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Author:

Yomchinda, Thanan

Title:

Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking

File:

Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

Author:

Shen, Zheng

Title:

Control-Oriented Modeling, State-Of-Charge, State-Of-Health, And Parameter Estimation Of Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Battery
Ritz Method
State-Of-Charge (SOC)
State-Of-Health (SOH)
Parameter Estimation
Solid Phase Diffusivity

File:

Download ZhengDissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Alexander Allen

Title:

Model-based Inclusion of Previewed Information for Lateral Vehicle State and Environment Estimation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MODEL-BASED ESTIMATION
PREVIEW ESTIMATION
STATE ESTIMATION
VEHICLE DYNAMICS
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

File:

Download Brown-Dissertation_Final_ETD.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Special Member
Richard Laurence Tutwiler, Special Member

Author:

Li, Xinyu

Title:

Electrocaloric Effect in Relaxor Ferroelectric Materials

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

electrocaloric effect
relaxor ferroelectric
polymer blends

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Xinyu_Li_Sep2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Prasad, Githin K

Title:

Control Oriented Modeling and State of Health Estimation for Lithium Ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium ion batteries
modeling
state of health
estimation

File:

Download Dissertation_GithinPrasad.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member

Author:

Tummala, Yashwanth

Title:

Design and Optimization of Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms with Nonlinear Stiffness

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Design optimization
compliant mechanisms
passive morphing
ornithopters
contact-aided compliant mechanisms

File:

Download Dissertation_Tummala_Final_Submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Shi, Ying

Title:

modeling, real-time degradation identification, and remediation of lead-acid battries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

modeling
battery system management
degradation diagnosis
desulfation

File:

Download YingShi_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha

Title:

In-flight Performance Optimization for Rotorcraft with Redundant Controls

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rotorcraft
Redundant Controls
Optimization
Compound Helicopter
Flight Dynamics and Control
Performance

File:

Download Ozdemir_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Special Member

Author:

Xu, Tianren

Title:

development of high-energy cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rechargeable batteries
lithium sulfur batteries
porous carbon
adsorption
nanostructures

File:

Download TianrenXu_dessertation_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member