1. OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING Open Access Author: Logan, Drew G. Title: OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: system modelingoptimal designhybrid systemsdynamic programmingallometric designmobile robotsrobot performance File: Download Drew_Logan_MS_ME_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Analyzing Highway Median Safety Through Vehicle Dynamics Simulations Open Access Author: Stine, Jason S. Title: Analyzing Highway Median Safety Through Vehicle Dynamics Simulations Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Vehicle dynamicsMedian safetyVehicle rolloverCross-median collisions File: Download Stine_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control on the Formation of Self-organized Traffic Jams on Highways Open Access Author: Jerath, Kshitij Title: Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control on the Formation of Self-organized Traffic Jams on Highways Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: traffic jamstrafficself-organizedself organizationadaptive cruise controlcongestionmulti-agent systems File: Download Thesis_20100412_v6.3.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Scaling of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain Components for Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Open Access Author: Petersheim, Michael D Title: Scaling of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain Components for Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Buckingham Pi Theoremhybrid electric vehicleshardware-in-the-loop File: Download ThesisMaster5.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. DESIGN AND TESTING OF A TERRAIN MAPPING SYSTEM FOR MEDIAN SLOPE MEASUREMENT Open Access Author: Vemulapalli, Pramod Krishna Title: DESIGN AND TESTING OF A TERRAIN MAPPING SYSTEM FOR MEDIAN SLOPE MEASUREMENT Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: roadMediansTerrain Mappingcross slopegrade File: Download thesis_pramod_vemulapalli.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Using Kalman Filtering to Improve a Low-Cost GPS-Based Collision Warning System for Vehicle Convoys Open Access Author: Chaves, Stephen Marc Title: Using Kalman Filtering to Improve a Low-Cost GPS-Based Collision Warning System for Vehicle Convoys Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Kalman filtercollision warningGPSvehicle convoys File: Download CHAVES_MS_THESIS.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models Open Access Author: Varunjikar, Tejas Title: Design of Horizontal Curves with Downgrades using Low-Order Vehicle Dynamics Models Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: horizontal curve designvehicle dynamicsfriction demandbicycle modelCarSimpoint mass modelLuGre tire modeltire pavement friction File: Download MS_Thesis_Varunjikar_Tejas.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Identification of Stability Thresholds in Time-delayed Vehicle Teleoperation Open Access Author: Swanson, Kevin Scott Title: Identification of Stability Thresholds in Time-delayed Vehicle Teleoperation Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: vehicle teleoperationtime delaystabilityfeedbackdriver phase margin File: Download SwansonThesisFinal_FormatFix.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorHenry Joseph Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering Open Access Author: Mangus, Anthony Joseph Title: Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Kalman FilterVehicle LocalizationEstimationGPS File: Download Mangus_MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Road-side Obstacle Detection and Threat Assessment Open Access Author: Corbin, David Jeffrey Title: Road-side Obstacle Detection and Threat Assessment Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Obstacle detectionhazard analysisdownward-facing LIDAR File: Download Corbin_Thesis_2014_08_05.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
