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 2021
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
Design and Performance of a Communications System for a Low-Cost High Altitude Balloon Platform for Troposphere and Stratosphere Research, Noemí Miguélez Gómez
Planar Ion Probe for Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density Cubesat Mission, Liam Owen Gunter
Blocks' Network: Redesign Architecture based on Blockchain Technology, Moataz Hanif
Effects of Musical Ability on Flight Planning, Situational Awareness, and Flight Path Deviations, Andrew P. Henry
Astrodynamics of the Next Generation Space Weather Prediction Mission, Mark Herring
Fuel Shortages During Hurricanes: Epidemiological Modeling and Optimal Control, Sabique Ul Islam
Nonlinear Estimation and Control Methods for Mechanical and Aerospace Systems under Actuator Uncertainty, Krishna Bhavithavya Kidambi
A Step toward Ending Long Airport Security Lines: The Modified Boarding Pass, Joel Lee
Feasibility of Circular Orbits for Proximity Operations in Strongly Perturbed Environments around Uniformly Rotating Asteroids, Nicholas Peter Liapis
A Hybrid Vortex Solution for Radial Equilibrium in Axial Compressors, Wenyu Li
Temporal-Spatial Analysis of Emergency Evacuation Traffic, Lorraine Margot Acevedo Loreto
Experimental and Computational Analysis of a 3D Printed Wing Structure, Aryslan Malik
Fuel Efficient Control Design and Constrained Motion Analysis for Spacecraft Coulomb Formation in Elliptic Chief Orbits, Muhammad Wasif Memon
In-Situ Measurement of Resin Shrinkage for Aerospace Components, Samarth Motagi
CFD Study of Taylor-Like Vortices in Swirling Flows, Sattar Panahandehgar
Covering Shock Wave Induced Interfacial Mixing: Numerical Study and a Control Primer, Erik S. Proaño
Uncover the Power of Multipath : Detecting NLOS Drones Using Low-Cost WiFi Devices, Ashok Vardhan Raja
Low-Tip-Speed High-Torque Proprotor Noise Approximation for Design Cycle Analysis, Xavier G. Santacruz
Global Estimation Methodology for Wave Adaptation Modular Vessel Dynamics Using a Genetic Algorithm, Marco Alan Schoener
Non-Linear Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Beams with Spring Constraints and Thermal Effects, Swetha Suresh
Benefits of Additional Runway Crossings on Parallel Runway Operations, Sergio Ezequiel Taleisnik
Wall-Jet Turbulence and Mixing Control by Way of a Pulsed Inlet Velocity, Cristale D. Garnica Vallejo
Numerical Investigation of Scaling Effects of a Ramjet-Powered Projectile, Arjun Jaishankar Vedam
Development of Robust Control Laws for Disturbance Rejection in Rotorcraft UAVs, Johannes Verberne