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651. Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths

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Open Access
Author:
Gruning, Veronica
Title:
Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
robotics
path planning
File:
Download Gruning_MS_FA20.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member

652. Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts

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Open Access
Author:
Ryan, Lauren
Title:
Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
additive manufacturing
3D printing
material extrusion
silicone
overmolded silicone
lattice
gyroid
octet
body-centered cubic
interface design
tensile testing
mechanical bond
File:
Download LaurenRyan_Thesis_Lattice_Interfaces_for_Silicone_Overmolded_AM_Parts.pdf
Committee Members:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

653. An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels

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Open Access
Author:
Wassel, Cody
Title:
An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hardness
steel
gears
bearings
high temperature
loss of lubrication
empirical model
File:
Download Wassel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Lee Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aaron Craig Isaacson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Guha Manogharan, Special Signatory

654. Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Songlin
Title:
Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
anthropometry
body dimension
human variability
vehicle packaging
Class-B vehicle
bus
steering wheel
H point
seat
eye
vision
comfort
Cascade Model
Manikin
Population Model
Hybrid Model
VFT
posture
accommodation
File:
Download WU_MS_THESIS_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member

655. Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel

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Open Access
Author:
Kidd, James
Title:
Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electrical Annealing
Additive Manufacturing
Processing
Low Temperature
Stainless Steel
Electron Wind Force
Strain induced
grain growth
Current Density
File:
Download Kidd_Thesis_05.pdf
Committee Members:
Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

656. Design Optimization of Compliant Structures for Radiofrequency Ablation and Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Hanks, Bradley Wright
Title:
Design Optimization of Compliant Structures for Radiofrequency Ablation and Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
design optimization
compliant mechanism
additive manufacturing
lattice structures
radiofrequency ablation
File:
Download Hanks_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

657. Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure

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Open Access
Author:
Foster, Garett
Title:
Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Metal combustion
Aluminum combustion
Aluminum particles
Burning velocity
Pressurized combustion
Aluminum flame
Dust flame
File:
Download GarettF_Thesis_full_formated_revE2.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

658. Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process

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Open Access
Author:
Hahn, Seung Ho
Title:
Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Silicate Glass
Glass Surface
Mechanochemical Wear
Water Reaction
File:
Download PhD-Dissertation_Final_SeungHoHAHN.pdf
Committee Members:
Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seong H. Kim, Committee Member
M. Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Susan B. Sinnott, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

659. Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts

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Open Access
Author:
Gong, Xi
Title:
Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
PSP Linkages
Machine Learning
Microstructure
File:
Download Xi_Gong_Dissertation_Draft_0707v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Demeter, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Saurabh Basu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

660. Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition

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Open Access
Author:
Burke, Christopher
Title:
Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
High pressure
high density
nitromethane
decomposition
initiation
mechanism
chris burke
christopher burke
hydrogen abstraction
File:
Download Thesis_BurkeCN_FormatReviewed.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

661. Multi-stimuli Effects on Thin Films and Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Islam, Md Zahabul
Title:
Multi-stimuli Effects on Thin Films and Devices
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Structure-property
External stimuli
Nanoscale
Micro Electro-Mechanical System
Additive manufacturing
Electron wind force
Two-dimensional materials
Crystallinity
In-situ transmission electron microscope
Advanced manufacturing
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Zahabul_Islam.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Daudi Rigenda Waryoba, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

662. Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics

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Open Access
Author:
Mondal, Sudeepta
Title:
Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Machine learning
Combustion
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-Fidelity Modeling
Anomaly Detection
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Sudeepta.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amrita Basak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Special Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Amrita Basak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

664. Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

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Open Access
Author:
Alkandari, Abdulaziz
Title:
Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer
File:
Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

665. Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Malviya, Manoj
Title:
Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking
File:
Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf
Committee Members:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

666. A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation

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Open Access
Author:
Adhikari, Sanjay
Title:
A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
dropwise condensation
high heat flux
experiment
surface temperature measurements
simulation
contact angle hysteresis
drop
File:
Download AdhikariSanjay_Dissertation_Submit3.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan-Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

667. Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Daniel
Title:
Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
bipedal gait
double support period
fall risk
gait simulation
hybrid zero dynamics
gait optimization
File:
Download Williams_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

668. Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study

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Open Access
Author:
Subramani, Adhitya Vikraman
Title:
Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational biomechanics
Human spine
Intervertebral disc annulus
Disc degeneration
Multiaxial fatigue
Finite element analysis
Military loading scenarios
File:
Download Dissertation_Subramani_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

669. Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound

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Open Access
Author:
Walters, Gage
Title:
Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
uncertainty quantification
generalized polynomial chaos
probability transformation
numerical integration
turbulence ingestion
boundary layer forced structure
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_Gage_Walters.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Lee Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David M Williams, Committee Member
Sheri Lynn Martinelli, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Outside Member
Andrew S Wixom, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

670. MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

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Open Access
Author:
Zafar, Suhaib
Title:
MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics
File:
Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

671. Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery

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Open Access
Author:
Abbasi, Shahzaib
Title:
Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermoelectric
Absorption Refrigeration
Refrigeration
Energy Harvesting
Waste Heat Recover
Organic Rankine Cycle
Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
WHR
ARS
TEG
File:
Download AbbasiShahzaib_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Outside Member
Bed Poudel, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

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

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Open Access
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

673. Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling

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Open Access
Author:
Cory, Trevor
Title:
Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
gas turbine
deposition
ceramic matrix composite
internal flow
heat transfer
weave surface
dust feed
effusion flow
File:
Download Cory_Thesis_Dec_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

674. Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

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Open Access
Author:
Creer, Riley
Title:
Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling
File:
Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

675. HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS

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Open Access
Author:
Burke, Patrick
Title:
HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robotics
Biorobotrics
Fish
Locomotion
File:
Download Supplemental_Video_1.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_2.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_3.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_4.mp4Download Burke_Patrick_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

676. Mixture theory based poroelasticity for biopolymer degradation and fluid transport in brain

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Author:
Patki, Priyanka Abhay
Title:
Mixture theory based poroelasticity for biopolymer degradation and fluid transport in brain
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element Method
Poroelasticity
Mixture theory
Fluid-structure interactions
File:
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Committee Members:
Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

677. Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant

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Open Access
Author:
Khichar, Mayank
Title:
Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal decomposition
Combustion
modeling
RDX
TAGzT
Quantum chemical calculation
TGA
DSC
FTIR
Mechanism
Liquid Phase
Diffusion
Deflagration
File:
Download Dissertation_MayankKhichar_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

678. Investigation of Various Factors Affecting Noise Emission from Roller Element Bearings

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Open Access
Author:
Elston, Jacob
Title:
Investigation of Various Factors Affecting Noise Emission from Roller Element Bearings
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Bearing
Vibration
Frequency
Time Domain
Frequency Domain
Wavelet
File:
Download Final_Thesis_1-14-21.pdf
Committee Members:
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Abdallah Ramini, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Program Head/Chair

679. The Effects of Path-Planning Uncertainty on Intelligent Vehicle Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Tau, Seth
Title:
The Effects of Path-Planning Uncertainty on Intelligent Vehicle Performance
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
path planning
intelligent vehicle
ground vehicle
mapping error
sensing error
maneuvering speed
File:
Download Seth_Tau_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

680. Chemical Combustion Power Systems For Extreme Environment Planetary Landers

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Open Access
Author:
Greer, Christopher
Title:
Chemical Combustion Power Systems For Extreme Environment Planetary Landers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium combustion
Venus lander
In-situ resource utilization
Venus heat engine
Rankine cycle
Mercury Rankine Cycle
File:
Download CGreer_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Michael P. Manahan, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

681. deep learning approach to real time health monitoring for fatigue damage detection and classification

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Open Access
Author:
Alqahtani, Hassan
Title:
deep learning approach to real time health monitoring for fatigue damage detection and classification
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
DEEP LEARNING
REAL-TIME HEALTH MONITORING
FATIGUE DAMAGE
CLASSIFICATION
DAMAGE DETECTION
File:
Download HASSAN_THESIS-9-2.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

682. Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears

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Open Access
Author:
Gauntt, Sean
Title:
Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Steel-Composite Gears
Hybrid Gears
Hybrid Gear Drivetrains
Drivetrain Models
Transmission Error
Optimization
File:
Download SeanGauntt-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Outside Member
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

684. Virtual Part Qualification with Thermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Modeling of Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Irwin, Jeffrey
Title:
Virtual Part Qualification with Thermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Modeling of Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
Laser processes
Numerical methods
Modeling and simulation
Finite element analysis
File:
Download irwin_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Committee Member
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Outside Member
Pan Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

685. Dominant Interscale Dynamics in Premixed Turbulent Combustion for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation

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Open Access
Author:
Shah, Yash Girish
Title:
Dominant Interscale Dynamics in Premixed Turbulent Combustion for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Large-Eddy Simulation
Premixed Turbulent Flames
Chemical Reaction Rates
Interscale Interactions
Direct Numerical Simulation
Combustion Modeling
File:
Download Shah_ME_Thesis_final-12Apr21.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xuan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

686. Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics

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Open Access
Author:
Timothy, Zachary
Title:
Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Diamond Turning
Freeform Optics
Precision Engineering
CAM Program
File:
Download Zachary_Timothy_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

687. The Relationship Between Stiffness and Walking

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Open Access
Author:
Schmitthenner, Dave
Title:
The Relationship Between Stiffness and Walking
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Exoskeletons
Biomechanics
Nonlinear Control
System Identification
Gait
File:
Download Dave_Schmitthenner_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member
Andrew Michael Geronimo, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

688. Ventilated Supercavity Physics

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Author:
Hansford, Samuel E
Title:
Ventilated Supercavity Physics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercavitation
File:

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Committee Members:
Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rhett William Jefferies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Outside Member

689. Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn

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Author:
Ochoa Lleras, Nicolas
Title:
Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Control systems
Tractor
Rollover
ADAS
Human Factors
Simulated environments
File:
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Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Dennis Murphy, Committee Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

690. Development of materials for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

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Author:
Wang, Daiwei
Title:
Development of materials for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium-sulfur battery
All-solid-state battery
Lithium thiophosphate electrolytes
File:

No files available due to restrictions.

Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

691. Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt

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Open Access
Author:
Chatterjee, Tanusree
Title:
Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ammonia borane
Quantum mechanics
Hydrogen release
Reaction pathway
perchloric acid
oxygen release
numerical simulation
HMX
TAGzT
TGA
FTIR
thermal decomposition
nitramine-based energetic materials
File:
Download Tanusree_Chatterjee_Dissertation_final2.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adri van Duin, Committee Member
Jacqueline O’Connor, Committee Member
Joseph F. Horn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

692. Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Xi
Title:
Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
incompressible Navier-Stokes equation
mixed finite element
pressure robustness
implicit Runge-Kutta methods
energy stability
structure preserving
File:
Download Dissertation_Xi_Chen.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Member
Anna L Mazzucato, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

693. Using First-Principles Calculations and Molecular Dynamics to Investigate the Properties of Cesium-Based Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Almishal, Saeed
Title:
Using First-Principles Calculations and Molecular Dynamics to Investigate the Properties of Cesium-Based Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
First-principles calculations
Density Functional Theory
Molecular Dynamics
Cs-based halide perovskite
Ge-based halide perovskite
structural properties
phase transformation
photovoltaic perovskites
electronic properties
File:
Download Saeed_Almishal_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Ola Hamada Rashwan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Abdallah Ramini, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Special Signatory

694. SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION

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Open Access
Author:
Dinesh Nair, Manasi
Title:
SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery
PV array
Self-balancing
Battery balancing
File:
Download SELF_BALANCING_OF_BATTERY_CELLS_AND_PV_ARRAYS__A_REAL_TIME_PHYSICAL_VALIDATION.pdf
Committee Members:
Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

695. Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System

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Open Access
Author:
Agrawal, Suyash
Title:
Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Flapping Wing Flight
Flapping Wing Simulation
Hummingbird Hovering
File:
Download Master_s_thesis_Suyash_Agrawal_V7.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

696. Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

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Open Access
Author:
Alattar, Bader
Title:
Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow
File:
Download Video_3_1.mp4Download Video_3_2.mp4Download Video_3_3.mp4Download Video_3_4.mp4Download Video_3_5.mp4Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

697. MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Tilton, Maryam
Title:
MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior
Fracture fixation implants
Large bone defects
metamaterials
File:
Download MaryamTilton_Dissertation_08-13-2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Michael W. Hast, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

698. Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant

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Open Access
Author:
Osedeme, Janose
Title:
Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist Kinematics
Biomechanics
Wrist Implant
File:
Download Janose_s_Final_Thesis_Document_Sunday_08-03-20.pdf
Committee Members:
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Program Head/Chair
Hwa Bok Wee, Committee Member

699. Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Velez, Chris
Title:
Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis
File:
Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf
Committee Members:
Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

700. 3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments

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Open Access
Author:
Zhou, Yuxiao
Title:
3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Biomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Digital Volume Correlation
Dental implant
Glenohumeral joint
Rheumatoid arthritis
File:
Download Dissertation_Yuxiao_Zhou.pdf
Committee Members:
Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair