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Author:

Rittenhouse, Benjamin David

Title:

Optimal Sliding Mode Gaussian Control of Hydro Power Plants

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydro
hydropower
control
OSG
sliding mode control
LQG
Optimal Sliding Mode Gaussian

File:

Download Rittenhouse_Benjamin_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Prasad, Githin K

Title:

Control Oriented Modeling and State of Health Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium ion batteries
modeling
state of health
estimation

File:

Download Dissertation_GithinPrasad.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

Author:

Vishwakarma, Vinod

Title:

Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbine
mistuning
system identification
reduced order modeling
force response
random permutation
monte carlo

File:

Download thesis_vinod.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Zhu, Bin

Title:

Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment

File:

Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member

Author:

Reigh, Kyle Michael

Title:

Towards Closed-loop Optogenetic Control of Parkinson's Disease

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

optogenetics
parkinson's

File:

Download Reigh_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chen, Xiao

Title:

using occupant feedback in model predictive control for indoor thermal comfort and energy optimization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

building climate control
model predictive control
thermal comfort
energy consumption
occupant feedback

File:

Download Xiao_Chen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Jelena Srebric, Special Member

Author:

Xie, Jinyu

Title:

INTELLIGENT ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INCORPORATED WITH MEAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR TYPE-1 DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Diabetes
Type 1
Meal Detection
Estimation
Recommender System
Adaptive Control
System Identification
Insulin
Exercise
Kalman Filter

File:

Download PhD-Dissertation-Jinyu-Xie-03-09-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Peter Molenaar, Outside Member

Author:

Pradeep Kumar, Arjun

Title:

EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

frequency sweep
interpolation
Padé’s interpolation technique
nonlinear systems
structural acoustics
structural dynamics
finite element method

File:

Download Thesis_ARJUN_PradeepKumar.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Garg, Mayank

Title:

SAFE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND LONG LIFE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

​Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system Battery pack capacity Mismatch Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model Battery pack current distribution
Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system
Battery pack capacity mismatch
Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model
Battery pack current distribution

File:

Download Mayank_-_Dissertation_ME_PhD_updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Committee Member
Srinivas Tadigadapa, Outside Member

Author:

Ma, Xiaokun

Title:

Dynamics and Control of Energy Harvesting Devices

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energy harvesting
Piezoelectric compliant mechanism
Quadratic mode shape
Uniform strain distribution
Shape memory alloy actuator

File:

Download Thesis_Xiaokun_Ma.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member