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Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Wing Manufacture and Force Testing
Numerous wing manufacturing techniques have been developed by various universities for research on
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Modeling of Wake-vortex Aircraft Encounters
There are more people passing through the world's airports today than at any other time in history.
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Economic Feasibility of Installing an Anaerobic Digester on a Department of Defense Installation
Improving technology has made anaerobic digestion a viable method for disposing of organic waste an
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Accident Prevention and Response Manual for Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration System Operators
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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A Static Aeroelastic Analysis of a Flexible Wing Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The static aeroelastic behavior of the Nighthawk mini unmanned aerial vehicle is examined using aco
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Characterization of UAV Performance and Development of a Formation Flight Controller for Multiple Small UAVS
The Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) Advanced Navigation Technology (ANT) Center has rece
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Analyzing Carbohydrate-Based Regenerative Fuel Cells as a Power Source for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Based on current capabilities, we examine the feasibility of creating a carbohydratebased regenerat
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Flight Test and Handling Qualities Analysis of a Longitudinal Flight Control System Using Multiobjective Techniques
This thesis addresses the application of optimal, multiobjective control theory control theory to f
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Applications of Reverse Osmosis to Acid Mine Drainage Treatment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Unmanned Aerial Logistics Vehicles
Presently, United States Army battlefield supply distribution does not involve unmanned aerial logi
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Biological Concepts for Design and Operation of the Activated Sludge Process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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The Practical Calculation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Slender Finned Vehicles
The basic objective of this thesis is to provide a practical method of computing the aerodynamic ch
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Comparison of High Aspect Ratio Cooling Channel Designs for a Rocket Combustion Chamber With Development of an Optimized Design
An analytical investigation on the effect of high aspect ratio (height/width) cooling channels, con
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Investigation of Aerobraking to Return the Space Maneuver Vehicle to Low Earth Orbit From Geotransfer Orbit
This study investigated the use of ballistic and "Double-Dip'' aerobraking reentry to return the Sp
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Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Static Stability and Control Effectiveness of a Rotary Tail in a Portable UAV
The Air Force Research Lab, Munitions Directorate, Flight Vehicles Integration Branch (AFRL/MNAV) d
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Alternative Pulse Detonation Engine Ignition System Investigation Through Detonation Splitting
A Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) combusts fuel air mixtures through a form of combustion: detonation
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Chromate Content Bias as a Function of Particle Size in Aircraft Primer Paint Overspray
Spray painting operations using chromate-containing primer paints produce particles which may expos
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Hybrid Airships for Lift
With its reduced operating costs and point-of-need (PON) delivery ability, the hybrid airship is on
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The Canning of Foods
"The Canning of Foods," originally published in 1912, offers a detailed look into the methods emplo
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Experimental Study of the Subsonic Aerodynamics of a Blended Wing Body Air Vehicle With a Focus on Rapid Technology Assessment
The subsonic aerodynamic performance of a blended wing body aircraft constructed using selective la
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Feature Selection for Predicting Pilot Mental Workload
As advances in technology are made, the cockpits of the aircraft in the Air Force inventory have be
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Lubricant Technology
CRC Press 出版The book covers different aspects of lubricant technology such as lubricant chemistry, formulation,
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Handling Qualities Evaluation of a Supersonic Tailless Air Vehicle
This thesis presents the results of a handling qualities evaluation of a supersonic tailless air ve
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Measurement of Human Pilot Dynamic Characteristics in Flight Simulation
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Least Square Error (LSE) estimation techniques were applied to the
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A Static Aeroelastic Analysis of a Flexible Wing Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The static aeroelastic behavior of the Nighthawk mini unmanned aerial vehicle is examined using aco
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Micro-Mechanical Voltage Tunable Fabry-Perot Filters Formed in (111) Silicon
The MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) technology is quickly evolving as a viable means to com
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Spacecraft Proximity Operations Used to Estimate the Dynamical and Physical Properties of a Resident Space Object
When conducting a space proximity operation, developing high-fidelity estimates of the dynamical an
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Development of a Flapping Wing Design Incorporating Shape Memory Alloy Actuation
This research sought to validate a proof of concept regarding shape memory alloy actuation of a fla
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Laser Dot Projection Photogrammetry and Force Measurement for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles
The purpose of this research was to develop testing methods capable of analyzing the performance of
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Autonomous Air Refueling for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Air Refueling (AR) demonstrates its critical importance on a daily basis in combat and peacetime mi
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Fixed-Wing Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
The primary tenet of the aircraft survivability discipline is threat definition. In order to delive
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Automated Carrier Landing of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Using Dynamic Inversion
Dynamic Inversion (DI) is a powerful nonlinear control technique which has been applied to several
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An Approach to the Constrained Design of Natural Laminar Flow Airfoils
A design method has been developed by which an airfoil with a substantial amount of natural laminar
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X-Hale
In conjunction with the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the Air Force Research Laborat
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A Systems Engineering Approach to Integrated Structural Health Monitoring for Aging Aircraft
The United States Air Force and many of its Coalition partners have extended the original service l
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A Model for Palladium Catalyzed Destruction of Chlorinated Ethene Contaminated Groundwater
Groundwater contamination by chlorinated ethenes is a widespread environmental problem. Conventiona
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Aerospace Ground Equipment Management's Impact on Homestation Sortie Production
Since the Air Force began its evolution into an Expeditionary Air Force, much effort has been expen
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Crew Exploration Vehicle Skip Entry Trajectory
This research effort develops a program using MATLAB to solve the equations of motion for the atmos
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Meeting U.S. Defense Needs in Space
U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) deterioration and increased DOD interest in space exploitation h
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High Altitude Airship Station-Keeping Analysis
Lighter-than-air vehicles were once widely utilized by most major militaries. The airship's extende
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The Need for Speed
Transformation to the next level of technology is a pressing issue for the Air Force's strategic pl
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A Nonlinear Pre-Filter to Prevent Departure And/or Pilot-Induced Oscillations Due to Actuator Rate Limiting
Closed loop instability caused by excess phase lag induced by actuator rate limiting has been suspe
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Satellite-Based Fusion of Image/Inertial Sensors for Precise Geolocation
The ability to produce high-resolution images of the Earth's surface from space has flourished in r
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Thermal Characterization of a Hall Effect Thruster
The thermal characteristics of a Hall thruster directly influence thruster and spacecraft design. H
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Common Aero Vehicle Autonomous Reentry Trajectory Optimization Satisfying Waypoint and No-Fly Zone Constraints
To support the Global Strike mission, an autonomous trajectory optimization technique is presented
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Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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A Systems Architecture and Advanced Sensors Application for Real-Time Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring
Aircraft are being pushed beyond their original service life, increasing the potential for structur
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Vacuum Chamber Construction and Contamination Study of a Micro Pulsed Plasma Thruster
The micro pulsed plasma thruster (micro-PPT) is a simple and versatile electric thruster capable of