MSAE Project & Thesis Reports: 2015

Spring 2015

Adrianna Aguilar
Mission design to a nearby asteroid and back [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos

Marco Colleluori
Characterization of the performance and failure mechanisms of the hydrogen propulsion system of ISEE-3
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos

David Fenn
Modular design of a small satellite [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos

Adriana Fukuzato
Design of attitude determination software for a star tracker [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Anthony Gong
Preliminary design and prototyping of a low-cost spacecraft attitude determination and control setup [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Kamran Turkoglu

Stephen Im
Hybrid wireless mesh network, worldwide satellite communication, PKI technology for small satellite network system [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos

Ankyd Ji
Development of a low-cost experimental quadcopter testbed using an arduino controller for video surveillance [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Kamran Turkoglu

Uram Kim
Numerical analysis and optimization of wing-tip designs [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Stephen Lai
Analysis and testing of gelled, high propulsive green propellant for small satellites in low earth orbit [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Istiaq Mahmud
Advanced airship design [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Andrew Masterman
Liquid oxygen / liquid methane pressure-fed rocket engine [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Aaron Mazzula
Utilization of wind energy in optimal guidance strategies via real-time control methodologies [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Kamran Turkoglu

Shayan Najafi
Conceptual design of a transonic UAV with VTOL capabilities [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Kamran Turkoglu

Ashish Raichur
Design and analysis of an in-flight breaking system
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Michael Scales
CubeSat-based entry system for Atromos experiment
Advisor: Marcus Murbach, NASA Ames RC

Harrison Turner
Wing sail vs. traditional sail performance comparison [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Fall 2015

Jorge Jorge Cortez
Design of a quadrupole mass spectrometer for the characterization of Europa's atmosphere [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Olenka Hubickyj, Department of Physics

Alireza Forouzandeh
Low cost educational vertical air launch system [pdf]
Advisor:Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Aric Garcia
CAN based fight computer and avionics system for small satellite applications [pdf]
Advisor: Matt Messana, Skybox Imaging & Google

Daniel Hernandez
Cubesat power system design for high precision solar observation [pdf]
Advisor: Marcus Murbach, NASA Ames RC

Andres Herrera
A redesign of the Yves Rossy wingsuit for ground takeoff capability [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Nikos J. Mourtos

Justin Lai
Thermal analysis for a high precision pointing helios CubeSat [pdf]
Advisor: Marcus Murbach, NASA Ames RC

Arash Mazhari
Flight implementation of NARI active wing shaping control concept using composite lattice-based structures
Advisor: Dr. Sean Swei, NASA Ames RC

Frank Sanders
Design and implementation of UAV autoland control law scheme utilizing LIDAR for precise altitude determination [pdf]
Advisor: Prof. Jeanine Hunter

Eddie Uribe
System integration architecture and testing development for a sun tracking heliophysics SmallSat [pdf]
Advisor: Marcus Murbach, NASA Ames RC

Keith Young
Characterization tests of IMUs for small satellite implementation [pdf]
Advisor: Marcus Murbach, NASA Ames RC