Browsing Aerospace Engineering (AE) by thesis submitted date"2025"
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Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Shape and Mesh Optimization with High-order Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
The aerodynamic shape of an aircraft plays a pivotal role in determining its overall performance. Aerodynamic Shape Optimization (ASO) involves systematically modifying the geometry to optimize the aerodynamic objective ... -
Behaviour Modelling of Non-Cooperative Space Objects and Strategies for Decision Support in Space Situational Awareness
Space Situational Awareness [SSA] is defined as the comprehensive knowledge of Resident Space Objects [RSO] which may include satellites, rocket bodies, debris etc. and the ability to understand their behaviour. SSA solutions ... -
Decongestion Strategies for Dense Urban Airspace
With the rapid growth in the number of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) being deployed for on-demand delivery applications, severe congestion is anticipated in the low-altitude class-G urban airspace. Thus, there is a need ... -
Development of Optimal Distributed Resource Utilisation Approaches Under Connectivity Constraints for Energy Internet
The global transition to sustainable power generation has driven a rapid increase in Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), especially from renewable sources. When integrated with energy storage, these localised generation ... -
Effect of Laser Shock Peening on Residual Stress and Mechanical behaviour of Aluminium alloy AA2219 Friction Stir Weld
The Aluminium alloy AA2219 is a precipitation-hardenable wrought alloy with copper as the major alloying element. Large-volume propellant tanks of space launch vehicles are manufactured by joining AA2219 alloy through ... -
Elastic Wave Dispersion Analysis and Mode Shape Investigation of Higher order Beam Theory for Thick Beams
The dynamic behavior of structural components, particularly thick beams, is critical in many engineering applications, including aerospace engineering, civil infrastructure, and mechanical systems. The rigid cross-section ... -
Experimental investigation into the effect of transverse acoustic excitation over swirling flow and flame
Combustion in gas turbine combustors features complex coupling of fluid dynamics, heat release, and chamber acoustics. Most combustion systems have a tendency to self-excite large amplitudes of pressure and heat release ... -
A higher order finite volume discretization based on Staggered Update Procedure (SUP)
The unstructured data-based finite volume solvers are widely adopted in industrial computations owing to their robustness and flexibility in handling complex geometries. Most of these solvers use linear reconstruction ... -
Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators for Atmospheric Re-entry
Atmospheric re-entry is the most challenging part of human space flight. In the re-entry phase of flight, the crew module (or re-entry vehicle) is required to bring the onboard astronauts from orbital velocities, which ... -
Intersection Planning in Multilane Aerial Corridors for UAVs
Humans have always been on a quest to improve the means of transportation. The evolution will inevitably lead towards autonomy in the operations of aerial and ground vehicles. As for the Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), ... -
Investigations on Hypersonic Laminar to Turbulent Boundary Layer Transition in a Shock Tunnel
The phenomenon of laminar to turbulent boundary layer transition has baffled researchers in high speed fluid dynamics and aerodynamics for over half a century. The reason for departure of ordered laminar boundary layer ... -
Learning Action Priors for Deep Visual Predictions
This thesis addresses the critical challenge of visual prediction in mobile robotics, particularly focusing on scenarios where cameras mounted on autonomous robots must navigate dynamic environments with human presence. ... -
Morse Potential Based Aggregation in Multiagent Systems with Applications to Circumnavigation and Exploration
Swarms of autonomous vehicles, which are modeled as Multi-agent systems (MASs), have found increasing applications in search and rescue, reconnaissance missions, collaborative transportation, among many other applications ... -
Multi-Agent Pursuit-Evasion and Coverage Strategies
Autonomous agents are increasingly being used to solve many tasks deemed complex by humans with ease and effectiveness. Two such related applications are in defence scenarios and in coverage. Inspired by these applications, ... -
Multiscale modelling and design of multifunctional composites for microwave absorption applications
Microwave absorption materials (MAMs) are crucial for both long-standing aeronautical and emerging space security applications, with carbon-based materials traditionally dominating the field due to their exceptional strength ... -
Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles using Event Cameras and Modified RRT Methods
Autonomous vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), are at the forefront of technological innovation and are widely used across various applications. As these vehicles become ... -
Numerical Studies on the Effect of Core Metal Type and Thickness on the Mechanical Behaviour of Fiber Metal Laminates
Fiber Metal Laminates are advanced materials that combine the properties of metals with Fiber Reinforced Plastics to attain enhanced mechanical performance. The desired mechanical properties can be achieved by hybridizing ... -
Passive control and intermittent dynamics of the precessing vortex core oscillation in swirl flows
Swirl is used in modern gas turbine combustor nozzles to achieve reliable flame stabilization and efficient fuel-air mixing. The swirl component in the nozzle jet flow induces an axial vortex. At high swirl intensities, ... -
Robust and Accurate Kinetic Schemes based on Flexible Velocities for Compressible Flows
Kinetic theory based schemes offer a unique approach to numerically solving the hyperbolic nonlinear Euler equations. These methods start with the Boltzmann equation as the governing equation at the kinetic level and then ... -
Studies on Fluid-Structure Interactions in Hypersonic Flow
Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) represents a critical area of research in aerospace engineering, particularly in the hypersonic flows where aerodynamic and thermal loads significantly impact structural integrity and ...