Browsing by Subject "Aerospace"
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(2013-12-02)Wind tunnels are designed for a certain range of test velocities and model sizes. The Oran W. Nicks Low Speed Wind Tunnel (LSWT) at Texas A&M, was designed to reach 200 mph (M=0.26) with its original 1250 hp motor and 7 x ...
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(2015-03-31)Testing of aerodynamic loads on a sub-scale model has been the most accurate way to predict full-scale loads for many years. Even with modern advances in computing technology and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), each ...
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(2017-04-25)This study investigated the aeroelastic mechanics of a flexible flapping wing designed and implemented on a two-winged, flapping wing, robotic hummingbird capable of hovering. The investigation focused first on measuring ...
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(2013-03-18)A need has arisen for an easy-to-use, flexible, transparent, and cross-platform communication backbone for configuration and execution of distributed simulations and experiments. Open source, open architecture, and custom ...
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(2010-07-14)Magnetic nozzles must convert thermal or gyro energy of the plasma to thrust while also inducing plasma detachment in order to be effective. Plasma detachment and methods to induce plasma detachment are examined. In ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The objective of this research is to study different novel developed techniques for spacecraft attitude determination methods using star tracker sensors. This dissertation addresses various issues on developing improved ...