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Author:

Pepley, David

Title:

Simulation of Needle Insertion Procedures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Healthcare
Surgical Simulation
Central Venous Catheterization
Surgical Training
Needle Insertion
Percutaneous Procedures
Haptics

File:

Download Pepley_Dissertation_Rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Zachary Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Scarlett Rae Miller, Outside Member

Author:

Hsu, Shih Jung

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Insect Flight Aerodynamics and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MAGLEV
Speed Control
Insect Flight
Visual Control

File:

Download Shih-Jung_Hsu_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Rui Ni, Committee Member
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lenko, Matthew

Title:

Design and Experimental Testing of a Microtracking Concentrating Photovoltaic Skylight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Skylight
CPV
Photovoltaic
Daylighting
Microtracking
Concentrating
Experimental
Design

File:

Download MatthewLenko_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharjee, Debapriya

Title:

Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

periodic optimal control
airborne wind energy systems
buoyant air turbine
optimization

File:

Download Debapriya_Bhattacharjee_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair