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Author:

Haydt, Shane Elliott

Title:

Flow Visualization of Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
turbomachinery
convective cooling
flow visualization
pin fins

File:

Download Haydt_Shane_pinfinflowvisualization.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nellis, Robert William

Title:

A Sensor-based Lap Counter and Timer for Use in Swim Training

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Sensor
Swim
Training
Lap
Counter
Timer
Nellis
Sommer
Ounaies

File:

Download Nellis_Robert_LapCounterAndTimer.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Krott, Matthew Joseph

Title:

Experimental Characterization of a Model Tailboom's Vibrations

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

helicopters
vibrations
structural dynamics
fluidic flexible matrix composite

File:

Download Matthew_Krott_Thesis_Final_Edit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Miller, Samuel Hans

Title:

Design and Calibration of an Electronic Fuel Injection System for a Compressed Natural Gas Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine in a Hybrid Vehicle

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hybrid-electric
compressed natural gas
CNG
injection system

File:

Download Samuel_Millers_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pangborn, Herschel Cyrus

Title:

Development and Applications of a Robot Tracking System for NIST Test Methods

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robot
mechatronics
image processing
fiducial identification
MATLAB
Python
NIST
object identification
emergency response

File:

Download Pangborn_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barnes, Matthew John

Title:

Autonomous Wheelchair Control

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
wheelchair
autonomous control

File:

Download Barnes-Dissertation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mcgowan, Joshua Bradley

Title:

Light Concentration via Waveguide Surface Curvature

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

LSC
waveguide
Luminescent Solar Concentrator
Solar Concentration
Solar Energy
design modeling

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christine Masters, Faculty Reader

Author:

Leary, Robert D

Title:

Occlusion Detection in a Driving Scene By Registering Forward-looking Camera Images to a Rendered Map

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

map database
vehicle
occlusions
image registration
camera calibration

File:

Download LearyHonorsThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Francis, Zachary Ryan

Title:

The Dyanmics of Pumped Hydro Storage with a Pelton Wheel and Bypass: Response and Revenue

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Mechanical engineering
Hydropower
Pumped Storage
Dynamic model
Simulation

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Reigh, Kyle Michael

Title:

Simulation of a Vehicle Docking and Collision Avoidance System Using LIDAR-based Object Tracking

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
vehicle
docking
collision
avoidance
lidar
tracking
laser
automated
parking
laser
obstacle

File:

Download Reigh_Kyle_SimulationOfAVehicleDocking.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor