Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Design and Characterization of a High pressure Flow Loop for Heat Transfer Experiments of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Joseph Sauerbrun
Designing Tomorrow's Reality: The Development and Validation of an Augmented and Mixed Reality Heuristic Checklist, Jessyca Derby
Development and Testing of a New Method for Velocity-Selecting White Dwarfs from Gaia by Galactic Population, Joseph Hammill
Development of a Constellation Simulator for a 5G/IoT Mission Planning System, Franco Criscola
Effectiveness and User Experience of Augmented and Mixed Reality for Procedural Task Training, Emily Rickel
Employability of the Graduates From 14 CFR PART 147 Schools: Understanding the Critical Factors Using Covariance-Based SEM, Christine T. Kelley
Enhancing Cyberspace Monitoring in the United States Aviation Industry: A Multi-Layered Approach for Addressing Emerging Threats, Matthew Janson
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Commercial Phase Change Material Melting at Different Inclinations, Andrew Heiles
Explorations in Monocular Distance And Ranging (MODAR) Techniques for Real-World Applications, Devon Vail
Extracting a Body of Knowledge as a First Step Towards Defining a United Software Engineering Curriculum Guideline, Anton Kiselev
Forecasting Airport Passenger Flow during Periods of Volatility: Comparative Investigation of Time Series vs. Neural Network Models, David H. Hopfe
Impact Resistance of Hybrid Metal-Organic Frameworks/Carbon Fibers Composites, Derek Isaac Espinosa Ramirez
In-Flight Testing & Verification of an Adaptive Distributed Fault-Tolerant Control Architecture, Michael Budihartono
In-situ Thermal and Deformation Characterization of Additive Manufacturing Processes, Nicholas Phillips
Interfacial Thermomechanical Behavior of Hybrid Carbon Fibers, Sriraj Srihari
Machine Learning and Spectrum Sensing Cognitive Radio for Satcom Interference Detection, Arthur Brock
Modeling, Control, and Hardware Development of a Thrust-Vector Coaxial UAV, Andrew North
Modeling the Effects of Traffic Reduction on the Severity of the COVID-19 Epidemic in U.S. States, Tate Grant
Multiple Uncertain Robot Manipulator Control for a Modular System, Thitiphun Vongkunghae
Navigating the Skies: An Exploration of Stakeholder Perspectives on Rules for Orbital Traffic Coordination using Grounded Theory and Case Study Research Methodologies, Scott Alan Haeffelin
Neural Network Fusion of Multi-Modal Sensor Data For Autonomous Surface Vessels, David J. Thompson
Neural Network Models for Generating Synthetic Flight Data, Nathaniel Sisson
Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis and Control of Space Vehicles with Flexible Structures, Marco Fagetti
Numerical Modeling of Synthetic Vortical Disturbance Interactions Using OpenFOAM, Ahmed Bilal
Online Aircraft System Identification Using a Novel Parameter Informed Reinforcement Learning Method, Nathan Schaff
Online Estimation of Unknown Parameters for Flexible Spacecraft, Nicolo Woodward
Optical Orbit Tracking and Estimation, Matthew Gillette
Prediction & Active Control of Multi-Rotor Noise, Samuel O. Afari
Resilience Model for Teams of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Executing Surveillance Missions, Robert Koeneke
Rigid Body Constrained Motion Optimization and Control on Lie Groups and Their Tangent Bundles, Brennan S. McCann
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Operator Workload and Situation Awareness Utilizing First Person View Techniques, Ross Lucas Stephenson Jr
Solar Sailing Adaptive Control Using Integral Concurrent Learning for Solar Flux Estimation, Luis Mendoza Zambrano
Spoken Language Processing and Modeling for Aviation Communications, Aaron Van De Brook
Stochastic Point Process Modeling for Engineering Applications, Samarth Motagi
Tests of General Relativity through Searches for Lorentz and CPT Symmetry Breaking, Kellie Ault
The Aviation Illusion-Situational Judgment Test: Development and Evaluation, John Kleber
The Exigency and How to Improve and Implement International Humanitarian Legislations More Advantageously in Times of Both Cyber-warfare and Cyberspace, Shawn J. Lalman
The Influence of In-School Time (IST) and Out-of-School Time (OST) Learning Experiences on Aviation Career Entry, Andrew Koch
The Linearized Euler Equations for Predicting Supersonic Jet Noise of a Rectangular Jet Using OpenFOAM, Patrick Good
Thermal Boundary Condition Effects On Local Supercritical CO2 Heat Transfer Trends In Tubes, Nicholas C. Lopes
The Role of Slip System Activation on Ni-Based Superalloy High Temperature Fatigue, Alexandru Lopazan
Towards Agile Academia: An Approach to Scientific Paper Writing Inspired by Software Engineering, Tyler Procko
Understanding the Structure of Wing Tip Vortices of Bio-Inspired Winglets, Greeshma C. Daniel
Utilizing Flight Data Monitoring at a Part 141 Flight School to Determine Predictors for Unstabilized Approaches and Go-arounds, Hannah Rooney
Utilizing Multitask Transfer Learning for Sonographic Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovitis Grading, Jordan Marie Claire Sanders
Verification and Validation of Robot Manipulator Adaptive Control with Actuator Deficiency, Sebastian Comeaux
Writing Matters: Investigating the Quality of Collegiate Aviation Incident Report Narratives, Kayla D. Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Airfield Lighting Maintenance Management Strategy, David A. Burgess
A Data Driven Modeling Approach for Store Distributed Load and Trajectory Prediction, Nicholas Peters
A Design Flow for Additively Manufactured 3D Metasurface Antennas, Justin Parkhurst
Advanced Manufacturing and Dielectric Material Characterization Techniques for High-Temperature mm-Wave Antennas, Seng Loong Yu
A Meshless Approach to Computational Pharmacokinetics, Anthony Matthew Khoury
A Patient Risk Minimization Model for Post-Disaster Medical Delivery Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mark J. Simpson
Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Heat Transfer Rates in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Vinusha Dasarla Giri Babu
Assessment of Iso-Ahola’s Theory of Tourism Motivation on Willingness to Fly as a Point-to-Point Suborbital Space Tourist, Brian T. Musselman
A Study of Additively Manufactured 3D Antennas and Passive Wireless Sensors for Harsh Environments., Carlos Mejias
A Study of Ship Airwakes Using Dual Plane Stereoscopic PIV, Guillermo Mazzilli
Behavioral Intention Factors for Prescription Deliveries by Small Unmanned Aircraft in Rural Communities, Sarah M. Talley
Biomass Characterization and Insulation Optimization Studies, Hussein Awad Kurdi Saad
Commercial Short-Haul Flight or Autonomous Mobility-On-Demand: Modeling Air Passengers’ Modal Choice, Agatha Kessler Fentress
Comparing Training Effects of Virtual Reality Flight Simulation to Conventional PC-Based Flight Simulation, Tianxin Zhang
Controller Design for a Swirl Injection Hybrid Launch Vehicle, Ryan Kinzie
Deep Learning Prediction Models for Runway Configuration Selection and Taxi Times Based on Surface Weather, Shlok Misra
Design and Development of Distributed Lower Atmospheric Instrumentation Packages, Julio Guardado
Design, Development, and Calibration of an Electric Field Probe for Use on Sounding Rockets, Anthony Oreo
Determining Contributing Factors for Passenger Airline Pilot Perceived Fatigue, Heidi C. Kim
Development and Deployment of a Dynamic Soaring Capable UAV using Reinforcement Learning, Jacob Adamski
Dynamic Analysis of CubeSat Impact on Lunar Surface, Dalton C. Korczyk
Dynamics of Atmospheric Gravity Wave Breaking in the Mesopause Region, Fan Yang
Effect of Passive Clean Air Injection Into the Wake Region of a Moving Ground Vehicle, Angelos Kaminis
Effect of Spray Rails on Takeoff Performance of Amphibian Aircraft, Soham Bahulekar
Effects of Emergency Vehicle Warning Lighting System Characteristics on Driver Perception and Behavior, Emily Hiebner
Effects of Gamification on Knowledge Acquisition: Aviation Weather Online Training, Jacqueline Mcsorley
EMS to Trauma Care Transitions: An Investigation of Patient and Handoff Outcomes, Richard Simonson
Evaluating the Effects of Shored Construction on Steel Girder Composite Bridges, Parker Brooks
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Lauric Acid Melting at Suboptimal Inclines, Casey J. Troxler
Experimental Characterization of Additively Manufactured Multi-Feather Wingtip Devices, Patricio Garzon
Finite Element Model of the Pediatric Hip Joint During the Barlow Maneuver, Christina M. Zlock
Hardware Security for Wireless Communications Systems using Antenna-based Radio Frequency Fingerprint Engineering, Noemi Miguelez Gomez
Health Management and Adaptive Control of Distributed Spacecraft Systems, Tatiana Alejandra Gutierrez Martinez
Influence of Wing Planform Shape on the Effectiveness of a Fixed-Slot, Yuan Zhao
Inspection of Flexible Fillers in Post-Tensioned Bridges, Carley Gonzalez
Intention to Complain About Unmanned Aircraft System Noise: A Structural Equation Analysis, Robert Brents
Kinetic Modeling of Ionospheric Outflows Observed by the VISIONS-1 Sounding Rocket, Robert M. Albarran II
Locality of Topographic Ground Truth Data for Salt Marsh Lidar DEM Elevation Bias Mitigation Using Machine Learning, Joelle S. Bobinsky
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Cybersecurity Data within the Aviation Ecosystem, Anna Baron Garcia
Machine Learning to Predict Warhead Fragmentation In-Flight Behavior from Static Data, Katharine Larsen
Manufacturability and Analysis of Topologically Optimized Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites, Jesus A. Ferrand
MMS Observations of the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability and Associated Ion Scale Waves, Rachel C. Rice
Multifrequency Scintillation in the Polar Caps, Tate Colby
Noise And Propulsive Efficiency Interactions For Rotors And Propellers At Constant Thrust, Riccardo Roiati
On-Board Artificial Intelligence for Failure Detection and Safe Trajectory Generation, Eduardo Morillo
Online Pilot Model Parameter Estimation for Loss-of-Control Prevention in Aircraft Systems, Frederick Schill
Optimization of Rover Wheel Geometries for Planetary Missions, Nikita Amberkar
Passive, Self-Healable, Dielectric Elastomers for Structural Health Monitoring, Nicholas Smith
Prediction of Severity of Aviation Landing Accidents Using Support Vector Machine Models, Dezsö V. Silagyi
Public Acceptance of Medical Screening Recommendations, Safety Risks, and Implied Liabilities Requirements for Space Flight Participation, Cory J. Trunkhill