1. Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System Open Access Author: Jadwin, Michael Seving Title: Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: batteryhybridelectric vehicleultracapacitorbattery degradationsimulinkstateflowsimulation File: Download thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael T Lanagan, Thesis SupervisorCorina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Determination of Principal Axes and Moments of Inertia for Docked Spacecraft with Uncooperative Objects Open Access Author: Vitagliano, Robert P Title: Determination of Principal Axes and Moments of Inertia for Docked Spacecraft with Uncooperative Objects Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: moment of ineritaasteroidsimulationmass properties File: Download Robert_Vitagliano_SHC_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Bradley Spencer, Thesis SupervisorRobert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN UNKNOWN INPUT ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS 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: Batteryestimationlcolfpinput currentcurrentsockalman filterstate spacelithium-ionvoltageexperimentalsimulationmatlabarbincycler File: Download Norouzi_Peyman_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Diverse Local Structures in Simulated Amorphous SiO2 Open Access Author: Dormier, Adam Matthew Title: Diverse Local Structures in Simulated Amorphous SiO2 Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: silicaglassessimulationcomputationalmolecular dynamicslocal structureSiO2 File: Download Dormier_Adam.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott Thomas Milner, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF A VOLTAGE BASED SHIFTING ALGORITHM ON A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE LIMITED BY BACK EMF Open Access Author: Brown, Kyle Title: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF A VOLTAGE BASED SHIFTING ALGORITHM ON A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE LIMITED BY BACK EMF Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: hybrid-electric vehiclessimulationMATLABSimulinkPenn State Advanced Vehicle TeamElectrical Engineering File: Download Brown_Kyle_Exploring_the_Effects_of_a_voltage_based.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Gary L Neal Jr., Thesis SupervisorDr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor