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 2011
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
The Development of a Phase Locked Wind Turbine Blade Finite Element Model to Predict Loads and Deflections During Fatigue Testing, Kyle Andrew Freeman
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 Petersen
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
The Effects of Elasticity in the Foundation on the Flutter of a Metallic High Aspect Ratio Wing, Horacio Esteban Sepic Kriskovich
Determination of Stability and Control Derivatives for a Modern Light Composite Twin Engine Airplane, Monica M. Londono
Removal of Biofilm through Controlled Cavitation, Mathew Chackalackal Mathew
Change Blindness in the Synthetic Vision Primary Flight Display: Comparing Eye Tracking Patterns with Pilot Attention, Stephen A. Mayo
Design, Implementation and Validation of an Attitude Determination Subsystem for Nanosatellites, Mathieu Naslin
The Effect of Pilot and Air Traffic Control Experiences & Automation Management Strategies on UAS Mission Task Performance, Christopher J. Reynolds
The Effect of Whole and Part-Task Training and Feedback during Simulated Instrument Flight Training, Christian Jon Rossi
Case Studies of IMF Driven Auroral Emissions, Ryan James Soldin
Formation Feedback Control of UAV Flight, Stephen Stegall
Magnetic Stabilization of Nadir-Pointing Small Satellites, Chau T. Ton
Flight Regime and Maneuver Recognition for Complex Maneuvers, Jerome H. Travert
Numerical Simulation of Mode Transition in a Hydrogen-Fueled Scramjet, Manan Ajay Vyas
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2008
An Investigation of Determinism and Chaotic Behavior in Flight Performance Data: A Chaos Theory and Nonlinear Time Series Analysis Approach, Lionel Blankson Amanfu
Numerical Simulation of UVA Ramjet/Scramjet Hypersonic Engine with Hydrogen-Air Combustion Using Wind-US, Vishal Anand Bhagwandin
Using ANSYS Workbench Computer Environment in Turbomachinery Design Process, Patricia Lynn Bowlds
Modeling and Parameter Estimation of Spacecraft Lateral Fuel Slosh, Yadira Rodriguez Chatman
Development, Verification, and Future Applications of a 3-DoF Entry and Descent Simulation Tool, Shaun Deacon
Attitude Determination Using Imaging Lidar, Camille Decoust
Modular Multi-Stage Axial Compressor Design, Christopher S. Hemerly
An Investigation of Classical Panel Stiffener Buckling Methods for Modern Airframe Applications, Ryan Timothy Holt
Study of the Influence of Nacelle and Pylon on Aerodynamics of a New VU Design, Romain Larose
Modeling, Analysis and Testing of a Semi-Active Control System for Landing Gear Applications, David James Majko
Optical Emissions Generated During Ionospheric Heating, Charles Kiumo Mutiso
Implementation of a Low Cost Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Inertial Navigation Solution, Charles Njenga
Design and Numerical Evaluation of a Counter- Rotating Compressor in the Absence of Boundary Layer Control: Part I, Naiara Petralanda
Wing Optimization Technique Based on Vortex Lattice Theory, Santiago Pinzon
Application of Kalman Filtering to Real-time Flight Regime Recognition Algorithms in a Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System, Rachel Elizabeth Rajnicek
The Influence of Motivation and Investment on the Length of Time Pilots Fly into Degraded Weather, Bonnie M. Saxton
The Analysis of Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Data: Exploration of a Proposed List of Improved Safety Parameters, Giorge Marlon Lopes Tsuruta
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2007
The Effects of Domain Knowledge and Scene Content on Change Detection Using a Change Blindness Paradigm, Marianne T. Baskin
A Macroscopic Validation of the Evacuation Simulation Prediction Tool on Highway Travel Times, Kay Fortinberry Borglum
Control System Design and Simulation of Spacecraft Formations via Virtual Formation Approach, Pavan Donepudi
Validation of Conjugate Heat-Transfer Capability for Water- Cooled High-Speed Flows, Bruno R. Fletcher
Quantifying the Cognitive, Symptomatic and Neuroendocrine Impact of the Coriolis Illusion; A Countermeasure for Motion Sickness, Catherine Grandizio
Gender Differences in Auditory Perception of Pure Tone Frequencies and Speech Intelligibility via Bone Conduction Transducers, Meghan Leigh Hodges
Voluntary and Confidential Reporting Systems as a Means of Reducing the Accident Rate in Shadow 200 Flight Operations, William Lawrence Jagnow
Investigation of Magnetic Field Profile Effects in Hall Thrusters, Oren Kornberg
Study of Contra-Rotating Coaxial Rotors in Hover: A Performance Model Based on Blade Element Theory Including Swirl Velocity, Florent Lucas
A Computational Method for Flow Separation Detection and Control for Axial Compressor Airfoils, Chang Jun Meang
Distance Learning for Instrument Flight: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Virtual Mentor, Andrew S. Mendolia
A CFD Investigation of Axisymmetric Microthruster Nozzles for Use on Nano-Satellites, Michael R. O'Gara
Microthruster Experimental Analysis, Amy Denise Richards
Fabrication and Compressive Behavior of Corrugated Aramid-Epoxy Cellular Solids, Jeffrey Arthur Schneider
Prediction of Fatigue Life in 7075-T6 Aluminum from Neural Network Analysis of Acoustic Emission Data, Nicholas S. Spivey
The Effects of Foreign Accent and Language on Reaction Time and Accuracy in an Air Traffic Control Task, Rosabelle Suarez
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2006
Magnetic Coupling between a “Hot Jupiter” Extrasolar Planet and Its Pre-Main-Sequence Central Star, Brooke E. Alarcon
An Airline Ab Initio Flight Training Program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): An Analytical Approach toward Emiratization, Shareef A. K. Al-Romaithi
The Sensitivity to Motion Sickness Induced by Aircraft and Flight Training Devices and the Role of Experience During Flight Training, Angela M. Baskin
Market Valuation of Convertible Securities of U.S. Airlines, Kseniya P. Beltsova
The Effect of Camera Placement and Display Configuration on a Remote Manipulation Task, Debra Clark
Theoretical Analysis of Transpiration Cooling of a Liquid Rocket Thrust Chamber Wall, Philip A. Davis
Neural Network Burst Pressure Prediction in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels from Acoustic Emission Data, Seth-Andrew T. Dion
Coupling of Fluid & Solid Thermal Models to Correct Heat Flux Measurements Taken on Launch Vehicles, Danielle M. Ford
Filtering of Acoustic Emission Data Through Principal Frequency Component Extraction, Justin O. Karl
Impact Simulation and Analysis of Sandwich Structures, Daewon Kim
Student Pilot Situational Awareness: The Effects of Trust in Technology, Yoko Kunii
The Effect of Gender Schematicity on the Assessment of Male and Female Pilots’ Competence Given Identical Scenarios, Jan D. Laplante
Assessing Reliability of Expert Ratings Among Judges Responding to a Survey Instrument Developed to Study the Long Term Efficacy of the ABET Engineering Criteria, EC2000, Tracy L. Litzinger
An Investigation of the Dynamic Effects of Flap Deflection on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airplane Wing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Alexander Moerchel
Design Optimization of the First Stage Fan Blade of a Low Bypass Turbofan Engine, Troy James Ramnath
Optimization of Active Rendezvous Trajectories by Genetic Algorithms, Marie Emmanuelle Ricour
Parameter Estimation of Spacecraft Fuel Slosh Using Pendulum Analogs, Keith L. Schlee
Dynamics of Nonlinear Diffusion Processes, Dustin A. Sipka
Evaluation of Probabilistic Methodology for Predicting Satellite Tracking Resources, Matthew Lynn Stubbe
Helicopter Flight Operational Quality Assurance (HFOQA): Development of HFOQA Analysis Software, Sergio Teixeira
Theses - Daytona Beach from 2005
Rocket-borne Instrument Design to Observe Peak OH Meinel Band Vibrational Emission Profiles, Joshua T. Bryson
