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Author:

Guo, Jianping

Title:

Three-Dimensional Wrapping of Stiff Elastic Belts around Rollers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

elastica
elastic belts
Helical wrapping

File:

Download Jianping_Guo.PDF

Committee Members:

Eric M Mockensturm, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

Author:

Loverich, Jacob Joseph

Title:

Development of a new high specific power piezoelectric actuator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

piezoelectric
actuator
active material
feed screw
motion accumulation

File:

Download Loverich.thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Kandler A.

Title:

Electrochemical Modeling, Estimation and Control of Lithium Ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion
battery
hybrid electric vehicle
model order reduction
diffusion systems
state of charge estimation

File:

Download Dissertation_KandlerSmith2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Jiang, Lijun

Title:

Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Damage Detection
Vibration
Smart Structures
Piezoelectric Circuitry
Active Control

File:

Download Thesis-LijunJiang-2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member

Author:

Philen, Michael Keith

Title:

DIRECTIONAL DECOUPLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET ACTUATORS FOR HIGH-PRECISION SHAPE AND VIBRATION CONTROL OF PLATE STRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

adaptive mirror
shape control
vibration control
smart materials
directional decopuling
piezoceramics
plate

File:

Download PhilenThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Yasar, Murat

Title:

HYBRID SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF COMPLEX DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

supervisory control
discrete event systems
aircraft propulsion
c4isr

File:

Download MuratYasar_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Quintangeli, Michael Vincent

Title:

AN ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE FOR POWERING ROTOR LOAD MONITORING SENSORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rotor
electromechanical
electromagnetic
pitch link
helicopter
energy harvesting
rod end
HUMS

File:

Download THESIS_Quintangeli.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Sen, Nilanjan

Title:

Inviscid Unsteady Aerodynamic Model of Airfoils Moving Near Boundaries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamic model
Conformal mapping
Potential Method
Clap-and-fling

File:

Download Nilanjan_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Diglio, Paul Jonathan

Title:

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF ROLLED CYLINDRICAL PVDF ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

blocking force
Braille display
displacement
EAP
semi-automated manufacturing process
rolled actuators

File:

Download Paul_Diglio_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor