Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Augmented Reality Maintenance Assistant with Real-Time Quality Inspection on Handheld Mobile Devices, James Thomas Frandsen
Motion Analysis of Physical Human-Human Collaboration with Varying Modus, Seth Michael Freeman
Effects of Optical Configuration and Sampling Efficiency on the Response of Low-Cost Optical Particle Counters, Brady Scott Hales
Developing Ultra-High Resolution 3D Printing for Microfluidics, Kent Richard Hooper
Analysis of a Full-Stack Data Analytics Solution Delivering Predictive Maintenance to a Lab-Scale Factory, Nathan Wesley Hoyt
Controlled Pre-Wetting of Spread Powder and Its Effects on Part Formation and Printing Parameters in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing, Colton G. Inkley
Demonstration of a Transient Hot Wire Measurement System Towards a Carbide-Based Sensor for Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts, Peter Charles Kasper
Measured Spectral, Directional Radiative Behavior of Corrugated Surfaces, Kyle S. Meaker
Modified Transient Hot-Wire Needle Probe for Experimentally Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Molten Salts, Brian N. Merritt
Effects of Tackification Agents on Room Temperature Epoxy Mechanical Properties, Garen B. Murray
Parametric Models of Maize Stalk Morphology, Michael Alan Ottesen
A Formal Consideration of User Tactics During Product Evaluation in Early-Stage Product Development, Trenton Brady Owens
Assessing Augmented Reality Instruction in Manufacturing Engineering Education, Janine Draper Price
Airship Systems Design, Modeling, and Simulation for Social Impact, Daniel C. Richards
Sub-Grain Characterization of Slip Activity in BCC Tantalum, Tristan Kirby Russell
Tidally Generated Internal Waves from Dual-Ridge Topography, Ian Derik Sanderson
Prediction of Springback in AA6016-T4 Sheets Using Isotropic Finite Element and EPSC Modeling Approaches, Dane Roger Sargeant
An Investigation into the Role of Geometrically Necessary Dislocations in Multi-Strain Path Deformation in Automotive Sheet Alloys, Rishabh Sharma
Methods for Engineers to Understand, Predict, and Influence the Social Impacts of Engineered Products, Phillip Douglas Stevenson
Principles for Using Remote Data Collection Devices and Deep Learning in Evaluating Social Impact Indicators of Engineered Products for Global Development, Bryan J. Stringham
Improvement of Ex Vivo Testing Methods for Spine Biomechanical Characterization, Aubrie Lisa Taylor
Gradient-Based Wind Farm Layout Optimization, Jared Joseph Thomas
Material Development Toward an Index-Matched Gadolinium-Based Heterogenous Capture-Gated Neutron Detector, Aaron J. Thorum
Optimization of a Smart Sensor Wearable Knee Sleeve for Measuring Skin Strain to Determine Joint Biomechanics, David Steven Wood
Multi-Material 3D-Printed Silicone Vocal Fold Models, Clayton Adam Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Laser Forming of Compliant Mechanisms and Flat-Foldable Furniture, Daniel Calvin Ames
Effects of Static and Dynamic Thermal Gradients in Gas Chromatography, Samuel Avila
Five Degree-of-Freedom Property Interpolation of Arbitrary Grain Boundaries via Voronoi Fundamental Zone Octonion Framework, Sterling Gregory Baird
Optimization of Solar-Coal Hybridization for Low Solar Augmentation, Aaron T. Bame
A Study of the Effect of Load and Displacement Control Strategies on Joint Strength in Friction Bit Joining of GA DP 1180 Steel and AA 7085-T71, Taylor George Berg
Characterizing Behaviors and Functions of Joints for Design of Origami-Based Mechanical Systems, Nathan Chandler Brown
Thermal Transport to Impinging Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Jonathan C. Burnett
3D Permeability Characterization of Sheared Fiber Reinforcement for Liquid Composite Molding Process Simulation, Collin William Childs
The Impact of Inkjet Parameters and Environmental Conditions in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing, Trenton Miles Colton
Control of Post-Weld Fracture Toughness in Friction Stir Processed X-80 HSLA Steel, Nolan Tracy Crook
Sensitivity of Tremor Propagation to Model Parameters, Charles Paul Curtis Jr.
Feasibility and Impact of Liquid/Liquid-encased Dopants as Method of Composition Control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Taylor Matthew Davis
Design Validation of a Multi-Stage Gradually Deploying Stent, Dillon J. Despain
Analysis of Closed-Loop Digital Twin, Andrew Stuart Eyring
Completion and Initial Testing of a Pressurized Oxy-Coal Reactor, Scott Hunsaker Gardner
Method for Creating Subject-specific Models of the Wrist in both Degrees of Freedom Using Measured Muscle Excitations and Joint Torques, Blake Robert Harper
CEDAR: A Dimensionally Adaptive Flow Solver for Cylindrical Combustors, Ty R. Hosler
Modeling Current and Future Windblown Utah Dust Events Using CMAQ 5.3.1, Zachary David Lawless
Acclimation of Contact Impedance and Wrist-Based Pulsatile Signal Measurements Through Electrical Bioimpedance, Diego A. Leon
Characterizing Bacterial Resistance and Microstructure-Related Properties of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Surface Coatings with Applications in Medical Devices, Stephanie Renee Morco
Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Inhibitory Control Processes, Bennett Alan Mortensen
Exploration of Constant-Force Wristbands for a Wearable Health Device, Thomas Alexander Naylor
Effect of Ported Shroud Casing Treatment Modifications on Operational Range and Limits in a Centrifugal Compressor, Alexander A. Newell
Considering Social Impact when Engineering for Global Development, Hans Jorgen Ottosson
A New Method of Measuring Flow Stress for Improved Modeling of Friction Stir Welding, David John Prymak
Constrained Nonlinear Heuristic-Based MPC for Control of Robotic Systems with Uncertainty, Tyler James Quackenbush
A Study in Soft Robotics: Metrics, Models, Control, and Estimation, Levi Thomas Rupert
Development of an Origami Inspired Composite Deployable Structure Utilizing Compliant Joints as Surrogate Folds, Samuel Porter Smith
Development and Evaluation of an Improved Microbial Inactivation Model for Analyzing Continuous Flow UV-LED Air Treatment Systems, Cole Holtom Thatcher
Micromechanisms of Near-Yield Deformation in BCC Tantalum, Joshua Jr-Syan Tsai
Effects of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Growth on the Biocompatibility of 316L Stainless Steel, Sterling Charles Voss
Modeling the Effects of Parameter Changes on Heating and Pressure at the Weld Interface and Joint Strength in Friction Bit Joining, Adam Hartly Wagner
Active Thermography for Additive Manufacturing Processes, Nicholas Jay Wallace
System Identification of Postural Tremor in Wrist Flexion-Extension and Radial-Ulnar Deviation, Sydney Bryanna Ward
Effective Temperature Control for Industrial Friction Stir Technologies, Arnold David Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Characterization of the Factors Influencing Retained Austenite Transformation in Q&P Steels, Derrik David Adams
Instructional Case Studies in the Field of Windfarm Optimization, N. Francesco Baker
LCM Permeability Characterization Over Mold Curvature, Benjamin Grant Betteridge
Linear and Nonlinear Dimensionality-Reduction-Based Surrogate Models for Real-Time Design Space Exploration of Structural Responses, Gregory David Bird
Electrochemical Sensors Enhanced by Convection and by 3D Arrays of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes, Benjamin James Brownlee
In Vivo Silicon Lance Array Transfection of Plant Cells, Taylor Andrew Brown
Real Time Design Space Exploration of Static and Vibratory Structural Responses in Turbomachinery Through Surrogate Modeling with Principal Components, Spencer Reese Bunnell
On Creases and Curved Links: Design Approaches for Predicting and Customizing Behaviors in Origami-Based and Developable Mechanisms, Jared J. Butler
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer from Superheated, Superhydrophobic Surfaces, David Jacob Butterfield
A Framework for Simulating and Analyzing Multi-UAV Persistent Search and Retrieval with Stochastic Target Appearance, Ryan David Day
Thermal Atomization Due to Boiling During Droplet Impingement on Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Preston Todd Emerson
Error-State Estimation and Control for a Multirotor UAV Landing on a Moving Vehicle, Michael David Farrell
Silicone 3D Printing Processes for Fabricating Synthetic, Self-Oscillating Vocal Fold Models, Taylor Eugene Greenwood
Tidally Generated Internal Waves from Asymmetric Topographies, Kyle Jeffrey Hakes
Development and Analysis of a Vibration Based Sleep Improvement Device, Benjamin John Himes
Defect Detection in Friction Stir Welding by Measureable Signals, Johnathon Bryce Hunt
Designing Developable Mechanisms on Conical and Cylindrical Developable Surfaces, Lance Parker Hyatt
Robust Real-Time Model Predictive Control for High Degree of Freedom Soft Robots, Phillip Edmond Hyatt
Increasing the Manufacturing Readiness of Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding, Brigham Ammon Larsen
Development of a Parameterized Model of Transverse Maize (Zea maysL.) Stalk Morphology, Ryan A. Larson
Analysis of Inlet Distortion Patterns on Distortion Transfer and Generation Through a Highly Loaded Fan Stage, Andrew Dallin Orme
Frameworks for Part Generation in Multiple CAD Systems and for CAD Simulation with Multiple Users, Jonathan Edwin Sadler
Modeling and Effects of Non-Homogeneous Infiltration on Material Properties of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Forests, Daniel Owens Snow
Gradient-Based Layout Optimization of Large Wind Farms: Coupled Turbine Design, Variable Reduction, and Fatigue Constraints, Andrew P. J. Stanley
Technology and Tactics as Dimensions of Design: Explicit Representation of User Actions in the Product Design Space, Tyler Stapleton
Photoacoustic CO2 Detection in Biomass Cookstove Applications, Jacob Matthew Thomas
Effects of Conformal Cooling Channels on Additively Manufactured Injection Molding Tooling, Tyler Blaine Whatcott
Development and Evaluation of Dimensionally Adaptive Techniques for Improving Computational Efficiency of Radiative Heat Transfer Calculations in Cylindrical Combustors, Todd Andrew Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
An Atomistic Approach for the Survey of Dislocation-Grain Boundary Interactions in FCC Nickel, Devin William Adams
Quantifying Appearance for Opaque Surfaces Using Spectral Bidirectional Reflectivity, Christopher Richard Brooks
Burner Design for a Pressurized Oxy-Coal Reactor, William Cody Carpenter
Characterization of Phase Transformation and Twin Formation in Automotive Sheet Metal Alloys to Quantify and Understand Their Impact on Ductility, Isaac Chelladurai
Modeling Piezoresistive Effects in Flexible Sensors, Marianne E. Clayton
Characterization and Modeling of the Martensite Transformation in Advanced High-Strength Steels, Stephen Roy Cluff
Pressurized Combustion Product Temperature Measurement Using Integrated Spectral Band Ratios, Scott Cutler Egbert
Cooperative Navigation of Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles in GPS-Denied Environments, Gary James Ellingson
Investigating Inducer Performance over a Wide Range of Operating Conditions, David Tate Fanning
Thermal Gradient Characterization and Control in Micro-Fabricated Gas Chromatography Systems, Austin Richard Foster
Studies of Dislocation Density Quantification Via Cross-Correlation EBSD, Samuel Searle Friedbaum