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601. FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON 3D SAND PRINTED MOLDS: METAL FLOW AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

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Author:
Bate, Casey
Title:
FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON 3D SAND PRINTED MOLDS: METAL FLOW AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Succinonitrile
Casting Hydrodynamics
Water Modeling
Metal Analog
3D Sand Printing
Mold Constant
File:
Download FUNDAMENTAL_STUDY_ON_3D_SAND_PRINTED_MOLDS_METAL_FLOW_AND_THERMAL_PROPERTIES.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Guha Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Tim Simpson, Committee Member
Dr. Robert Voigt, Committee Member

602. Modeling Micro- and Macro-Scale Two-Phase Flow in 3D Flow Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Jinyong
Title:
Modeling Micro- and Macro-Scale Two-Phase Flow in 3D Flow Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel Cell
3D fine mesh
Flow-field
Water management
High current density
Mass transport
Two-phase flow
Modeling
PEMFC
File:
Download JinyongKim_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Sukwon Choi, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

603. ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Watson, Jonathan
Title:
ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING ACCURATE ACCOMMODATION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Human Factors
Ergonomics
Design for Human Variability
Multivariate Design Methods
File:
Download ANALYSIS_OF_METHODS_FOR_PREDICTING_ACCURATE_ACCOMMODATION_IN_PASSENGER_VEHICLES.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

606. Improving Turbine Cooling Through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Jacob
Title:
Improving Turbine Cooling Through Control of Surface Roughness in the Additive Manufacturing Process
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
L-PBF
gas turbines
heat transfer
additive manufacturing
surface roughness
DMLS
SLM
fluid flow
film cooling
process parameters
File:
Download SnyderDissertation_FinalSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Reid Adam Berdanier, Special Member

607. Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment

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Open Access
Author:
Tau, Seth
Title:
Investigation into the Effects of Obstacle Dimensional Uncertainty on Path Planning Cost Metrics in a Mesh-Free Environment
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
uncertainty
path-planning
File:
Download Seth_Tau_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

608. FORMULATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE GEAR SHIFT ALGORITHMS FOR CONNECTED/AUTOMATED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Chu
Title:
FORMULATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE GEAR SHIFT ALGORITHMS FOR CONNECTED/AUTOMATED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
DP
neural network
rain flow counting
gear shift optimization
rain flow counting
File:
Download Master_Thesis_CHUXU_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

609. Map-based Vehicle State Estimation Using A Spatiotemporal Preview Filter

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Open Access
Author:
Leary, Robert D
Title:
Map-based Vehicle State Estimation Using A Spatiotemporal Preview Filter
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
autonomous
vehicle
localization
perception
camera
pose estimation
mapping
lidar
state estimation
File:
Download Leary-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member

610. On the Accuracy of Drug-Resistant Cell Population Estimation from Total Cancer Size Measurements

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Open Access
Author:
Doosthosseini, Mahsa
Title:
On the Accuracy of Drug-Resistant Cell Population Estimation from Total Cancer Size Measurements
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Cancer
Drug-Resistant
Fisher Information Matrix
CRLB
Parameter Estimation Accuracy
File:
Download Mahsa_Master_Thesis_2019_Final__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Hosam K. Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

611. Factors affecting the repeatability of the fuel consumption of a heavy-duty truck on urban and highway roads

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Open Access
Author:
Wahba, Mohamed
Title:
Factors affecting the repeatability of the fuel consumption of a heavy-duty truck on urban and highway roads
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
V2I
Truck platoon
File:
Download MohamedWahba-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Stephanie Stockar, Committee Member
Eric Norman Johnson, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

612. Density Distribution Effects on the Settling Dynamics of Nonspherical Inertial Particles at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

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Open Access
Author:
Angle, Brandon
Title:
Density Distribution Effects on the Settling Dynamics of Nonspherical Inertial Particles at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
nonspherical
settling
intermediate Reynolds number
cylinder
File:
Download Thesis_BrandonAngle_Summer19_V2.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew J Rau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

613. A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF FREESTREAM TURBULENCE PARAMETERS ON THE TIME-MEAN AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF JUNCTION FLOW

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Open Access
Author:
Lange, Eric
Title:
A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF FREESTREAM TURBULENCE PARAMETERS ON THE TIME-MEAN AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF JUNCTION FLOW
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Junction Flow
Fluid Dynamics
Time-resolved
Vortex
SPIV
Freestream Turbulence
Turbulence Length Scale
File:
Download EricLange_-_Dissertation_v3.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Rhett William Jefferies, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member

615. ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING PROCESS DESIGN FOR POST-PROCESSING STAINLESS STEEL 316L ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS

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Open Access
Author:
Bicknell, Gregory
Title:
ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING PROCESS DESIGN FOR POST-PROCESSING STAINLESS STEEL 316L ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Wire Electrical Discharge Machining
Additive Manufacturing
Stainless Steel 316L
Support Structures
Trapped Powder
Post-Processing
Wire EDM Proces Optimization
File:
Download Gregory_Bicknell_Thesis_Final_Submission_2.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Demeter, Committee Member

616. ON THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD ASSEMBLY OF PARTICULATE POLYMER COMPOSITES

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Open Access
Author:
Masud, Md Abdulla
Title:
ON THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD ASSEMBLY OF PARTICULATE POLYMER COMPOSITES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
composites
polymer
barium ferrite
dielectrophoresis
File:
Download Dissertation_Masud_V6.pdf
Committee Members:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Aman Haque, Committee Member
Paris von Lockette, Committee Member
Seong H. Kim, Outside Member

617. Modeling and Design of Wearable Transducers for Assistive Technologies

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Open Access
Author:
Safwat, Tahzib
Title:
Modeling and Design of Wearable Transducers for Assistive Technologies
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
PVDF
copolymer
P(VDF-TrFE)
terpolymer
haptics
energy harvesting
self-powered
wearable
File:
Download Tahzib_Safwat_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Member

618. Multifunctional Li-Ion Battery: Structures, Actuators and Sensors

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Open Access
Author:
Ma, Jun
Title:
Multifunctional Li-Ion Battery: Structures, Actuators and Sensors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Li-Ion battery
multifunctional
Si
structure
actuator
sensor
File:
Download Jun_Ma___Dissertation___v5.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Outside Member

620. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM OF AQUEOUS HYDROXYLAMMONIUM NITRATE

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Kaiqiang
Title:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM OF AQUEOUS HYDROXYLAMMONIUM NITRATE
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Energetic Material
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Hydroxylammonium Nitrate
Thermal Decomposition
File:
Download HAN_decomposition_Dissertation_Kaiqiang_Zhang_V6.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member

621. Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Refractory Metal Alloys And Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Formed By Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST)

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Open Access
Author:
Jacobs, James Anthony
Title:
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of Refractory Metal Alloys And Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Formed By Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST)
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tungsten
Tantalum
UHTC
Field Assisted Sintering Technology
Grain Growth Inhibitor
Mechanical Properties
File:
Download James_Jacobs_Thesis_7-22-19.pdf
Committee Members:
Jogender Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member

622. Experimental Investigation of Insect Flight Aerodynamics and Control

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Open Access
Author:
Hsu, Shih Jung
Title:
Experimental Investigation of Insect Flight Aerodynamics and Control
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
MAGLEV
Speed Control
Insect Flight
Visual Control
File:
Download Shih-Jung_Hsu_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Rui Ni, Committee Member
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

623. EVALUATION OF MUSCLE FUNCTION AND PATHOLOGIES USING ULTRASOUND SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY

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Open Access
Author:
Sadeghi, Seyedali
Title:
EVALUATION OF MUSCLE FUNCTION AND PATHOLOGIES USING ULTRASOUND SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasound shear wave elastography
muscle force production
posterior lumbar fusion
radiofrequency neurotomy
compartment syndrome
shear modulus
File:
Download PhD_thesis-Seyedali_Sadeghi.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Meghan Elise Vidt, Outside Member

625. Energy Optimization using Model Predictive Control for Engine Cooling Systems in Heavy Duty Trucks

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Open Access
Author:
Huynh, Brian
Title:
Energy Optimization using Model Predictive Control for Engine Cooling Systems in Heavy Duty Trucks
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Model Predictive Control
Engine Cooling System
Energy Optimization
File:
Download Master_Thesis--Brian_Huynh.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member

626. Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization

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Open Access
Author:
Erol, Anil
Title:
Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electro-active polymers
magneto-active elastomers
nonlinear elasticity
smart materials
optimization
modeling
mechanics of materials
File:
Download Thesis_Anil_Erol_REVISED.pdf
Committee Members:
Paris R Vonlockette, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member

627. Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damped Vibration Absorbers for Stiff-Inplane Hingeless Rotor Blades

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Open Access
Author:
Trowbridge, Michael
Title:
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damped Vibration Absorbers for Stiff-Inplane Hingeless Rotor Blades
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
F2MC
damped vibration absorber
fluidic flexible matrix composite
helicopter
rotorcraft
structural dynamics
vibration absorber
rotor blade
vibration control
stiff-inplane
File:
Download MTrowbridge_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C. Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric R. Marsh, Committee Member
Daniel C. Haworth, Committee Member

628. A METHODOLOGY FOR TRIAGING PRODUCT NEEDS FOR LOCALIZED MANUFACTURING WITH 3D PRINTING IN LOW-RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Savonen, Benjamin Lyle
Title:
A METHODOLOGY FOR TRIAGING PRODUCT NEEDS FOR LOCALIZED MANUFACTURING WITH 3D PRINTING IN LOW-RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D printing
Humanitarian Engineering
International Development
Low-Resource Contexts
File:
Download Dissertation_Savonen.pdf
Committee Members:
John Gershenson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Gershenson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Committee Member
Jason Andrew Acimovic, Outside Member

629. Dynamics of Interacting Turbulent Flames

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Open Access
Author:
Tyagi, Ankit
Title:
Dynamics of Interacting Turbulent Flames
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Interacting Flames
Turbulent Flames
Image Processing
Laser Diagnostics
Flame Physics
Flame-Flame Interactions
File:
Download Tyagi_Ankit-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacqueline O’Connor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline O’Connor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Haworth, Committee Member
Stephen Lynch, Committee Member
Michael Krane, Outside Member
Isaac Boxx, Special Member

630. An Experimental Study of the Effect of a Pilot Flame on Combustion Instabilities

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Jihang
Title:
An Experimental Study of the Effect of a Pilot Flame on Combustion Instabilities
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustion Instability
Gas Turbine
Combustion
Pilot Flame
Flame Transfer Function
File:
Download Dissertation_Jihang_Li.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Domenic Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Daniel Haworth, Committee Member
Dr. Jacqueline O'connor, Committee Member
Dr. Michel Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

631. CFD Modeling of In-Cylinder Heat Transfer in Piston Engines

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Open Access
Author:
Sircar, Arpan
Title:
CFD Modeling of In-Cylinder Heat Transfer in Piston Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
Combustion
Turbulence
Radiation
Boundary Layer
IC Engines
File:
Download Arpan_Sircar_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert J Santoro, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

632. Ego-Motion Estimation Using Doppler and Spatial Data in SONAR, RADAR, or Camera Images

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Open Access
Author:
Monaco, Christopher D
Title:
Ego-Motion Estimation Using Doppler and Spatial Data in SONAR, RADAR, or Camera Images
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ego-motion estimation
doppler
sonar
radar
camera
autonomous
automotive
underwater
motion estimation
localization
perception
odometry
dead-reckoning
vehicle
spatial
doppler velocity log
navigation
File:
Download Monaco_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Outside Member
Russell Charles Burkhardt, Outside Member
Kurt A Hacker, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

633. Sequential Machine Learning for Decision-Making in Mechanical Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Ghalyan, Najah
Title:
Sequential Machine Learning for Decision-Making in Mechanical Systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
symbolic dynamics
Hidden Markov Models
ergodicity
measure-preserving transformations
image classification
fatigue damage
thermoacoustic instabilities
probabilistic finite state automata
time series
bag-of-words
support vector machines
generating partition
quantization
lossy source coding
sliding block source coding
clustering
dynamic programming
Viterbi algorithm
anomaly detection
change point detection
transient change detection
quickest change detection
data-driven modeling
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Najah_Ghalyan.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
David Jonathan Miller, Outside Member
William Kenneth Jenkins, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

634. Computational Investigation of High-Flux Heating of Supercritical Fluids in Microscale Geometries

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Open Access
Author:
Nabil, Mahdi
Title:
Computational Investigation of High-Flux Heating of Supercritical Fluids in Microscale Geometries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercritical fluid
Carbon dioxide
Microchannels
Heat exchanger
Large eddy simulation
Mixed convection
Supercritical Fluid
Carbon Dioxide
Micro-pin-fins
Heat Exchanger
Large Eddy Simulation
Mixed Convection
File:
Download PhDDissertation_MNabil.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

635. Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester

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Open Access
Author:
Bhattacharjee, Debapriya
Title:
Periodic Cross-Flow Trajectory Optimization for an Experimentally-Parameterized Model of a Tethered Energy Harvester
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
periodic optimal control
airborne wind energy systems
buoyant air turbine
optimization
File:
Download Debapriya_Bhattacharjee_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

636. Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Rocca Bejar, Daniela
Title:
Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
reaxff
Energetic materials
Molecular dynamics
Nanoparticle combustion
File:
Download DRB_MS_thesis_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

637. Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets

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Open Access
Author:
Mohamed, Mohand
Title:
Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Dimpled Jacket
CFD
Nusselt Number
Friction Factor
File:
Download Mohand_Mohamed_May2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member

638. Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Patidar, Lalit
Title:
Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics
File:
Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

639. ReaxFF reactive force field investigations in combustion and nascent soot formation

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Open Access
Author:
Shabnam, Sharmin
Title:
ReaxFF reactive force field investigations in combustion and nascent soot formation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Combustion
Soot Formation
Pyrolysis and Oxidation
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Inert Dilution
Nickel
Fuel Mixtures
File:
Download Dissertation_Sharmin_MAY2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

640. Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts

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Open Access
Author:
Rezwan, Aashique Alam
Title:
Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
multi-scale simulation
MOOSE
BISON
phase-field
fracture
composite cladding
light water reactor
nuclear fuel performance
anisotropic thermal expansion
alpha-uranium
mesoscale modeling
irradiation growth
File:
Download Dissertation_Rezwan_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Outside Member
Michael R Tonks, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

641. Improvements to Turbulence Models for Better Simulations of Film Cooling Flow Field and Heat Transfer

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Feiyan
Title:
Improvements to Turbulence Models for Better Simulations of Film Cooling Flow Field and Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gas Turbine
Film Cooling
Heat Transfer
Turbulent Flow
Detached Eddy Simulation
File:
Download Feiyan_Thesis_Writing_Mar_04_r1.pdf
Committee Members:
Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

642. Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Wei
Title:
Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials
File:
Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

643. Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory

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Open Access
Author:
Fu, Yiwei
Title:
Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series
File:
Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

644. An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Saltzman, David
Title:
An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV
File:
Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

645. Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

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Open Access
Author:
Kazmouz, Samuel
Title:
Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine
File:
Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

646. Simulation of Surface Instabilities in Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Knol, Isaac
Title:
Simulation of Surface Instabilities in Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
rockets
hybrid rockets
kelvin-helmholtz
paraffin wax fuels
File:
Download Isaac_Knol_Final_Thesis__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair

647. The Effects of Hydrogen on Steady-State and Transient Combustion Characteristics

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Open Access
Author:
Strollo, John
Title:
The Effects of Hydrogen on Steady-State and Transient Combustion Characteristics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermoacoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment
thermo-acoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment
File:
Download John_Strollo_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

648. Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes

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Open Access
Author:
Huelsmann, Nathan
Title:
Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gas Turbine
Combustor Liner
Effusion
Impingement
Convective Heat Transfer
File:
Download Nathan_Huelsmann_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

649. An Automated Data Collection System to Capture the Co-evolution of Physical Prototypes and Designer Knowledge

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Nelson, Jacob
Title:
An Automated Data Collection System to Capture the Co-evolution of Physical Prototypes and Designer Knowledge
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
prototyping
engineering design
design data collection
prototypes
File:
Download thesis_Nelson_JT_final_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Jessica Dolores Menold, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

650. Imaging-based numerical study of biomechanics and bone density distribution in human alveolar bone

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Su, Kangning
Title:
Imaging-based numerical study of biomechanics and bone density distribution in human alveolar bone
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Bone remodeling
CT imaging
Finite element
dental implant
Bone density
File:
Download Dissertation_Kangning_Su_20210125.pdf
Committee Members:
Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

651. Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gruning, Veronica
Title:
Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
robotics
path planning
File:
Download Gruning_MS_FA20.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member

652. Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ryan, Lauren
Title:
Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
additive manufacturing
3D printing
material extrusion
silicone
overmolded silicone
lattice
gyroid
octet
body-centered cubic
interface design
tensile testing
mechanical bond
File:
Download LaurenRyan_Thesis_Lattice_Interfaces_for_Silicone_Overmolded_AM_Parts.pdf
Committee Members:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

653. An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels

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Open Access
Author:
Wassel, Cody
Title:
An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
hardness
steel
gears
bearings
high temperature
loss of lubrication
empirical model
File:
Download Wassel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Lee Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aaron Craig Isaacson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Guha Manogharan, Special Signatory

654. Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wu, Songlin
Title:
Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
anthropometry
body dimension
human variability
vehicle packaging
Class-B vehicle
bus
steering wheel
H point
seat
eye
vision
comfort
Cascade Model
Manikin
Population Model
Hybrid Model
VFT
posture
accommodation
File:
Download WU_MS_THESIS_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member

655. Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kidd, James
Title:
Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electrical Annealing
Additive Manufacturing
Processing
Low Temperature
Stainless Steel
Electron Wind Force
Strain induced
grain growth
Current Density
File:
Download Kidd_Thesis_05.pdf
Committee Members:
Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

656. Design Optimization of Compliant Structures for Radiofrequency Ablation and Additive Manufacturing

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Hanks, Bradley Wright
Title:
Design Optimization of Compliant Structures for Radiofrequency Ablation and Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
design optimization
compliant mechanism
additive manufacturing
lattice structures
radiofrequency ablation
File:
Download Hanks_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

657. Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Foster, Garett
Title:
Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Metal combustion
Aluminum combustion
Aluminum particles
Burning velocity
Pressurized combustion
Aluminum flame
Dust flame
File:
Download GarettF_Thesis_full_formated_revE2.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

658. Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Hahn, Seung Ho
Title:
Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Silicate Glass
Glass Surface
Mechanochemical Wear
Water Reaction
File:
Download PhD-Dissertation_Final_SeungHoHAHN.pdf
Committee Members:
Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seong H. Kim, Committee Member
M. Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Susan B. Sinnott, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

659. Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gong, Xi
Title:
Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
PSP Linkages
Machine Learning
Microstructure
File:
Download Xi_Gong_Dissertation_Draft_0707v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Demeter, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Saurabh Basu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

660. Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Burke, Christopher
Title:
Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
High pressure
high density
nitromethane
decomposition
initiation
mechanism
chris burke
christopher burke
hydrogen abstraction
File:
Download Thesis_BurkeCN_FormatReviewed.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

661. Multi-stimuli Effects on Thin Films and Devices

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Islam, Md Zahabul
Title:
Multi-stimuli Effects on Thin Films and Devices
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Structure-property
External stimuli
Nanoscale
Micro Electro-Mechanical System
Additive manufacturing
Electron wind force
Two-dimensional materials
Crystallinity
In-situ transmission electron microscope
Advanced manufacturing
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Zahabul_Islam.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Daudi Rigenda Waryoba, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

662. Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Mondal, Sudeepta
Title:
Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Machine learning
Combustion
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-Fidelity Modeling
Anomaly Detection
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Sudeepta.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amrita Basak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Special Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Amrita Basak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

664. Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Alkandari, Abdulaziz
Title:
Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer
File:
Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

665. Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Malviya, Manoj
Title:
Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking
File:
Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf
Committee Members:
Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

666. A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Adhikari, Sanjay
Title:
A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
dropwise condensation
high heat flux
experiment
surface temperature measurements
simulation
contact angle hysteresis
drop
File:
Download AdhikariSanjay_Dissertation_Submit3.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan-Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

667. Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Williams, Daniel
Title:
Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
bipedal gait
double support period
fall risk
gait simulation
hybrid zero dynamics
gait optimization
File:
Download Williams_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

668. Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Subramani, Adhitya Vikraman
Title:
Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational biomechanics
Human spine
Intervertebral disc annulus
Disc degeneration
Multiaxial fatigue
Finite element analysis
Military loading scenarios
File:
Download Dissertation_Subramani_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

669. Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Walters, Gage
Title:
Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
uncertainty quantification
generalized polynomial chaos
probability transformation
numerical integration
turbulence ingestion
boundary layer forced structure
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_Gage_Walters.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Lee Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David M Williams, Committee Member
Sheri Lynn Martinelli, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Outside Member
Andrew S Wixom, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

670. MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Zafar, Suhaib
Title:
MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics
File:
Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

671. Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Abbasi, Shahzaib
Title:
Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermoelectric
Absorption Refrigeration
Refrigeration
Energy Harvesting
Waste Heat Recover
Organic Rankine Cycle
Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
WHR
ARS
TEG
File:
Download AbbasiShahzaib_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Outside Member
Bed Poudel, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

672. Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Ng, Matthew
Title:
Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

673. Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cory, Trevor
Title:
Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
gas turbine
deposition
ceramic matrix composite
internal flow
heat transfer
weave surface
dust feed
effusion flow
File:
Download Cory_Thesis_Dec_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

674. Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Creer, Riley
Title:
Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling
File:
Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

675. HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Burke, Patrick
Title:
HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robotics
Biorobotrics
Fish
Locomotion
File:
Download Supplemental_Video_1.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_2.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_3.mp4Download Supplemental_Video_4.mp4Download Burke_Patrick_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

676. Mixture theory based poroelasticity for biopolymer degradation and fluid transport in brain

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Restricted (Penn State Only)
Author:
Patki, Priyanka Abhay
Title:
Mixture theory based poroelasticity for biopolymer degradation and fluid transport in brain
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element Method
Poroelasticity
Mixture theory
Fluid-structure interactions
File:
Login to Download
Committee Members:
Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

677. Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant

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Open Access
Author:
Khichar, Mayank
Title:
Thermal decomposition and combustion modeling of RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal decomposition
Combustion
modeling
RDX
TAGzT
Quantum chemical calculation
TGA
DSC
FTIR
Mechanism
Liquid Phase
Diffusion
Deflagration
File:
Download Dissertation_MayankKhichar_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

678. Investigation of Various Factors Affecting Noise Emission from Roller Element Bearings

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Elston, Jacob
Title:
Investigation of Various Factors Affecting Noise Emission from Roller Element Bearings
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Bearing
Vibration
Frequency
Time Domain
Frequency Domain
Wavelet
File:
Download Final_Thesis_1-14-21.pdf
Committee Members:
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Abdallah Ramini, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Program Head/Chair

679. The Effects of Path-Planning Uncertainty on Intelligent Vehicle Performance

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Tau, Seth
Title:
The Effects of Path-Planning Uncertainty on Intelligent Vehicle Performance
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
path planning
intelligent vehicle
ground vehicle
mapping error
sensing error
maneuvering speed
File:
Download Seth_Tau_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

680. Chemical Combustion Power Systems For Extreme Environment Planetary Landers

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Greer, Christopher
Title:
Chemical Combustion Power Systems For Extreme Environment Planetary Landers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium combustion
Venus lander
In-situ resource utilization
Venus heat engine
Rankine cycle
Mercury Rankine Cycle
File:
Download CGreer_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Michael P. Manahan, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

681. deep learning approach to real time health monitoring for fatigue damage detection and classification

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Alqahtani, Hassan
Title:
deep learning approach to real time health monitoring for fatigue damage detection and classification
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
DEEP LEARNING
REAL-TIME HEALTH MONITORING
FATIGUE DAMAGE
CLASSIFICATION
DAMAGE DETECTION
File:
Download HASSAN_THESIS-9-2.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

682. Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears

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Open Access
Author:
Gauntt, Sean
Title:
Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Steel-Composite Gears
Hybrid Gears
Hybrid Gear Drivetrains
Drivetrain Models
Transmission Error
Optimization
File:
Download SeanGauntt-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Outside Member
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

684. Virtual Part Qualification with Thermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Modeling of Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Irwin, Jeffrey
Title:
Virtual Part Qualification with Thermal, Mechanical, and Microstructural Modeling of Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
Laser processes
Numerical methods
Modeling and simulation
Finite element analysis
File:
Download irwin_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Committee Member
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Outside Member
Pan Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

685. Dominant Interscale Dynamics in Premixed Turbulent Combustion for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation

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Open Access
Author:
Shah, Yash Girish
Title:
Dominant Interscale Dynamics in Premixed Turbulent Combustion for Application to Large-Eddy Simulation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Large-Eddy Simulation
Premixed Turbulent Flames
Chemical Reaction Rates
Interscale Interactions
Direct Numerical Simulation
Combustion Modeling
File:
Download Shah_ME_Thesis_final-12Apr21.pdf
Committee Members:
Yuan Xuan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

686. Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics

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Open Access
Author:
Timothy, Zachary
Title:
Modular CAM Program Development for Single Point Diamond Turning of Freeform Optics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Diamond Turning
Freeform Optics
Precision Engineering
CAM Program
File:
Download Zachary_Timothy_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member

687. The Relationship Between Stiffness and Walking

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Open Access
Author:
Schmitthenner, Dave
Title:
The Relationship Between Stiffness and Walking
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Exoskeletons
Biomechanics
Nonlinear Control
System Identification
Gait
File:
Download Dave_Schmitthenner_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Outside Member
Andrew Michael Geronimo, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

688. Ventilated Supercavity Physics

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Author:
Hansford, Samuel E
Title:
Ventilated Supercavity Physics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Supercavitation
File:

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Committee Members:
Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rhett William Jefferies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy A Brungart, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Outside Member

689. Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn

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Author:
Ochoa Lleras, Nicolas
Title:
Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Control systems
Tractor
Rollover
ADAS
Human Factors
Simulated environments
File:
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Committee Members:
Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Dennis Murphy, Committee Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

690. Development of materials for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries

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Restricted
Author:
Wang, Daiwei
Title:
Development of materials for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium-sulfur battery
All-solid-state battery
Lithium thiophosphate electrolytes
File:

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Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

691. Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt

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Open Access
Author:
Chatterjee, Tanusree
Title:
Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ammonia borane
Quantum mechanics
Hydrogen release
Reaction pathway
perchloric acid
oxygen release
numerical simulation
HMX
TAGzT
TGA
FTIR
thermal decomposition
nitramine-based energetic materials
File:
Download Tanusree_Chatterjee_Dissertation_final2.pdf
Committee Members:
Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adri van Duin, Committee Member
Jacqueline O’Connor, Committee Member
Joseph F. Horn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

692. Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Xi
Title:
Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
incompressible Navier-Stokes equation
mixed finite element
pressure robustness
implicit Runge-Kutta methods
energy stability
structure preserving
File:
Download Dissertation_Xi_Chen.pdf
Committee Members:
John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Member
Anna L Mazzucato, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

693. Using First-Principles Calculations and Molecular Dynamics to Investigate the Properties of Cesium-Based Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Almishal, Saeed
Title:
Using First-Principles Calculations and Molecular Dynamics to Investigate the Properties of Cesium-Based Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
First-principles calculations
Density Functional Theory
Molecular Dynamics
Cs-based halide perovskite
Ge-based halide perovskite
structural properties
phase transformation
photovoltaic perovskites
electronic properties
File:
Download Saeed_Almishal_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Ola Hamada Rashwan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Abdallah Ramini, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Special Signatory

694. SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION

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Open Access
Author:
Dinesh Nair, Manasi
Title:
SELF BALANCING OF BATTERY CELLS AND PV ARRAYS – A REAL-TIME PHYSICAL VALIDATION
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery
PV array
Self-balancing
Battery balancing
File:
Download SELF_BALANCING_OF_BATTERY_CELLS_AND_PV_ARRAYS__A_REAL_TIME_PHYSICAL_VALIDATION.pdf
Committee Members:
Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

695. Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System

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Open Access
Author:
Agrawal, Suyash
Title:
Functional Modelling and Simulations of Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hummingbird Musculoskeletal System
Flapping Wing Flight
Flapping Wing Simulation
Hummingbird Hovering
File:
Download Master_s_thesis_Suyash_Agrawal_V7.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

696. Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

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Open Access
Author:
Alattar, Bader
Title:
Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow
File:
Download Video_3_1.mp4Download Video_3_2.mp4Download Video_3_3.mp4Download Video_3_4.mp4Download Video_3_5.mp4Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

697. MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Tilton, Maryam
Title:
MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior
Fracture fixation implants
Large bone defects
metamaterials
File:
Download MaryamTilton_Dissertation_08-13-2020.pdf
Committee Members:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Michael W. Hast, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

698. Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant

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Open Access
Author:
Osedeme, Janose
Title:
Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist Kinematics
Biomechanics
Wrist Implant
File:
Download Janose_s_Final_Thesis_Document_Sunday_08-03-20.pdf
Committee Members:
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Program Head/Chair
Hwa Bok Wee, Committee Member

699. Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Velez, Chris
Title:
Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis
File:
Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf
Committee Members:
Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

700. 3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments

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Open Access
Author:
Zhou, Yuxiao
Title:
3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Biomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Digital Volume Correlation
Dental implant
Glenohumeral joint
Rheumatoid arthritis
File:
Download Dissertation_Yuxiao_Zhou.pdf
Committee Members:
Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair