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Author:: Barnett, Andrew Charles
Title:: Tissue cutting mechanics of dynamic needle insertion
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Tissue Cutting
Vibration Cutting
Cutting Geometry
Compliant Geometry
File:: Download abarnett_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jason Zachary Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Scarlett Rae Miller, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member

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Author:: Miura, Kentaro
Title:: Modeling, Design, and Experimental Validation of a Tailboom Vibration Absorber Using Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Tubes
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fluidic flexible matrix composite
vibration control
helicopter tailboom
structural dynamics
design
File:: Download KMiura_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Bowen, Landen Albert
Title:: A Dynamic Modeling Approach and Optimization Framework for the Design of Self-folding Origami Structures
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: origami
compliant mechanisms
dynamic modeling
self-folding
File:: Download BowenETD.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Outside Member

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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

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