1. Semi-autonomous Line Following Domino Dispensor Open Access Author: Shipley, Jenny Lynn Title: Semi-autonomous Line Following Domino Dispensor Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Arduinorobottoydominoline followerautomationmicrocontroller File: Download Shipley_Jenny_Dominobot.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Vehicle Path Following and Rollover Prevention Using Previewed State Information Open Access Author: Stankiewicz, Paul Geoffrey Title: Vehicle Path Following and Rollover Prevention Using Previewed State Information Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: path followingrolloverpreview control File: Download Stankiewicz_-_Honors_Thesis_FINAL_-_no_signature.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Oil Flow Visualization of Pin Fins Open Access Author: Seneca, Carly Marie Title: Oil Flow Visualization of Pin Fins Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Pin finsflow visualizationheat transferoil flow visualization File: Download Seneca_Carly_PinFinFlowVisualization.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Flow Visualization of Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays Open Access Author: Haydt, Shane Elliott Title: Flow Visualization of Low Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: heat transferturbomachineryconvective coolingflow visualizationpin fins File: Download Haydt_Shane_pinfinflowvisualization.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. A Sensor-based Lap Counter and Timer for Use in Swim Training Open Access Author: Nellis, Robert William Title: A Sensor-based Lap Counter and Timer for Use in Swim Training Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: SensorSwimTrainingLapCounterTimerNellisSommerOunaies File: Download Nellis_Robert_LapCounterAndTimer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Experimental Characterization of a Model Tailboom's Vibrations Open Access Author: Krott, Matthew Joseph Title: Experimental Characterization of a Model Tailboom's Vibrations Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: helicoptersvibrationsstructural dynamicsfluidic flexible matrix composite File: Download Matthew_Krott_Thesis_Final_Edit.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Design and Calibration of an Electronic Fuel Injection System for a Compressed Natural Gas Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine in a Hybrid Vehicle Open Access 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-electriccompressed natural gasCNGinjection system File: Download Samuel_Millers_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors AdvisorDaniel Connell Haworth, Faculty Reader
8. Development and Applications of a Robot Tracking System for NIST Test Methods Open Access Author: Pangborn, Herschel Cyrus Title: Development and Applications of a Robot Tracking System for NIST Test Methods Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: robotmechatronicsimage processingfiducial identificationMATLABPythonNISTobject identificationemergency response File: Download Pangborn_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Autonomous Wheelchair Control Open Access Author: Barnes, Matthew John Title: Autonomous Wheelchair Control Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Roboticswheelchairautonomous control File: Download Barnes-Dissertation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader
10. Light Concentration via Waveguide Surface Curvature Open Access Author: Mcgowan, Joshua Bradley Title: Light Concentration via Waveguide Surface Curvature Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: LSCwaveguideLuminescent Solar ConcentratorSolar ConcentrationSolar Energydesign modeling File: Download Thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors AdvisorChristine Masters, Faculty Reader
11. Occlusion Detection in a Driving Scene By Registering Forward-looking Camera Images to a Rendered Map Open Access 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 databasevehicleocclusionsimage registrationcamera calibration File: Download LearyHonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. The Dyanmics of Pumped Hydro Storage with a Pelton Wheel and Bypass: Response and Revenue Open Access 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 engineeringHydropowerPumped StorageDynamic modelSimulation File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Simulation of a Vehicle Docking and Collision Avoidance System Using LIDAR-based Object Tracking Open Access 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: simulationvehicledockingcollisionavoidancelidartrackinglaserautomatedparkinglaserobstacle File: Download Reigh_Kyle_SimulationOfAVehicleDocking.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Experimental determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion of flexible, binder-free single wall carbon nanotube membranes Open Access Author: Shetty, Pralav P Title: Experimental determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion of flexible, binder-free single wall carbon nanotube membranes Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: carbon nanotubemembranecoefficient of thermal expansionoptical profilometrythermal cell File: Download Final_Year_Thesis_pps5028.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. John Michael Cimbala, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorKofi W Adu, Faculty Reader
15. Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering Open Access Author: Mangus, Anthony Joseph Title: Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Kalman FilteringGPSVehicle EstimationLocalization File: Download Mangus_HonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Faculty Reader