• Abstracting Cubesat Operations: A Path to Real Cubesat Interoperability 

  Jain, Vidushi (2019-11-22)

  Introduction of the CubeSat form factor brought a paradigm shift in the industry. With the size becoming a standard, cost and development time were able to be reduced significantly. However, the industry has not yet fully ...

• On-Orbit Resident Space Object (RSO) Detection Using Commercial Grade Star Trackers 

  Clemens, Samuel David (2019-11-22)

  The resident space object (RSO) population, including both functioning satellites and on-orbit debris, has grown to the point where dedicated ground and space-based networks are needed to maintain up-to-date catalogues of ...

• Using Deep Neural Networks for Automatic Building Extraction with Boundary Regularization from Satellite Images 

  Zhao, Kang (2019-11-22)

  The building footprints from satellite images play a significant role in massive applications and many demand footprints with regularized boundaries, which are challenging to acquire. Recently, deep learning has made ...

• SAR Phase Unwrapping Using Path-Based Least-Squares Phase Estimation and Region-Growing with Polynomial-Based Phase Prediction 

  Brunson, Benjamin James Loker (2019-11-22)

  Differential SAR interferometry (DInSAR) has proven to be a processing approach that is well-suited to precisely identifying large-scale land deformation patterns. This is useful for many environmental monitoring applications, ...

• Multibody Dynamics and Control of Tethered Spacecraft Systems 

  Li, Gangqiang (2019-11-22)

  This doctoral research conducts high-fidelity multiphysics modeling for tethered spacecraft systems, such as electrodynamic tether systems, electric solar wind sail systems, and tether transportation systems with climbers. ...

• The Distribution of Organic Material in Mars-Analogue Volcanic Rocks, as Determined with Ultraviolet Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy 

  Ryan, Catheryn Helena (2019-11-22)

  With continuous advancements in technology and space research, the priorities of scientists who study the surface of Mars have shifted from characterizing the environment to detecting signs of life. Hence, research programs ...

• Characterizing the Dielectric Properties of Geologic and Asteroid Regolith Analogue Material for Improved Planetary Radar Interpretation 

  Hickson, Dylan Christian (2019-11-22)

  Planetary radar has provided an increasingly growing number of datasets on the inner terrestrial planets and near-Earth and main-belt asteroid populations in our solar system. Physical interpretation of radar data for ...

• Individual Tree Crown Delineation Using Multispectral LiDAR Data 

  Naveed, Faizaan (2019-11-22)

  In this study, an improved treetop detection and a region-based segmentation algorithm were developed to delineate Individual Tree Crowns (ITCs) using multispectral Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. The dataset ...

• Motion Synchronization of Multiple Piezoelectric Actuators (PEAS) Using the Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Controller (LADRC) 

  Ramkumar, Ganesh (2019-07-02)

  This thesis investigates how the Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Controller (LADRC) can be used with the synchronous strategy for motion synchronization of multiple piezoelectric actuators (PEAs). Both a single PEA ...

• Optimal Image-Aided Inertial Navigation 

  Gopaul, Nilesh Sharma (2019-07-02)

  The utilization of cameras in integrated navigation systems is among the most recent scientific research and high-tech industry development. The research is motivated by the requirement of calibrating off-the-shelf cameras ...

• Use of Geospatial Methods to Characterize Dispersion of the Emerald Ash Borer in Southern Ontario, Canada 

  Tasneem, Farah (2019-07-02)

  Since the introduction of the Asian Emerald Ash Borer beetle (EAB, Agrilus planipennis) to Southern Ontario in 2002, the condition of all species of Ash trees (Fraxinus) in the province is currently at risk. In this research, ...

• Towards Multi-Channel Inversion of Electromagnetic Sea Ice Surveys 

  Irvin, Anne (2019-03-05)

  Sea ice is a crucial parameter in climate research as it plays an important role in the interaction between oceans and the atmosphere in polar regions. It is considered a climate indicator and it is critical to observe its ...

• Radiative Transfer in the Martian Environment: In-Situ Results from the MSL Curiosity Rover and Laboratory Experimentation on Martian Regolith and Crystalline Rock Analogs 

  Moore, Casey Aaron (2019-03-05)

  Global circulation models predicted a suppressed planetary boundary layer within Gale Crater prior to the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory. Images from Mars allow the amount of suspended dust near the crater floor ...

• Mixing and Deposition in a Jack Pine Forest Canopy 

  Jiang, Kaiti (2019-03-05)

  To study how aerosols mix and deposit to forests, a tower was erected in a jack pine forest as part of the York Athabasca Jack Pine project. The tower is surrounded by anthropogenic pollution sources from the Alberta Oil ...

• Proportional-Derivative-Acceleration Feedback Controller Design for Single Axis Attitude Control of Rigid Spacecraft with Flexible Appendages 

  Agarwal, Anirudh (2019-03-05)

  This study designs and analyzes a new type of controller that helps improve the performance of single axis attitude control of flexible appendages attached to a rigid spacecraft. Conventionally, PID with position feedback ...

• Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft Rendezvous By Nonlinear Model Predictive Control 

  Li, Peng (2019-03-05)

  This doctoral research investigates the fundamental problems in the dynamics and control of spacecraft rendezvous with a non-cooperative tumbling target. New control schemes based on nonlinear model predictive control ...

• Method for Using a Laser and Camera to Determine the Turbidity of a Liquid System 

  Smith, Elisabeth Steffani-Anne (2019-03-05)

  The surface of Titan hosts lakes of liquid methane. Evidence suggests the presence of suspended particles in these lakes. A method utilizing a laser and camera to find turbidity is explored. Extinction coefficients were ...

• An Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (IFTS) for Climate Observations 

  Singh, Gurpreet (2019-03-05)

  Climate change is an ongoing global phenomenon having a greater impact at higher latitudes. The instrument development reported herein is aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of using an Imaging Fourier Transform ...

• Evaluating the 3D EnKF - VAR Hybrid Data Assimilation in GSI for Surface and Upper Level Analyses 

  Wang, Zheng Qi (2019-03-05)

  This study examines the 3 dimensional analysis produced using the Hybrid Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) Variational (VAR) Data Assimilation in the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) System. The data assimilation ...

• The Impact of Saharan Dust on Atlantic Convective Systems: A Case Study 

  Liang, Jianyu (2019-03-05)

  Tropical weather systems such as the African Easterly Waves (AEWs), the African Easterly Jet (AEJ), and tropical cyclones usually interact with the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) and mineral dust aerosols embedded in the SAL. ...

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