Browsing Aeronautics and Astronautics - Master's degree by Title
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A machine learning approach to wind estimation and uncertainty using remote dropsondes and deterministic forecasts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)The U.S. Air force currently has a need for high altitude, unguided airdrops without making two passes over a drop zone (DZ). During conventional high altitude drops, aircrews fly over a DZ, release a dropsonde, compute a ... -
Machine vision for space robotic applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Managing energy and mode transitions in skip entry guidance for lunar return trajectories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Skip entry trajectories provide a technique for returning an astronaut crew from the Moon to a continental United States landing site at any time during the lunar month. This approach to atmospheric entry requires that the ... -
Managing software requirements : organizational and political challenges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Requirements management is an extremely critical and challenging part of the software development process. Correctly capturing these requirements is necessary for the user to be satisfied with the final product. Many ... -
Managing subsystem commonality
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Managing temporal uncertainty under limited communication : a formal model of tight and loose team coordination
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)In the future, groups of autonomous robots will cooperate in large networks in order to achieve a common goal. These multi-agent systems will need to be able to execute cooperative temporal plans in the presence of temporal ... -
Managing uncertainty in systems with a Valuation Approach for Strategic Changeability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Complex engineering systems are frequently exposed to large amounts of uncertainty, as many exogenous, uncontrollable conditions change over time and can affect the performance and value delivery of a system. Engineering ... -
Manipulator control with obstacle avoidance using local guidance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988) -
Manufacture of aerospace-grade thermoset and thermoplastic composites via nanoengineered thermal processing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Aerospace manufacturers continue to rely on composite materials to make aerovehicles lighter and stronger, particularly employing carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) using carbon microfiber reinforcement with thermoset ... -
Manufacturing and testing of an active compressor blade for aeroelastic studies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)This thesis deals with the manufacture of a 26-bladed 'active' rotor that will be used for developing an experimental database on turbomachinery aeroservoelastic phenomena, such as flutter and its control. The active rotor ... -
Manufacturing methods for a solid rocket motor propelling a small, fast flight vehicle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)A gap exists in the design space for aircraft mass and speed: no flight vehicles with a mass of less than 10 kg and speed greater than 100 m/s are available. The small, fast "Firefly" flight vehicle is being developed to ... -
Maritime intent estimation and the detection of unknown obstacles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)The benefits of using Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) in maritime operations are numerous. However, before these benefits can be realized, UUV capabilities must be expanded. This thesis focuses on improving certain aspects ... -
A market and engineering study of a 3-kilowatt class gas turbine generator
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Market and engineering studies were performed for the world's only commercially available 3 kW class gas turbine generator, the IHI Aerospace Dynajet. The objectives of the market study were to determine the competitive ... -
Market share model for a multi-airport system
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Mars entry navigation performance analysis using Monte Carlo techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)An atmospheric entry and descent full-state navigation filter is developed and presented. Using this filter a navigation performance analysis is performed to examine the effects of various instrument packages and differing ... -
Mars micro rover performance measurement and testing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
A Mars-back approach to lunar surface operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The Vision for Space Exploration initiated a new space exploration program and called for a long term national commitment to space exploration starting with a return to the Moon and continuing with the exploration of Mars ... -
Mass driver model studies of propulsion and guidance dynamics.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978) -
Mass property estimation with jet failure identification for control of asymmetrical satellites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984) -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology--a systems-level analysis and vision for the future : (the Grand Plan)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
