Theses and Dissertations
Design and analysis of a solar-powered compressed air energy storage system
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-12)
This thesis is a two-party study that analyzed a compressed air storage system using fundamental thermodynamic principles and designed the compression phase using commercial-off-the-shelf components. The analysis for this ...
Renewable production of water, hydrogen, and power from ambient moisture
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-12)
This thesis developed a concept design and prototype system capable of increasing and improving the main energy constraints the Department of Defense must overcome to meet future mission requirements, energy availability ...
Small-scale air-driven generator
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-12)
The purpose of this thesis was to demonstrate the concept of generating electrical energy using only compressed air as a working fluid. Compressed air systems are common on naval installations, posing an enticing opportunity ...
Vision-based position estimation utilizing an extended Kalman filter
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-12)
The purpose of this project is to develop and integrate a prototype multicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with a vision-based algorithm to enable a relative position hold capability. The resulting solution will enable ...
Diver relative uuv navigation for joint human-robot operations
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09)
A novel application for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is considered here: a robotic diver assistant that enables close-quarters robotic operations with human divers. A robotic diver assistant has the potential to ...
Real-time dynamic model learning and adaptation for underwater vehicles
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09)
Precision control of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) requires accurate knowledge of the dynamic characteristics of the vehicles. However, developing such models are time and resource intensive. The problem is further ...
UNIFORM AND MULTI-GRID MODELING OF ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION WITH CELLULAR AUTOMATON TECHNIQUES
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-03)
The Cellular Automaton (CA) method is an alternative computational technique used in understanding the behavioral response of dynamic systems. It allows great flexibility in the application of various types of boundary ...
Computational analysis of effect of transient fluid force on composite structures
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-12)
This study investigated the peak pressure applied to a composite structure under various transient velocity profiles, fluid boundary conditions, as well as structural geometric configurations and material properties. Then, ...
Novel Concept for High Dielectric Constant Composite Electrolyte Dielectrics
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09)
This research was part of an ongoing program studying the concept of multi-material dielectrics (MMD) with dielectric constants much higher than homogenous materials. MMD described in this study have dielectric constants ...
Dynamic fluidic nozzles for pulse detonation engine applications
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-03)
An efficient nozzle design is critical for enhancing the benefits of Pulse Detonation Engines (PDEs) and enabling
their use as future propulsion or power generation systems. Due to the inherent variation in chamber pressure ...
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