Graduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Parametric Study of Novel Passive Thermal Control Technology for Spacecraft
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Thermochromic variable emissivity materials (VEMs) are a relatively new passive thermal control technology used for spacecraft radiators. VEMs passively change their emissivity based on their temperature, with VEMs having ... -
Path Planning for Autonomous Sailing Vessels:Developing Robust and Efficient Survey Strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Autonomous sailing vessels offer a promising solution for maritime research, offering low maintenance and sustainable platforms for environmental monitoring and data collection. These vessels utilize wind power, eliminating ... -
Reliable and Generalizable Real-World Planning with LLM-based Formalized Programming
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)While large language models (LLMs) have recently demonstrated strong potential in solving planning problems, LLMs, as zero-shot planners themselves, are still not capable of directly generating valid plans for complex ...
