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 ...
Laser peening for mitigation of stress corrosion cracking at welds in marine aluminum
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-06)
This work examines the use of laser peening (LP) for mitigation of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in marine grade aluminum alloys (Al-Mg). These alloys can be sensitized during welding and will develop a tensile residual ...
A study into advanced guidance laws using computational methods
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-12)
Effective guidance laws that are optimal for tactical air-to-air scenarios tend to improve the performance characteristics of the missile and increase the probability of a hit in combat. Proportional guidance is the current ...
Electrochemical studies of passive film formation and corrosion of friction stir processed nickel aluminum bronze
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-06)
The Navy currently uses Nickel-Aluminum Bronze (NAB) for its propellers. Friction stir processing (FSP) is a proposed method of improving the mechanical properties of NAB, and it is believed to improve the corrosion-resistive ...
Experimental study of fluid structure interaction effects on metal plates under fully developed laminar flow
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-12)
The development of a reference test case with repeatable and accurate results is of paramount importance for the validation of numerical Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) models and simulations. In this study, a new ...
Flow visualization and detailed load measurements over a maneuvering UCAV 1303
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-03)
The unsteady aerodynamic performance of a maneuvering 1/72nd scale model of an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) 1303 geometry has been studied in the Naval Postgraduate School water tunnel. Despite the numerous past ...
Synthesis and characterization of Al-Nanodiamond composite powders by high-energy ball milling
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-12)
High-energy ball milling was studied for the ex situ strengthening of aluminum (Al) with nanodiamond (ND). Al-ND metal matrix composite powders with 5 wt% and 10 wt% nanodiamond were synthesized by high-energy ball milling ...
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