• Dynamics of a Helicopter-Slung Load System 

  Sampath, Prasad (1980)

  Stability of a tandem rotor helicopter (347/HLH) carrying a slung cargo container has been investigated. Lagrange equations were used to write the equations of motion. The cables of the sling were modeled as massless rigid ...

• Asteroid Control via Neutral Beam Emitting Spacecraft 

  DeCicco, Anthony Joseph (2018)

  Automated surveys along with population models have determined that tens of thousands Near Earth Objects (NEOs) exist and regularly cross over the Earth's orbit. While none of the currently discovered NEOs are predicted ...

• Z-PINNING TECHNIQUES AND MODELING IN COMPOSITE LAMINATES AND X-COR SANDWICH STRUCTURES 

  Musurapakam Virakthi, Ananth Kumar (2018)

  Z-pinning is a technique where composite laminates are typically reinforced with metal or composite fiber pins inserted vertically into the laminate. The strength and fracture toughness of a Z-pinned laminate is directly ...

• Analysis of the Stochastic Stability and Asymptotically Stationary Statistics for a Class of Nonlinear Attitude Estimation Algorithms 

  Galante, Joseph Marshall (2018)

  Attitude estimation algorithms are critical components of satellite control systems, aircraft autopilots, and other applications. Attitude estimation systems perform their task by fusing attitude and gyroscope measurements; ...

• MICRO AIR VEHICLE SCALE GUST-WING INTERACTION IN A WIND TUNNEL 

  Smith, Zachary Francis (2018)

  Studying isolated gust effects on simple airfoil models in a controlled environment is a necessity to further the development of MAV gust response and control laws. This work describes the creation of a vertical gust ...

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