1. A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations Open Access Author: Nusiner Bassi, Maria Alessandra Title: A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: AnthropometryVirtual Fitting TrialsSynthesisSummary StatisticsDesignMultivariate Analysis File: Download MariaAlessandraNusiner_PennState.pdf Committee Members: Matthew Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorNicholas Meisel, Committee Member
2. Reweighting Anthropometric Data using a Nearest Neighbor Approach Open Access Author: Anil Kumar, Kannan Title: Reweighting Anthropometric Data using a Nearest Neighbor Approach Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: AnthropometryDesign for Human VariabilityData reweightingBinningANSURCAESARNHANESData weighting File: Download Kannan_Reweighting_data_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. IMPROVING QUALITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES CREATED VIA MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Open Access Author: Sinha, Swapnil Title: IMPROVING QUALITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES CREATED VIA MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Design for 'X'EmbeddingMulti-functionalityCubeSatManufacturingResistive HeatingMaterial ExtrusionInternet of ThingsPolymerAnisotropyPrint Process InterruptionDesign for Additive Manufacturing File: Download Sinha_Thesis_V2.pdf Committee Members: Nicholas A. Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G. Bilen, Committee Member
4. DESIGN & FABRICATION OF NON-LINEAR BISTABLE VIBRATION ELECTROMAGNETIC HARVESTERS Open Access Author: Sundaresan, Niranjana Title: DESIGN & FABRICATION OF NON-LINEAR BISTABLE VIBRATION ELECTROMAGNETIC HARVESTERS Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Vibration harvestingNon-linear Bistable oscillatorEngineering DesignCOMSOL analysisElectromagnetic Vibration Harvester File: Download Niranjana_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEsther Obonyo, Committee MemberSven Bilen, Committee Member
5. PART DESIGN AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR RAPID SAND AND INVESTMENT CASTING Open Access Author: Wang, Jiayi Title: PART DESIGN AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR RAPID SAND AND INVESTMENT CASTING Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: additive manufacturing3D Sand Printingmaterial extrusiontopology optimizationrapid castingsand castinginvestment castingcast part design File: Download JW_Masters_Final_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Committee Member
