Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Department "Aerospace Engineering"
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Recently, a new beamed propulsion concept based on self-guiding of combined laser and particles beams has been proposed for interstellar travel. By firing high velocity neutral rubidium atoms at the spacecraft, speeds up ...
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GPS navigation systems and applications have transformed the way drivers get to their destination. With the guidance of a computer-generated voice, users can receive turn-by-turn directions without the dangerous distraction ...
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Recent experiments have shown how distributed roughness fields have the potential to delay transition caused by large discrete roughness elements. This ‘shielding effect’ seems to indicate a shifting of the boundary layer ...
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(2012-07-11)Here we focus on the stability characteristics of a rectangular liquid-filled vessel. The position vector of the center of gravity of the liquid volume is derived and used to express the equilibrium angles of the vessel. ...
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(2014-12-08)This thesis presents an initial analysis on the use of electroencephalography and electromyography to control the thrust settings of a quadrotor. The OpenBCI neural interface is used to sample muscle activity on a subject's ...
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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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(2014-08-14)We study the effects of thermal non-equilibrium (TNE) in particular vibrational non-equilibrium, in decaying turbulence using direct numerical simulation (DNS). The exchange mechanism between molecular vibrational and ...
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(2013-09-27)Due to its complex phase transformation behavior, a Shape Memory Polymer filled honeycomb composite has been proposed as an efficient material for skin on a morphing wing. This work develops a finite element model of the ...
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(2017-04-27)As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become more widely available, they are being applied to an ever-widening range of tasks, especially in areas that are inaccessible or dangerous to humans. Of particular interest is the ...
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The ocean is currently an extremely large and under-developed source of renewable energy. The recent interest in the Blue Economy has led the scientific community to increase investigations in sustainable oceanic energy ...
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(2013-02-01)The formation of our Earth and Solar System has befuddled humankind for centuries. Although there remain a number of peculiarities to be remedied by the currently held nebular theory of Solar System formation, there exists ...