler Waves: Modeling and Observations, Daniel Williams
Understanding Unsteady Corner Separation Within Wing-Body Junction Flows, Paul G. Winner
Influence of Wing Planform Shape on the Effectiveness of a Fixed-Slot, Yuan Zhao
Finite Element Model of the Pediatric Hip Joint During the Barlow Maneuver, Christina M. Zlock
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2021
A Framework to Detect the Susceptibility of Employees to Social Engineering Attacks, Hashim H. Alneami
Towards a Federated Identity and Access Management Across Universities, Jameel Alsulami
Fault Tolerant Deep Reinforcement Learning for Aerospace Applications, Christoph Elias Aoun
A Comprehensive Mapping and Real-World Evaluation of Multi-Object Tracking on Automated Vehicles, Alexander Bassett
Indirect Model Reference Adaptive Control with Online Parameter Estimation, Jovan Bruce
Gold Standards Training and Evaluator Calibration of Pilot School Check Instructors, Paul M. Cairns
State-of-the-Art of Thermal Control Solutions to Establish a Modular, Multi-Orbit Capable Spacecraft Thermal Management System Design Methodology, Robert C. Consolo Jr
A Comparison of Safety Management Systems Training Methods at a Collegiate Flight-Training Institution, Mackenzie Tyler Dickson
Automated Scenario Generation Using Halton Sequences for the Verification of Autonomous Vehicle Behavior in Simulation, Andrew Ferree
Investigation of Passive Flow Modulation for Full-Scale Air-Oil Coolers for Turbofan Engine Applications, Devon Hardy
Noise and Time Pressure Effects on Situation Awareness and Aviation Maintenance Tasks, Syaza R. M. Haris
Relative Pose Uncertainty Quantification Using Lie Group Variational Filtering, Christopher W. Hays
Dynamic Task Allocation in Partially Defined Environments Using A* with Bounded Costs, James Hendrickson
Estimation of Spacecraft Attitude Motion and Vibrational Modes Using Simultaneous Dual-Latitude Ground-Based Data, Zachary William Henry
Airspace Integration of New Entrants and Safety Risk Management Models, Fadjimata Issoufou Anaroua
In-Situ Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing Using Digital Image Correlation, Martina Jani
Artificial Intelligence Driven Infrastructure Management and Maintenance Plan, Julian Jesso
Design and Flight-Path Simulation of a Dynamic-Soaring UAV, Gladston Joseph
International Analysis on the Traffic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fanny Margaretha Kristiansson
Modeling of a Hybrid-Electric System and Design of Control Laws for Hybrid-Electric Urban Air Mobility Power Plants, Sohail Bin Salam Lahaji
The Effects of Carry-on Baggage on Aircraft Evacuation Efficiency, Sang-A Lee
The Effects of Carry-on Baggage on Aircraft Evacuation Efficiency, Sang-A Lee
A Reduced-Order Model Bi-Modal Excitation of a Supersonic Planar Jet, Benjamin Malczewski
Active Control of Coherent Structures in an Axisymmetric Jet, Michael Marques Goncalves
Investigation of Trajectory and Control Designs for a Solar Sail to the Moon, Michelle Nadeau
RF Fingerprinting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Norah Ondus
Satellite Deceleration Using Gravity Assist from Asteroid, Nicolas M. Prulhiere
The Effect of Part Curvature on the Formation of Residual Stresses in Carbon Fiber Prepreg Laminates, Bradley Rogan
Desalination for Sustainable Water Production with an Emphasis on Low Pressure Distillation, Jessica Vivian Savage
Numerical Simulation of a Cryogenic Spray, Neel Kishorkumar Shah
Assessment of Evacuation Network Performance under Different Evacuation Scenarios: The Florida Keys, Erika Shellenberger
Effect of Galvanic Corrosion on Crack Propagation of Cold Expanded Holes in AA2024-T3, Ken Shishino
Computational Investigation of Perforated Plate Film Cooling Utilizing Conjugate Heat Transfer, Jonathan Sippel
Fabrication & Mechanical Properties of Hastelloy-X Matrix Ceramic Composite, Sultan Stewart
Adaptive and Neural Network-Based Aircraft Tracking Control with Synthetic Jet Actuators, Joshua Teramae
High Fidelity Studies in Closed-Loop Control of Unsteady Aerodynamics, Miriam Theobald-Deschine
Background Flow Influence on Impulsive Jet-Driven Micro Droplet Dispersal, Vaishak Thiruvenkitam
Envelope Analysis of Speed-Controlled eVTOL Urban Air Mobility Vehicles, David Thompson
Validation of a Two-Dimensional Clinostat Design to Provide Functional Weightlessness to Custom Gas Exchange Vessels, Collin R. Topolski
Air Traffic Controllers’ Occupational Stress and Performance in the Future Air Traffic Management, Hui Wang
Adaptive Control for Nonlinear, Time Varying Systems, John Zelina
Analysis of Ship Airwakes Using Modal Decomposition, Nicholas Zhu
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2020
Evaluating Scenarios That Can Startle and Surprise Pilots, Rahim Daud Agha
Topology Optimization and Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Metamaterials, Lee Alacoque
Authentication Based on Blockchain, Norah Alilwit
7-DOF Robotic Arm XY-Plane Translational Stability, Christopher Dean Alkire
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Analysis and Countermeasures of Commercial Aircraft Avionic Systems, Dhafer Fayez Alqushayri
UAS Model Identification and Simulation to Support In-Flight Testing of Discrete Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control Laws, Mansi Subhash Bakori
Analysis of Local Convection Heat Transfer Rates of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Tubes, Yang Chao
Geomagnetic Aided Dead-Reckoning Navigation, Andrei Cuenca
Interaction of High Aspect-Ratio Micro-Pillars with Wall Turbulence, Pratik Suhas Deshpande
Development of a State-Space Aeroelastic Model of a Flexible T-Tail Aircraft for Flutter Analysis, Patrick S. Downs
Relative Attitude Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft Using Electrostatic Torque, John Galjanic
Experimental Analysis of Heat Generation in Carbon, Mounisha Ganesan
Three-Dimensional, Vision-Based Proportional Navigation for UAV Collision Avoidance, Guanhong Gao
Flexible Strain Detection Using Surface Acoustic Waves: Fabrication and Tests, Rishikesh Srinivasaraghavan Govindarajan
Analysis of Crashes Involving First Responder Vehicles, Josie Gray
Analysis of After Impact Characteristics and Structural Optimization of CFRP Composite Plate, Zhennan He
Close Formation Flight Missions Using Vision-Based Position Detection System, Ashok Sarath Chandra Reddy Irigireddy
Dynamic and Control of Air-Bearing Spacecraft Simulator, Jacob Joseph Korczyk
Shape Optimization of Microfiber Composite Energy Harvesters, Suyash Lahoti
Effect of Cold Work Expansion on the Fatigue Life of Pre-Cracked Al 2024-T3, Christopher Leirer
Novel Computational Infant Musculoskeletal Model for Biomechanical Analysis of Infant Movement, Yeram Lim
Foundations of the Geometric Mechanics Udwadia-Kalaba Framework for Rigid Body Constrained Motion Analysis, Brennan McCann
Drones Detection Using Smart Sensors, Aishah Moafa
Neusch Automated Filter System: A Custom-Designed Photo-Filter Switching Apparatus for Embry-Riddle’s 1 Meter Telescope, Tyler Neusch
Python Implementation of Batch Least-Squares Filter for Satellite Orbit Determination, Austin Ogle
A Comparison of PID and Sliding Mode Controllers When Applied to the Orbit Raising of a Satellite Using Solar Sail Propulsion, Kayla Marie Ormiston
Constrained Motion Analysis of Spacecraft Trajectory in Restricted Three Body Problem, Harshkumar Patel
DMD and POD Modal Analysis for Store Separation, Nicholas Peters
An Open Source, Autonomous, Vision-Based Algorithm for Hazard Detection and Avoidance for Celestial Body Landing, Daniel Posada
Optimization of Spacecraft Formations about Lagrange Points for the Next Generation Space Weather Prediction Mission, Roberto Cuéllar Rangel
Methodology for Quantifying Resiliency of Transportation Systems, Hannah Rose Russell
Viscoplastic Study of 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Composites, Alexander M. Seifans
Constrained Motion Analysis and Control of Spacecraft Asteroid Hovering with Formulation Extension in Geometric Mechanics Framework, Wesley Thomas Stackhouse
Abduction Contractures within Infants with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Nathan Stanton
Use of Lidar Data to Investigate the Influence of Bottom Friction Coefficients for Storm Surge Modeling of Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle, Sky Comarsh White
Parametric Analysis of Particle Spreading with Discrete Element Method, Yuxuan Wu
Numerical Analysis of Multi-Functional Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor, Xin Xu
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2019
Prediction of Noise Associated with an Isolated UAV Propeller, Samuel O. Afari
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bridge Girders for Extremely Aggressive Environments, Abdellah Emad Azeez
Adaptive Commanding of Control Moment Gyroscopes with Backlash, Justin G. Bourke
Multirotor UAS Sense and Avoid with Sensor Fusion, Jonathan Mark Buchholz
Geometric Effects of Thermal Barrier Coating Damage on Turbine Blade Temperatures, Shane Colon
Finite Element Model Validation and Testing of an Off-Road Vehicle under Dynamic Loading Conditions, MacKenzie Susan Cunningham
The Effectiveness of Augmented Reality for Astronauts on Lunar Missions: An Analog Study, Godfrey Valencio D’souza
Hybrid Structural Composites with Energy Harvesting Capabilities, Simon Furnes
Building and Integrating an Information Security Trustworthiness Framework for Aviation Systems, Anna Baron Garcia
Adaptive Learning Terrain Estimation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications, Pedro L. Vergara Garcia
Hypervelocity Impact Analysis of Hybrid Nanocomposite Sensors for Inflatable Space Structures, Yachna Gola
