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1. DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR

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Author:
Cormier, Christopher
Title:
DESIGN OF A CENTRIFUGE AND AERODYNAMIC TESTING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NOVEL TRAILING-EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
individual blade control
centrifuge
smart materials
rotorcraft
File:
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Committee Members:
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric M Mockensturm, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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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

3. Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization

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Author:
Erol, Anil
Title:
Studies of Dipole-Driven Active Materials: Multifield Processing Simulations, Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling, and Macroscopic Active Composite Optimization
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electro-active polymers
magneto-active elastomers
nonlinear elasticity
smart materials
optimization
modeling
mechanics of materials
File:
Download Thesis_Anil_Erol_REVISED.pdf
Committee Members:
Paris R Vonlockette, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member

4. Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures

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Author:
Zhang, Wei
Title:
Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials
File:
Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair