1. Redesign to Reduce Mass: Wallops Arc-Second Pointer (WASP) Open Access Author: Gibbons, Caitlin Elizabeth Title: Redesign to Reduce Mass: Wallops Arc-Second Pointer (WASP) Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Mechanical EngineeringDesignAutodesk InventorAbaqusFEABalloonPlatformTelescopePointing SystemNASAStructure File: Download Redesign_to_Reduce_Mass_Wallops_Arc_Second_Pointer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Estimating Dynamic Properties for Biological Materials Design, Development, and Calibration of a Desktop Miniaturized Pulse-shaping Kolsky Bar Open Access Author: Sodha, Kush B Title: Estimating Dynamic Properties for Biological Materials Design, Development, and Calibration of a Desktop Miniaturized Pulse-shaping Kolsky Bar Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: soft materialskolsky barbrain tissueminiaturizedesigndevelopmentcalibrationdynamic propertiesmaterial properties File: Download Kush_Sodha_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reuben H Kraft, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Mechanics of Arm Swing in Human Running Open Access Author: Brough, Lydia Gail Title: The Mechanics of Arm Swing in Human Running Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: runningbiomechanicsarms File: Download Brough_Lydia_The_Mechanics_of_Arm_Swing_in_Human_Running.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Henry Challis, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Design of a Tow-away Engine Dynamometer Open Access Author: Sanghavi, Karan Title: Design of a Tow-away Engine Dynamometer Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: designenginedynamometertestcyclestransientHILhardware in the loop File: Download Sanghavi_Karan_designofatow-awayenginedynamomter.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Development and characterization of active terpolymer for origami-inspired actuation Open Access Author: Arrojado, Erika Title: Development and characterization of active terpolymer for origami-inspired actuation Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: origami engineeringPVDF terpolymeractive materials File: Download Arrojado_ErikaAnn_DevelopmentAndCharacterizationOfActiveTerpolymer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors AdvisorMary I Frecker, Faculty Reader
6. Tracking System Design and Modification for Robotic Parallel Bars Rehabilitation Device Open Access Author: Tschantz, Eric Lawrence Title: Tracking System Design and Modification for Robotic Parallel Bars Rehabilitation Device Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: robotictrackingrehabilitation devicePD controller File: Download Tschantz_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Design of a Regenerative Nozzle for Aluminum-water Combustion Open Access Author: Ciasullo, Kevin J Title: Design of a Regenerative Nozzle for Aluminum-water Combustion Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Aluminum combustionheat transferregenerative nozzle File: Download Ciasullo_Kevin_Aluminum_combustion_Nozzle.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Thomas Cawley, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Measuring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Agricultural Management using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Open Access Author: Disco, Connor Scott Title: Measuring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Agricultural Management using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: AgricultureUnmanned Aerial VehiclesImage ProcessingNDVIImage Distortion RemovalImage StitchingMATLAB File: Download Disco_Connor_ndvianalysisforagriculturalmanagement_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors AdvisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Faculty Reader
9. A Combined Approach to Localization for a Nuclear Cask Inspection Robot Open Access Author: Beck, Jacob J Title: A Combined Approach to Localization for a Nuclear Cask Inspection Robot Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: nuclearwasteroboticsinspectioncomputervision File: Download vision_beck_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPINGING DIESEL SPRAYS WITH A REDUCED-ORDER MODEL AND GAS JET EXPERIMENTS Open Access Author: Ruth, Daniel Johnson Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPINGING DIESEL SPRAYS WITH A REDUCED-ORDER MODEL AND GAS JET EXPERIMENTS Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: combustiondieselspraysimpingementmixinggas jets File: Download Ruth_Daniel_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jacqueline Antonia O'connor, Thesis Supervisor
11. A TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES: EVALUATING MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACCURATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE Open Access Author: Pauley, Anne Christine Title: A TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES: EVALUATING MICROPHONE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACCURATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: MusicPianoMicrophoneFrequency responseMechanical engineeringFourierRecording File: Download Pauley__Anne_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Vehicle Road Departure Detection Using Measurements of Anomalies in Yawrate and Steering Torque Open Access Author: Yang, Hang Title: Vehicle Road Departure Detection Using Measurements of Anomalies in Yawrate and Steering Torque Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Vehicle Dynamics; Road Departure; Tire Modeling; Vehicle Safety; File: Download Hang_Yang_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. The Intersection of Corporate Culture and Strategy: A Case Study of Multinational Engineering Firms Open Access Author: Stavrakos, Michael Lawrence Title: The Intersection of Corporate Culture and Strategy: A Case Study of Multinational Engineering Firms Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: corporatenationalculturebusinessstrategycasestudysiemensfordtoyota File: Download Mike_Stavrakos_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Thomas Litzinger, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Computational Analysis of Power Attenuation During Directed Energy Deposition Open Access Author: Kozuch, Christopher David Title: Computational Analysis of Power Attenuation During Directed Energy Deposition Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: metaladditivemanufacturingdirectedenergydepositionraytracingsimulation File: Download christopher_kozuch_thesis_2016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Design of an Autonomous Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Open Access Author: Maloney, Blake Anthony Title: Design of an Autonomous Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: mechanical engineeringuavdronemission plannerautonomous File: Download Blake_Maloney_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Magnetically Levitated Insect Flight Mill For Forward Flight Control Analysis Open Access Author: Delacato, Carl Henry Title: Magnetically Levitated Insect Flight Mill For Forward Flight Control Analysis Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: InsectFlightMechanicalEngineering File: Download Carl_Delacato_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Vortex Identification and Tracking in Highly Turbulent Flows Open Access Author: Linarez De La Cruz, Eros Darnel Title: Vortex Identification and Tracking in Highly Turbulent Flows Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Vortex coresHydrodynamic Instabilityvorticesflame interactionreacting and non-reacting flames File: Download Linarez_Eros_VortexIdentificationAndTacking.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Behavior of Polymers Reinforced with Flax Fibers Effected by Environmental Conditioning Open Access Author: Cook, Tyler Jonathan Title: Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Behavior of Polymers Reinforced with Flax Fibers Effected by Environmental Conditioning Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: graphenelong-term mechanical propertiesflax reinforced compositesenvironmental conditioning File: Download Cook_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard Christopher Ciocci, Thesis SupervisorDr. Ronald Walker, Thesis Honors AdvisorAmit Banerjee, Faculty Reader
19. Characterization of Self-folding Origami Structures Using Magneto-active Elastomers Open Access Author: Sung, Elaine Lin Title: Characterization of Self-folding Origami Structures Using Magneto-active Elastomers Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: origamiengineeringmagnetelastomeractive material File: Download SHC_Thesis--Elaine_Sung.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mary I Frecker, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. An Examination of Non-dominant Leg Gait and Gait Symmetry through AFO and VO2 Analysis Open Access Author: Morales, Tye Alexander Title: An Examination of Non-dominant Leg Gait and Gait Symmetry through AFO and VO2 Analysis Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: AFOGait SymmetryVO2Leg DominanceRespiratory Exchange RatioRERROM File: Download Morales_Tye_examinationofnondominantgaitandgaitsymmetrywithafos.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph Michael Mahoney, Thesis SupervisorJeanne Marie Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor