1. Evaluation of a foot-mounted slip sensor Open Access Author: Hartman, John Title: Evaluation of a foot-mounted slip sensor Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: stick-slip frictionheel-strikefriction tester File: Download Thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorMary I Frecker, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Modeling Compliant Mechanism Flexure Hinges for Flapping Wing Nano Air Vehicles Open Access Author: Koffler, Peter Alan Title: Modeling Compliant Mechanism Flexure Hinges for Flapping Wing Nano Air Vehicles Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Flexure HingeCompliant MechanismMEMSNano Air VehicleFEAFinite Element AnalysisStressSolidWorksAnsysMatlab File: Download Koffler_Peter_ModelingCompliantMechanismFlexureHinges.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
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
16. 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
17. 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
18. IMAGE PROCESSING FOR APPLE ORCHARDS AND CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT Open Access Author: Snyder, Nathaniel Jeffrey Title: IMAGE PROCESSING FOR APPLE ORCHARDS AND CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: AOIComputer VisionAgricultural Image ProcessingOpenCVC++ File: Download Snyder_Nathaniel_Thesis_Image_Processing_Apples_ChristmasTrees.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. REFINEMENT OF HANDHELD SLIP RESISTANCE TRIBOMETER Open Access Author: Nace, Nicholas Stone Title: REFINEMENT OF HANDHELD SLIP RESISTANCE TRIBOMETER Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: tribometerhandheld tribometerslip resistancestrain gaugefriction File: Download Nace_Nicholas_Refinement_of_Handheld_Slip_Resistance_Tribometer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Inventory Management for Christmas Trees Using Unmanned Aircraft Open Access Author: Munoz Valdez, Juan Martin Title: Inventory Management for Christmas Trees Using Unmanned Aircraft Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Object recognitionTensorFlowTree IdentificationComputer visionPythonInventory Management File: Download Munoz_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorDr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor