1. An estimation of geometric changes in the proximal femurs of US adults from 1988-2014 Open Access Author: Aydogan, Beytullah Title: An estimation of geometric changes in the proximal femurs of US adults from 1988-2014 Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: statistical shape modelingpoximal femurpopulation-based design File: Download PSU_MS_Thesis_Beytullah_04042018.pdf Committee Members: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Design and Fabrication of a Nuclear Dry Cask Inspection Robot: Integrating Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Active Transducer Measurement Methods Open Access Author: Van Sant, Ian Title: Design and Fabrication of a Nuclear Dry Cask Inspection Robot: Integrating Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Active Transducer Measurement Methods Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: dry cask inspectionnuclear dry caskElectromagnetic Active TransducerLaser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopyrobotic inspection systemremote inspection robotstress corrosion cracking File: Download VanSant-thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Open Access Author: Barclift, Michael W Title: Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingMetalLaserPowder Bed FusionCADDesign ToolsDFAMCost ModelingPowder ReuseAPIDepreciationPowder RecyclingCost EstimationSupport StructuresOptimizationPowder FeedstockLPBFAM File: Download Barclift_MS_Thesis_FA18_SUBMITTED_3.pdf Committee Members: Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence Open Access Author: Elahi, Syed Samiul Title: Heat Transfer Measurement of Junction Flow With Variable Reynolds Number and Freestream Turbulence Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Junction flowReynolds numberTurbulenceUnsteady heat fluxJunction flowHorseshoe vortexReynolds numberFreestream turbulenceHeat transfer File: Download M.S._Thesis-Syed_Elahi-Final.pdf Committee Members: Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Ann Thole, Committee Member
5. THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Open Access Author: Brulo, Gregory Scott Title: THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-CONCENTRATION MICROTRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Kinematicsoptimizationplanerplanar mechanismmechanismdesignPIDSMACPVShape Memory AlloySolarPanels File: Download GregBruloThesisFinal_rev2.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. H.J. Sommer, Committee MemberDr. Karen Thole, Committee Member
6. A SIMULATION STUDY OF THE IONIC WIND IN HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS Open Access Author: George, Kristov Title: A SIMULATION STUDY OF THE IONIC WIND IN HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Ionic WindIonic Wind CoolingHeat TransferCoronaCorona DischargeCorona Discharge Plasma File: Download THESIS2.pdf Committee Members: Rui Ni, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew J Rau, Committee Member
7. THE C+C DSM METHOD: MANAGING CHANGE PROPAGATION WHILE PROTOTYPING A ROBOTIC INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR DRY NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE CASKS Open Access 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: designchange propagationnuclear storage caskrobotic inspection systemprototyping File: Download finalpdf_2018_03_29_Bracken_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY INSPECTION TOOL FOR LARGE ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METALLIC COMPONENTS Open Access Author: Stoner, Brant Edward Title: DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY INSPECTION TOOL FOR LARGE ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METALLIC COMPONENTS Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Nondestructive inspectionAdditive manufacturingdirected energy depositionmulti-meter componentsqualificationdigital radiography File: Download Brant_Stoner_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sanjay B Joshi, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Committee MemberGuhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
9. INVESTIGATING NARRATIVES OF ATTRITION IN ENGINEERING Open Access Author: Whitehair, Carey A Title: INVESTIGATING NARRATIVES OF ATTRITION IN ENGINEERING Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: graduate attrtitionattritionengineeringgraduate engineeringengineering educationeducationgraduate engineering attritionqualitative analysis File: Download Carey_Whitehair_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Real-time Vehicle Pose Estimation Utilizing Monocular Vision and Lane Marker Maps Open Access Author: Leary, Robert D Title: Real-time Vehicle Pose Estimation Utilizing Monocular Vision and Lane Marker Maps Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: vehicle localizationpose estimationlane detectionautonomous vehiclestate estimation File: Download Leary-Masters.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
