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Author:

Singh, Anand Kumar

Title:

Blast Mitigation Studies for All Metal Plate and Honeycomb Sandwich Panels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast
design
optimization
plate
shape
honeycomb sandwich
validation

File:

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Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Olson, Elizabeth Christine

Title:

INTEGRATION BETWEEN PRODUCT DESIGN AND SUPPLY CHAIN WITH CONSIDERATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

supply chain
design
sustainability
carbon footprint

File:

Download ElizabethOlson_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Verlinich, Matthew Michael

Title:

METHODS FOR THE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COMBINED, MICROWAVE-ULTRASOUND BIODIESEL REACTORS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

microwave
ultrasound
biodiesel
design
reactor
sonochemistry

File:

Download Verlinich_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lindsey, Matthew Scott

Title:

Design For In-Line Pipe Inspection Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
pipe inspection
guided waves
ultrasonic

File:

Download M.S._Thesis_Matt_Lindsey_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Joseph Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Taehyun

Title:

An Investigation on the Importance of Design form and Function: Market Success and Consumer Preference

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

design
form
function
market success
consumer preference

File:

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Committee Members:

GÜL E Okudan Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hayden, Eric William

Title:

Design and Testing of a Helicopter Rotor Blade Chord Extension System

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace
helicopter
morphing
rotor
chord
extension
design
test

File:

Download HAYDEN_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Thurier, Pierre F

Title:

A Two-material Topology Optimization Method for the Design of a Passive Thermal Control Interface

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Topology optimization
Thermo-mechanical
Thermal control
contact
compliant mechanisms
two-material
design

File:

Download thesis_PT.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ferguson, Ian

Title:

Using Topology Optimization to Improve Design for Additive Manufacture

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
3d printing
FDM
DMLS
topology optimization
design
optimization

File:

Download Ferguson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Varanasi, Rama Adithya

Title:

TWEETSIGHT: ENHANCING FINANCIAL ANALYSTS' SOCIAL MEDIA USE

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Social media
Financial analysts
design research
design
human computer interaction
sensemaking
work study

File:

Download ThesisRamaAdithyaVaranasi.pdf

Committee Members:

John M. Carroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ben Hanrahan, Committee Member
Eun Kyoung Choe, Committee Member

Author:

Stanko, Jason D

Title:

Automated Design and Evaluation of Airfoils for Rotorcraft Applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

parameterization
orthogonal
automation
airfoil performance table
multicollinearity
design
class shape transformation
genetic algorithm
CFD
Legendre Polynomial
CMA-ES
UH60
OVERFLOW
airfoil shape optimization
C81
Augmented Lagrange

File:

Download StankoThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brulo, Gregory Scott

Title:

THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Kinematics
optimization
planer
planar mechanism
mechanism
design
PID
SMA
CPV
Shape Memory Alloy
Solar
Panels

File:

Download GregBruloThesisFinal_rev2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. H.J. Sommer, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Brennan, Jennifer Bracken

Title:

THE C+C DSM METHOD: MANAGING CHANGE PROPAGATION WHILE PROTOTYPING A ROBOTIC INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR DRY NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE CASKS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
change propagation
nuclear storage cask
robotic inspection system
prototyping

File:

Download finalpdf_2018_03_29_Bracken_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rangaswamy, Cara Parry

Title:

Seeing the Sidewalk: Giving New Terms to an Everyday Urban Space

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

sidewalk
urban fabric
photomontage
representation
observation
design

File:

Download CaraRangaswamy_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Darla Lindberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Aeschbacher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Lai, Chi Ping

Title:

Understanding Design through Deconstructing Curriculum: A Comparative Study of Visual Arts Programs at the Pennsylvania State University and Pratt Institute

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

design
art education
curriculum

File:

Download FinalCLaiThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Wanda B. Knight, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tehrani, Sadra

Title:

Central Park in Film: Architecture as the Structure of Desire

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

Architecture
Central Park
Landscape
Film
Cinema
movies
design
Olmsted
New York
Desire

File:

Download Sadra_Tehrani_-_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mehrdad Hadighi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reggie Aviles, Committee Member
Kevin J Hagopian, Committee Member
Donald Kunze, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Morse, Joshua

Title:

Tradeoffs of Electronics Liquid Cooling Design Features

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

electronics
liquid
cooling
cooled
chips
pin
fin
channel
price
manufacturing
header
design
heat
transfer
convection
conduction
power

File:

Download Joshua_Morse_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Thole, Program Head/Chair
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member