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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

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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

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Author:: Lewis, Gregory Stephen
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic
File:: Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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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

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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

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Author:: Moore, Jeffrey David
Title:: Flame-spreading phenomena in a head-end fin-slot segment of a subscale motor simulating the space shuttle boosters
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: flame-spreading
fin-slot motor
head-end segment
RSRM
File:: Download Jeff_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Culp, Jonathan
Title:: NON-INTRUSIVE DRIVER DROWSINESS MONITORING VIA ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: RPROP training
driving simulation
artificial neural networks
driver drowsiness
Radial Basis Networks
File:: Download jon_THESIS2.pdf
Committee Members:: Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Ostanek, Jason
Title:: ESTABLISHING A METHODOLOGY FOR RESOLVING CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FROM COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: rib turbulators
internal cooling
gas turbine heat transfer
ribbed channels
File:: Download Ostanek_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: DeGraw, Jason W.
Title:: Computational Study of Particle Deposition, Resuspension, and Transport
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: immersed boundary method
resuspension
particle deposition
human walking
File:: Download jasondegraw2008.pdf
Committee Members:: John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Freihaut, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Corry Wyngaard, Committee Member

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