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Author:

Hirsh, Andrew

Title:

Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Piezoelectric T-Beam Actuator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

T-Beam
Actuator
Piezoelectric

File:

Download Hirsh_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fritz, Bryan

Title:

Development of a Pressure Sensing System for a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

inlet pressure
blood pressure
non-invasive
LVAD

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Bryan_Fritz.pdfDownload Fritz_-_Revised_Chapter_4.pdf

Committee Members:

Drs Gerson Rosenberg/Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerson Rosenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shoffner, Brent William

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL USED TO ANALYZE COUPLING REACTIONS BETWEEN A TRACTOR’S FIFTHWHEEL AND A SEMITRAILER’S KINGPIN

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

FEA
kingpin
Fifthwheel
Coupling

File:

Download Shoffner_Thesis_Master_File.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chacko, Charles Christopher

Title:

Characteristic Behavior of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells during Cold Start

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cold start
polymer electrolyte fuel cells
high frequency resistance

File:

Download CChacko_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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

Author:

Marteeny, Donald Edwin

Title:

An Exploration of the Flame Synthesis of Silicon Doped Carbon Nanotubes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotubes
Carbon
Silicon
Flame Synthesis

File:

Download Marteeny_MS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Litzinger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harold Harris Schobert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Hsiao-Fang

Title:

A MODIFIED 3ω METHOD FOR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

3ω method
thermal conductivity
aluminum thin film
FIB Platinum

File:

Download HF_Lee_04242009.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

D'Iorio, James Anthony

Title:

Vehicle Yaw Control Utilizing Hybrid Electric Drivetrains with Multiple Electric Motors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

dynamic yaw control
stability control
electric vehicle
hybrid
traction control
full-size vehicle testing
yaw moment

File:

Download JAD_MS_ETD_submission2.pdf

Committee Members:

Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Poremba, John Edward

Title:

HYDRODYNAMICS AND MANEUVERING SIMULATIONS OF A NON-BODY-OF-REVOLUTION SUBMARINE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

unsteady RANS
over set meshing

File:

Download JEP_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric G Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor