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Author:

Zhou, Jing

Title:

Stochastic Semistability with Application to Stochastic Consensus

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nontangency
stochastic semistability
consensus algorithm
stochastic system
almost sure Lyapunov stability
random networks
almost sure convergence
stochastic Lyapunov function
Monte Carlo simulation

File:

Download JingZhou-PhD-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jack Langelaan, Committee Member

Author:

Cheong, Jongpil

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION, MODELING, AND EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF A PIEZOELECTRIC FLEXTENSIONAL MICROACTUATOR

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Buckling
PZT
beam
flextensional
microactuator

File:

Download Ph.D._Thesis_Jongpil_Cheong_ME.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member

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

Author:

Paik, Jinho

Title:

The Aeroelastic Stability Improvements of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors By Active and Passive Approaches

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

design optimization
whirl flutter
soft-inplane rotor
tiltrotor aircraft
feedback control

File:

Download Jinho-Paik-Dissertation-Aug09.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Loverich, Jacob Joseph

Title:

Development of a new high specific power piezoelectric actuator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

piezoelectric
actuator
active material
feed screw
motion accumulation

File:

Download Loverich.thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

John, Joby

Title:

Inter-Trial Dynamics In Goal-Oriented Tasks.

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Variability in human movement
Performance
Inter-Trial Dynamics
Goal Equivalent Manifolds
Shuffleboard Experiment

File:

Download JobyJohn-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Paul Cusumano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Gary L Gray, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Kandler A.

Title:

Electrochemical Modeling, Estimation and Control of Lithium Ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion
battery
hybrid electric vehicle
model order reduction
diffusion systems
state of charge estimation

File:

Download Dissertation_KandlerSmith2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Ren, Kailiang

Title:

Approaches to Achieve Smarter Electroactive Materials and Devices

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Ferroelectric Polymer
Polymer Actuators
Energy Harvesting
Shape Memory Polymer
Self-healing.

File:

Download KailiangThesisfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Jiang, Lijun

Title:

Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Damage Detection
Vibration
Smart Structures
Piezoelectric Circuitry
Active Control

File:

Download Thesis-LijunJiang-2007.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member

Author:

Philen, Michael Keith

Title:

DIRECTIONAL DECOUPLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET ACTUATORS FOR HIGH-PRECISION SHAPE AND VIBRATION CONTROL OF PLATE STRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

adaptive mirror
shape control
vibration control
smart materials
directional decopuling
piezoceramics
plate

File:

Download PhilenThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member