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2. EFFECTS ON SCALPEL CUTTING FORCES WITH ADDED VIBRATION AND COMPLIANT SCALPEL HANDLE

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Author:
Mccracken, Eric Douglas
Title:
EFFECTS ON SCALPEL CUTTING FORCES WITH ADDED VIBRATION AND COMPLIANT SCALPEL HANDLE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
scalpel
scalpel cutting
compliance
vibration
cutting forces
File:
Download Effects_On_Scalpel_Cutting_Forces_With_Added_Vibration_And_Compliant_Scalpel_Handle.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. ENGINEERING CONTROLLED FOLDING IN ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS IN RESPONSE TO AN ELECTRIC FIELD

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Open Access
Author:
Hong, Jonathan
Title:
ENGINEERING CONTROLLED FOLDING IN ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS IN RESPONSE TO AN ELECTRIC FIELD
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Electroactive Polymers
Smart Materials
P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)
Soft Robotics
Optimization
File:
Download HONG_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. Simulation Study of the Impact of Road Terrain Variability on Identifiability of Longitudinal Vehicle Chassis Parameters

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Open Access
Author:
Kandel, Aaron Isaac
Title:
Simulation Study of the Impact of Road Terrain Variability on Identifiability of Longitudinal Vehicle Chassis Parameters
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
parameter identifiability
parameter estimation
system identification
system dynamics
File:
Download Kandel_Aaron_TerrVar.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Towards a Novel Mechanical Displacement Amplification Based Impulse Harvester for Prosthetics

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Open Access
Author:
Chilson, Brian Daniel
Title:
Towards a Novel Mechanical Displacement Amplification Based Impulse Harvester for Prosthetics
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Mechanical
displacement amplification
MDA
energy harvesting
File:
Download Chilson_Brian_A_Novel_Compliant_Mechanical_Displacement_Amplifier.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN UNKNOWN INPUT ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Norouzi, Peyman
Title:
EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN UNKNOWN INPUT ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery
estimation
lco
lfp
input current
current
soc
kalman filter
state space
lithium-ion
voltage
experimental
simulation
matlab
arbin
cycler
File:
Download Norouzi_Peyman_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND ANALYSIS OF A PERMANENT MAGNET AXIAL FLUX GENERATOR FOR SPECIFIC SITE CONDITIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Christoffel, Tyler T
Title:
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND ANALYSIS OF A PERMANENT MAGNET AXIAL FLUX GENERATOR FOR SPECIFIC SITE CONDITIONS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Wind Energy
Research Turbine
Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generator
File:
Download christoffelthesissuperfinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard Randolph Auhl, Thesis Supervisor

13. DESIGN, SIMULATION AND PROTOTYPING OF A LOW-SPEED PERMANENT-MAGNET DIRECT-DRIVE ALTERNATOR

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Open Access
Author:
Yastishock, Daniel Evan
Title:
DESIGN, SIMULATION AND PROTOTYPING OF A LOW-SPEED PERMANENT-MAGNET DIRECT-DRIVE ALTERNATOR
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
alternator
generator
COMSOL
permanent-magnet
direct-drive
File:
Download Yastishock_Daniel_PMAlternator.pdfDownload Generator_Model.mph
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC WATER HEATER MODEL WITH CONTROL

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Open Access
Author:
Hodge, Eric Alan
Title:
MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL DOMESTIC WATER HEATER MODEL WITH CONTROL
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Demand Response
Renewable integration
Model Predictive Control
Domestic water heater
File:
Download Hodge_Thesis_final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES

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Open Access
Author:
Bradley, Connor P
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER AND PNEUMATIC EFFECTS OF PARTICLE-LADEN FLOW THROUGH CURVED PIPES
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Heat Transfer
Particle-Laden Flow
Curved
Heat Exchanger
Entrainment
Nusselt
Reynolds
Pneumatics
Mechanical Engineering
File:
Download Thesis_FINAL_4.9.18_SUBMITTED_ARL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael P Manahan Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Haochen
Title:
Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Highway Traffic Simulator
Human Driving Behavior
Decision Making
Autonomous Vehicles
Potential Fields
Preview Control
Collision Avoidance
File:
Download Haochen_Wu_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor