Submissions from 2014
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
Economic Optimization of a Concentrating Solar Power Plant With Molten-Salt Thermocline Storage, Scott M. Flueckiger, Brian Iverson, and Suresh V. Garimella
Flex-16: A Large-Displacement Monolithic Compliant Rotational Hinge, Robert McIntyre Fowler, Alex Maselli, Peter Pluimers, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell
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
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
Thermocline Bed Properties for Deformation Analysis, Brian D. Iverson, Stephen J. Bauer, and Scott M. Flueckiger
Review of High-Temperature Central Receiver Designs for Concentrating Solar Power, Brian D. Iverson and Clifford K. Ho
Long Life Electrochemical Diodes for Continuous Electrowetting, Mehdi Khodayari, Ben Hahne, and Nathan B. Crane
Automated Tracking and Estimation for Control of Non-rigid Cloth, Marc D. Killpack
Quadrotors and Accelerometers: State Estimation with an Improved Dynamic Model, Robert C. Leishman, John Macdonald, Randal W. Beard, and Timothy W. McLain
Quaternion Based Attitude Error for a Tailsitter in Hover Flight, Timothy McLain, Matthew E. Argyle, Jason M. Beach, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris
Tailsitter Attitude Control Using Resolved Tilt-Twist, Timothy McLain, Jason M. Beach, Matthew E. Argyle, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris
Tailsitter Heading Estimation Using a Magnetometer, Timothy McLain, Jason M. Beach, Matthew E. Argyle, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen Morris
Aerial Rendezvous of Small Unmanned Aircraft Using a Passive Towed Cable System, Timothy McLain, Randall W. Beard, Joseph W. Nichols, and Liang Sun
Implementing Dubins Airplane Paths on Fixed-wing UAVs, Timothy McLain, Randall W. Beard, and Mark Owen
Relative Navigation Approach for Vision-based Aerial GPS-denied Navigation, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, and Robert C. Leishman
Analysis of the Conduction-Radiation Problem in Absorbing, Emitting, Non-Gray Planar Media Using an Exact Method, Travis J. Moore and Matthew R. Jones
A Simple Solution Method for the Blade Element Momentum Equations with Guaranteed Convergence, Andrew Ning
Understanding the Benefits and Limitations of Increasing Maximum Rotor Tip Speed for Utility-Scale Wind Turbines, Andrew Ning
Extended Formation Flight at Transonic Speeds, Andrew Ning, Ilan Kroo, Michael Aftosmis, Marian Nemec, and James Kless
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
Quantitative assessment of thermal diffusion using NDE, Jason M. Porter, C. T. Howard, E. A. Pfeif, B. Mishra, and D. L. Olson
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
Aircraft Route Optimization for Formation Flight, Jia Xu, Andrew Ning, Geoffrey Bower, and Ilan Kroo
Submissions from 2013
Tactile sensing over articulated joints with stretchable sensors, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, Advait Jain, Sarvagya Vaish, Marc D. Killpack, and Charles Kemp
Non-redundant Sensor Fault Detection Using an Improved Dynamic Model, Brandon Cannon, Robert C. Leishman, Timothy W. McLain, Joseph Jackson, and Jovan Boskovic
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
Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycles for Solar-Thermal Energy, Brian D. Iverson, Thomas M. Conboy, James J. Pasch, and Alan M. Kruizenga
Electrochemical Explanation for Asymmetric Electrowetting Response, Mehdi Khodayari, Nathan B. Crane, and Alex A. Volinsky
Floating Electrode Electrowetting on Hydrophobic Dielectric with an SiO2 Layer, Mehdi Khodayari, Benjamin Hahne, Nathan B. Crane, and Alex A. Volinsky
Fast reaching in clutter while regulating forces using model predictive control, Marc D. Killpack and Charles Kemp
Inviscid Analysis of Extended Formation Flight, James Kless, Michael Aftosmis, Andrew Ning, and Marian Nemec
Numerical Simulation of Convection in Triangular Cavities to Predict Solar Still Performance, Jeremy D. LeFevre, W. Jerry Bowman, and Matthew R. Jones
Robust Motion Estimation with RGB-D Cameras, Robert C. Leishman, Daniel Koch, and Timothy W. McLain
Relative Navigation Approach for Vision-based Aerial GPS-denied Navigation, Robert C. Leishman, Timothy McLain, and Randal W. Beard
A Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter for Relative Rotorcraft Navigation, Robert C. Leishman and Timothy W. McLain
Objectives and Constraints for Wind Turbine Optimization, Andrew Ning, Rick Damiani, and Patrick Moriarty
Defect Detection in Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Electrodes Using Infrared Thermography, Jason M. Porter, D. C. Bittinat, Guido Bender, and M. Ulsh
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
Fluidic Assembly at the Microscale: Progress and Prospects, Nathan B. Crane, Onursal Onen, Jose Carballo, Qi Ni, and Rasim Guldiken
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
A material system for reliable low voltage anodic electrowetting, Mehdi Khodayari, Jose Carballo, and Nathan B. Crane
Relative Navigation and Control of a Hexacopter, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, Robert C. Leishman, and John MacDonald
Ballistic Imaging of Sprays at Diesel Relevant Conditions, Jason M. Porter, S. P. Duran, and T. E. Parker
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
Spherical Lamina Emergent Mechanisms, Samuel E. Wilding, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby
Aircraft Route Optimization for Heterogeneous Formation Flight, Jia Xu, Andrew Ning, Geoffrey Bower, and Ilan Kroo
Submissions from 2011
A 3-D Chain Algorithm with Pseudo-rigid-body Model Elements, Robert Parley Chase, Robert H. Todd, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby
Self Assembly in Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities and Obstacles, Nathan B. Crane, J. Tuckerman, and G. N. Nielson
Dynamics of a Partially Fluid-Filled Sphere, Jeff Hendricks, Taylor W. Killian, Robert A. Klaus, Nick Smith, and Tadd T. Truscott
Limit-point buckling analyses using solid, shell and solid-shell elements, Marc D. Killpack and Farid Abed-Meraim
Differential Flatness Based Control of a Rotorcraft For Aggressive Maneuvers, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, Robert C. Leishman, and Jeffrey L. Ferrin
Utilizing an Improved Rotorcraft Dynamic Model in State Estimation, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, Robert C. Leishman, John Macdonald, Jeffrey L. Ferrin, and Stephen C. Quebe
Aerodynamic Performance of Extended Formation Flight, Andrew Ning, Tristan Flanzer, and Ilan Kroo
Compressibility Effects of Extended Formation Flight, Andrew Ning and Ilan Kroo
Submissions from 2010
Automated garment manufacturing system using novel sensing and actuation, Wayne Book, Ryder Winck, Marc D. Killpack, James Huggins, Stephen Dickerson, and Sundaresan Jayarman
Characterization of Electrowetting Processes through Force Measurements, Nathan B. Crane, Pradeep Mishra, and Alex A. Volinsky
Bidirectional Electrowetting Actuation with Voltage Polarity Dependence, Nathan B. Crane, Alex A. Volinsky, Pradeep Mishra, Ajay Rajgadkar, and Mehdi Khodayari
Energy Harvesting and Mission Effectiveness for Small Unmanned Air Vehicles, Mark J. Cutler, Timothy W. McLain, Randal W. Beard, and Brian Capozzi
Note: Thermal Analog to Atomic Force Microscopy Force-Displacement Measurements for Nanoscale Interfacial Contact Resistance, Brian D. Iverson, John E. Blendell, and Suresh V. Garimella
Thermal analog to AFM force-displacement measurements for nanoscale interfacial contact resistance, Brian D. Iverson, John E. Blendell, and Suresh V. Garimella
Green’s Function Approach to Nonlinear Conduction and Surface Radiation Problems, Matthew R. Jones and Vladimir P. Soloviev
Visual odometry and control for an omnidirectional mobile robot with a downward-facing camera, Marc D. Killpack, Travis Deyle, Cressel Anderson, and Charles C. Kemp
Effects of Force Feedback and Arm Compliance on Teleoperation for a Hygiene Task, Chih-Hung King and Marc D. Killpack
Moving Ground Target Tracking in Urban Terrain Using Air/Ground Vehicles, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, Mark Owen, and Huili Yu
Multidisciplinary Considerations in the Design of Wings and Wing Tip Devices, Andrew Ning and Ilan Kroo
Submissions from 2009
Effects of Discrete-Electrode Configuration on Traveling-Wave Electrohydrodynamic Pumping, Brian Iverson, Lorenzo Cremaschi, and Suresh V. Garimella
Experimental Characterization of Induction Electrohydrodynamics for Integrated Microchannel Pumping, Brian D. Iverson and Suresh V. Garimella
Lamina Emergent Torsion (LET) Joint, Joseph O. Jacobsen, Guimin Chen, Larry L. Howell, and Spencer P. Magleby
Piezoresistive Feedback Control of a MEMS Thermal Actuator, Robert K. Messenger, Quentin Theodore Aten, Timothy W. McLain, and Larry L. Howell
Performance Flight Testing of Small Electric Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Jon N. Ostler, W. Jerry Bowman, Deryl O. Snyder, and Timothy W. McLain
Mid-infrared absorption measurements of liquid hydrocarbon fuels near 3.4 μm, Jason M. Porter, Jay B. Jeffries, and Ronald K. Hanson
Two-wavelength mid-IR absorption diagnostic for simultaneous measurement of temperature and hydrocarbon fuel concentration, Jason M. Porter, Adam E. Klingbeil, Jay B. Jeffries, and Ronald K. Hanson
Submissions from 2008
Evaluating Three-dimensional Effects on the Behavior of Compliant Bistable Micromechanisms, Brian B. Cherry, Larry L. Howell, and Brian D. Jensen
Aerobatic Maneuvering of Miniature Air Vehicles Using Attitude Trajectories, James K. Hall and Timothy W. McLain
Noise Analysis and Sensitivity Enhancement in Immunomagnetic Nanomechanical Biosensors, Kutay Icoz, Brian D. Iverson, and Cagri Savran
Recent Advances in Microscale Pumping Technologies: A Review and Evaluation, Brian D. Iverson and Suresh V. Garimella
A Model for Predicting the Piezoresistive Effect in Microflexures Experiencing Bending and Tension Loads, Gary K. Johns, Larry L. Howell, Brian D. Jensen, and Timothy W. McLain
Adaptive Quaternion Control of a Miniature Tailsitter UAV, Nathan B. Knoebel and Timothy W. McLain
Reduced Order Modeling of Time-Dependent Reflectance Profiles from Purely Scattering Media, R. Scott Larson and Matthew R. Jones
Observations of Piezoresistivity for Polysilicon in Bending that are Unexplained by Linear Models, Tyler L. Waterfall, Gary K. Johns, Robert K. Messenger, Brian D. Jensen, Timothy W. McLain, and Larry L. Howell
Submissions from 2007
Vision-based Landing of Fixed-wing Miniature Air Vehicles, Blake Barber, Timothy McLain, and Barrett Edwards
Autonomous Landing of Miniature Aerial Vehicles, D. Blake Barber, Stephen R. Griffiths, Timothy W. McLain, and Randal W. Beard
Probabilistic Searching Using a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Steven R. Hansen, Timothy W. McLain, and Michael A. Goodrich
Heat and Mass Transport in Heat Pipe Wick Structures, Brian D. Iverson, Tyler W. Davis, Suresh V. Garimella, Mark T. North, and Sukhvinder S. Kang
Compliant High-precision E-Quintet Ratcheting (CHEQR) Mechanism for Safety and Arming Devices, John A. Kennedy, Larry L. Howell, and William Greenwood
Experimental Validation of an Autonomous Control System on a Mobile Robot Platform, Timothy McLain, Randall W. Beard, Wei Ran, and J.-S. Sun
Obstacle Avoidance Using Circular Paths, Timothy McLain, Randal W. Beard, and Jeffery Brian Saunders
Vector Field Path Following for Miniature Air Vehicles, Timothy McLain, Derek R. Nelson, D. Blake Barber, and Randall W. Beard
Experiments in Cooperative Timing for Miniature Air Vehicles, Timothy McLain, Derek R. Nelson, and Randal W. Beard
Obstacle and Terrain Avoidance for Miniature Aerial Vehicles, Timothy McLain, Jeff Saunders, Blake Barber, Randall W. Beard, and Stephen R. Griffiths
An Overview of MAV Research at Brigham Young University, Timothy W. McLain, Randal W. Beard, D. Blake Barber, and Nathan B. Knoebel
Experiments in Cooperative Timing for Miniature Air Vehicles, Derek R. Nelson, Timothy W. McLain, and Randal W. Beard
Submissions from 2006
Lattice-based structures for studying percolation in two-dimensional grain networks, Brent L. Adams, John A. Basinger, and David T. Fullwood
Grain Boundary Property Determination through Measurement of Triple Junction Geometry and Crystallography, Brent L. Adams, D. Casasent, M. Demirel, Bassem S. El-Dasher, D. Kinderlehrer, C. Liu, I. Livshits, F. Manolache, D. Mason, A. Morawiec, W. W. Mullins, S. Ozdemir, Gregory S. Rohrer, Anthony D. Rollett, David M. Saylor, Shlomo Ta'asan, A. Talukder, Chialin T. Wu, C. C. Yang, and W. Yang
Extending Taylor Plasticity Theory for Microscopic Slip Transfer Conditions, Brent L. Adams, Ray M. Merrill, John A. Basinger, and Bassem S. El-Dasher
Robust Design and Model Validation of Nonlinear Compliant, Michael S. Baker, Larry Howell, and Jonathan W. Walker
Vision-based Target Geo-location Using a Fixed-wing Miniature Air Vehicle, D. Blake Barber, Joshua D. Redding, Timothy W. McLain, Randal W. Beard, and Clark N. Taylor
Simulation of a carbon nanotube-based compliant parallel-guiding mechanism: A nanomechanical building block, Martin L. Culpepper, Christopher M. DiBiasio, Robert M. Panas, Spencer P. Magleby, and Larry L. Howell
Maximizing Miniature Aerial Vehicles, Stephen Griffiths, Jeffery Brian Saunders, Andrew Curtis, Blake Barber, Timothy W. McLain, and Randal W. Beard