1. A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations Open Access Author: Nusiner Bassi, Maria Alessandra Title: A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: AnthropometryVirtual Fitting TrialsSynthesisSummary StatisticsDesignMultivariate Analysis File: Download MariaAlessandraNusiner_PennState.pdf Committee Members: Matthew Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorNicholas Meisel, Committee Member
2. Reweighting Anthropometric Data using a Nearest Neighbor Approach Open Access Author: Anil Kumar, Kannan Title: Reweighting Anthropometric Data using a Nearest Neighbor Approach Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: AnthropometryDesign for Human VariabilityData reweightingBinningANSURCAESARNHANESData weighting File: Download Kannan_Reweighting_data_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. IMPROVING QUALITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES CREATED VIA MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Open Access Author: Sinha, Swapnil Title: IMPROVING QUALITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES CREATED VIA MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Design for 'X'EmbeddingMulti-functionalityCubeSatManufacturingResistive HeatingMaterial ExtrusionInternet of ThingsPolymerAnisotropyPrint Process InterruptionDesign for Additive Manufacturing File: Download Sinha_Thesis_V2.pdf Committee Members: Nicholas A. Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G. Bilen, Committee Member
4. DESIGN & FABRICATION OF NON-LINEAR BISTABLE VIBRATION ELECTROMAGNETIC HARVESTERS Open Access Author: Sundaresan, Niranjana Title: DESIGN & FABRICATION OF NON-LINEAR BISTABLE VIBRATION ELECTROMAGNETIC HARVESTERS Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Vibration harvestingNon-linear Bistable oscillatorEngineering DesignCOMSOL analysisElectromagnetic Vibration Harvester File: Download Niranjana_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Amanul Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorEsther Obonyo, Committee MemberSven Bilen, Committee Member
5. PART DESIGN AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR RAPID SAND AND INVESTMENT CASTING Open Access Author: Wang, Jiayi Title: PART DESIGN AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR RAPID SAND AND INVESTMENT CASTING Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: additive manufacturing3D Sand Printingmaterial extrusiontopology optimizationrapid castingsand castinginvestment castingcast part design File: Download JW_Masters_Final_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Committee Member
6. INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION ON STUDENT DESIGN PROCESSES AND CREATIVITY Open Access Author: Prabhu, Rohan Title: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION ON STUDENT DESIGN PROCESSES AND CREATIVITY Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Design for Additive ManufacturingCreativityEngineering EducationEngineering design File: Download Prabhu_MSEDSGN_Thesis_V6.pdf Committee Members: Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorScarlett Rae Miller, Committee MemberSven G Bilen, Committee Member
7. Designing Like a Human: simulating cognitive style in teamwork with an agent-based model Open Access Author: Lapp, Samuel Title: Designing Like a Human: simulating cognitive style in teamwork with an agent-based model Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: agent-based modelmulti-agent simulationkaboomcognitive styleAdaption-InnovationKAIteamworkproblem solving File: Download MS_THESIS__KABOOM__3_.pdf Committee Members: Christopher Carson Mccomb, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKathryn Jablokow, Committee Member
8. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Education and Training Resource for Additive Manufacturing Open Access Author: Ostrander, John Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Education and Training Resource for Additive Manufacturing Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Virtual RealityAdditive ManufacturingVRAMDfAMDesignEducationCAD3D Printing File: Download John_MEDSGN_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorConrad S Tucker, Committee MemberTimothy W. Simpson, Committee MemberSven G Bilen, Committee Member
9. INVESTIGATING THE ACCURACY OF CREATIVITY METRICS USED IN ENGINEERING DESIGN Open Access Author: Ramachandran, Sharath Kumar Title: INVESTIGATING THE ACCURACY OF CREATIVITY METRICS USED IN ENGINEERING DESIGN Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: Creativity and Concept GenerationDesign EvaluationDesign ValidationCreatvity MetricsVerifying Metrics File: Download Sharath_Kumar_Ramachandran_Grad_Thesis_Fall_2019.pdf Committee Members: Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSamuel Todd Hunter, Committee MemberSven G Bilen, Program Head/Chair
10. Digitizing dissection: a case study on augmented reality and animation in engineering education Open Access Author: Kearney, Kevin Title: Digitizing dissection: a case study on augmented reality and animation in engineering education Graduate Program: Engineering Design Keywords: engineering educationdesign theory and methodologydesign theory File: Download Kevin_Kearney_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorElizabeth Marie Starkey, Committee MemberSven G Bilen, Program Head/Chair