• Transient Dynamics of Helicopter Rotor Wakes Using a Time-Accurate Free-Vortex Method 

  Bhagwat, Mahendra J. (2001)

  A second-order accurate predictor-corrector type algorithm has been developed to obtain a time-accurate solution of the vortical wake generated by a helicopter rotor. The rotor blade flapping solution was fully integrated ...

• Modeling, Estimation, and Control of Actuator Dynamics for Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles 

  Boehm, Jordan (2019)

  Modeling and control of remotely operated underwater vehicles is a challenging problem that depends greatly on how the dynamics of their thrusters are compensated. In this thesis a novel method for characterizing thruster ...

• Optimization of Expanding Turning Vanes by Bezier Curve Parameterization 

  Schirf, Collin (2019)

  The development of a new process for optimizing wind tunnel turning vanes for use in expanding corners is described. This process uses MATLAB tools to operate the infinite airfoil cascade solver MISES in order to take ...

• Flowfield Estimation and Vortex Stabilization near an Actuated Airfoil 

  Gomez Berdugo, Daniel Fernando (2019)

  Feedback control of unsteady flow structures is a challenging problem that is of interest for the creation of agile bio-inspired micro aerial vehicles. This thesis presents two separate results in the estimation and control ...

• DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF AN ELASTIC ROD IN AIR AND WATER 

  Burch, Travis Taylor (2019)

  This thesis investigates the modeling and control of bio-inspired flexible structures for robotics applications. Many animals move through complicated natural environments and perform complex tasks by exploiting soft ...

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