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Control System Development for Autonomous Aerobatic Maneuvering with a Fixed-Wing Aircraft 

Reitz, Brian (2014-12-04)
The increasing popularity of unmanned aircraft today has led to the development of more sophisticated vehicles with greater operating capabilities. The multirole nature of many civil and military unmanned aircraft along ...

Effects of Rotational Motion on the Ballistic Coefficient of Space Debris 

Walsh, Thomas (2012-05-09)
Accurate predication of the future states of operational spacecraft and space debris are necessary for conjunctional analysis. Prediction of the states of debris for a few orbital periods is possible with improved models ...

A Methodology for Detecting Pilot Fatigue and Head Tilt Measured Using Flight Simulation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

Bailey, Judith (2013-04-16)
The objective of this research project was to determine whether the human factors of fatigue and head tilt can be detected in real time by measuring the head motion of pilots flying simulated unmanned aircraft missions. ...

Preliminary Design Optimization of an Amphibious Aircraft 

Cary, Jason (2011-08-02)
An amphibious aircraft combines the speed and range benefits of a conventional aircraft with the ability to land and takeoff on open water. There are other appealing factors to operating an amphibious aircraft including ...