Due to the CUI nature of this UCAH-funded project, I am unable to share a copy of my thesis. However, I can share what was submitted to ERAU's Scholarly Commons as a placeholder file, which indicated that I have fulfilled the partial requirement to graduate with a thesis-track MS degree. 

Date of Award

Fall 2025

Access Type

Thesis - Open Access

Degree Name

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Department

Aerospace Engineering

Committee Chair

Mark Ricklick

Committee Chair Email

ricklickm@erau.edu

First Committee Member

William Engblom

First Committee Member Email

engbl7de@erau.edu

Second Committee Member

Seetha Raghavan

Second Committee Member Email

RAGHAVS3@erau.edu

College Dean

James W. Gregory

Abstract

The hypersonic regime poses numerous challenges that researchers face in the development of hypersonic flight vehicles. Due to their excellent thermomechanical properties, ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) have risen as a promising solution to act as a protective barrier between the harsh environment and surface materials of these flight bodies. The mechanical operation of a portable hypersonic simulation device was developed in-house and tested at Argonne National Laboratories (ANL) to gather in-situ material response of prospective UHTC samples when exposed to a hypersonic regime. An edge detection-based algorithm was developed and used in LabVIEW to monitor the health and operation of the device during operation, where it was then tested in a thermally elevated environment.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Becker, Andrew, "Active Measurement of a Micron-Order Gap Under High-Speed and High-Temperature Conditions" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 933.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/933