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Multi Application Survivable Tether: Mast, Eric P. Lee

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Eric P. Lee titled "Multi Application Survivable Tether MAST" from October 19, 2004.

Systems Engineering Education Via Real Life – Hands On Projects, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Systems Engineering Education Via Real Life – Hands on Projects" from October 14, 2004.

2005 Cansat Competition Guide, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A guide titled "2005 CanSat Competition Guide" for the ARLISS Project from October 11, 2004.

Stanford To The Moon, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Stanford to the Moon" on October 2, 2004.

2005 Cansat Competition Guide, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A guide created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "2005 CanSat Competition Guide" from September 7, 2004.

An Analysis Of The Conventional Wire Maintenance Methods And Transition Wire Integrity Programs Utilized In The Aviation Industry., Susan Jeruto Kiptinness

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Aging aircraft wiring poses a significant threat to both commercial and military aircraft. Recent air disasters involving aging aircraft wiring have made it clear that aging wiring can be catastrophic. Aging of an electrical wiring system can result in loss of critical functions of equipment or loss of information regarding equipment operation. Either result can lead to an electrical failure causing smoke and fire, consequently being a danger to public health and aircraft safety.

Conventional maintenance practices do not effectively manage aging wiring problems. More proactive methods are needed so that aircraft wiring failures can be anticipated and wiring systems …

United States Antartic Program: Aws-Amrc-Amps Annual Joint Meeting, Kathie Hill

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Kathie Hill titled "United States Antartic Program: AWS-AMRC-AMPS Annual Joint Meeting" from June 4, 2004.

Mcmurdo Station Fog Climatology: 1973-1998, Matthew A. Lazzara

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "McMurdo Station Fog Climatology:1973-1998" from June 8, 2004.

Meteorological Satellite Status Report: A Sample Of Key Developments, Matthew A. Lazzara

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Matthew A. Lazzara  titled "Meteorological Satellite Status Report: A Sample of Key Developments" June 8, 2004.

Antarctic Automatic Weather Station (Aaws), Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (Amps), And Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (Amrc): Joint Annual Meeting, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled  "Antarctic Automatic Weather Station (AAWS), Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS), and Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) Joint Annual Meeting" from June 8, 2004.

Status Report On The Antarctic Meteorological Research Centermay 2003 To May 2004, Matthew A. Lazzara, Charles R. Stearns, Linda M. Keller, Jessica A. Staude

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Matthew A. Lazzara, Shelley L. Knuth, Charles R. Stearns, Linda M. Keller, and Jessica A. Staude titled "Status Report on the Antarctic Meteorological Research CenterMay 2003 to May 2004" from June 8, 2004.

Plans For 2004/2005 Mcmurdo Based Operations, John Cassano, Thomas R. Parish

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Joh Cassano and Thomas R. Parish titled "Plans for 2004/2005 Mcmurdo Based Operations" from June 7, 2004.

Aeroelastic Analysis Of A Joined-Wing Sensorcraft, Jennifer J. Sitz

Theses and Dissertations

This study performed an aeroelastic analysis of a joined-wing SensorCraft. The analysis was completed using an aluminum structural model that was splined to an aerodynamic panel model. The force and pressure distributions were examined for the four aerodynamic panels: aft wing, fore wing, joint, and outboard tip. Both distributions provide the expected results (elliptical distribution), with the exception of the fore wing. The fore wing appears to be affected by interference with the joint. The use of control surfaces for lift and roll was analyzed. Control surfaces were effective throughout most of the flight profile, but may not be usable …

Women In Aviation, Kari Anne Sparks-Webb

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

My goal during my enrollment in the USU Professional Pilot Program is to further the advancement of women in the aviation industry and increase the number of women in the flight program. So, when it came time to choose my senior project there was no better choice for me than to exhibit at the Women in Aviation Convention. It would be a huge step for the school and a great opportunity for me and other students in the program.

Improving The Capability Of Preliminary Aircraft Design Methodology By Incorporating Numerical Methods Into Segments Of A Proven Statistical Method, Igor Lebovic

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

The purpose of this study was to identify any potential limitations of Roskam’s statistical aircraft flight performance estimation method, and to provide processes capable of improving those limitations. This project was conducted in collaboration with Diamond Aircraft Industries, and as any other general aviation manufacturer with limited time, manpower, and financial resources, Diamond wants the new process to be time and cost-effective. Presented in this study is a computational alternative that combines the speed and accuracy of low-order panel methods with the fully-coupled viscous/inviscid interaction method from the ISES code that was developed by Drela and Giles. Its benefit is …

Unr Student Cansat Projects In Aerospace, J. C. Lacombe

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

An article written by J. C. LaCombe titled "UNR Student CanSat Projects in Aerospace" from April 1, 2004.

Numerical Study Of Combustion Of Hydrogen And Ethylene In A Two-Dimensional Dual-Mode Scramjet Combustor, Robert A. Carson

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This thesis presents computational fluid dynamics results for two-dimensional flow geometries utilizing two fuels, hydrogen (H2) and ethylene (C2H4). Upstream interaction was evident with the use of both fuels due in part to recirculation in the combustor, the inlet pressures and the combustion process. Results were obtained for hydrogen using a reduced chemical kinetic model while results obtained for ethylene employed a reduced chemical kinetic model as well as an expanded chemical kinetic model.

Initially, an examination of grid composition was conducted in order to select the most numerically efficient and accurate grid for reacting flow in the current combustor …

Quakesat: Low Cost University/Commercial Nanosatellite Collaboration, Robert J. Twiggs, James Cutler, Eric Tapio, Allen Lorenz, Tom Bleier

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Tom Bleier, James Cutler, Eric Tapio, Allen Lorenz, and Bob Twiggs titled "QuakeSat:Low CostUniversity/Commercial Nanosatellite Collaboration" from March 10, 2004.

Overview Of The Stanford Satellite Program, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Overview of the Stanford Satellite Program" from March 4, 2004.

Hands-On Fun & Games In Space Also, On Land, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Hands-On Fun & Games in Space Also, on Land" from January 12, 2004.

Space Adventures By Stanford Students & Mentors, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Space Adventures by Stanford Students & Mentors" from December 10, 2003.

A History Of Space Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a conceptual infrastructure for thinking about the history of space security.

Atmospheric Water Vapor Lidar Measurements Using Analog And Photon Counting Techniques, Anuj Maheshkumar Shah

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Atmospheric water vapor measurements are essential for the understanding of Earth's weather and radiation budget, along with the water cycle. The remote sensing Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) technique is a commanding method used for water vapor measurements from aircraft, spaceborne, and ground-based platforms. The new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) water vapor DIAL system provides great feasibility due to the weight and size limitations. The system has significantly less weight, power consumption, and noise presence, thus making it great for UAV applications.

This thesis discusses a UAV water vapor DIAL system that was designed, developed, and evaluated. The research effort was …

A Numerical Analysis Of A Non-Porous, Flexible Upper Airfoil Surface, Asao Omura

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The aerodynamic behavior of the early Wright brothers' airfoils is an important element of the history of aeronautics. Their fabric-covered wings were not constrained to maintain the airfoil shape of their wooden rib substructures and therefore differences in performance between rigid and flexible Wright airfoil shapes can be expected. The purpose of this thesis was to develop a systematic numerical approach that allows an assessment of the influence of the fabric on the overall aerodynamic behavior of the Wright Model B airfoil. The Model B airfoil was chosen because it is the earliest "production" airfoil and has sufficient documentation to …

Nasa - Jpl: Space Adventures By Stanford Students & Mentors, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "NASA - JPL: Space Adventures by Stanford Students & Mentors" from June 25, 2003.

The Multi-Application Survivable Tether (Mast) Experiment, Robert J. Twiggs, Robert Hoyt, Jeffrey Slostad

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

An article by Bob Twiigs, Robert Hoyt, and Jeffrey Slostad titled "The Multi-Application Survivable Tether (MAST) Experiment" from June 16, 2003.

Crawl, Walk, Run & Fly: Some Experiments To Try, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Crawl, Walk, Run & Fly: Some Experiments to Try" from June 13, 2003.

Cricketsat Project, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "CricketSat Project" from June 4, 2003.

Design, Modeling And Evaluation Of A 2.4ghz Fhss Communications System For Narcissat, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

An article by Bob Twiigs titled "Design, modeling and evaluation of a 2.4GHz FHSS Communications System for NarcisSat" from June 2, 2003.

Space Radiation Effects In Electronic Components, Len Adams

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint presentation delivered by Professor Len Adams in May of 2003 on "Space Radiation Effects in Electronic Components."