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Author:

Liu, Ji

Title:

Computationally Efficient Online Model-Based Control and Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion batteries
Battery mangement systems
Differential Flatness
Control
Estimation

File:

Download JiLiu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam K. Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam K. Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Member
Constantino Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Mamun, Abdullah-Al

Title:

OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DATACENTER ENERGY STORAGE FOR DEMAND RESPONSE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
Lithium-ion
Stochastic control
Genetic algorithm
Optimal control
Particle filter
Physics-based modeling
datacenter
energy management

File:

Download AMamun_dissertation_committee.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Horacio Perez-Blanco, Committee Member
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Outside Member

Author:

Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A

Title:

Consideration of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Boundary-Layer Transition in Rotorcraft Airfoil Design

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Airfoil Design
Boundary-Layer Transition
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Dynamic Stall
Helicopter Aerodynamics
Transonic Flow
Compressible Flow
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD

File:

Download Bernardo_Vieira_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark D. Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member
Michael P. Kinzel, Special Member

Author:

Garg, Mayank

Title:

SAFE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND LONG LIFE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

​Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system Battery pack capacity Mismatch Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model Battery pack current distribution
Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system
Battery pack capacity mismatch
Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model
Battery pack current distribution

File:

Download Mayank_-_Dissertation_ME_PhD_updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Committee Member
Srinivas Tadigadapa, Outside Member

Author:

Ma, Xiaokun

Title:

Dynamics and Control of Energy Harvesting Devices

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energy harvesting
Piezoelectric compliant mechanism
Quadratic mode shape
Uniform strain distribution
Shape memory alloy actuator

File:

Download Thesis_Xiaokun_Ma.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member