• A physics-based maintenance cost methodology for commercial aircraft engines. 

  Stitt, Alice C. (Cranfield UniversitySOE, 2014-08)

  A need has been established in industry and academic publications to link an engine’s maintenance costs throughout its operational life to its design as well as its operations and operating conditions. The established ...
• Optimal time and handling methods for motorsport differentials. 

  Tremlett, Anthony (Cranfield UniversitySOE, 2014-12)

  In the motorsport environment, where traction at one wheel is often compromised due to high cornering accelerations, Limited Slip Differentials (LSD) offer significant improvements in traction and vehicle stability. LSDs ...
• Closed loop stepping motor application in prosthetics 

  Williams, K. F. (1969-09)

  In recent years much work has been done in many countries on the development of powered artificial limbs for use by adults and children with congenital deficiencies i.e. present at birth, and by amputees. The established ...
• Dynamics and control of flexible articulated space manipulators with large payloads 

  Wiedemann, Simon M. (2002-03)

  This thesis studies the dynamics and control of flexible articulated space manipulators with large payloads similar to the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System. For dynamic response analyses an exact analytical method ...
• Some Effects Of Transpiration On The Boundary Layer At The Leading Edge Of A Swept Wing 

  Smith, A. (2000-03)

  The effect of transpiration on the boundary layer near the leading edge of a swept wing has been investigated using a large swept cylinder model with a laser-drilled titanium leading edge to model the leading edge of a ...
• Analysis and prediction of the low speed flow over a highly swept wing 

  Shires, Andrew (2000-11)

  A combined experimental and theoretical study is described of the low speed flow over a highly swept and cambered wing that simulates the flow features of a transonic manoeuvre condition. The thesis is divided into two ...
• The application of relative navigation to civil air traffic management 

  Sangpetchsong, K (2000-08)

  This thesis addresses navigation and guidance which will be required for air traffic management in Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) and Free Flight. In particular, the thesis covers the issues of data fusion and ...
• Flame radiation & smoke emissions in gas turbine combustors 

  Russell, D. T. (1969-09-19)

  The objective of this thesis was to investigate flame radiation and smoke emission phenomena in a combustor typical of those in use in aircraft gas turbine engines. One of the primary aspects of the investigation was ...
• Structural design for passenger safety 

  Roots, Mark R. (1996-05)

  This thesis covers the design and analysis of a roll cage structure for use on a sports racing car. The method used to design and verify the roll structure was novel as small automotive companies tend to use evolution ...
• Multiple and moving bodies: CFD research in an adaptive environment 

  Ren, Tingrong (2000-11)

  During this study a new solution adaptive scheme was developed which applied the structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) algorithm directly into a Chimera grid system. Two new Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ...
• Buckling of corrugated core sandwich panels 

  Patel, N. G. (1969-09-19)

  A computer program is developed to determine the buckling stress and deflections of symmetric corrugated core sandwich panels. In the program freedom for lateral deflections at core to face-plate junction is allowed ...
• An Approach To Configuration Design Synthesis of Subsonic Transport Aircraft Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques 

  Pasaribu, H. M. (1991-12)

  This thesis outlines a computer system developed to tackle the configuration design synthesis of subsonic transport aircraft. The system provides an interactive design environment which combines the reasoning process of ...
• Performance and CFD analyses for a novel and existing thrust reverser designs. 

  Mahmood, Tashfeen (2014-04)

  The landing phase of any flight is the most important one with respect to safety. For a high bypass ratio turbofan engine, aircraft deceleration can be achieved by the use of thrust reversers, lift spoilers and brakes. The ...
• The development and evaluation of an instrument to assess and develop the desirable attributes of RAF Airmen 

  Johansen, Dawn (2005-03)

  The research reported in this thesis related specifically to Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel. The primary aim of the work was to design an instrument to assess and develop the desirable attributes of airmen regardless ...
• Stability and control effectiveness of a seamless aeroelastic wing aircraft. 

  Yang, Da Qing (2011-04)

  Today’s aerospace engineers can design a much lighter aircraft than before thanks to the improved accuracy in the estimation of aerodynamic load and structural strength. But reduction of airframe material has also made the ...
• The design and development of high speed externally pressurized air bearings for an internal grinder 

  Ghosh, K. (1969-09-20)

  Briefly, the basic theory of externally pressurized air bearings which provides shaft support, with very low friction in high speed devices, has been discussed in this paper. Some considerations have been given to the ...
• Systems design and control of a freeflying space robotic manipulator system (ATLAS) for in-orbit satellite servicing operations 

  Ellery, Alexander (1996-08-02)

  This thesis is concerned with a freeflyer robotic spacecraft for in-orbit satellite servicing employing a dedicated attitude control system, ATLAS (Advanced TeLerobotic Actuation System). It adopts a unique control system ...
• Investigation of the application of hybrid laminar flow control and variable camber wing design for regional aircraft 

  Edi, Prasetyo (1998-10)

  Approximately 65% of the world's commercial jet fleet consists of narrowbody, single-aisle aircraft with a capacity of 70 to 170 seats. The trend since deregulation in the US has been towards hub-and-spoke networks and a ...
• Modelling naturalistic Decision Making using Neural Networks 

  Duggan, S. (2000-01)

  This thesis describes two studies conducted within a naturalistic decision making paradigm. Study One examines the choice of university for master level education. This decision is presented as a consequential choice decision ...
• The application of neural networks to spacecraft control 

  Cooper, A. (1994-08)

  This thesis investigates how two neural network-based control techniques can be applied to a specific spacecraft control problem. The neural networks used are simple backpropagation networks, consisting of one or more ...

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