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1. The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors

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Author:
Howard, Anna Kathleen Tyler
Title:
The Aeromechanical Stability of Soft-Inplane Tiltrotors
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
full-span
whirl flutter
semi-span
civil tiltrotor
aeromechanical stability
rotorcraft
helicopter
pitch-lag coupling
ground resonance
pitch-flap coupling
air resonance
aeroelastic couplings
stability
tiltrotor
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

2. VIBRATION CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER SYSTEMS AND FLUIDIC FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITES

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Open Access
Author:
Lotfi Gaskarimahalle, Amir
Title:
VIBRATION CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER SYSTEMS AND FLUIDIC FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Semi-active Control
Tuned Vibration Absorbers
Variable Stiffness Systems
Input Shaping
Vibration Control
File:
Download AmirLotfi-Dissertation_7.29.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Qian Wang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

3. On the Nonlinearities in the Noise Radiated from High-Speed Model Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Petitjean, Benoit Philippe
Title:
On the Nonlinearities in the Noise Radiated from High-Speed Model Jets
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
aeroacoustics
jet noise
nonlinear acoustics
File:
Download eTD_B_Petitjean.pdf
Committee Members:
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

4. EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS

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Author:
Atli Veltin, Bilim
Title:
EFFECT OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE IN-PLANE CRUSHING BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMBS AND HONEYCOMBS WITH FACESHEETS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
honeycomb crushing
energy absorption
cellular honeycombs
File:
Download Thesis_Bilim.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan S Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

5. Active Energy Harvesting for Piezoelectric Dynamic Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Luo, Cheng
Title:
Active Energy Harvesting for Piezoelectric Dynamic Systems
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Full-bridge Converter
Piezoelectric
Energy Harvesting
Adaptive Control
File:
Download ChengLuo-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Heath Hofmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
John Douglas Mitchell, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

6. Morphing Aricraft Structures using Tendon Actuated Compliant Cellular Truss

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Open Access
Author:
Ramrakhyani, Deepak Shyamlal
Title:
Morphing Aricraft Structures using Tendon Actuated Compliant Cellular Truss
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Morphing structures
active structures
shape change
compliant joint
bird wing
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

8. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
Semperlotti, Fabio
Title:
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION VIA NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURAL INTENSITY METHODS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Surface Intensity
Structural Intensity
model free
baseline free
damage localization
HHRS
subharmonics
superharmonics
higher order harmonics
Nonlinear Structural Surface Intensity
Nonlinear Structural Intensity
File:
Download THESIS_FS_finalrev_3_combined.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member

9. DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Gi-Woo
Title:
DESIGN AND NONLINEAR FORCE CONTROL OF A POWER-BY-WIRE PIEZOELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Pump
Automotive Transmission
Nonlinear Force Control
File:
Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

11. PIEZOELECTRIC NETWORKING FOR MODE DELOCALIZATION AND VIBRATION SUPPRESSION OF NEARLY PERIODIC STRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
YU, HONGBIAO
Title:
PIEZOELECTRIC NETWORKING FOR MODE DELOCALIZATION AND VIBRATION SUPPRESSION OF NEARLY PERIODIC STRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
VIBRATION CONTROL
PERIODIC STRUCTURE
VIBRATION LOCALIZATION
PIEZOELECTRIC
File:
Download Yu_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

12. Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations

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Open Access
Author:
Keller, Jonathan Allen
Title:
Analysis and Control of the Transient Aeroelastic Response of Rotors During Shipboard Engagement and Disengagement Operations
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopters
blade strike
H-46 aircraft
shipboard
aeroelasticity
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kon Well Wang, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Member

13. ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Austruy, Julien
Title:
ROTOR HUB VIBRATION AND BLADE LOADS REDUCTION, AND ENERGY HARVESTING VIA EMBEDDED RADIAL OSCILLATOR
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
vibration control
rotorcraft
energy harvesting
File:
Download Dissertation_JulienAustruy_Dec2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member

14. High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Jeffrey Ray
Title:
High Precision Surface Control of Flexible Space Reflectors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Gossamer
control
En Masse Elimination
modeling
File:
Download Hill_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Kon Well Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

15. DESIGN AND MODELING OF A MOTION AMPLIFIER USING AN AXIALLY-DRIVEN BUCKLING BEAM

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Open Access
Author:
Jiang, Jie
Title:
DESIGN AND MODELING OF A MOTION AMPLIFIER USING AN AXIALLY-DRIVEN BUCKLING BEAM
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
active material actuator
motion amplifier
buckling beam
elastica theory
File:
Download Jie_Jiang_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard C Benson, Committee Member

16. FATIGUE OF CORD-RUBBER COMPOSITES FOR TIRES

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Open Access
Author:
Song, Jaehoon
Title:
FATIGUE OF CORD-RUBBER COMPOSITES FOR TIRES
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
LIFE PREDICTION
TIRE
CORD-RUBBER COMPOSITES
FATIGUE
ACOUSTIC EMISSION
File:
Download JHSONG.pdf
Committee Members:
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Maurice Francis Amateau, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

17. Development of a new high specific power piezoelectric actuator

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Open Access
Author:
Loverich, Jacob Joseph
Title:
Development of a new high specific power piezoelectric actuator
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
piezoelectric
actuator
active material
feed screw
motion accumulation
File:
Download Loverich.thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

18. Compliant Load-Bearing Skins and Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Olympio, Kingnidé Raymond
Title:
Compliant Load-Bearing Skins and Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
multiobjective optimization
topology optimization
morphing skin
honeycomb
hybrid multiobjective genetic algorithm
File:
Download Olympio-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Fabrizio Scarpa, Committee Member

19. Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling

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Open Access
Author:
Byers, Lynn Karen
Title:
Helicopter Rotor Lag Damping Augmentation Based on a Radial Absorber and Coriolis Coupling
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
lag damping
vibration absorber
File:
Download Lynn_Byers_Thesis_Final_June_2006.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member

20. DIRECTIONAL DECOUPLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET ACTUATORS FOR HIGH-PRECISION SHAPE AND VIBRATION CONTROL OF PLATE STRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Philen, Michael Keith
Title:
DIRECTIONAL DECOUPLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET ACTUATORS FOR HIGH-PRECISION SHAPE AND VIBRATION CONTROL OF PLATE STRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
adaptive mirror
shape control
vibration control
smart materials
directional decopuling
piezoceramics
plate
File:
Download PhilenThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

22. SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES

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Open Access
Author:
Anusonti-Inthra, Phuriwat
Title:
SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER VIBRATION USING CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS AND DAMPING DEVICES
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
controllable damper
controllable stiffness
semi-active control
helicopter vibration reduction
File:
Download Final_draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

23. Viscoelastic Flywheel Rotors: Modelling and Measurement

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Open Access
Author:
Emerson, Ryan Paul
Title:
Viscoelastic Flywheel Rotors: Modelling and Measurement
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
viscoelastic
strain measurement
rotor
Composite
flywheel
File:
Download rpe_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

24. Energy Harvesting Using AC Machines with High Effective Pole Count

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Open Access
Author:
Geiger, Richard T.
Title:
Energy Harvesting Using AC Machines with High Effective Pole Count
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
energy harvesting
stepper motor
high pole count
File:
Download GeigerThesisFinal122109.pdf
Committee Members:
Heath Hofmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heath Hofmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
John Douglas Mitchell, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
James Kenneth Breakall, Committee Member

25. The Prediction of Broadband Shock-Associated Noise Using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Steven Arthur Eric
Title:
The Prediction of Broadband Shock-Associated Noise Using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutions
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Jet
Noise
Supersonic
Fluid Dynamics
Shock
Broadband
File:
Download SAEMiller-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

26. Optimal Structural Design of a Morphing Aircraft Wing

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Open Access
Author:
Bharti, Smita
Title:
Optimal Structural Design of a Morphing Aircraft Wing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Aircraft wing morphing
topology optimization
non-linear Finite Element Analysis
Genetic Algorithm
Cellular Mechanism
Cable Actuation
File:
Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Farhan Gandhi, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

29. Computation of Interactions of Blast with Responding Solids using an "Embedded Solid" Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Liew, Yih-Pin
Title:
Computation of Interactions of Blast with Responding Solids using an "Embedded Solid" Approach
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Structured Grid
Evolving Grid method
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Immersed Boundary Method
Blast and Responding Solid Interactions
File:
Download Yih-Pin_Liew-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member

30. Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper

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Open Access
Author:
Marr, Conor Matthew
Title:
Conceptualization, Modeling, and Characterization of a Cf Driven Multi-State Lead-lag Bypass Damper
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Damper
Fluidlastic
Hydraulic
CFD
Modeling
Multi-State
Bypass
Passive Damping
Lead-Lag Damper
Ground Resonance
File:
Download CMarrPhDThesis2012FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

31. Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators

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Open Access
Author:
Mateti, Kiron
Title:
Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
MEMS
compliant mechanisms
piezoelectric actuators
flapping wing air vehicles
biologically inspired robotics
File:
Download PennStateNAV.wmvDownload LF07_oblique.wmvDownload LF12.wmvDownload LF1203split.wmvDownload 1-KironMateti-FinalDissertation.pdfDownload 1-PennStateNAV.wmvDownload 1-LF07_oblique.wmvDownload 1-LF12.wmvDownload 1-LF1203split.wmv
Committee Members:
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

32. Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Static and Dynamic Characterization of Composite Materials for Future Driveshaft Systems
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composite
FMC
Driveshaft
Filament Winding
Helicopter
File:
Download 1-Henry_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

34. Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System

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Open Access
Author:
Overmeyer, Austin David
Title:
Actuator Bondline Optimization and Experimental Deicing of a Rotor Blade Ultrasonic Deicing System
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
deicing
de-icing
icing
ultrasonic
electro-thermal
low power
ice protection
helicopter
rotor blades
File:
Download Overmeyer_MS_Thesis_2012_FINAL_V4.pdf
Committee Members:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

35. The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap

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Open Access
Author:
Bae, Eui Sung
Title:
The Reduction of Rotorcraft Power and Vibration Using Optimally Controlled Active Gurney Flap
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Rotorcraft
Performnce Improvement
vibration Reduction
Gurney flap
MiTEs
microflap
vibration
power
File:
Download ESBae_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

37. Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Jeffrey Lynn
Title:
Vibration Reduction of Integrally Bladed Rotors Using Piezoelectric Materials
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
resonance frequency detuning
vibration reduction
turbomachinery damping
piezoelectric device
rotating structures
File:
Download KauffmanPhD.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Kirsten P Duffy, Special Member
Heath F Hofmann, Special Member

38. Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft

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Open Access
Author:
Malovrh, Brendon
Title:
Non-harmonic Root-pitch Individual-blade Control for the Reduction of Blade-vortex Interaction Noise in Rotorcraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Blade-Vortex Interaction
BVI
noise
acoustic
helicopter
File:
Download MalovrhDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Farhan Gandhi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Kevin James Noonan, Special Member

40. Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints

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Open Access
Author:
Winslow, Anna Tatum
Title:
Calibration of a Four Degree of Freedom Stewart Platform Sensor Subject to Translational and Rotational Constraints
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Stewart platform
sensor
Gough platform
orientation
calibration
File:
Download ATW_FinalThesis_ForRelease.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

41. On the Optimization of Composite Flywheel Rotors

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Open Access
Author:
Ross, Jacob Wayne
Title:
On the Optimization of Composite Flywheel Rotors
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
composite flywheel rotor
CMA-ES
evolutionary optimization
energy storage
press fit
matrix ballast
fiber comingling
File:
Download JWRossDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Renata S Engel, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member

42. Wind Turbines Under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation

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Open Access
Author:
Brillembourg, Dwight David
Title:
Wind Turbines Under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
wind turbine
icing
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

43. Design of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms for Use as Passive Variable Thermal Conductivity Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Stavely, Rebecca Lee
Title:
Design of Contact-aided Compliant Cellular Mechanisms for Use as Passive Variable Thermal Conductivity Structures
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
passive thermal switch
thermal contact resistance
compliant mechanism
thermal conductivity
File:
Download Stavely_Rebecca_Thesis_CORRECTED.pdf
Committee Members:
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

45. Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring

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Open Access
Author:
Makovkin, Dmitriy
Title:
Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Coordinated Soaring
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Persistent
monitoring
surveillance
thermalling
thermal
glider
soaring
MacCready
optimal
cruise
airspeed
aggregate
departure
File:
Download Dmitriy_Makovkin_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

47. Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning

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Open Access
Author:
Vishwakarma, Vinod
Title:
Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
turbine
mistuning
system identification
reduced order modeling
force response
random permutation
monte carlo
File:
Download thesis_vinod.pdf
Committee Members:
Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

48. Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Todd Carl
Title:
Optimized Design and Structural Mechanics of a Single-piece Composite Helicopter Driveshaft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Flexible Matrix Composites
Optimization
Helicopter Driveshaft
Filament Winding
File:
Download 20140716_Henry_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Charles E Bakis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

49. Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Bin
Title:
Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment
File:
Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member