Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Effective Collaboration Through Multi User CAx by Implementing New Methods of Product Specification and Management, Vonn L. Holyoak
The Effects of Freestream Turbulence on Serpentine Diffuser Distortion Patterns, Jesse Scott Johnson
Liquid Jet Impingement Experiments on Micro Rib and Cavity Patterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Both Cassie and Wenzel States, Michael G. Johnson
Application of High Resolution Electron Backscatter Diffraction(HR-EBSD) Techniques to Twinning Deformation Mechanism in AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Ali Khosravani
Evaluation of Advanced Conductive Nickel Materials for Strain Sensing in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Michael Christian Koecher
Mathematical Framework for Early System Design Validation Using Multidisciplinary System Models, Bradley Jared Larson
Estimated Instability and Breaking of Internal Waves due to Time-dependent Shear, Leonardo A. Latorre
Modeling of Complex Pentahedron Solar Still Covers to Optimize Distillate, Jeremy D. LeFevre
An Optimization-Based Method of Traversing Dynamic s-Pareto Frontiers, Patrick K. Lewis
The Extraction of Shock Waves and Separation and Attachment Lines From Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations Using Subjective Logic, Matthew C. Lively
Microscopic Light Field Particle Image Velocimetry, Bryce Adam McEwen
Buckling Failure Boundary for Cylindrical Tubes in Pure Bending, Daniel Peter Miller
Data Consistency and Conflict Avoidance in a Multi-User CAx Environment, Robert Aaron Moncur
Force Optimization and Flow Field Characterization from a Flapping Wing Mechanism, Nathaniel Stephen Naegle
Three Dimensional Characterization of Vocal Fold Fluid Structure Interactions, Joseph R. Nielson
Effects of Haptic and 3D Audio Feedback on Pilot Performance and Workload for Quadrotor UAVs in Indoor Environments, Robert Mark Philbrick
Vibrotactile Feedback Generation Using Envelope Waveforms and Eccentric-Mass Motors, Michael G. Plooster
Comparison of 3-D Friction Stir Welding Viscoplastic Finite Element Model with Weld Data and Physically-Simulated Data, Maria Posada
Investigation of a Planetary Differential for Use as a Continuously Variable Transmission, Austin B. Randall
Analytical Thermal Model of Friction Stir Welding with Spatially Distributed Heat Source, Gordon Scott Reese
Investigation and Implementation of a Robust Temperature Control Algorithm for Friction Stir Welding, Kenneth A. Ross
The Effect of Friction Stir Welding Process Parameters on Charpy V-Notch Impact Toughness in HSLA-65, Samuel C. Sanderson
Failure Mechanisms and Texture Evolution of Wrought AZ31B Magnesium at Temperatures Ranging from 25 C to 125 C, Jonathan Michael Scott
Application of Parametric NURBS Geometry to Mode Shape Identification and the Modal Assurance Criterion, Evan D. Selin
Application of Subjective Logic to Vortex Core Line Extraction and Tracking from Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations, Ryan Phillip Shaw
Laboratory Experiments on Colliding Nonresonant Internal Wave Beams, Sean Paul Smith
Methods for Identifying Acoustic Emissions From the Front Face of a Small Piezoelectric Blower, Brad K. Solomon
The Composition and Morphology of Coal Ash Deposits Collected in an Oxy-Fuel, Pulverized Coal Reactor, Curtis K. Stimpson
Characterization and Biomechanical Analysis of the Human Lumbar Spine with In Vitro Testing Conditions, Dean K. Stolworthy
A Hybrid Bishop-Hill Model for Microstructure Sensitive Design, Ribeka Takahashi
Design and Testing of a Biological Microelectromechanical System for the Injection of Thousands of Cells Simultaneously, Gregory Herlin Teichert
An Investigation of the Ward Leonard System for Use in a Hybrid or Electric Passenger Vehicle, Cody L. Telford
Mathematical Model and Experimental Exploration of the Nanoinjector Lance Array, Nathan C. Toone
Study on the Fracture Toughness of Friction Stir Welded API X80, Allan M. Tribe
Biomechanical Implications of Lumbar Spinal Ligament TransectionA Finite Element Study, Gregory Allen Von Forell
Multi-User Methods for FEA Pre-Processing, Prasad Weerakoon
Integration of Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games Client-Server Architectures with Collaborative Multi-User Engineering CAx Tools, Joshua D. Winn
Cavitation of a Water Jet in Water, Michael Marshall Wright
NO, Burnout, Flame Temperature, Emissivity, and Radiation Intensity from Oxycombustion Flames, Darrel Patrick Zeltner
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Microstructural Evaluation in Friction Stir Welded High Strength Low Alloy Steels, Majid Abbasi Gharacheh
Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulations of Liquid Laminar Flow Over Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Post Geometries, Abolfazl Amin
Characterization of the Initial Flow Rate of Information During Reverse Engineering, Nicole Anderson
Efficient, Accurate, and Non-Gaussian Error Propagation Through Nonlinear, Closed-Form, Analytical System Models, Travis V. Anderson
Devices and Methods for Electro-Physical Transport of DNA Across Cell Membranes, Quentin Theodore Aten
A Comparative Evaluation of an Educational Program Designed to Enable Mechanical Engineering Students to Develop Global Competence, Aaron Gerald Ball
Detail Extraction from Electron Backscatter Diffraction Patterns, John A. Basinger
A Proteolytic Process to Simulate the Mechanics of Disc Dengeration in Bovine Cadaveric Tissue, Timothy A. Bishop
Mechanical Characterization of the Interspinous Ligament using Anisotropic Small Punch Testing, Rachel Jane Bradshaw
The Composition and Distribution of Coal-Ash Deposits Under Reducing and Oxidizing Conditions From a Suite of Eight Coals, David R. Brunner
Soap Bubbles and Solid Spheres: Collisions and Interactions, Joshua A. Bryson
Nanocomposite High Displacement Strain Gauges for use in Human-Machine Interfaces: Applications in Hand Pose Determination, Thomas B. Calkins
Numerical Analysis on the Effects of Blade Loading on Vortex Shedding and Boundary Layer Behavior in a Transonic Axial Compressor, Kenneth Phillip Clark
Spinal Implant with Customized and Non-Linear Stiffness, Eric Ray Dodgen
Design and Analysis of a Flapping Wing Mechanism for Optimization, Ryan Brandon George
Direct Numerical Simulation of Transonic Wake Flow in the Presence of an Adverse Pressure Gradient and Streamline Curvature, Jeffrey Reed Gibson
Automated Flow Path Design Optimization Using Mesh Morphing, William Dennis Gough
Investigation of DC Motors for Electric and Hybrid Electric Motor Vehicle Applications Using an Infinitely Variable Transmission, Benjamin Carson Groen
Modeling, Design, and Testing of an Underwater Microactuation System Using a Standard MEMS Foundry Process, Gregory L. Holst
Experimental Characterization of Baffle Plate Influence on Turbulent and Cavitation Induced Vibrations in Pipe Flow, Gavin J. Holt
The Passive Load-Bearing Capacity of the Human Lumbar Spine in the Neutral Standing Posture, Shaun B. Jeffs
Strain Monitoring of Carbon Fiber Composite with Embedded Nickel Nano-Composite Strain Gage, Timothy Michael Johnson
An Analysis of Analytical Methods to Produce a Varying Angular Output from a Constant Angular Input Using Gearsets, Isaac R. Jones
Return on Investment Analysis for Implementing Barriers to Reverse Engineering and Imitation, Darren C. Knight
Characterization of High Inlet Diffusion Low Flow Coefficient Inducer Pumps for Space Propulsion in the Presence of a Cavitation Control Device, Jeffrey Raymond Krise
An Evaluation of Constitutive Laws and their Ability to Predict Flow Stress over Large Variations in Temperature, Strain, and Strain Rate Characteristic of Friction Stir Welding, Katherine Lynn Kuykendall
Toward the Design of a Statically Balanced Fully Compliant Joint for use in Haptic Interfaces, Levi Clifford Leishman
Experimental Study of Liquid Squeeze-flow as it Relates to Human Voice Production, Daniel Victor Lo Forte
Microstructure Evolution in 304L Stainless Steel Subjected to Hot Torsion at Elevated Temperature, Jian Lu
Model Decomposition and Constraints to Parametrically Partition Design Space in a Collaborative CAx Environment, Felicia Diane Marshall
SMB-Interp: an N-Th Order Accurate, Distributed Interpolation Library, Stephen Mardson McQuay
Multi-Resolution Obstacle Mapping with Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree Path Planning for Unmanned Air Vehicles, Brett Wayne Millar
Collaborative Products: A Design Methodology with Application to Engineering-Based Poverty Alleviation, Jacob S. Morrise
Flow-induced Responses of Normal, Bowed, and Augmented Synthetic Vocal Fold Models, Preston Roylance Murray
Aerial Rendezvous Between an Unmanned Air Vehicle and an Orbiting Target Vehicle, Mark Andrew Owen
Influence of Supraglottal Geometry and Modeling Choices on the Flow-Induced Vibration of a Computational Vocal Fold Model, Timothy E. Shurtz
Automated Multidisciplinary Optimizations of Conceptual Rocket Fairings, Ronald S. Smart
Influence of Subglottic Geometry on Computational and Synthetic Vocal Fold Model Vibration, Simeon L. Smith
Analytical Modeling and Optimization of a Thermoelectric Heat Conversion System Operating Betweeen Fluid Streams, Stephen H. Taylor
Analytical Comparison of Multimicrophone Probes in Measuring Acoustic Intensity, Curtis P. Wiederhold
Expanding Lamina Emergent Mechanism (LEM) Capabilities: Spherical LEMs, LEM Joints, and LEM Applications, Samuel E. Wilding
Characterization of the Mechanical Response of the Lumbar Spine, Shannon Alisa Zirbel
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Identifying Potential Applications for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms and Evaluating Their Suitability for Credit-Card-Sized Products, Nathan Bryce Albrechtsen
A Computationally-assisted Methodology for Rapid Exploration of Design Possibilities in Conceptual Design, Garrett J. Barnum
Search Pattern Generation and Path Management for Search over Rough Terrain with a Small UAV, Jacob L. Bishop
Aerial Recovery of Micro Air Vehicles: Orbit Estimation and Tracking, Daniel Clarke Carlson
Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Internal Waves with Time-Dependent Critical Levels and Turning Points, Brian Patrick Casaday
Improved Measurement and Separation Techniques for Interior Near-field Acoustical Holography, Zachary A. Collins
Joining Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride and Tungsten Carbide by Partial Transient Liquid Phase Bonding, Grant O. Cook III
Modeling and Testing of DNA Motion for Nanoinjection, Regis Agenor David
Development of Criteria for Lamina Emergent Mechanism Flexures with Specific Application to Metals, Devin Bradley Ferrell
Development of a Pseudo-uniform Structural Velocity Metric for Use in Active Structural Acoustic Control, Jeffery M. Fisher
Automated Tool Design for Complex Free-Form Components, Kevin G. Foster
Optimization and Correlation of the Penn State Model of Friction Stir Welding to Experimental Welds in 304L Stainless Steel, Devin Donaldson Furse
Development of a Plasma Arc Manufacturing Process and Machine to Create Metal Oxide Particles in Water From Wire Feedstock, Jonathan Alan George
Design Principles and Preliminary Actuation Approaches for Novel Multiple-Layer Lamina Emergent Mechanisms, Paul Shumway Gollnick
Modeling, Design, and Testing of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms in Spinal Arthroplasty, Peter Andrew Halverson
Optimal Design of a Planar 3-RPR Haptic Interface Based on Manipulability, Wesley Kay Harris
Methods to Streamline Laminate Composite Design, Analysis, and Optimization, Ammon Ikaika No Kapono Hepworth
Piezoresistive Nano-Composites: Characterization and Applications, Thomas B. Hyatt