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11. Mechanics and Engineering of Atmospheric Water Harvesting

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Author:
Sun, Nan
Title:
Mechanics and Engineering of Atmospheric Water Harvesting
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
atmospheric water harvesting
dew harvesting
fog harvesting
particle deposition
Namib Desert beetle
File:
Download Nan_Sun_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Tak Sing Wong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Outside Member

12. FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON 3D SAND PRINTED MOLDS: METAL FLOW AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

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Open Access
Author:
Bate, Casey
Title:
FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON 3D SAND PRINTED MOLDS: METAL FLOW AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Succinonitrile
Casting Hydrodynamics
Water Modeling
Metal Analog
3D Sand Printing
Mold Constant
File:
Download FUNDAMENTAL_STUDY_ON_3D_SAND_PRINTED_MOLDS_METAL_FLOW_AND_THERMAL_PROPERTIES.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Guha Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Tim Simpson, Committee Member
Dr. Robert Voigt, Committee Member

13. Modeling Micro- and Macro-Scale Two-Phase Flow in 3D Flow Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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Author:
Kim, Jinyong
Title:
Modeling Micro- and Macro-Scale Two-Phase Flow in 3D Flow Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel Cell
3D fine mesh
Flow-field
Water management
High current density
Mass transport
Two-phase flow
Modeling
PEMFC
File:
Download JinyongKim_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Sukwon Choi, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

14. ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Watson, Jonathan
Title:
ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Human Factors
Ergonomics
Design for Human Variability
Multivariate Design Methods
File:
Download ANALYSIS_OF_METHODS_FOR_PREDICTING_ACCURATE_ACCOMMODATION_IN_PASSENGER_VEHICLES.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

17. Improving Turbine Cooling Through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Jacob
Title:
Improving Turbine Cooling Through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
L-PBF
gas turbines
heat transfer
additive manufacturing
surface roughness
DMLS
SLM
fluid flow
film cooling
process parameters
File:
Download SnyderDissertation_FinalSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

18. Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment

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Open Access
Author:
Tau, Seth
Title:
Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
uncertainty
path-planning
File:
Download Seth_Tau_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

19. FORMULATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE GEAR SHIFT ALGORITHMS FOR CONNECTED/AUTOMATED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Chu
Title:
FORMULATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE GEAR SHIFT ALGORITHMS FOR CONNECTED/AUTOMATED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
DP
neural network
rain flow counting
gear shift optimization
rain flow counting
File:
Download Master_Thesis_CHUXU_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. Map-based Vehicle State Estimation Using A Spatiotemporal Preview Filter

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Open Access
Author:
Leary, Robert D
Title:
Map-based Vehicle State Estimation Using A Spatiotemporal Preview Filter
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
autonomous
vehicle
localization
perception
camera
pose estimation
mapping
lidar
state estimation
File:
Download Leary-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member