• Holographic augmented reality visualization interface for exploration 

  Bui, Bill; Hutton, Abbie; Adekalu, Oluwasayo; Hubener, Valerie; Zavala, P.; Hinshaw, Ramil; Karim, Radeef Ashhab Bin (Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)

  Based on Wichita's wheat harvesting nickname, Harvesters, Wichita State University NASA SUITS (Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students) team Harvestars proposed the integrated system H. A. R. V. I. E. (Holographic ...

• Cylindrical sheet forming analysis of hexagonal cell honeycomb core using 3D finite element analysis 

  Cazorla, Claudia R. (Wichita State University, 2022-05)

  This document presents the creation of a detailed 3D numerical model of a fiberglass/phenolic hexagonal honeycomb core for studying in-plane and flexural responses. The core cell geometry was modeled in detail to be ...

• Study of architectural effects on the homogenized material properties of hyperelastic materials 

  Bharti, Satyam K. (Wichita State University, 2022-05)

  This research aims at obtaining the material response of homogenized 3D printed elastomers under three loading conditions, uniaxial tension, equibiaxial tension, and planar tension. The finite element model of 3D printed ...

• Sound absorption and transmission loss properties of open-celled aluminum foams with stepwise relative density gradients 

  Lomte, Amulya; Sharma, Bhisham N.; Drouin, Mary; Schaffarzick, Denver (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-05-01)

  We investigate the acoustical properties of uncompressed and compressed open-celled aluminum metal foams fabricated using a directional solidification foaming process. We compressed the fabricated foams using a hydraulic ...

• An efficient algorithm for the longitude-targeted ascent of all-electric satellites 

  Chadalavada, Pardhasai; Dutta, Atri; Ghosh, Pradipto (AIAA SCITECH, 2021-12-29)

  This paper considers the ascent-to-slot problem of an electrically propelled geostationary satellite. In contrast to the widely-studied electric orbit transfer problem, the present work is concerned about the rendezvous ...

• Operational usage and flight loads analysis of C-130 aircraft used in aerial firefighting missions 

  Ali, Syed Junaid (Wichita State University, 2021-12)

  Recorded flight data from two EC-130Q and two L-382G aircraft have been analyzed to perform operational airframe usage assessment and flight loads analysis. These aircraft were flown in support of USFS aerial firefighting ...

• Alternate method for determining yield strength of polymer additive manufacturing 

  Park, Chul Y.; Rupel, Keith E.; Henry, Chelsey E.; Malik, Kevin F.; Ghose, Sayata; Palliyaguru, Upul R. (ASTM International, 2020-09-01)

  Additive manufacturing (AM) technology offers potential cost savings, production efficiencies, and unique design features that cannot be easily achieved through traditional manufacturing. However, it is known that the final ...

• Regional CubeSat constellation design to monitor hurricanes 

  Chadalavada, Pardhasai; Dutta, Atri (IEEE, 2021-11-13)

  State-of-the-art weather forecasting systems depend on a variety of data collected by airborne, orbiting, and ground sensors. Regional CubeSat constellations have the potential to improve hurricane forecasting by collecting ...

• Low-frequency noise control using layered granular aerogel and limp porous media 

  Xue, Yutong; Dasyam, Amrutha; Bolton, J. Stuart; Sharma, Bhisham N. (Institute of Noise Control Engineering, 2021-08-01)

  The acoustic absorption of granular aerogel layers with a granule sizes in the range of 2 to 40 μm is dominated by narrow-banded, high absorption regions in the low-frequency range and by reduced absorption values at higher ...

• 3D printed multifunctional low-frequency sound absorbers 

  Johnston, William; Kankanamalage, Pulitha G.; Sharma, Bhisham N. (Institute of Noise Control Engineering, 2021-08-01)

  Cellular porous materials are an attractive choice for lightweight structural design. However, though their open porous architecture is ideally suited for multifunctional applications, their use is typically limited by the ...

• Effect of flaperons on a biplane configuration 

  Johnson, Bonnie L. (Wichita State University, 1994-05)

  The use of full span flaperons on low speed biplane configurations i~ a unique synergistic concept that has yet to be evaluated. The well-executed biplane configuration is useful for performing low speed aerobatics, ...

• Computational fluid dynamics and fluid structure interaction analysis on the use of inflatable wing structures 

  Kosnik, Evan D. (Wichita State University, 2021-07)

  The research conducted in this thesis was done to ascertain the potential of using drop-stitch panels for inflatable wing designs. This was done primarily by using 2D CFD analysis on airfoil sections approximating the shape ...

• Progressive damage analysis of pinned joints of composite plates 

  Arboleda Gonzalez, Gerardo I. (Wichita State University, 2021-07)

  A composite payload attach fitting (PAF) is being designed and fabricated at NASA MSFC for the Block 1B heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS).Functioning as the primary structural interface, the PAF is connected to the ...

• Artificial neural network based prediction of solar array degradation during electric orbit-raising 

  Farabi, Tanzimul Hasan (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  In recent years there have been some major developments in the space industry with the introduction of fully electrically propelled satellites. All-electric propulsion enables smaller and lighter satellite design that ...

• Preliminary mission design for proposed NuSol probe 

  Messick, Kyle (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  A solar neutrino detector has never own in space. NuSol is a proposed mission to y a solar neutrino detector close to the Sun in order to conduct unique science experiments that cannot be realized by detectors on ...

• Coupled analysis of low-velocity impact damage and compression after impact strength of composite laminates 

  Borkowski, Luke B.; Kumar, Rajesh S.Dinesh; Palliyaguru, Upul R. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-09)

  A coupled analysis of impact damage and compression-after-impact (CAI) strength of laminated composite plates was conducted using efficient analytical and semianalytical models with the goal of demonstrating and validating ...

• In-plane shear response of a composite hexagonal honeycomb core under large deformation – A numerical and experimental study 

  Shahverdi Moghaddam, Hooman; Keshavanarayana, Suresh R.; Ivanov, Dmitry S.; Yang, Chihdar Charles; Horner, Allison L. (Elsevier, 2021-07-15)

  In the present work, experimental shear tests using a custom-built picture-frame shear fixture have been conducted to investigate the in-plane pure-shear response of an HRP-C fiberglass/phenolic hexagonal honeycomb core ...

• Additive manufacturing of fibrous sound absorbers 

  Johnston, William; Sharma, Bhisham (Elsevier, 2021-05-01)

  We investigate the possibility of additively manufacturing fibrous sound absorbers using fused deposition modeling. Two methods for 3D printing fibers are proposed. The fiber bridging method involves extruding the filament ...

• Predictive maintenance on aircraft and applications with digital twin 

  Heim, Sam; Clemens, Jason R.; Steck, James E.; Basic, Christopher; Timmons, David; Zwiener, Kourtney (IEEE, 2021-03-19)

  The concept of predictive maintenance in aiding the manufacturing and operation of equipment is moving several industries forward, allowing for a more detailed description and justification of maintenance routines. This ...

• Modified state observer for Solar Electric Propulsion Spacecraft 

  Thulaseedharan Pillay, Yrithu (Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)

  The use of Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) for missions within the Earth-Luna system (cislunar) has been planned, due to its low propellent usage compared to chemical propulsion. However, SEP introduces much higher transfer ...

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