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Aviatar- An Augmented Reality System to Improve Pilot Performance for Unmanned Aerial Systems
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Author
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Abbott, Robert
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Aerospace engineering, Cognitive psychology
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Description
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In the modern airspace, small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) such as drones are becoming increasingly popular with both amateur enthusiasts as well as professional pilots. In the three years following the initiation of the small drone registratio...
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HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF EJECTA PRODUCTION FROM SHOCKED METALLIC SURFACES
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Author
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Karkhanis, Varad
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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The phenomenon of mass ejection into vacuum from a shocked metallic free surfaces can have a deleterious effect on the implosion phase of the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) process. Often, the ejecta take the form of a cloud of particles that a...
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Numerical Investigations on Factors Influencing Limit Loading for Transonic Turbine Airfoils
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Author
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Owen, Spencer
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Fluid mechanics, Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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To stay competitive within the gas turbine community, turbine aero designers strive to maximize the total work output of each turbine stage through a combination of airfoil design improvements and increased total pressure ratio. Although increasin...
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On Accelerating Road Vehicle Aerodynamics
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Author
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Peters, Brett
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Fluid mechanics
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Description
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Road vehicle aerodynamics are primarily focused on developing and modeling performance at steady-state conditions, although this does not fully encompass the entire operating envelope. Considerable vehicle acceleration and deceleration occurs duri...
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PREDICTION OF DISC WING AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
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Author
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Honeycutt, Daniel
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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The primary goal of the work presented in this thesis is to assess the effectiveness of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools in predicting flow fields around golf discs. The quantities of interest involve aerodynamic force and moment coefficie...
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Title
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Reduced Order Aerodynamic Model Development of Road/Race Vehicles
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Author
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Halterman, Jaclynn
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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This research systematically develops a real-time capable reduced order aerodynamic model of a race vehicle to predict the aerodynamic characterization of a transient vehicle. The aerodynamic model modularly combines the quasi steady state aerodyn...
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SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR THIN PLATE DYNAMICS
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Author
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Menezes, Joyson
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering
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Description
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Productivity when milling thin, monolithic components is often limited by regenerative chatter. The vibrations are partially controlled by the use of stability lobe diagrams, which enable the selection of spindle speed/axial depth combinations to ...