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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

Author:

Cirone, Samantha Ann

Title:

Design, Fabrication and Testing of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms with Curved Walls

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

stress relief
contact-aided compliant mechanism
cellular structure
micro fabrication
ceramic

File:

Download Samantha_Cirone_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hyland, Jennifer Elizabeth

Title:

Design of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms for use as an Energy Absorbing Structure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

contact-aided compliant mechanism
cellular structure
microfabrication
laser micro-machining
energy absorption

File:

Download Jennifer_E_Hyland_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Jiening

Title:

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING SUPERELASTIC NITINOL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

compliant mechanism
nitinol
superelastic modelling
NOTES
flapping wing

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kusiak, Benjamin Michael

Title:

Design of a Compliant Mechanism Radiofrequency Ablation Probe to Treat Pancreatic Carcinoma

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Radiofrequency Ablation
Pancreatic Carcinoma
Minimally Invasive

File:

Download Kusiak_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Crivaro, Adrienne Marie

Title:

Modeling and validation of a compliant bistable mechanism actuated by magneto active elastomers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

origami
active material
bistable mechanism

File:

Download 1-Crivaro_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ferguson, Ian

Title:

Using Topology Optimization to Improve Design for Additive Manufacture

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
3d printing
FDM
DMLS
topology optimization
design
optimization

File:

Download Ferguson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wilson, Andrew J

Title:

Energy Management and Battery Testing for the Analysis of a Diesel-electric Hybrid Locomotive Powertrain

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hybrid
locomotive
powertrain
optimal control
energy management
battery
HIL
SIL
hardware-in-the-loop

File:

Download Wilson_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borz, Meghan Justine

Title:

GAS JET STUDIES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED INJECTION SCHEDULES AND BOWL DESIGN IN DIESEL ENGINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas jet
compression ignition
schlieren
jet-tip penetration
multiple injections
pilot injection
post injection
split injection
laser induced fluorescence
jet-jet interaction
piston geometry

File:

Download BorzThesisFinal_160627v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Masters, Sarah Renee

Title:

EFFECT OF PARTICLE CONCENTRATION AND REYNOLDS NUMBER ON HEAT TRANSFER IN PARTICLE-LADEN FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Particle-laden flow
particle concentration
solids loading
Nusselt number
heat transfer

File:

Download Thesis_PSU_MSME_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael P Manahan Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member