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Author:

Trivedi, Deepak

Title:

Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

continuum mechanics
design optimization cosserat rod
soft robotic manipulators
pneumatic air muscles

File:

Download DeepakTrivediDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

Author:

Kommepalli, Hareesh Kumar Reddy

Title:

DESIGN, MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Tbeam
unimorph
piezoelectric actuators
uniflex
flextensional
MEMS

File:

Download Hareesh_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Christopher L Muhlstein, Committee Member

Author:

Diglio, Paul Jonathan

Title:

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF ROLLED CYLINDRICAL PVDF ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

blocking force
Braille display
displacement
EAP
semi-automated manufacturing process
rolled actuators

File:

Download Paul_Diglio_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lapapong, Sittikorn

Title:

Vehicle Rollover Prediction for Banked Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Rollover Prediction
Vehicle Rollover
Vehicle Dynamics
Vehicle
Zero-Moment Point

File:

Download SittikornLapapong_PhDThesis_2010_11_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Levard, Thomas

Title:

CORE-FREE ROLLED ACTUATORS FOR BRAILLE DISPLAYS USING ELECTROSTRICTIVE P(VDF-TrFE-CFE) TERPOLYMER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rolled actuator
ElectroActive Polymer
Braille display

File:

Download Thesis_-_Thomas_Levard.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mehta, Vipul Vijay

Title:

Design, Analysis, and Applications of Cellular Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Contact-aided compliant mechanisms
topology optimization
meso-scaled structures
morphing aircraft skin
stress relief

File:

Download Vipul_Mehta_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Fang, Weifeng

Title:

FUNDAMENTAL MODELING THE PERFORMANCE AND DEGRADATION OF HEV LI-ION BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Li-ion battery
HEV
degradation
modeling

File:

Download WeifengFangDissertation0616.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Mao, Xiaofeng

Title:

Nonlinear Robust Control Design for a High-speed Supercavitating Vehicle

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nonlinear system
robust control
supercavitating vehicle
LPV

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Xiaofeng_Mao_after_defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Zheqian

Title:

DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS

File:

Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor