1. Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery Open Access Author: Rau, Andrew Charles Title: Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: endoscopic surgeryendoscopic toolsNOTESnatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryminimally invasive surgeryforcepsmedical devices surgical tools File: Download AndrewRau-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Open Access Author: Aguirre, Milton Title: Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: DesignContact-AidedCompliant MechanismAdvanced MISNOTESOptimization File: Download Dissertation_MEA.pdf Committee Members: Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEric M Mockensturm, Committee MemberMatthew B Parkinson, Committee MemberChristopher Muhlstein, Committee MemberHarriet Black Nembhard, Committee Member
3. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING SUPERELASTIC NITINOL Open Access Author: Liu, Jiening Title: COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING SUPERELASTIC NITINOL Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: compliant mechanismnitinolsuperelastic modellingNOTESflapping wing File: Download Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor