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Author:

Hoskins, Andrew Howard

Title:

Development and Characterization of a Robotic Dynamic Activity Simulator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cadaver walking simulation
dynamic gait simulation
foot and ankle biomechanics
robotics

File:

Download AHoskins_PhD_Diss_HiQ.pdf

Committee Members:

Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Hailu, Haftay

Title:

DIMENSIONAL TRANFORMATION: A NOVEL METHOD FOR GAIN-SCHEDULING AND ROBUST CONTROL

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robust control
gain-scheduling
dimensional transformation
dimensional analysis

File:

Download Hailu_PhD_Dissertation2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Mario Sznaier, Committee Member
Barbara E Kulakowski, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, 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