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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Author:: Hathaway, Eric L
Title:: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR TILTROTOR AEROELASTIC STABILITY AUGMENTATION
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: aeroelastic stability
whirl flutter
tiltrotor
active control
optimization
File:: Download hathaway_phd_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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Author:: Wang, Guanghui
Title:: SPEED SENSOR-LESS CONTROL OF INDUCTION MACHINE BASED ON CARRIER SIGNAL INJECTION AND SMOOTH-AIR-GAP INDUCTION MACHINE
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Induction machine
Speed Sensor-less
Control
File:: Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Heath Hofmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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