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1. Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery

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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

2. Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators

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Open Access
Author:
Trivedi, Deepak
Title:
Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
continuum mechanics
design optimization cosserat rod
soft robotic manipulators
pneumatic air muscles
File:
Download DeepakTrivediDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

3. PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS

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Author:
Yang, Eunice Eun-Young
Title:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
electroactive polymers
modeling
finite element
electrostrictive
large nonlinear viscoelastic deformations
File:
Download EuniceYangDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Snyder, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

4. DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS

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Author:
Kim, Gi-Woo
Title:
DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Pump
Automotive Transmission
Nonlinear Force Control
File:
Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

5. High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Jeffrey Ray
Title:
High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gossamer
control
En Masse Elimination
modeling
File:
Download Hill_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

6. Three-Dimensional Wrapping of Stiff Elastic Belts around Rollers

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Open Access
Author:
Guo, Jianping
Title:
Three-Dimensional Wrapping of Stiff Elastic Belts around Rollers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
elastica
elastic belts
Helical wrapping
File:
Download Jianping_Guo.PDF
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

7. Algorithms to Identify Pareto Points in Multi-Dimensional Data Sets

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Open Access
Author:
Yukish, Michael
Title:
Algorithms to Identify Pareto Points in Multi-Dimensional Data Sets
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Pareto frontier
efficient frontier
dominance
nondominance
multi-objective
design optimization
File:
Download yukish_PhD_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Thomas Traband, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member

8. Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Open Access
Author:
Aguirre, Milton
Title:
Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Design
Contact-Aided
Compliant Mechanism
Advanced MIS
NOTES
Optimization
File:
Download Dissertation_MEA.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Harriet Black Nembhard, Committee Member

10. Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators

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Open Access
Author:
Driesch, Patricia L
Title:
Acoustic Control in Enclosures Using Optimally Designed Helmholtz Resonators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
noise control
tractor cabin
optimization
Helmholtz resonators
acoustic absorbers
passive control
File:
Download THESIS_hyperlinks.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member

11. A Platform-Based Methodology for the Redesign of Low Volume Highly Customized Products

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Open Access
Author:
Farrell, Ronald Scott
Title:
A Platform-Based Methodology for the Redesign of Low Volume Highly Customized Products
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Virtual Product Platform
Mass Customization
Redesign
Web-Based Implementation
Engineer-to-Order
Valve Yokes
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Russell Richard Barton, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

13. Optimal Structural Design of a Morphing Aircraft Wing

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Open Access
Author:
Bharti, Smita
Title:
Optimal Structural Design of a Morphing Aircraft Wing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Aircraft wing morphing
topology optimization
non-linear Finite Element Analysis
Genetic Algorithm
Cellular Mechanism
Cable Actuation
File:
Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member

14. ACTIVE CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC RADIATION VIA LEFT AND RIGHT EIGENVECTOR ASSIGNMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Tian-Yau
Title:
ACTIVE CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC RADIATION VIA LEFT AND RIGHT EIGENVECTOR ASSIGNMENT
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Active Control
Structural Vibration
Acoustic Radiation
Piezoelectric Material
Modal Confinement
Eigenvector Assignment
Disturbance Rejection
Modal Radiation Reduction.
File:
Download Wu-PhD-Thesis_final3.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member

15. Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms

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Open Access
Author:
Mehta, Vipul Vijay
Title:
Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Contact-aided compliant mechanisms
topology optimization
meso-scaled structures
morphing aircraft skin
stress relief
File:
Download Vipul_Mehta_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member

16. Mechanics Of Low-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Atomistic, Continuum, And Multi-scale Approaches

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Author:
Mahdavi, Arash
Title:
Mechanics Of Low-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Atomistic, Continuum, And Multi-scale Approaches
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element
Nanomechanics
Carbon Nanotube
Multisclae
Nonlinear
Continuum Mechanics
File:
Download Thesis_Arash_Mahdavi.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Special Member

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

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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

19. Design and Optimization of Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms with Nonlinear Stiffness

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Author:
Tummala, Yashwanth
Title:
Design and Optimization of Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms with Nonlinear Stiffness
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Design optimization
compliant mechanisms
passive morphing
ornithopters
contact-aided compliant mechanisms
File:
Download Dissertation_Tummala_Final_Submitted.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member