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Media Streaming In A High-Rate Delay Tolerant Network, Kyle Vernyi Jan 2023

Media Streaming In A High-Rate Delay Tolerant Network, Kyle Vernyi

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Audio and video streaming across delay tolerant networks are relatively new phenomena. During the Apollo 11 mission, video and audio were streamed directly back to Earth using fully analog radios. This streaming capability atrophied over time. The gradual conversion to digital electronics contributed greatly to this. Additionally, 21st century space systems face the new requirement of interconnectedness. Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) attempts to solve this requirement by uniting traditional point to point links into a robust and dynamic network. However, DTN implementations present bottlenecks due to low performance. High-Rate Delay Tolerant Networking (HDTN) is a performance-optimized DTN implementation. This work …


Analyzing And Improving Calculation And Tuning Process For A Uav, Laurel Wardell Jan 2021

Analyzing And Improving Calculation And Tuning Process For A Uav, Laurel Wardell

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The nature of this project is confidential and cannot be disclosed in detail. Generally, this project deals with the analysis of a control system of a UAV with several electric motors and gimbals. The goal of this analysis is to improve control calculations for increased stability. In addition, development has been started on an application to streamline the tuning of gains for this particular controller, allowing for more efficient use of precious flight time.