People

Current PhD Students  .  none
Current MS Students  . none

Completed Students

2021
46. COL Chris Hill, MEngr, Dec 2021.
45. Gregory Arleth, “Application of Theory of Functional Connections for Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems,” MS, Aug 2021.

2020
44. (11) J. Humberto Ramos Zuniga, “Extending the Practical Applicability of the Kalman Filter,” PhD, May 2020. [Charcoal with gray stripes].

2019
43. (10) Tim Woodbury,, “Estimation-based Solutions to Incomplete Information Pursuit-Evasion Games,” PhD, May 2019. [Black and Colored Mathematics].

2017
42. W. Daniel Whitten, “Improving the Robustness of Monocular Vision-aided Navigation for Multi Rotors through Integrated Estimation and Guidance,” MS, Mar 2017.

2016
41. Abhay Masher, “Control of Active Pendulum for Contact Dynamics Simulation,” MS, Oct 2016.
40. Amber Jarratt, “A Parallelized Iterative Closest Point Algorithm for Attitude Estimation,” MS, Aug 2016.
39. Brian Janisch, “Receding Horizon Control for Uncertain Pursuit-Evasion Games,” MS, Jul 2016.
38. Arvind Kaushik, “A Statistical Comparison Between Gibbs and Herrick-Gibbs Orbit Determination Methods,” MS, Jun 2016.

2014
37. Tim Roorda, “Optimal Path Generation for Monocular Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (MonoSLAM),” MS, Dec 2014.
36. (9) Kurt A. Cavalieri, “Incomplete Information Pursuit.Evasion Games with Applications to Spacecraft Rendezvous and Missile Defense,” PhD, Dec 2014. [Royal Blue and Gold Striped].
35. Jonathan Torres, “Minimum-time/Minimum-fuel Control of an Axisymmetric Rigid Body,” MS, Aug 2014.
34. Mouath Rashdan, “The Duffing Oscillator and Linearization Techniques for its Motion Constant,” MS, May 2014.

2013
33. (8) Brian Owens, “Theoretical Developments and Practical Aspects of Dynamic Systems in Wind Energy Applications,” PhD, Dec 2013. [Blue with White Polka Dots].
32. (7) Neha Satak, “Behavior Learning in Differential Games and Reorientation Maneuvers,” PhD, May 2013. [Paisley].
31. Chris Bertinato, “On the Topic of Motion Integrals,” MS, May 2013.

2011
30. (6) Julie Parish, “Estimation Strategies for Constrained and Hybrid Dynamical Systems,” PhD, Aug 2011. [White with Black Polka Dots].
29. (5) Carolina Restrepo, “An Analysis Tool for Flight Dynamics Monte Carlo Simulations,” PhD, Aug 2011. [Cardinal and Gold].
28. Clark Moody, MS nonthesis, May 2011.
27. Davis Castillo, “Euler-Bernoulli Implementation for Spherical Anemometers for High Speed Wind Calculations via Strain Gauges,” MS, May 2011.
26. Kurt Cavalieri, “Implementing feedback Control on a Novel Proximity Operations Simulation Platform,” MS, May 2011.

2010
25. (4) Kevin Michael Brink, “Taking man out of the loop: Methods to reduce human involvement in search and surveillance applications,” PhD, Dec 2010. [Blue Stripes].
24. Kristen Holmstrom Johnson, “Reduced-Sensing Control Methods for Infinite-Dimensional Systems,” MS, Aug 2010.

2009
23. (3) Lesley Anne Weitz, “Decentralized, Cooperative Control of Multi Vehicle Systems: Design & Stability Analysis,” PhD, Dec 2009. [Orange and Blue].

2008
22. (2) Rajnish Sharma, “A Series Solution Framework for Finite-Time Optimal Feedback Control, H-inf Control, and Games,” PhD, Dec 2008. [Golden].
21. Kyle Ottinger, MS nonthesis, May 2008.
20. Allen Parish, “Pursuit and Evasion Games: Semi-Direct and Cooperative Control Methods,” MS, May 2008.

2007
19. Julie Parish (née Jones), “Direct Linearization of Continuous and Hybrid Dynamical Systems,” MS, Dec 2007.
18. Kevin Daugherty, MS nonthesis, Aug 2007. Nonthesis presentation: “Experiments & Analysis of a Laser Mouse Position Measurement System.”
17. Stefanie Beaver, “Input/Output Approximations for Nonlinear Structural Systems,” MS, Aug 2007.

2006
16. XXXX, “Cooperative Optimal Path Planning for Herding,” MS, Dec 2006.

2005
15. Marilee Myres, MS nonthesis, Dec 2005.
14. Jose Rodriguez MS nonthesis, Dec 2005.
13. Paul Gesting, “A Photogrammetric On-Orbit Inspection for Orbiter Thermal Protection System,” MS, Dec 2005.
12. Michael Sovinsky, “Dynamic Formulations & Control of an Automatic Retargeting System,” MS, Dec 2005.
11. Michael Swanzy, “Analysis and Demonstration: A Proof-of-Concept Compass Star Tracker,” MS, Dec 2005.
10. Tapan Kulkarni, MS nonthesis, Aug 2005.
9. Lesley Weitz, “A Fast-Time Study on Increasing the Capacity of Continuous Descent Approaches through Airborne Precision Spacing,” MS, Aug 2005.
8. Johnathan Hebert, MS nonthesis, May 2005.
7. (1) Andrew Sinclair, “Generalization of Rotational Mechanics and Application to Aerospace Systems,” PhD, May 2005. [Blue and Yellow]

2003
6. Juan Carlos Zarco Cruz, “Vibrational Characteristics of Flexible Beam Members,” MS, May 2003.
5. Elizabeth Savage, “Cooperative Algorithms and Controls for Underwater Vehicles,” MS, May 2003.

2002
4. Youngchul Na, “Design of Cooperative Mobile Robot System: A Low-Cost Test-Bed & An Example Application,” MS, Dec 2002.
3. Curtis Webb, “Relative Positioning and Attitude Determination Using GPS,” MS, Aug 2002.
2. Jayaraman Karthik, MEngr, May 2002.
1. Nae-Seung Kang, “Cooperative Robot Localization & Path Planning Using Function Representations,” MS, May 2002.

UG Students
.  NASA Micro-Gravity Team (Travis Cagle, Nathan Cunningham, Lianne Netardus, and Daniel Seitz), experiments to observe the effect that a liquid inside a rotating prism will have on the stability of its rotation about its major, minor, and intermediate axis.  We all know about the stability of near pure spin states for a rigid body (fixed mass distribution), but the experiment intends to observe how this well-known behavior will be affected by a variable mass distribution.