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Development of Cursor-on-Target Control for Semi-Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The research presented in this thesis focuses on developing, demonstrating, and evaluating the conc
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Rotorcraft Flight Control Design Using Quantitative Feedback Theory and Dynamic Crossfeeds
A multi-input, multi-output controls design with robust crossfeeds is presented for a rotorcraft in
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Design Concepts for Zero-G Whole Body Cleansing on ISS Alpha
This document was originally published in 1997 as a International Space University Master of Space
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The Science of Tequila
The Science of Tequila is the first English language book published on Tequila production. The book
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Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aerospace Composites
Five methods of non-destructive material evaluation (NDE) were used to inspect various forms of dam
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Investigation of Navier-Stokes Code Verification and Design Optimization
With rapid progress made in employing computational techniques for various complex Navier-Stokes fl
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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Automation on Pilot Situational Awareness in the Datalink ATC Environment
An experiment to study how automation, when used in conjunction with datalink for the delivery of a
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A Collection of Valuable Formulas and Recipes for the Manufacturer, Merchant, Farmer and Household
"A Collection of Valuable Formulas and Recipes for the Manufacturer, Merchant, Farmer and Household
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Evolving Self-Organized Behavior for Homogeneous and Heterogeneous UAV or UCAV Swarms
This research designs an off-line evolutionary system to create multi-UAV behavior capable of searc
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Cubesat Packaged Electrospray Thruster Evaluation for Enhanced Operationally Responsive Space Capabilities
A new specialized electrospray thruster with a potential to be used with a 3-U CubeSat was operated
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Capillary Flow in an Interior Corner
The design of fluids management processes in the low-gravity environment of space requires an accur
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Handbook of Constructed Wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Problems in Aircraft Maintenance
This study is to analyze aircraft maintenance procedures in World War II; examine new requirements
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Numerical Study of Rarefied Hypersonic Flow Interacting With a Continuum Jet
An uncoupled Computational Fluid Dynamics-Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (CFD-DSMC) technique is dev
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Aerodynamic Analysis of Lattice Grid Fins in Transonic Flow
Lattice grid fins have been studied for missile tail control for several years. A lattice grid fin
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Rockets and People, Volume 4
In this last volume of his four-volume set of memoirs, the famous Russian spacecraft designer Boris
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft
The potential for a nuclear-powered aircraft to provide global persistence and reach, measured in m
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Compressive Creep Behavior of Nextel TM 720/Alumina Ceramic Matrix Composite at 1200 Degrees C in Air and in Steam Environment
The aerospace community continues to push the envelope in engineering aircraft that fly higher, fas
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Composite Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimating Model
Composite materials are beginning to comprise a greater percentage of structural materials used thr
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The Air Propeller; Its Working Characteristics and Theory, Together With a Brief Discussion of the Airplane Engine and the Power Available for Airplane Propulsion
Dive into the intricacies of early aviation technology with "The Air Propeller; Its Working Charact
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Rotorcraft Flight Control Design Using Quantitative Feedback Theory and Dynamic Crossfeeds
A multi-input, multi-output controls design with robust crossfeeds is presented for a rotorcraft in
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Space Launch Vehicles
Launching satellites into orbit, once the exclusive domain of the U.S. and Soviet governments, toda
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Routine UAS access to the NAS poses a variety of technological, regulatory, workload, and coordinat
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Performance of Military Cargo Aircraft Using Required Navigation Performance Departures
Maximum takeoff weight for cargo aircraft is affected by many factors including the aircraft's abil
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Dual Channel Matched Filtering and Space-Time Adaptive Processing
We propose a dual channel matched filtering system that addresses two key challenges in the practic
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Development of a Simulation Capability for the Space Station Active Rack Isolation System
To realize quality microgravity science on the International Space Station, many microgravity facil
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Input Shaping to Reduce Solar Array Structural Vibrations
Structural vibrations induced by actuators can be minimized using input shaping. Input shaping is a
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Looking Squarely at the Water Power Problem ..
"Looking Squarely at the Water Power Problem" examines the legal and practical aspects of water pow
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Space Launch Operations and the Lean Aerospace Initiative
The lean concepts of right thing, right place, and at the right time can be applied to current and
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On the Calculation of Steady Boundary Layers for Continuous Suction, With Discontinuously Variable Suction Velocity
Almost all solutions, so far known, of the problem of exact calculation of the velocity distributio
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Near-Space Vehicles
This paper analyzes current and future near-space technology. The discussion is at a non-space prof
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Looking Towards the Future Air Navigation System
Budget constraints are forcing prioritization on future spending for Air Mobility Command's weapon
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Development of Cursor-on-Target Control for Semi-Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The research presented in this thesis focuses on developing, demonstrating, and evaluating the conc
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EPA Example Construction SWPPP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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PIV-Based Examination of Deep Stall on an Oscillating Airfoil
A number of studies suggest that the deep stall flow fields produced by a pure-pitch and a pure-plu
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EPA Method 327.0
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Distributed Parallel Processing and Dynamic Load Balancing Techniques for Multidisciplinary High Speed Aircraft Design
Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) for large-scale engineering problems poses many challen
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The Balloon. Noteworthy Aerial Voyages, From the Discovery of the Balloon to the Present Time
"The Balloon: Noteworthy Aerial Voyages, From the Discovery of the Balloon to the Present Time" off
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Rockets and People, Volume 2
Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program but few Westerners hav
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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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Optimized Dual Expander Aerospike Rocket
Research at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) focused on designing a cryogenic dual-expa
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Data Sorting and Orbit Determination of Tethered Satellite Systems
Tethered satellite system end masses do not obey the normal laws of motion developed for determinin
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A Technology Review of Smart Sensors With Wireless Networks for Applications in Hazardous Work Environments
Workers in hazardous environments such as mining are constantly exposed to the health and safety ha
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A Collection of Valuable Formulas and Recipes for the Manufacturer, Merchant, Farmer and Household
"A Collection of Valuable Formulas and Recipes for the Manufacturer, Merchant, Farmer and Household
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Crack Turning in Integrally Stiffened Aircraft Structures
Current emphasis in the aircraft industry toward reducing manufacturing cost has created a renewed
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2025 Aerospace Replenishment
Studies examining the future of air and space power (such as New World Vistas and SPACECAST 2020) h
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Techniques for Reduced Order Modeling of Aeroelastic Structures With Deforming Grids
Reduced order modeling (ROM) seeks to make the modeling of aeroelastic behavior practical by reduci
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Guidelines for the Use of Encapsulants on Asbestos-Containing Materials, Draft
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich