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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

46. Investigation of Accommodation for Products Designed for Human Variability

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Open Access
Author:
Garneau, Christopher John
Title:
Investigation of Accommodation for Products Designed for Human Variability
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
accommodation
probability
preference
dfhv
dimensional optimization
anthropometry
design decision-making
visualization
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

47. THE APPLICATION OF FEEDBACK CONTROL TO THE FORCE FREQUENCY SHIFTING TECHNIQUE

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Open Access
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

48. IMPLEMENTATION AND VALIDATION OF A NON-CUT CELL IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD FOR USE IN ICING SMIULATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Sarofeen, Christian
Title:
IMPLEMENTATION AND VALIDATION OF A NON-CUT CELL IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD FOR USE IN ICING SMIULATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Simulation
Computational
IBM
Immersed Boundary Method
CFD
Icing
Rotorcraft
File:
Download ChristianSarofeen-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Patterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

49. DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Cormier, Christopher
Title:
DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

51. A MODULAR APPROACH TO THE DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX ROBOT SYSTEMS

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Open Access
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

53. ASSESSMENT OF USER-GUIDED VISUAL STEERING COMMANDS DURING TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION

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Open Access
Author:
Carlsen, Daniel Edward
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF USER-GUIDED VISUAL STEERING COMMANDS DURING TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ATSV
trade space exploration
visual steering
user-guided
interactive optimization
multi-objective genetic algorithm
visualization
File:
Download DanielCarlsenMSThesisSpring2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

56. OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

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Open Access
Author:
Logan, Drew G.
Title:
OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
system modeling
optimal design
hybrid systems
dynamic programming
allometric design
mobile robots
robot performance
File:
Download Drew_Logan_MS_ME_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

57. An Energy Harvesting Device for Powering Rotor Load Monitoring Sensors

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Open Access
Author:
Santarelli, David
Title:
An Energy Harvesting Device for Powering Rotor Load Monitoring Sensors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Harvesting
Rotorcraft
Loads Monitoring
File:
Download THESIS_Santarelli.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

58. INTEGRATED HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

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Open Access
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

60. AN ASSESSMENT OF NOVICE AND EXPERT USERS’ DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES DURING VISUAL TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION

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Open Access
Author:
Wolf, David Richard
Title:
AN ASSESSMENT OF NOVICE AND EXPERT USERS’ DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES DURING VISUAL TRADE SPACE EXPLORATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Multi-dimensional data visualization
trade space exploration
human-computer interaction
design optimization
File:
Download David_R_Wolf_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor