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Author:

Chen, Xiao

Title:

using occupant feedback in model predictive control for indoor thermal comfort and energy optimization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

building climate control
model predictive control
thermal comfort
energy consumption
occupant feedback

File:

Download Xiao_Chen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Jelena Srebric, Special Member

Author:

Xie, Jinyu

Title:

INTELLIGENT ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INCORPORATED WITH MEAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR TYPE-1 DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Diabetes
Type 1
Meal Detection
Estimation
Recommender System
Adaptive Control
System Identification
Insulin
Exercise
Kalman Filter

File:

Download PhD-Dissertation-Jinyu-Xie-03-09-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Peter Molenaar, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Jianyi

Title:

ANALYTICAL PROCESS MODELING AND NONLINEAR CONTROL OF MELT-POOL HEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE IN DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Modeling
Control
Additive Manufacturing
Directed Energy Deposition

File:

Download Jianyi_Li_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Ted Reutzel, 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

Author:

Ghanaatpishe, Mohammad

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR ROBUST ONLINE OPTIMAL PERIODIC CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF PLANT PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Adaptive Control
Drug Delivery
Insect Flight
Optimal Periodic Control
Optimization
Estimation
Tracking

File:

Download MohammadGhanaatpishe-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Outside Member

Author:

Calogero, Joseph Patrick

Title:

Dual Optimization of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms and Spatial Distribution for Passive Shape Change

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

compliant mechanism
numerical dynamics
finite element analysis
design optimization
ornithopter
motion tracking camera

File:

Download Calogero_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Outside Member

Author:

Krott, Matthew Joseph

Title:

Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Vibration Treatments for Helicopter Airframes and Rotor Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

F2MC
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
damper
rotor blade
vibration control

File:

Download MatthewKrott-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jose Palacios, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Denlinger, Michelle

Title:

Extremum Seeking Algorithms for Optimal Periodic Control with Application to Buoyant Air Turbines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Extremum seeking
Optimal Periodic Control
Wind Energy
Buoyant Air Turbines
Optimal Control
Periodic Control
Airborne Wind Energy

File:

Download MDenlinger_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Outside Member
Chris Vermillion, Special Member

Author:

Pepley, David

Title:

Simulation of Needle Insertion Procedures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Healthcare
Surgical Simulation
Central Venous Catheterization
Surgical Training
Needle Insertion
Percutaneous Procedures
Haptics

File:

Download Pepley_Dissertation_Rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Zachary Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Scarlett Rae Miller, Outside Member

Author:

Hsu, Shih Jung

Title:

Experimental Investigation of Insect Flight Aerodynamics and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MAGLEV
Speed Control
Insect Flight
Visual Control

File:

Download Shih-Jung_Hsu_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Rui Ni, Committee Member
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair