1. Human-Centered Design of 3D Printed Occupational Therapy Tools for Rural Hospitals in Kisumu County Kenya: Applying Key Desirability Factors to the Design Process Open Access Author: Spicher, Lucy Title: Human-Centered Design of 3D Printed Occupational Therapy Tools for Rural Hospitals in Kisumu County Kenya: Applying Key Desirability Factors to the Design Process Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Human-Centered DesignHumanitarian EngineeringSocial EntrepreneurshipOccupational TherapyProduct DevelopmentFront-end DesignDesign for Desirability File: Download LSpicher_Thesis_SP21.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Gershenson, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Generating a Novel Methodology to Identify Critical Defects in Complex Metal AM Components Open Access Author: Stover, Micaela Title: Generating a Novel Methodology to Identify Critical Defects in Complex Metal AM Components Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: additive manufacturing File: Download Stover_final_draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
3. Predicting optimal airplane seat assignment with respect to health and comfort considerations Open Access Author: Donato, Andy Title: Predicting optimal airplane seat assignment with respect to health and comfort considerations Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: AnthropometryOptimizationSocial DistancingCOVID-19ErgonomicsAccommodationAirplane File: Download Andy_Donato_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Self-Propagating Chemical-Looping Combustion of Solid Carbon Fuel with Copper Oxide Open Access Author: Vasinko, Jarred Title: Self-Propagating Chemical-Looping Combustion of Solid Carbon Fuel with Copper Oxide Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: chemical-looping combustionCLCcopper oxideenergyemissionssolid fuels File: Download Vasinko_Jarred_Self_Propagating_CLC.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard A Yetter, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Design and development of PLA clave prototypes as alternatives to wooden claves Open Access Author: Evans, Emmeline Title: Design and development of PLA clave prototypes as alternatives to wooden claves Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: 3D printingpercussion instrumentclave3D printed instruments3D printed claves File: Download Emmeline_Evans_THESISREVISIONwvita.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Chris Mc Comb, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design Open Access Author: Vitagliano, Nicolas Title: Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: LatticesTPMSAdditive ManufacturingNon-pneumatic Tires3D PrintingDigital Light Processing File: Download Vitagliano_Nicolas_SHC_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Engineering Artificial Tissues Using Soft Droplet-Based Cellular Networks Open Access Author: Banerjee, Shohini Title: Engineering Artificial Tissues Using Soft Droplet-Based Cellular Networks Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Tissue engineeringdroplet interface bilayersartificial tissuesengineered living materialslipid bilayersdroplet networkshybrid materialsbioinspired File: Download Banerjee_shohini_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph Najem, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Determining the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the Fuel Economy of Surrounding Traffic Using Traffic Simulators Open Access Author: Katibi, Faisal Title: Determining the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the Fuel Economy of Surrounding Traffic Using Traffic Simulators Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles(CAVs)Traffic SimulatorsAIMSUNRegion of Influence (ROI)Fuel EfficiencyVehicle SimulationsPowertrain Simulations File: Download FAISAL_KATIBI_SHCThesis2021.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. A Cost-Effective Autonomous Zero-Turn Mower for Orchards Open Access Author: Pagan, Michael Title: A Cost-Effective Autonomous Zero-Turn Mower for Orchards Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: PixhawkRTK GPSAutonomous Zero Turn MowerAutonomous Orchard MowerCub Cadet RZT-S ZeroPrecision AgricultureUnmanned Ground VehicleUGVMission-Based Autonomy File: Download Pagan_HonorsThesis_Final4.1.21.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Identifying Causal Configurations for Engineering Graduate Student Attrition Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis Open Access Author: Ellery, Megan Title: Identifying Causal Configurations for Engineering Graduate Student Attrition Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: engineering educationattritionengineering pathwaysgraduate engineeringgraduate education File: Download Ellery_Megan_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Simulating the Effects of Anthropometry on the Contralateral Limb of Transtibial Amputees Open Access Author: Mahajan, Ninad Title: Simulating the Effects of Anthropometry on the Contralateral Limb of Transtibial Amputees Area of Honors: interdisciplinary in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Keywords: biomechanicsgait analysisanthropometrysimulationsdynamicsOpenSimamputees File: Download SHCThesis_NinadMahajan_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorMeghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Determining Human Performance Given Robot-Provided Explanations Through Task-Based Interaction Open Access Author: Hannah, Sydney Title: Determining Human Performance Given Robot-Provided Explanations Through Task-Based Interaction Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: human-robot interactiontask-based interactionsimulationexplanationrobothuman performance File: Download Thesis_Hannah_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorKatie Fitzsimons, Faculty Reader
13. Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement Open Access Author: Cayley, Alex Title: Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingBiomedicalTotal Hip ReplacementLatticenTopology File: Download Cayley_Alexander_Computational_Study_of_Additively_Manufactured_Porous_Biomimetic_Total_Hip_Replacement.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. 3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique Open Access Author: Barsom, Karim Title: 3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Barium Titanate3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingDirect Ink WritingExtrusion 3D PrintingPrintabilityCeramics File: Download Barsom_SchreyerThesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Formation and Characterization of Block-Copolymer Based Droplet Interface Bilayers Open Access Author: Graham, Matthew Title: Formation and Characterization of Block-Copolymer Based Droplet Interface Bilayers Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: biomimicrymembranecharacterizationscopolymerspolymersdroplet interface bilayers File: Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph Najem, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Design and Analysis of Inverted Landing Mechanism and Biomimetic Strategy for Small-scale Quadrotors Open Access Author: Davis, Brian Title: Design and Analysis of Inverted Landing Mechanism and Biomimetic Strategy for Small-scale Quadrotors Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: biomimeticquadrotorquadcopterdroneoptimizationmechanical designrobotroboticssimulationinverted landingflyinsectlandingcontrolRREVrelative retinal rate of expansionlanding gearlanding mechanismperchingperceptionmultirotoruavunmanned aerial vehicleCrazyflie File: Download DESIGN_AND_ANALYSIS_OF_INVERTED_LANDING_MECHANISM_AND_BIOMIMETIC_STRATEGY_FOR_SMALL-SCALE_QUADROTORS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bo Cheng, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorJean-Michel Mongeau, Faculty Reader
17. Generative Design Software Comparison for a Robot Arm Loading Scenario Open Access Author: Hall, Alexander Title: Generative Design Software Comparison for a Robot Arm Loading Scenario Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: topology optimizationrobot armgenerative designadditive manufacturingbottle opener File: Download Alexander_Hall_THEsis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Chemical Looping Combustion Open Access Author: Eswar, Vikash Title: Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Chemical Looping Combustion Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Chemical Looping CombustionReduction ReactionCopper Oxide File: Download Eswar_Vikash_Final_Thesis_for_Approval-3.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard A Yetter, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data Open Access Author: Ahmed, Raiid Title: Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Mechanical EngineeringMachine LearningNeural NetworksAcousticsSonar3D PrintingCADMATLABLabVIEWPythonFast.aiMNIST File: Download Ahmed_Raiid_Categorizing_Synthetic_Aperture_Sonar_Imagery_Using_Pre-Trained_Neural_Networks_and_Artificial_Data.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel C Brown, Jr., Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Exploring Fit of Commercially Available Passive Exoskeletons Open Access Author: Palfey, Benjamin Title: Exploring Fit of Commercially Available Passive Exoskeletons Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: passive exoskeletonanthropometryVirtual Fit Toolergonomicsaccommodation File: Download Palfey_Ben_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matt Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor