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Author:

Chen, Xiaoling

Title:

Modeling and control of thermoacoustics in a one-dimensional combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Thermoacoustic Modeling
Model Identification
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Optimal Experimental Design

File:

Download Chen_PhD_Thesis_05302021.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Tyler Dare, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bayiz, Yagiz

Title:

Wing Trajectory Optimization and Modelling for Flapping Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Bioinspired Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Locomotion
Flapping Flight
Optimization
Machine Learning

File:

Download YB_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Maughmer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Gao, Liming

Title:

Database-Mediated Preview of Roadway Friction and Model Predictive path Tracking Control for Connected Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Connected vehicle simulation
Database
Vehicle dynamics
Vehicle path tracking control
Model predictive control
Road-tire friction

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Sean Brennan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Craig Beal, Special Member

Author:

Le, Viet

Title:

Hawkmoths regulate flight torques with their abdomen for yaw control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

insect flight
inertial redirection
Manduca sexta
optomotor response

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member

Author:

Cellini, Benjamin

Title:

The mechanics and control of active vision in fly flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Neuromechanics
Sensorimotor control
Drosophila
Active vision
Multisensory integration

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Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Huff, Wesley

Title:

Estimation of Bio-inspired Visual Cues using Onboard Camera Images for Landing a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Tau Theory
Inverted Landing
Micro Aerial Vehicle
Optical Flow
Horn Schunck
Reinforcement Learning
Visual Odometry

File:

Download Wesley_Huff_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Committee Member

Author:

Nitroy, Colin

Title:

Development of a miniature untethered wirelessly operated modular robotic fish for rumen monitoring

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Rumen
Robot
Fish
Bioinspired
Monitoring

File:

Download Colin_Nitroy___Penn_State_University_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashank Priya, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor