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101. An Examination of Non-dominant Leg Gait and Gait Symmetry through AFO and VO2 Analysis

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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:
AFO
Gait Symmetry
VO2
Leg Dominance
Respiratory Exchange Ratio
RER
ROM
File:
Download Morales_Tye_examinationofnondominantgaitandgaitsymmetrywithafos.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Michael Mahoney, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Marie Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor

104. CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Mcdonnell, William Brian
Title:
CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
emissions
health
fine particles
volatile organic compounds
metal
additive manufacturing
File:
Download McDonnell_William_Characterizing_Emissions_From_Desktop_3D_Printers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

106. CHANGE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE STIFFNESS AFTER RUNNING COMPETITION IS DEPENDENT ON BOTH RUNNING DISTANCE AND RECOVERY TIME

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Open Access
Author:
Newman, Cassidy
Title:
CHANGE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE STIFFNESS AFTER RUNNING COMPETITION IS DEPENDENT ON BOTH RUNNING DISTANCE AND RECOVERY TIME
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
mechanical properties
skeletal
muscle
running
changes
stiffness
time
distance
shear wave elastography
ultrasound
File:
Download Newman_Cassidy_Muscle_stiffness_changes_in_runners.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

107. EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID

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Open Access
Author:
Walsh, Alexander Pachelbel
Title:
EFFECTS OF EXTRUSION TEMPERATURE AND PRINTER NOZZLE SPEED ON THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED POLYLACTIC ACID
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D printing
tensile
material properties
fused deposition modeling
polylactic acid
additive manufacturing
File:
Download Walsh_Alexander_3DPrintedProperties.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

108. MULTI-SENSOR INSPECTION AND ROBOTING SYSTEMS FOR DRY STORAGE CASKS: THERMAL CONSTRAINTS

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Open Access
Author:
Scharsig, Jan-Christopher Christopher
Title:
MULTI-SENSOR INSPECTION AND ROBOTING SYSTEMS FOR DRY STORAGE CASKS: THERMAL CONSTRAINTS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
NEUP
Nuclear
Robot
Cask
Nuclear Cask
Thermal
Cooling System
File:
Download Scharsig_JanChristopher_NEUP.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader

109. EXPLORING THE MANUFACTURABILITY AND RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT USED IN MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Gao, Harry
Title:
EXPLORING THE MANUFACTURABILITY AND RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT USED IN MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Conductive
Filament
Additive
Manufacturing
3D
Printing
Multifunctional
Direct
Write
PLA
Graphene
Material
Extrusion
Deposition
Resistivity
Design
File:
Download Gao_Harry_ConductiveFilament.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nick Meisel, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

110. Design and Analysis of Position Mapped EMAT Sensor Readings For a Nuclear Cask Inspection System

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Open Access
Author:
Kontra, Michael Ryan
Title:
Design and Analysis of Position Mapped EMAT Sensor Readings For a Nuclear Cask Inspection System
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robot
Nuclear Fuel
Fuel Cask
NEUP
EMAT Sensor
Mechanical Engineering
File:
Download Kontra_Michael_FuelCaskInspectionSystem.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

111. CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF TIRE RADIUS ESTIMATION AND TIRE SLIP AS MEASURED WITH DIFFERENTIAL GPS AND WHEEL ENCODERS

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Open Access
Author:
Wan, Mengxiong
Title:
CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF TIRE RADIUS ESTIMATION AND TIRE SLIP AS MEASURED WITH DIFFERENTIAL GPS AND WHEEL ENCODERS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
tire radius estimator
tire slip detection
kinematic model
recursive least square
encoder
GPS
File:
Download HonorThesis_MengxiongWan_FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

116. IMAGE PROCESSING FOR APPLE ORCHARDS AND CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

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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:
AOI
Computer Vision
Agricultural Image Processing
OpenCV
C++
File:
Download Snyder_Nathaniel_Thesis_Image_Processing_Apples_ChristmasTrees.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

119. PRESCRIPTION OF A PASSIVE-DYNAMIC ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURED ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS ON A PATIENT WITH A SEVERE TRIMALLEOLAR FRACTURE – A CASE STUDY

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Open Access
Author:
Nigro, Luke R
Title:
PRESCRIPTION OF A PASSIVE-DYNAMIC ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURED ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS ON A PATIENT WITH A SEVERE TRIMALLEOLAR FRACTURE – A CASE STUDY
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomechanics
finite element analysis
ankle foot orthosis
afo
injury biomechanics
injury
frequency analysis
File:
Download Luke_Nigro_-_SHC_thesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Henry Challis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

120. Heat Transfer Effects of Streamwise Spacing and Natural Convection on Short Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays

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Open Access
Author:
Shallcross, Melissa Ann
Title:
Heat Transfer Effects of Streamwise Spacing and Natural Convection on Short Aspect Ratio Pin Fin Arrays
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Pin fin
Heat transfer
Natural convection
Convection
File:
Download Shallcross_ME_PSU_SPR17_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_4_12.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

121. POROSITY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING MATLAB OF THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING POWDER BED FUSION AT DIFFERENT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOATER BLADE

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Open Access
Author:
Dolack, Matthew Edward
Title:
POROSITY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS USING MATLAB OF THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING POWDER BED FUSION AT DIFFERENT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOATER BLADE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion
Porosity
Defect Detection
Part Fabrication Angle
Recoater Blade
File:
Download Matthew_Edward_Dolack_-_SHC_Thesis_Spring_2017.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

122. Dynamic Systems Modeling of Lithium Ion Battery Systems in MATLAB Inclusive of Temperature Dependency

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Open Access
Author:
Savitz, Joshua
Title:
Dynamic Systems Modeling of Lithium Ion Battery Systems in MATLAB Inclusive of Temperature Dependency
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Battery
Li-Ion
Performance Model
Equivalent Circuit Model
File:
Download Savitz_Josh_DynamicSystemsModelingofLiIonBatterySystems_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jay Martin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor

124. DEVELOPMENT OF A VALIDATION METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF MICRO-TISSUE ENGINEERED NEURAL NETWORKS

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Open Access
Author:
Borusiewicz, Marisa Tayte
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A VALIDATION METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF MICRO-TISSUE ENGINEERED NEURAL NETWORKS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
computational modeling
micro-tenns
axon bundles
validation
File:
Download Borusiewicz_Marisa_Honors_Thesis_Spring_2017.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

126. Comparative analysis of the structural properties of materials tested under fatigue stresses used in the fuselage of an airplane, and to thereby determine the fuselage material’s efficiency

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Open Access
Author:
Nagesh, Athreya
Title:
Comparative analysis of the structural properties of materials tested under fatigue stresses used in the fuselage of an airplane, and to thereby determine the fuselage material’s efficiency
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Composite Materials
ANSYS ACP
Airplane Fuselage
Comparative Analysis
Safety Factor
File:
Download Thesis_-_Athreya_Nagesh.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ma'Moun A. Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Walker, Thesis Honors Advisor

127. SIMULATION OF SWIRLING FLOW THROUGH NOZZLES FOR A BIDIRECTIONAL VORTEX ROCKET ENGINE

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Open Access
Author:
Gaglani, Rohan Maheshkumar
Title:
SIMULATION OF SWIRLING FLOW THROUGH NOZZLES FOR A BIDIRECTIONAL VORTEX ROCKET ENGINE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Nozzle
CFD
Star CCM+
Rocket
Bi-Directional
Vortex
Engine
Space
Conical
Parabolic
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Simulation
File:
Download Gaglani_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Maicke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Walker, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Ma'Moun A. Abu-Ayyad, Faculty Reader

129. THE MODELING, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A METAL 3D PRINTED GOLF CLUB DRIVER USING 3D SCANNING TECHNIQUES AND POWDER BED FUSION

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Open Access
Author:
Goyal, Suryan Prakash
Title:
THE MODELING, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A METAL 3D PRINTED GOLF CLUB DRIVER USING 3D SCANNING TECHNIQUES AND POWDER BED FUSION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D printing
Golf
Sports
Powder Bed Fusion
CAD
Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Callaway
Golf Clubs
Titanium
Metal Additive Manufacturing
File:
Download Goyal_Suryan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

130. STUDYING FORWARD FLIGHT MECHANICS IN BLUE BOTTLE FLIES USING A MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED FLIGHT MILL

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Open Access
Author:
Thakur, Neel Kishor
Title:
STUDYING FORWARD FLIGHT MECHANICS IN BLUE BOTTLE FLIES USING A MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED FLIGHT MILL
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Insect Flight
Mechanical Engineering
Bio-inspired Engineering
Flight Mechanics
File:
Download Neel_Thakur_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

132. DYNAMIC MODELING OF FOOD TO FUEL CONVERSION AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT GAIN

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Open Access
Author:
Pechin, Bradford Andrew
Title:
DYNAMIC MODELING OF FOOD TO FUEL CONVERSION AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT GAIN
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
modeling
simulation
digestion
obesity
File:
Download Thesis_Vol2_07242017_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

137. 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

142. 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

143. 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

145. 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

146. 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

147. 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