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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:

Mokhtari, Kasra

Title:

Incorporating Social Information into An Autonomous Vehicle's Decision-Making Process and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Autonomous Vehicles
Navigation
Pedestrians
Path Planning
Risk-Aware Decision-Making

File:

Download Dissertation_KasraMokhtari_Summer2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alan Wagner, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sean Brennan, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Salem, Wael

Title:

Adaptive Control Mechanisms in Fly Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Insect flight
adaptive flight
control theory
Bioinspired

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Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Herrera-Amaya, Adrian

Title:

Ctenophore swimming: understanding metachronal rowing at millimeter scales

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Metachronal
swimming
ctenophore
intermediate Reynolds number
maneuverability

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Timothy Jegla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Margaret Byron, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

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:

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:

Liu, Pan

Title:

Rapid maneuvers in insects and hummingbirds and their applications to robots

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

inverted landing
visual mediation
rotational maneuvers
neural delay
biomechanics
bio-inspired robotics
neural delays
biomechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Pan_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair