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13. Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

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Author:
Kirsch, Kathryn Louise
Title:
Exploring Microchannel Cooling Designs through the uses of Numerical Optimization and Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
optimization
additive manufacturing
internal cooling
adjoint method
File:
Download Kirsch_Dissertation_final.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

14. THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

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Author:
Brulo, Gregory Scott
Title:
THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Kinematics
optimization
planer
planar mechanism
mechanism
design
PID
SMA
CPV
Shape Memory Alloy
Solar
Panels
File:
Download GregBruloThesisFinal_rev2.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. H.J. Sommer, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

15. Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization

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Author:
Erol, Anil
Title:
Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electro-active polymers
magneto-active elastomers
nonlinear elasticity
smart materials
optimization
modeling
mechanics of materials
File:
Download Thesis_Anil_Erol_REVISED.pdf
Committee Members:
Paris R Vonlockette, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member

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

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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

17. Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

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Author:
Ng, Matthew
Title:
Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair