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Author:

Davis, Brian

Title:

Design and Analysis of Inverted Landing Mechanism and Biomimetic Strategy for Small-scale Quadrotors

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

biomimetic
quadrotor
quadcopter
drone
optimization
mechanical design
robot
robotics
simulation
inverted landing
fly
insect
landing
control
RREV
relative retinal rate of expansion
landing gear
landing mechanism
perching
perception
multirotor
uav
unmanned aerial vehicle
Crazyflie

File:

Download DESIGN_AND_ANALYSIS_OF_INVERTED_LANDING_MECHANISM_AND_BIOMIMETIC_STRATEGY_FOR_SMALL-SCALE_QUADROTORS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hall, Alexander

Title:

Generative Design Software Comparison for a Robot Arm Loading Scenario

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

topology optimization
robot arm
generative design
additive manufacturing
bottle opener

File:

Download Alexander_Hall_THEsis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Xu, Dongxuan

Title:

Topology Optimized Design of a 3D Printed Multi-Material Compliant Gripper Mechanism for Effective Manipulation of Small Components

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MATLAB code
topology optimization
multi-material
compliant gripper mechanism
3D printing

File:

Download Dongxuan_Xu_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy W. Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cooper, Jordan

Title:

Simulating and Comparing Sintering Infill Patterns for Lunar Regolith

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
regolith
sintering
sinter
3d printing
lunar
moon

File:

Download Cooper_Jordan_LunarRegolithThesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Supervisor
Rick Ciocci, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Eswar, Vikash

Title:

Reaction Mechanisms Involved in Chemical Looping Combustion

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Chemical Looping Combustion
Reduction Reaction
Copper Oxide

File:

Download Eswar_Vikash_Final_Thesis_for_Approval-3.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ahmed, Raiid

Title:

Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Mechanical Engineering
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Acoustics
Sonar
3D Printing
CAD
MATLAB
LabVIEW
Python
Fast.ai
MNIST

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 Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Reyes Kadozono, Ann

Title:

Fabrication and Characterization of Magneto-Responsive Actuators

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MRE
Smart Material

File:

Download Reyes_Ann_Fabrication_and_Characterization_of_Magneto-Responsive_Actuators.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joseph Najem, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Palfey, Benjamin

Title:

Exploring Fit of Commercially Available Passive Exoskeletons

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

passive exoskeleton
anthropometry
Virtual Fit Tool
ergonomics
accommodation

File:

Download Palfey_Ben_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor