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Author:

Hoskins, Andrew Howard

Title:

Development and Characterization of a Robotic Dynamic Activity Simulator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cadaver walking simulation
dynamic gait simulation
foot and ankle biomechanics
robotics

File:

Download AHoskins_PhD_Diss_HiQ.pdf

Committee Members:

Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Kankey, Andrew Thomas

Title:

A Method for Focusing Sound in Harbor Environments at Low Frequencies: Theory and Experiment

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

acoustic array
harbor acoustics
underwater acoustics
sound focusing

File:

Download Kankey_Dissertation_11_19_08_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Hugo Koopmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
David Bradley, Committee Member
Kyle M Becker, Committee Member

Author:

Lotfi Gaskarimahalle, Amir

Title:

VIBRATION CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER SYSTEMS AND FLUIDIC FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Semi-active Control
Tuned Vibration Absorbers
Variable Stiffness Systems
Input Shaping
Vibration Control

File:

Download AmirLotfi-Dissertation_7.29.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

Desai, Amit

Title:

Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties in Zinc Oxide Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

experimental nanomechanical characterization
electromechanical coupling

File:

Download amitdesai_phdthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

Author:

Samuel, Benedict

Title:

Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Glassy Carbon Nanofibers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

glassy carbon
MEMS mechanical testing
carbon nanofiber
carbon nanowire

File:

Download Thesis-BAS391-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aman Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member

Author:

Ayalew, Beshahwired

Title:

Nonlinear Control of Multi-Actuator Electrohydraulic Systems Based on Feedback Linearization with Application to Road Simulators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

actuator interaction
sliding mode control
input-output linearization
feedback linearization
electrohydraulic acutator
road simulators

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Moustafa El Gindy, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member
Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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

Author:

Trivedi, Deepak

Title:

Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

continuum mechanics
design optimization cosserat rod
soft robotic manipulators
pneumatic air muscles

File:

Download DeepakTrivediDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Gi-Woo

Title:

DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Pump
Automotive Transmission
Nonlinear Force Control

File:

Download ThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

Author:

DeSmidt, Hans A.

Title:

ROBUST-ADAPTIVE ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF ALLOY AND FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE ROTORCRAFT DRIVELINES VIA MAGNETIC BEARINGS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Adaptive Control
Magnetic Bearings
Driveline Active Vibration Contol
Helicopter Driveline
Flexible Matrix Composite
Periodic Time-Varying System

File:

Download thesis_desmidt.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alfred Scott Lewis, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member