Graduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Advancing Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and Fiber Extrusion Processes: A Two-Sided Approach to Product Maturity in Optics and Sensing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)This thesis engages with two important facets of the manufacturing discipline. The first half reflects on the ongoing efforts of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory towards growing capabilities in production with an emphasis ... -
Scaled Deployments of Seismic Penetrators to Measure Stability of Antarctic Ice Shelves
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)Ice shelves play a critical role in regulating the flow of Antarctic ice sheets and thereby global sea level rise. Recent ice shelf collapses are poorly understood due to a lack of seismic measurements of an ice shelf’s ... -
Reachability Prediction and Optimal Path Planning for Autonomous Ocean Vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)For intelligent ocean exploration and sustainable ocean utilization, the need for smart autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), surface craft, and small aircraft is rapidly increasing. Creating time-optimal navigation routes ...
