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Submissions from 2016

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Single-Degree-of-Freedom Rigidly Foldable Origami Flashers, Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Multi-Sensor Robust Relative Estimation Framework for GPS-Denied Multirotor Aircraft, Tim McLain, Daniel P. Koch, and Kevin M. Brink

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Landing Zone Determination for Autonomous Rotorcraft in Surveillance Applications, Timothy McLain, Gary J. Ellingson, and Justin Mackay

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ROSflight: A Lightweight, Inexpensive MAV Research and Development Tool, Timothy McLain, James Jackson, and Gary J. Ellingson

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Cushioned Extended-Periphery Avoidance: A Reactive Obstacle Avoidance Plugin, Timothy McLain, James Jackson, and David Wheeler

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Relative Navigation in GPS Degraded Environments, Timothy McLain, David Wheeler, Paul W. Nyholm, Daniel P. Koch, Gary J. Ellingson, Benjamin J. Lewis, and Randall W. Beard

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Aerodynamic Performance Characterization of Leading Edge Protrusions on Small Propellers, Kevin Moore and Andrew Ning

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Towards Developing Product Applications of Thick Origami Using the Offset Panel Technique, Michael R. Morgan, Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Dynamic Control of Radiative Surface Properties With Origami-Inspired Design, Rydge B. Mulford, Matthew R. Jones, and Brian D. Iverson

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Facilitating Deployable Mechanisms and Structures via Developable Lamina Emergent Arrays, Todd G. Nelson, Robert J. Lang, Nathan Pehrson, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Integrated Design of Downwind Land-based Wind Turbines using Analytic Gradients, Andrew Ning and Derek Petch

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Parameterized Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Wake Model Using CFD Vorticity Data, Andrew Ning and Eric Tingey

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Open-Loop Electrowetting Actuation with Micro-Stepping, Qi Ni, Daniel E. Capecci, and Nathan B. Crane

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Robust Bi-directional Continuous Electrowetting Based on Metal-semiconductor (M-S) Diodes, Qi Ni, Daniel E. Capecci, Millicent Schlafly, and Nathan B. Crane

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Polynomial Chaos for the Computation of Annual Energy Production in Wind Farm Layout Optimization, Santiago Padrón, Andrew P.J. Stanley, Jared Thomas, Juan Alonso, and Andrew Ning

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The Effect of Catalyst Layer Coating Irregularities on Initial Fuel Cell Performance, Jason M. Porter, Guido Bender, Adam Phillips, Jocelyn Mackay, and Michael Ulsh

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Failure Point Analysis of Membrane Electrode Assemblies with Coating Irregularities, Jason M. Porter, Adam Phillips, Guido Bender, Jocelyn Mackay, and Michael Ulsh

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An impedance-based coke sensor for methane reforming systems, Jason M. Porter and Najmus Saqib

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Analyzing the Stability Properties of Kaleidocycles, Clarke A. Safsten, Travis B. Fillmore, Andrew E. Logan, Denise M. Halverson, and Larry L. Howell

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The effect of common wrist orthoses on the stiffness of wrist rotations, Daniel B. Seegmiller, Dennis L. Eggett, and Steven K. Charles

Submissions from 2015

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Effect of Airfoil and Composite Layer Thicknesses on an Aerostructural Blade Optimization for Wind Turbines, Ryan Barrett, Ian Freeman, and Andrew Ning

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Control of a pneumatically actuated, fully inflatable, fabric-based, humanoid robot, Charles Mansel Best, Joshua Wilson, and Marc D. Killpack

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Thick Rigidly Foldable Structures Realized by an Offset Panel Technique, Bryce Edmondson, Robert J. Lang, Michael R. Morgan, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Rigidly Foldable Origami Gadgets and Tessellations, Thomas A. Evans, Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Rigidly Foldable Origami Twists, Thomas A. Evans, Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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High Aspect Ratio, Carbon Nanotube Membranes Decorated with Pt Nanoparticle Urchins for Micro Underwater Vehicle Propulsion via H2O2 Decomposition, Brian D. Iverson, Kevin M. Marr, Bolin Chen, Eric J. Mootz, Jason Geder, Marius Pruessner, Brian J. Melde, Richard R. Vanfleet, Igor L. Medintz, and Jonathan C. Claussen

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Stress-Limiting Test Structures for Rapid Low-Cost Strength and Stiffness Assessment, Andrew Katz, Craig P. Lusk, and Nathan B. Crane

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Model predictive control for fast reaching in clutter, Marc D. Killpack, Ariel Kapusta, and Charles Kemp

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High Aspect Ratio, Carbon Nanotube Membranes Decorated with Pt Nanoparticle Urchins for Micro Underwater Vehicle Propulsion via H2O2 Decomposition, Kevin M. Marr, Bolin Chen, Eric J. Mootz, Jason Geder, Marius Pruessner, Brian J. Melde, Richard R. Vanfleet, Igor L. Medintz, Brian D. Iverson, and Jonathan C. Claussen

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Detect and Avoid for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems using ADS-B, Timothy McLain, Laith R. Sahawneh, Matthew O. Duffield, and Randall W. Beard

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Non-Dimensional Approach for Static Balancing of Rotational Flexures, Ezekiel G. Merriam and Larry L. Howell

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Experimental measurements of the spectral absorption coefficient of pure fused silica optical fibers, Travis J. Moore and Matthew R. Jones

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Solving Nonlinear Heat Transfer Problems Using Variation of Parameters, Travis J. Moore and Matthew R. Jones

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Dynamic Control of Radiative Surface Properties With Origami-Inspired Design, Rydge B. Mulford, Matthew R. Jones, and Brian D. Iverson

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Curved-Folding-Inspired Deployable Compliant Rolling-contact Element (D-CORE), Todd Nelson, Robert Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Development and Validation of a New Blade Element Momentum Skewed-Wake Model within AeroDyn, Andrew Ning, Greg Hayman, Rick Damiani, and Jason Jonkman

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Electrowetting Force and Velocity Dependence on Fluid Surface Energy, Qi Ni, Daniel E. Capecci, and Nathan B. Crane

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Ballistic imaging of diesel sprays using a picosecond laser: characterization and demonstration, Jason M. Porter, Sean P. Duran, and Terence E. Parker

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System overview and characterization of a high-temperature, high-pressure, entrained-flow, laboratory-scale gasifier, Jason M. Porter, Madison A. Kelly, Micah S. Jakulewicz, Christopher B. Dreyer, and Terence E. Parker

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A Simplified Model for Effective Thermal Conductivity of Highly Porous Ceramic Fiber Insulation, Jason M. Porter, Nicholas P. G. Lumley, Emory Ford, and Eric Minford

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Evaluating air-blown gasification for energy recovery from wastewater solids: Impact of biological treatment and point of generation on energy recovery, Jason M. Porter, Dotti F. Ramey, Nicholas P. G. Lumley, and Ana L. Prieto

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Real-time monitoring of room-temperature ionic liquid purity through optical diode-based sensing, Jason M. Porter, Jeffery L. Wheeler, Christopher B. Dreyer, Joe Poshusta, and Jerry L. Martin

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Comparing Model Predictive Control and input shaping for improved response of low-impedance robots, Levi Rupert, Phillip Hyatt, and Marc D. Killpack

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Comparison of Two Wake Models for Use in Gradient-based Wind Farm Layout Optimization, Jared Thomas, Eric Tingey, and Andrew Ning

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Wind Farm Layout Optimization Using Sound Pressure Level Constraints, Eric Tingey, Jared Thomas, and Andrew Ning

Submissions from 2014

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Piezoresistive Sensing of Bistable Micro Mechanism State, Jeffrey K. Anderson, Larry L. Howell, Jonathan W. Wittwer, and Timothy W. McLain

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A Robotic System for Reaching in Dense Clutter that Integrates Model Predictive Control, Learning, Haptic Mapping, and Planning, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Phillip Grice, Ariel Kapusta, Marc D. Killpack, Daehyung Park, and Charles Kemp

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A Position Analysis of Coupled Spherical Mechanisms in Action Origami, Landen A. Bowen, L. A. Baxter, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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High-Efficiency Thermodynamic Power Cycles for Concentrated Solar Power Systems, Marc T. Dunham and Brian Iverson

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Sensitivity Analysis of Wind Plant Performance to Key Turbine Design Parameters: A Systems Engineering Approach, Katherine Dykes, Andrew Ning, Ryan King, Peter Graf, George Scott, and Paul Veers

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System-Level Simulation of a Solar Power Tower Plant with Thermocline Thermal Energy Storage, Scott M. Flueckiger, Brian D. Iverson, Suresh V. Garimella, and James E. Pacheco

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Economic Optimization of a Concentrating Solar Power Plant With Molten-Salt Thermocline Storage, Scott M. Flueckiger, Brian Iverson, and Suresh V. Garimella

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Flex-16: A Large-Displacement Monolithic Compliant Rotational Hinge, Robert McIntyre Fowler, Alex Maselli, Peter Pluimers, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell

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Automatic Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Derivatives Using a Graph-Based Problem Formulation in OpenMDAO, Justin Gray, Tristan Hearn, Kenneth Moore, John Hwang, Joaquim Martins, and Andrew Ning

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Are Undergraduate GPA and General GRE Percentiles Valid Predictors of Student Performance in an Engineering Graduate Program?, Larry L. Howell, Carl D. Sorenson, and Matthew R. Jones

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Thermocline Bed Properties for Deformation Analysis, Brian D. Iverson, Stephen J. Bauer, and Scott M. Flueckiger

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Review of High-Temperature Central Receiver Designs for Concentrating Solar Power, Brian D. Iverson and Clifford K. Ho

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Long Life Electrochemical Diodes for Continuous Electrowetting, Mehdi Khodayari, Ben Hahne, and Nathan B. Crane

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Automated Tracking and Estimation for Control of Non-rigid Cloth, Marc D. Killpack

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Quadrotors and Accelerometers: State Estimation with an Improved Dynamic Model, Robert C. Leishman, John Macdonald, Randal W. Beard, and Timothy W. McLain

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Quaternion Based Attitude Error for a Tailsitter in Hover Flight, Timothy McLain, Matthew E. Argyle, Jason M. Beach, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris

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Tailsitter Attitude Control Using Resolved Tilt-Twist, Timothy McLain, Jason M. Beach, Matthew E. Argyle, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris

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Tailsitter Heading Estimation Using a Magnetometer, Timothy McLain, Jason M. Beach, Matthew E. Argyle, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris

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Aerial Rendezvous of Small Unmanned Aircraft Using a Passive Towed Cable System, Timothy McLain, Randall W. Beard, Joseph W. Nichols, and Liang Sun

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Implementing Dubins Airplane Paths on Fixed-wing UAVs, Timothy McLain, Randall W. Beard, and Mark Owen

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Relative Navigation Approach for Vision-based Aerial GPS-denied Navigation, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, and Robert C. Leishman

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Analysis of the Conduction-Radiation Problem in Absorbing, Emitting, Non-Gray Planar Media Using an Exact Method, Travis J. Moore and Matthew R. Jones

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A Simple Solution Method for the Blade Element Momentum Equations with Guaranteed Convergence, Andrew Ning

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Understanding the Benefits and Limitations of Increasing Maximum Rotor Tip Speed for Utility-Scale Wind Turbines, Andrew Ning

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Extended Formation Flight at Transonic Speeds, Andrew Ning, Ilan Kroo, Michael Aftosmis, Marian Nemec, and James Kless

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Optical measurements of impurities in room-temperature ionic liquids, Jason M. Porter, Christopher B. Dreyer, David Bicknase, Shubham Vyas, C. Mark Maupin, Joe Poshusta, and Jerry Martin

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Quantitative assessment of thermal diffusion using NDE, Jason M. Porter, C. T. Howard, E. A. Pfeif, B. Mishra, and D. L. Olson

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Techno-economic analysis of wastewater sludge gasification: A decentralized urban perspective, Jason M. Porter, Nicholas P. G. Lumley, Dotti F. Ramey, Ana L. Prieto, Robert J. Braun, and Tzahi Y. Cath

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Aircraft Route Optimization for Formation Flight, Jia Xu, Andrew Ning, Geoffrey Bower, and Ilan Kroo

Submissions from 2013

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Tactile sensing over articulated joints with stretchable sensors, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Advait Jain, Sarvagya Vaish, Marc D. Killpack, and Charles Kemp

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Non-redundant Sensor Fault Detection Using an Improved Dynamic Model, Brandon Cannon, Robert C. Leishman, Timothy W. McLain, Joseph Jackson, and Jovan Boskovic

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Whole-arm tactile sensing for beneficial and acceptable contact during robotic assistance, Phillip M. Grice, Marc D. Killpack, Advait Jain, Sarvagya Vaish, Jeffrey Hawk, and Charles C. Kemp

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Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycles for Solar-Thermal Energy, Brian D. Iverson, Thomas M. Conboy, James J. Pasch, and Alan M. Kruizenga

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Electrochemical Explanation for Asymmetric Electrowetting Response, Mehdi Khodayari, Nathan B. Crane, and Alex A. Volinsky

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Floating Electrode Electrowetting on Hydrophobic Dielectric with an SiO2 Layer, Mehdi Khodayari, Benjamin Hahne, Nathan B. Crane, and Alex A. Volinsky

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Fast reaching in clutter while regulating forces using model predictive control, Marc D. Killpack and Charles Kemp

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Inviscid Analysis of Extended Formation Flight, James Kless, Michael Aftosmis, Andrew Ning, and Marian Nemec

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Numerical Simulation of Convection in Triangular Cavities to Predict Solar Still Performance, Jeremy D. LeFevre, W. Jerry Bowman, and Matthew R. Jones

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Robust Motion Estimation with RGB-D Cameras, Robert C. Leishman, Daniel Koch, and Timothy W. McLain

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Relative Navigation Approach for Vision-based Aerial GPS-denied Navigation, Robert C. Leishman, Timothy McLain, and Randal W. Beard

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A Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter for Relative Rotorcraft Navigation, Robert C. Leishman and Timothy W. McLain

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Objectives and Constraints for Wind Turbine Optimization, Andrew Ning, Rick Damiani, and Patrick Moriarty

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Defect Detection in Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Electrodes Using Infrared Thermography, Jason M. Porter, D. C. Bittinat, Guido Bender, and M. Ulsh

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Techno- Economic Analysis of Wastewater Biosolids Gasification, Jason M. Porter, Nick Lumley, Robert Braun, Tzahi Cath, Ana Prietro, Dotti Ramey, and Greta Buschmann

Submissions from 2012

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Fluidic Assembly at the Microscale: Progress and Prospects, Nathan B. Crane, Onursal Onen, Jose Carballo, Qi Ni, and Rasim Guldiken

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Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Nitrate Thermal Storage Salts in the Solid-Phase, Brian D. Iverson, Scott T. Broome, Alan M. Kruizenga, and Joseph G. Cordaro

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A material system for reliable low voltage anodic electrowetting, Mehdi Khodayari, Jose Carballo, and Nathan B. Crane

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Relative Navigation and Control of a Hexacopter, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, Robert C. Leishman, and John MacDonald

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Ballistic Imaging of Sprays at Diesel Relevant Conditions, Jason M. Porter, S. P. Duran, and T. E. Parker

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Introduction of Planar Compliant Joints Designed for Combined Bending and Axial Loading Conditions in Lamina Emergent Mechanisms, Samuel E. Wilding, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby

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Spherical Lamina Emergent Mechanisms, Samuel E. Wilding, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby

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Aircraft Route Optimization for Heterogeneous Formation Flight, Jia Xu, Andrew Ning, Geoffrey Bower, and Ilan Kroo

Submissions from 2011

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A 3-D Chain Algorithm with Pseudo-rigid-body Model Elements, Robert Parley Chase, Robert H. Todd, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby

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Self Assembly in Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities and Obstacles, Nathan B. Crane, J. Tuckerman, and G. N. Nielson

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Dynamics of a Partially Fluid-Filled Sphere, Jeff Hendricks, Taylor W. Killian, Robert A. Klaus, Nick Smith, and Tadd T. Truscott