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Author:

Hannah, Sydney

Title:

Determining Human Performance Given Robot-Provided Explanations Through Task-Based Interaction

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

human-robot interaction
task-based interaction
simulation
explanation
robot
human performance

File:

Download Thesis_Hannah_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Faculty Reader

Author:

Cayley, Alex

Title:

Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Porous Biomimetic Total Hip Replacement

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Biomedical
Total Hip Replacement
Lattice
nTopology

File:

Download Cayley_Alexander_Computational_Study_of_Additively_Manufactured_Porous_Biomimetic_Total_Hip_Replacement.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barsom, Karim

Title:

3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Barium Titanate
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Direct Ink Writing
Extrusion 3D Printing
Printability
Ceramics

File:

Download Barsom_SchreyerThesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Graham, Matthew

Title:

Formation and Characterization of Block-Copolymer Based Droplet Interface Bilayers

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

biomimicry
membrane
characterizations
copolymers
polymers
droplet interface bilayers

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joseph Najem, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

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:

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:

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