Graduation Semester and Year

2013

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

First Advisor

Ben Harris

Abstract

The scope of this research is the design and development of a self-stabilizing re-entry vehicle that closely resembles naturally occurring seeds in nature. It was hypothesized that a femto-satellite with a shape of a samara could self stabilize and passively generate lift, as well as transmit a signal during its descent through the atmosphere. The research included a conceptual design phase and a preliminary design phase that entailed analytic simulations, and an experimental demonstration. The goal was to investigate the feasibility of developing the above-mentioned femto-vehicle that could increase the range capability of its descent to maximize data capture.

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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