Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Department "Aerospace Engineering"
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Development and uncertainty characterization of 3D particle location from refocused and perspective shifted plenoptic images
(2019-06-13)
In recent years, the development of non-invasive 3D diagnostics has become a significant
area of research due to the wide variety of available techniques and the multitude of engineering
problems that benefit from these ...
Development of 3D Background Oriented Schlieren with a Plenoptic Camera
(2015-07-30)
This dissertation investigates a novel idea of implementing background oriented schlieren (BOS) with a plenoptic camera along with its application for 3-dimensional (3D) density measurement and for depth perception (DP) ...
Development of a 3-D Fluid Velocimetry Technique based on Light Field Imaging
(2011-05-04)
A novel method for performing 3-D particle image velocimetry is developed and demonstrated. The technique is based on light field photography, which uses a dense lenslet array mounted near a camera sensor to simultaneously ...
Development of a Direct Density Measurement Technique for Aero-Optic Analysis of a High-Velocity, Compressible Flow Field
(2011-04-28)
A direct density measurement technique was developed for high-velocity, compressible flow fields using acetone planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF). Motivation for this work was mainly aero-optics. A 4” x 4” transonic ...
Development of a High Dynamic Velocity Range Processing Scheme for Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements
(2013-05-02)
The development, validation, and demonstration of a novel computational procedure to supplementally process time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR PIV) measurements are described. The motivation for such work stems ...
Development of a High Speed Three-dimensional Flow Visualization Technique
(2007-12-15)
A high-speed three-dimensional flow visualization technique has been developed. The technique involves the generation of laser pulses at a high repetition rate, which are subsequently converted to sheets of light and ...
Development of a Light Field Camera-Based Diagnostics Methodology for Fluid-Structure Interaction
(2026-04-30)
Traditional multi-camera FSI diagnostics are costly, complex to align, and limited by optical access, restricting their use in confined experimental settings for volumetric measurements. This dissertation introduces a ...
Development of a Multi-band Plenoptic Camera for High Temperature Measurements
(2020-05-13)
In this thesis, the development of a novel multi-band plenoptic pyrometer is discussed and applied to several applications of interest in the engineering field. The multi-band plenoptic camera is a non-contact measurement ...
Development of a one-dimensional moving window atomistic framework to model steady state shock wave propagation
(2020-04-10)
We develop a long-time, large-domain moving window atomistic framework using Molecular Dynamics (MD) to model shock wave propagation through a one-dimensional system. We implement ideas of control volume on a MD framework ...
Development of a Two Dimensional, Optically Accessible, Hybrid Rocket Motor
(2019-09-06)
Traditionally, launch vehicles and in-space vehicles use solid rocket motors (SRM) and liquid rocket engines (LRE) to propel them into and through space. However, there are many drawbacks to both propulsion systems. Hybrid ...
Development of an Actively-Cooled Imaging System for Embedded Optical Measurements in High-Speed Flows
(2023-11-15)
High speed airbreathing propulsion systems have become increasingly complex with the development of hypersonic scramjet engines. Analysis of scramjet flow structures is difficult due to extreme thermal environments and ...
Development of an Occupant and Vehicle Interaction Simulation
(2007-12-15)
The focus of this thesis was on performing a non-linear, transient occupant and structure interaction simulation. A finite element model was created of the Auburn University 2005 Baja SAE vehicle in combination with an ...
Development of an Optically Accessible High-Pressure Strand Burner and the Experimental Determination of the Burn Rate of High Temperature Thermally Degraded HTPB/AP/AL Solid Propellant Combustion
(2020-08-18)
This thesis presents initial findings from solid propellant experiments using thermally degraded hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, ammonium perchlorate, and aluminum powder propellants. Currently, a better understanding ...
Development of atomistic and concurrent atomistic-continuum frameworks to model shock wave propagation and phonon transmission
(2023-04-17)
In the first part of this dissertation, we develop a long-time moving window framework using Molecular Dynamics (MD) to model shock wave propagation through a one-dimensional monatomic chain. The moving window formulation ...
Development of Metal 3D-Printed Helium-Filled Soap Bubble Nozzles
(2020-11-20)
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is a useful flow visualization technique to obtain instantaneous velocity measurements of a fluid. The use of traditional tracer particles for PIV measurements is limited to small field of ...
Development of Self-Degrading 3D Printed Polymer Matrix Composites via Moisture Absorption Evaluation
(2020-07-15)
Polymer degradation is a change in properties such as strength, color, shape, of a polymer or polymer-based material due to the effect of one or more environmental factors. These factors include heat, light or chemicals ...
Discovery of Attack-Resistant Satellite Constellation Configurations via Simulation-Based Evolutionary Computing
(2025-12-05)
For decades, outer space was considered a geopolitical sanctuary where spacecraft faced only natural threats. A current trend in space mission planning envisions constellations with hundreds or even thousands of satellites. ...
Discretization Error Estimation Using Method Of Nearby Problems: One-Dimensional Cases
(2005-12-15)
Discretization error is defined as the difference between the solution of the discretized equation and the exact solution of the original partial differential equation. There are two main goals in this study. The first ...
Dynamic compressive behavior of additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel
(2023-12-04)
This work focuses on additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel and establishing a correlation between microstructure/printing speed to the dynamic response. Two different methods of additive manufacturing namely Laser ...
Dynamic Stability and Control: Methods and Developments
(2017-01-10)
The purpose of this work is to assess the overall usage, evaluation, and understanding of damping derivatives with a focus on accuracy needs and computational efficiency. With the increased usage of neutrally stable and/or ...