Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Extreme Value Analysis of Rainfall Events Over the Kennedy Space, Adam David Schnapp
Fatigue Damage Prognosis of Internal Delamination in Composite Plates Under Cyclic Compression Loadings Using Affine Arithmetic as Uncertainty Propagation Tool, Audrey J-M Gbaguidi
Finite Element Modeling of Macro Fiber Composite Actuators with Application to Wing De-icing, Boutros Youssef Azizi
Flow Separation Control Using Synthetic Jets on a Flat Plate, Karunakaran Saambavi
Free-Piston Stirling Convertor Model Development, Validation, and Analysis for Space Power Systems, Jonathan F. Metscher
Fundamentals of Machine Design and Manufacturing: Design of a Compliant Winding Machine, Gazal Kaur Nagi
Human Behavior During Spaceflight: Evidence from an Analog Environment, Kenny Mikael Arnaldi
Incoherent Scatter Radar Observations of Dynamic Ion Composition Changes at High Latitudes during Geomagnetic Storms, Bryan C. Wright
Inverse Volume-of-Fluid Meshless Method for Efficient Non-Destructive Thermographic Evaluation, Hussein Awad Kurdi Saad
Investigation of Pulse Detonation Engine Flow Conditions for Turbomachinery Integration, Luis Estefano Ferrer-Vidal Espa˜na-Heredia
Investigation of Traditional and Alternate Living Hinge Designs for Fused Deposition Modeling Additive Manufacturing Process, Cassandra Sue Gribbins
Ion-Cyclotron Resonance Heating of O+ in the Topside Ionosphere and Mapping Outflows to the Magnetosphere, Anthony W. Pritchard
Langmuir Probe Instrument Suite for Mesosphere Turbulence Experiment Mission, Adam Blake
Liquid Slosh Analysis Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Kristopher S. Field
Long-range Propagation, Interaction, and Dissipation of Small-Scale Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere, Christopher J. Heale
Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector, Mohanad Abdulazeez Abdulraheem Alfellag
Modeling Hydrodynamic Stability of Incline-Liquid Airblast Nozzle for Gas Turbine Combustion, Kevin Matiko
National Culture: Understanding the Impact of Cross-culture on Airline Pilots' Safety Performance in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Shareef Abdulla Kaddas Al-Romaithi
Pathology and Motivation in Players of Grand Theft Auto IV, Christopher M. Via
Performance Improvement through Velocity Triangle Optimization-Driven Redesign for Mitigating the Horseshoe Vortex in Axial Turbines, Vladislav Shulman
Proof of Concept Test for Dual-Axis Resonant Phase-Locked Excitation (PhLEX) Fatigue Testing Method for Wind Turbine Blades, Jenna Austin Beckwith
Reduction of Secondary Flow Losses in a Turbine for Use in Man-Portable Power Generation, Andrew J. Yatsko E.I.
Robust and Adaptive Nonlinear Control of Limit Cycle Oscillations in UAVs Using Synthetic Jet Actuators, Natalie Ramos Pedroza
Run-Time HEV Engine-Generator Power-Speed Optimization for Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction, Chester Paul Rowe II
Separation Bubbles and Vortex Formation in Cavity Flows, Kartheek Ravulapati
Slosh Damping with Floating Magnetoactive Micro-Baffles, Vijay Santhanam
Speaker Dependent Voice Recognition with Word-Tense Association and Part-of-Speech Tagging, Theodore Philip King Ernst
The Effect of the 2-Dimensional Magnetic Field Profile in Hall Thrusters, Megan Lewis Harvey
The Effects of Rewards on the Ability of an Autonomous UAV Controlled by a Reinforcement Learning Agent to Accomplish a Target Localization Task, Hemali Dinesh Virani
To Study the Effect of Catalyst on the Physical Parameters of Carbon Spheres, Tejas Shailesh Mehta
Unsteady Viscous Cavity Flow Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Chandramouli Vadlamudi
Vision-Aided Navigation for GPS-Denied Environments Using Landmark Feature Identification, Tennyson Samuel John
Winglet Performance Evaluation through the Vortex Lattice Method, Phil R. Rademacher
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A 3-D Model of the Auroral Ionosphere, Yishi Lee
A Descriptive Analysis of Public Comments Submitted in Response to Notice of Proposed Rules on Air Carrier Pilot Qualification, Amy Chaffee Doolittle
Analysis of Fatal General Aviation Accidents Occurring from Loss of Control on Approach and Landing, Brittnee Nicholle Branham
Analyzing Communication Performance: A Comparison of Native-English Speakers and Non-Native English Speakers, Tami Marie Gibbs
A Naturalistic Study of Long-term Working Memory Capacity for Meaningful Visual and Auditory Stimuli, Joseph M. Jaworski
An Ergonomic Evaluation of Aircraft Pilot Seats, Yolanda Nicole Andrade
An Investigation to Advance the Technology Readiness Level of the Centaur Derived On-orbit Propellant Storage and Transfer System, Nathan L. Silvernail
A Novel Resistance Exercise Machine for Use in a Lower Body Negative Pressure Box to Counteract the Effects of Weightlessness, Christine M. Dailey
Attitude Dynamics of Debris Resulting From Upper Stage Fragmentation in Low Earth Orbit, Killian Marie
Auroral Ion Upflows: Sources, High Altitude Dynamics, and Neutral Wind Effects, Meghan R. Burleigh
Collaborative Audio Transcription and Repair as a Method for Novice Pilots to Learn Approach Briefing Crew Resource Management (CRM) Skills, William A. Tuccio Ph.D.
Comparison of Three Angle of Attack (AOA) Indicators: A Usability Study, Camilo Jimenez
Comparison of Voice and Text ATC Communications in the Cockpit for ESL Pilots, Shannon Marie Cummings
Computing Radiation Exchange, Jonathan L. Nutzati Fontaine
Controllability of Open Quantum Optical Systems: Photon Fock States in a Cavity, Byron Henry Lowry
Creating Standards Compliant Biodiesel Production Capability Using Waste Peanut Oil at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Jintana Nina Phanthanousy
Development of a Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Test Laboratory, Bennet Samuel Soundarraj
Dynamics and Control of Higher-order Nonholonomic Systems, Jaime Rubio Hervás
Effective CFD Integration into Product Development and Validation of Wind Tunnel Data for Transonic Launch Vehicle, Miraj Mukesh Desai
Effects of Pack Weight on Endurance of Long-distance Hikers, Anthony T. Thomas
Estimating Cell Capacity for Multi-Cell Electrical Energy System, Iman Ahari Hashemi
Estimation of Real-Time Runway Surface Contamination Using Flight Data Recorder Parameters, Donovan C. Curry
Fluid-structure Interaction and Multidisciplinary Design Analysis Optimization of Composite Wind Turbine Blade, Naishadh G. Vasjaliya
Geometric and Pattern Recognition Combined Algorithms Applied to Digital Image Processing in Aerial Search and Rescue Applications, Jamil Efren Anaguano Correa
Hydrodynamic Impact Analysis and Testing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Isabel Bird
Identification of Causal Paths and Prediction of Runway Incursion Risk using Bayesian Belief Networks, Benjamin Jeffry Goodheart
Incorporating Industry Needs into the Development of an Undergraduate Degree in Commercial Space Operations, Yash Bipinchandra Mehta
Investigation into the Effects of Wire Mesh on Tensile and Impact Properties of Fiber Metal Laminates, Shivani A. Rudradat
Investigation of a Lagrangian-point Propellant Depot Rendezvous Approach for an Interplanetary Mission to Mars, Joshua W. Ehrlich
Investigation of Grid Adaptation to Reduce Computational Efforts for a 2-D Hydrogen-Fueled Dual-Mode Scramjet, Kam Keong Foo
Investigation of Pulse Detonation Engines; Theory, Design and Analysis, Jeff Vizcaino
Investigation of Videogame Flow: Effects of Expertise and Challenge, Jolie G. Gascon
Mapping Automotive Like Controls to a General Aviation Aircraft, Christopher G. Carvalho
Mapping of the Quasi-periodic Oscillations at the Flank Magnetopause into the Ionosphere, Emily R. Dougal
Measuring Acoustic Attenuation of Polymer Materials Using Drop Ball Test, Yi Zhang
Molecular Dynamics Model of Carbon Nanotubes in EPON 862/DETDA Polymer, Guttormur Arnar Ingvason
Moral Development in the Military: The Efficacy of ROTC Morality Training at the Sophomore Level, Paul A. Gillett
Nonlinear Control for Dual Quaternion Systems, William D. Price
Numerical Analysis and Theory of Oblique Alfvenic Solitons Observed in the Interplanetary Magnetic Field, Harry Raphael Wheeler IV
Numerical Modeling of Anti-Icing Using an Array of Heated Synthetic Jets, Nikisha Maria Nagappan
Observability and Confidence of Stability and Control Derivatives Determined in Real Time, Alfonso Noriega
Performance Analysis Of Non-Linear Adaptive Control Laws Using Hardware in the Loop of an Unmanned Aerial System, Brendon Lyons
Personal Protective Clothing: Law Enforcement Officers’ Attitudes and Safety Behavior Assessments Toward High-Visibility Safety Apparel, So Young Song
Pre-exposure Training as a Means to Reduce Vection Induced Symptoms of Motion Sickness, Nicholas James Stapleton
Preliminary Design of Blade and Disc Fixing for Aerospace Application using Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Abdulhalim Twahir
Reduction of Near-Field Grating Lobes in Sparse Acoustic Phased Arrays, Dylan Rudolph
Relating Air Quality in the Work Environment to Occupational Health Disease, Hussien Awad Alumar
Robust Control Methods for Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Dynamics and Unknown Control Direction, Chau T. Ton
Robust Image-Based Visual Servo Control of an Uncertain Missile Airframe, Murat Tunca Aygun
Spatial Cognition Differences between Men and Women in Spatial Cue Environments during Flight Simulation, Heidi Crystal Kim
The Effects of Acute Psychosocial Stress on Cognitive Performance, Anne I.S. Gray
The Effects of Aircraft Certification Rules on General Aviation Accidents, Carolina Lenz Anderson
The Effects of Angle-of-Attack Indication on Aircraft Control in the Event of an Airspeed Indicator Malfunction, Claas Tido Boesser
The Effects of Ethical Leadership and Organizational Safety Culture on Safety Outcomes, David Ronald Freiwald
Time Perception during Retrospective and Prospective Paradigms with a Distraction, Kristi L. Lontz
Validation of New Technology using Legacy Metrics: Examination of Surf-IA Alerting for Runway Incursion Incidents, Robert Edward Joslin
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Acoustic Emission Signal Classification for Gearbox Failure Detection, Jun Shishino
A Gap Analysis of Meteorological Requirements for Commercial Space Operators, Nicholas Stapleton
Analysis of the Effects of Hypoxia on Cognitive Processing Ability, Meaghan Catherine Hart
Analysis of the Impact of Scenario-Based Training on the Aeronautical Decision Making of Collegiate Flight Students, Mariko Genevieve Doskow
An Evaluation of RTA Symbols to Improve Pilot Situation Awareness, Erik D. Schmidt
An Experimental Investigation of GLARE and Restructured Fiber Metal Laminates, Adelina Vanessa Benedict