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Author:

Devries, Charlotte De

Title:

Quantifying the variability of glenoid geometry in intact and osteoarthritic shoulders

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Glenoid
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Implant Design
Principal Component Analysis
Design for Human Variability

File:

Download deVries-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Special Member

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:

Ben Atitallah, Hassene

Title:

Characterization and modeling of active fiber composites

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Piezoelectricity
composites
Temperature dependence
AFC
Viscoelasticity

File:

Download Full_dissertation_v3_with_CV1.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

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:

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

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

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:

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

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:

Ahmed, Saad

Title:

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS FOR RESPONSIVE ORIGAMI-INSPIRED STRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electroactive polymer
Origami-inspired engineering
Self-clearing
Electrode
Dielectric breakdown
Actuators
P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)

File:

Download Dissertation__Post_-Defense_Ahmed_Saad_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Outside Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member