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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Life Cycle Benefit of Trimarans Using Monte Carlo Method
(2018-09)This thesis presents a methodology for multidisciplinary design and optimization (MDO) of the life cycle benefit (LCB) of trimarans. Unlike naval vessels which have a robust fire power and other capabilities which are ... -
VISION-BASED NAVIGATION FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC FORMATION FLIGHT
(2018-12)The concept of using Satellite Formation Flight (SFF) reveals various benefits for a space mission. However, relying on a consumable actuation system to maintain a desired relative position and orientation between flying ... -
A Mixed Method Study on the Impact of Industry Sponsored Projects on Senior Capstone Design Student’s Motivational Factors
(2019-05)This thesis examines the change in student motivation through a yearlong senior capstone design course with respect to their choice of project type. The senior capstone design projects offered at the university fall into ... -
Control Development for Autonomous Landing of Quadcopter on Moving Platform
(2018-12)This thesis focuses on the control development for autonomous landing of a quadcopter on a moving platform. The object tracking and path following is performed through on-board vision-based systems. The goal of the thesis ... -
CubeSat Docking and Resource Sharing Mechanism
(2018-12)This thesis addresses the design concept of a CubeSat docking and resource sharing mechanism that allows to transfer propellant that is pressurized gas, data, and power. In docking and capture design, the interface is ... -
Comparing Specific Excess Power of General Aviation Aircraft
(2018-11)The high number of Loss of Control and Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents in General Aviation (GA) suggests that there is a lack of understanding and recognition of low energy states by pilots of GA aircraft. As a ... -
Computational Support for Predicting Requirement Change Volatility in Complex System Design
(2018-12)Requirements play critical role in the design process as objective statements of stakeholders’ expectations. Design process is iterative, and requirements are also constantly changed and updated to reflect stakeholders’ ... -
An Experiment to Study the Gaseous Emissions of a Gas Turbine Operated with Biodiesel as Fuel
(2018-11)A continually growing awareness of the finiteness of fossil fuel availability coupled with an ever better understanding of the negative effects of fossil fuel consumption has motivated a search for fuels that can be used ... -
Aerodynamic Model of the Piper Warrior II Based on Flight Test Data
(2018-12)Aerodynamic modeling is an important part of aircraft design and of aircraft testing. Generally, this is done through CFD models and Wind Tunnel tests prior to the aircrafts first flight but building the models using ... -
Development of Adaptable Human-Machine Interface for Teleoperation Over Time Delay
(2018-12)The Adaptable Human-Machine Interface (AHMI) was developed for the Orbital Robotic Interaction, On-orbit servicing, and Navigation (ORION) Laboratory of the Florida Institute of Technology. The primary project objective ... -
Effect of Film Cooling Hole Size on a Turbine Rotor Blade
(2018-12)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the cooling hole size on the adiabatic film cooling effectiveness over a rotating turbine blade section. The study was conducted using ANSYS FLUENT to determine ... -
THREE DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR SIMULATION OF QUENCH PHENOMENON IN SUPERCONDUCTING TAPES USING MESH-FREE MONTE-CARLO METHOD
(2018-12)Performing quench propagation simulations of full size superconducting coils is a challenging problem due to complex coil structures and internal arrangements of superconducting wires. In addition, superconducting wires ... -
Free Response and Trim Force Requirements for Aircraft Configuration Changes
(2018-12)As an FAA Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor, one comes in contact with many different types of experiences and abnormal situations. A widely known cause of fatal accidents in the general aviation industry, and also ... -
Quantitative Measurement Techniques for Vibration and Buffet
(2018-12)This paper outlines a proposed parameter for measurement of vibration and buffet in vehicles. It is intended to be used where applicable in lieu of raw accelerometer data or qualitative comments to measure ride quality, ... -
Dynamics of Spacecraft Orbital Refueling
(2018-07)A quantitative collation of relevant parameters for successfully completed experimental on-orbit fluid transfers and anticipated orbital refueling future missions is performed. The dynamics of connected satellites ... -
A Robot FDM Platform for Multi-Plane and 3D Lattice Structure Printing
(2018-06)Additive manufacturing is a process to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) objects usually by joining a material layer by layer. The layer by layer joining process simplifies the fabrication method by slicing the 3D object ... -
Towards Net Zero Energy Buildings: A Parametric Study on Building Energy Performance for Different US Climate Zones
(2018-04)A Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) can produce as much energy as it requires over an annual basis. This research investigated the building energy performance of different parameters over six US climate zones to ascertain ... -
Optimizing Dynamic Range for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators
(2018-07)The performance of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is a topic that attracts attention from the scientific community due to their diverse applications. The use of MEMS has been applied to areas of medicine, timing, ... -
Control Laws for Autonomous Landing on Pitching Decks
(2018-07)This thesis addresses the problem of landing a quadcopter onto the pitching deck of a ship, as a partial simulation of a shipboard landing during high seas. The deck is modeled to pitch with a sinusoidal motion. While ... -
Direct Numerical Simulations of Incompressible Flow through Porous Packs over a wide Range of Reynolds Numbers
(2018-07)Direct numerical simulations of incompressible flow through periodic square/rectangular (two-dimensional; 2-D) and cubic (three-dimensional; 3-D) arrays of particles and periodic random packs of polydisperse spheres over ...
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