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31. MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH FOR ALUMINUM COMBUSTION

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Author:
Vamos, Michael Anthony
Title:
MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH FOR ALUMINUM COMBUSTION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
aluminum
combustion
plasma
torch
ignition
microwave
metal combustion
plasma assisted combustion
igniter
coaxial
spectroscopy
temperature fitting
spectrometer calibration
air
steam
carbon dioxide
File:
Download Vamos_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

32. DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A SMALL-SCALE DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK EXPERIMENT

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Author:
Krieger, Melissa
Title:
DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A SMALL-SCALE DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK EXPERIMENT
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
District Heating Network
Small-scale experiment
Thermal fluid system
control-oriented model validation
Matlab/Simulink
lumped-parameters control-oriented model
thermal and hydraulic characterization
File:
Download MKrieger_MS_Aug2018_2.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N. Brennan, Committee Member

33. UNDERSTANDING POWDER SPREADABILITY IN POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Author:
Snow, Zackary K
Title:
UNDERSTANDING POWDER SPREADABILITY IN POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Powder
Feedstock
Powder Bed Fusion
Qualification
File:
Download Thesis_-_FINAL_07.26.18.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard Martukanitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sanjay B Joshi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

34. Investigation into Non-Conventional Mold Designs using 3D Sand-Printing in Castings

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Author:
Sama, Santosh Reddy
Title:
Investigation into Non-Conventional Mold Designs using 3D Sand-Printing in Castings
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Sand-Printing
Sand Casting
Additive Manufacturing
Gating System
Process Monitoring
Internet of Things
Conical-Helix Sprue
File:
Download Santosh_Sama_MSME_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Paul Carl Lynch, Committee Member

35. Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades

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Author:
Krott, Matthew Joseph
Title:
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
F2MC
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
damper
rotor blade
vibration control
File:
Download MatthewKrott-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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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

37. Extremum Seeking Algorithms for Optimal Periodic Control with Application to Buoyant Air Turbines

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Author:
Denlinger, Michelle
Title:
Extremum Seeking Algorithms for Optimal Periodic Control with Application to Buoyant Air Turbines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Extremum seeking
Optimal Periodic Control
Wind Energy
Buoyant Air Turbines
Optimal Control
Periodic Control
Airborne Wind Energy
File:
Download MDenlinger_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Outside Member
Chris Vermillion, Special Member

40. Biologically Inspired Self-Healing Liquid Membranes for Unusual Particle Filtration

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Author:
Boschitsch, Birgitt Modzelewski
Title:
Biologically Inspired Self-Healing Liquid Membranes for Unusual Particle Filtration
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
membrane
filtration
biologically inspired materials
reverse filter
self-healing
File:
Download Boschitsch_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Tak Sing Wong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Outside Member