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Author:

Evans, Brian

Title:

Nozzle Erosion Characterization and Minimization for High-Pressure Rocket Motor Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon/Carbon Composites
Erosion Mitigation
Solid Propellant
Nozzle Erosion
Graphite
Rocket Motor Simulator

File:

Download BE_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Vigor Yang, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

Author:

Ayalew, Beshahwired

Title:

Nonlinear Control of Multi-Actuator Electrohydraulic Systems Based on Feedback Linearization with Application to Road Simulators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

actuator interaction
sliding mode control
input-output linearization
feedback linearization
electrohydraulic acutator
road simulators

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Moustafa El Gindy, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member
Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Byungsoo

Title:

Development of Macrosegregation During Solidification of Binary Metal Alloys

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

solidification
alloy
macrosegregation

File:

Download BK_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dhyshyanthan Sathianathan, Committee Member
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

Author:

Shaffer, Christian Edward

Title:

Advanced Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel and Water Management in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Membrane Electrode Assembly
Fuel Management
Water Management
Membrane

File:

Download ShafferC_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

C Y Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Ali Borhan, Committee Member

Author:

Nichol, Corrie Ian

Title:

AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR OVERTURN MITIGATION VIA AN OPERATOR ALERTING SYSTEM AND ACTIVE INTERVENTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Tractor Overturn
Agricultural Tractor
Vehicle Stability
Overturn Intervention
ATV Overturn

File:

Download CorrieNichol-Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis J Murphy, Committee Member
Richard Donovan Koubek, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Bapat, Chaitanya Jayant

Title:

ANISOTROPIC HEAT CONDUCTION EFFECTS IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fuel cells
PEM
Anisotropy
two phase

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Serguei Lvov, Committee Member

Author:

Hudson, Christopher James

Title:

THE APPLICATION OF FEEDBACK CONTROL TO THE FORCE FREQUENCY SHIFTING TECHNIQUE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MR damper
transmitted force
feedback control
force frequency shifting
structural excitation
force tracking

File:

Download FeedbackFFS_cjh.pdf

Committee Members:

Martin Wesley Trethewey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
John Stephen Lamancusa, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

Author:

Bonaventura, Clifford S.

Title:

A MODULAR APPROACH TO THE DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX ROBOT SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robotics
forward dynamics
dynamic simulation
constrained motion

File:

Download Thesis_Bonaventura.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
David J Cannon, Committee Member
Keith W Buffinton, Committee Member

Author:

Heverly II, David E.

Title:

Optimal Actuator Placement and Active Structure Design for Control of Helicopter Airframe Vibrations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

piezoelectric
smart structures
active control
helicopter
vibrations
actuator placement
structural design
optimization

File:

Download dehthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Tolani, Devendra Kumar

Title:

INTEGRATED HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Anomaly detection
health management
prognosis
discrete event system
probabilistic robust control
damage mitigating control
life extending control

File:

Download Devendra_Tolani_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member