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1. A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades

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Author:
Wouden, Alex Michael
Title:
A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hydropower
hydroturbine
CFD
chorochronic
phase-lag
incompressible
openfoam
File:
Download AlexMWouden-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. An Investigation of Fatality-Reducing Pedestrian Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles

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Author:
Robinson, Michael David
Title:
An Investigation of Fatality-Reducing Pedestrian Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling
Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling
File:
Download MichaelDRobinson-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Tissue cutting mechanics of dynamic needle insertion

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Author:
Barnett, Andrew Charles
Title:
Tissue cutting mechanics of dynamic needle insertion
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tissue Cutting
Vibration Cutting
Cutting Geometry
Compliant Geometry
File:
Download abarnett_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jason Zachary Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Scarlett Rae Miller, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

6. Advancement in Thermo-material Modeling of Direct Energy Deposition Processes

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Author:
Gouge, Michael Fielding
Title:
Advancement in Thermo-material Modeling of Direct Energy Deposition Processes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Laser Cladding
Finite Element Modeling
Inconel 625
Heat transfer
Material property prediction
Microstructure prediction
File:
Download disertationMFG.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member

7. Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for silicon/oxygen/hydrogen/fluorine interactions and applications to hydroxylation and friction.

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Open Access
Author:
Yeon, Jejoon
Title:
Development of a ReaxFF reactive force field for silicon/oxygen/hydrogen/fluorine interactions and applications to hydroxylation and friction.
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
friction
tribology
tribochemistry
computational chemistry
reactive molecular dynamics
ReaxFF
MD
File:
Download 20160202_JejoonYeon_PhD_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Liming Chang, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Special Member

8. Analysis of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process Through Experimental Measurement and Finite Element Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Dunbar, Alexander Jay
Title:
Analysis of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process Through Experimental Measurement and Finite Element Modeling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Experimental design
powder bed
additive manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
Inconel
File:
Download dunbarThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member

9. Understanding the role of multifunctional nanoengineered particulate additives on supercritical pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels/propellants

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Author:
Sim, Hyung Sub
Title:
Understanding the role of multifunctional nanoengineered particulate additives on supercritical pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels/propellants
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercritical Pyrolysis
Supercritical Combustion
Particulate Fuel Additives
Graphene
Platinum Nanoparticles
Hydrocarbons
File:
Download Hyung_Sub_Sim_-_Final_PhD_Thesis_May_2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

11. Optimal Input Shaping for Fisher Identifiability of Control-Oriented Lithium-Ion Battery Models

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Author:
Rothenberger, Michael J
Title:
Optimal Input Shaping for Fisher Identifiability of Control-Oriented Lithium-Ion Battery Models
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Fisher identifiability optimization
battery parameter estimation
lithium-ion battery
optimal input shaping
File:
Download Rothenberger_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Committee Member
Joel Robert Anstrom, Special Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jack W Langelaan, Committee Member

12. Vision based map-to-image correspondence for attitude estimation in augmented reality applications

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Author:
Proffitt, Richard P
Title:
Vision based map-to-image correspondence for attitude estimation in augmented reality applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Augmented reality
horizon matching
sequence matching
vision-based attitude estimation
sensor fusion
visual navigation
File:
Download Proffitt_dissertation_4_14_2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Laurence Tutwiler, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member

14. Phase Field Modeling and Verification of a Wetting Model for Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces

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Author:
Calogero, Lauren Michelle
Title:
Phase Field Modeling and Verification of a Wetting Model for Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
phase field
wetting
roughness
hydrophobic
hydrophilic
superhydrophobic
Wenzel
microstructure
MOOSE
contact angle
File:
Download Lauren_Calogero_thesis_4-1.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Tonks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. Modeling, Design, and Experimental Validation of a Tailboom Vibration Absorber Using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Tubes

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Author:
Miura, Kentaro
Title:
Modeling, Design, and Experimental Validation of a Tailboom Vibration Absorber Using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluidic flexible matrix composite
vibration control
helicopter tailboom
structural dynamics
design
File:
Download KMiura_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

16. Energy Management and Battery Testing for the Analysis of a Diesel-electric Hybrid Locomotive Powertrain

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Author:
Wilson, Andrew J
Title:
Energy Management and Battery Testing for the Analysis of a Diesel-electric Hybrid Locomotive Powertrain
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hybrid
locomotive
powertrain
optimal control
energy management
battery
HIL
SIL
hardware-in-the-loop
File:
Download Wilson_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor