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Author:

Dean, Adam

Title:

Terrain-Based Road Vehicle Localization Using Attitude Measurements

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

vehicle
terrain-based
estimation
kalman filter
particle filter
localization

File:

Download Adam-Dean-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Nan

Title:

Yaw-Control Enhancement for Buses by Active Front-Wheel Steering

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Bus
Heavy Vehicle
Yaw Control
Front-Wheel Steering

File:

Download Thesis_NanYu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Levi, Committee Member
John M Mason, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Muthiah, Saravanan

Title:

Prediction of Performance Measures for Buses: A System-Based Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

acceleration and gradeability
fuel economy
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
Transit buses
Performance Based Standards (PBS)
pass-by noise
reliability
multi-criteria optimization

File:

Download Phd_Thesis_Saravanan_Muthiah.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Litzinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member

Author:

Lapapong, Sittikorn

Title:

Vehicle Rollover Prediction for Banked Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rollover Prediction
Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle Dynamics
Vehicle
Zero-Moment Point

File:

Download SittikornLapapong_PhDThesis_2010_11_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Gupta, Vishisht Vijay

Title:

Vehicle Localization Using Low-Accuracy GPS, IMU and Map-Aided Vision

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GPS
Kalman Filter
IMU
Vehicle Localization
Terrain-Aided Vision
Map-Aided Vision

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Robert T Collins, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Vemulapalli, Pramod Krishna

Title:

Extrema Features for Global-localization and Pattern Matching of Time-series Data

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

extrema features
subsequence matching
time series features

File:

Download PramodPhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Dr Robert T Collins, Committee Member

Author:

Jerath, Kshitij

Title:

Influential Subspaces in Self-organizing Multi-agent Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Self-organization
multi-agent system
influential subspace
traffic flow
statistical mechanics
intelligent vehicles

File:

Download PhD_-_Kshitij_Jerath_-_Influential_subspaces_in_self-organizing_multi-agent_systems.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash Varun Gayah, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member

Author:

Docimo, Donald John

Title:

Insights into the Behavior of Heterogeneous Thermostatically Controlled Loads and Battery Packs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Heterogeneity
Battery Packs
Thermostatically Controlled Loads (TCLs)
Controls
Model Reduction
Demand Response
Energy Systems
Model Predictive Control (MPC)
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Battery balancing

File:

Download DissertationFinalv2.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Outside Member

Author:

Whalen, Andrew John

Title:

From Observation to Control of Nonlinear Neuronal Networks in Brain

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

spreading depression
suppression
confinement
electric field
modulation
spreading depolarization
network control
complex networks
nonlinear
symmetry
brain networks
network observation

File:

Download AndrewJWhalen-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Schiff, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reka Z Albert, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Tim Sauer, Outside Member

Author:

Wolkowicz, Kelilah Louise

Title:

Preparing the Automated Future for Wheelchair Users Through Motion Prediction and User Input-Based Intent Inference

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Autonomous vehicles
Band-pass filters
Bar codes
Biopotentials
Brain-computer interfaces
Computerized instrumentation
Data acquisition
Design automation
Detection algorithms
Discrete transforms
Electroencephalography
Electromyography
Electrooculography
Estimation theory
Gaze tracking
Human computer interaction
Embedded systems
Indoor localization
Input variables
Intelligent vehicles
Kalman filters
Linear discriminant analysis
Linear feedback control systems
Linear systems
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical systems
Microprogramming
Motion control
Odometry
Path planning
Pose estimation
Prediction algorithms
Probability
Probability distribution
Programming
Rehabilitation robotics
Research and development
Robot control
Robot kinematics
Robot motion
Robot programming
Robotic equipment testing
Simulation
Simultaneous localization and mapping
State estimation
State feedback
System implementation
System integration
System validation
User interfaces
Virtual reality
Wearable sensors
Biopotential signals
Human-computer interfaces
Decision-making
Intent inference
Slip detection
Motion prediction
Robotic wheelchair

File:

Download Wolkowicz-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Committee Member
Bruce Gluckman, Outside Member