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1. Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery

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Open Access
Author:
Rau, Andrew Charles
Title:
Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
endoscopic surgery
endoscopic tools
NOTES
natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery
forceps
medical devices surgical tools
File:
Download AndrewRau-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

3. PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Eunice Eun-Young
Title:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
electroactive polymers
modeling
finite element
electrostrictive
large nonlinear viscoelastic deformations
File:
Download EuniceYangDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Snyder, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

5. High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Jeffrey Ray
Title:
High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gossamer
control
En Masse Elimination
modeling
File:
Download Hill_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

6. Three-Dimensional Wrapping of Stiff Elastic Belts around Rollers

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Jianping
Title:
Three-Dimensional Wrapping of Stiff Elastic Belts around Rollers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
elastica
elastic belts
Helical wrapping
File:
Download Jianping_Guo.PDF
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

7. Algorithms to Identify Pareto Points in Multi-Dimensional Data Sets

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Open Access
Author:
Yukish, Michael
Title:
Algorithms to Identify Pareto Points in Multi-Dimensional Data Sets
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Pareto frontier
efficient frontier
dominance
nondominance
multi-objective
design optimization
File:
Download yukish_PhD_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Thomas Traband, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member

8. Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Open Access
Author:
Aguirre, Milton
Title:
Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Design
Contact-Aided
Compliant Mechanism
Advanced MIS
NOTES
Optimization
File:
Download Dissertation_MEA.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Harriet Black Nembhard, Committee Member

10. Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators

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Open Access
Author:
Driesch, Patricia L
Title:
Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
noise control
tractor cabin
optimization
Helmholtz resonators
acoustic absorbers
passive control
File:
Download THESIS_hyperlinks.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member