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1. A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles

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Open Access
Author:
Bobuk, Aaron Michael
Title:
A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
design
product
family
trade studies
GVI
generational variety index
PFPF
product family penalty function
robot
robotic
ground
vehicle
ATSV
genetic algorithm
Simulink
Matlab
mathematical model
commonality
platform
optimization
File:
Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

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Open Access
Author:
Logan, Drew G.
Title:
OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
system modeling
optimal design
hybrid systems
dynamic programming
allometric design
mobile robots
robot performance
File:
Download Drew_Logan_MS_ME_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. A Product Family Optimization Approach Using Multidimensional Data Visualization

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Open Access
Author:
Slingerland, Laura A.
Title:
A Product Family Optimization Approach Using Multidimensional Data Visualization
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
multiobjective optimization
product platform
product family
commonality
visualization
File:
Download Thesis_Laura_A_Slingerland.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms

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Open Access
Author:
Mehta, Vipul Vijay
Title:
Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Contact-aided compliant mechanisms
topology optimization
meso-scaled structures
morphing aircraft skin
stress relief
File:
Download Vipul_Mehta_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member