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1. THE APPLICATION OF DELAY COMPENSATION TO HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP BATTERY SYSTEMS

Open Access

Author:: Chen, Dave
Title:: THE APPLICATION OF DELAY COMPENSATION TO HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP BATTERY SYSTEMS
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Hardware-in-the-loop
battery
Smith Predictor
control system
PSAT
model
delay
internet
File:: Download DaveChen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Open Access

Author:: Swanson, Kevin Scott
Title:: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Mechatronics
Mechanical Engineers
Education
File:: Download final_thesis_2011.4.18_kss.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Faculty Reader
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Preparation of LIDAR Point Cloud Data for Use in a ROS/Gazebo Simulation Environment

Open Access

Author:: Sirera, Nicholas Robert
Title:: Preparation of LIDAR Point Cloud Data for Use in a ROS/Gazebo Simulation Environment
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: ROS
Gazebo
Driving Simulator
LIDAR
File:: Download Sirera_Thesis_Final_Draft_SHC_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Faculty Reader

4. Semi-autonomous Line Following Domino Dispensor

Open Access

Author:: Shipley, Jenny Lynn
Title:: Semi-autonomous Line Following Domino Dispensor
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Arduino
robot
toy
domino
line follower
automation
microcontroller
File:: Download Shipley_Jenny_Dominobot.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. Vehicle Path Following and Rollover Prevention Using Previewed State Information

Open Access

Author:: Stankiewicz, Paul Geoffrey
Title:: Vehicle Path Following and Rollover Prevention Using Previewed State Information
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: path following
rollover
preview control
File:: Download Stankiewicz_-_Honors_Thesis_FINAL_-_no_signature.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Development and Applications of a Robot Tracking System for NIST Test Methods

Open Access

Author:: Pangborn, Herschel Cyrus
Title:: Development and Applications of a Robot Tracking System for NIST Test Methods
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: robot
mechatronics
image processing
fiducial identification
MATLAB
Python
NIST
object identification
emergency response
File:: Download Pangborn_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Autonomous Wheelchair Control

Open Access

Author:: Barnes, Matthew John
Title:: Autonomous Wheelchair Control
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Robotics
wheelchair
autonomous control
File:: Download Barnes-Dissertation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

8. Occlusion Detection in a Driving Scene By Registering Forward-looking Camera Images to a Rendered Map

Open Access

Author:: Leary, Robert D
Title:: Occlusion Detection in a Driving Scene By Registering Forward-looking Camera Images to a Rendered Map
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: map database
vehicle
occlusions
image registration
camera calibration
File:: Download LearyHonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. The Dyanmics of Pumped Hydro Storage with a Pelton Wheel and Bypass: Response and Revenue

Open Access

Author:: Francis, Zachary Ryan
Title:: The Dyanmics of Pumped Hydro Storage with a Pelton Wheel and Bypass: Response and Revenue
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Mechanical engineering
Hydropower
Pumped Storage
Dynamic model
Simulation
File:: Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Horacio Perez Blanco, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Simulation of a Vehicle Docking and Collision Avoidance System Using LIDAR-based Object Tracking

Open Access

Author:: Reigh, Kyle Michael
Title:: Simulation of a Vehicle Docking and Collision Avoidance System Using LIDAR-based Object Tracking
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: simulation
vehicle
docking
collision
avoidance
lidar
tracking
laser
automated
parking
laser
obstacle
File:: Download Reigh_Kyle_SimulationOfAVehicleDocking.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Experimental determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion of flexible, binder-free single wall carbon nanotube membranes

Open Access

Author:: Shetty, Pralav P
Title:: Experimental determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion of flexible, binder-free single wall carbon nanotube membranes
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: carbon nanotube
membrane
coefficient of thermal expansion
optical profilometry
thermal cell
File:: Download Final_Year_Thesis_pps5028.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kofi W Adu, Faculty Reader

12. Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering

Open Access

Author:: Mangus, Anthony Joseph
Title:: Robust Vehicle Localization using GPS, In-Vehicle Camera, Magnetic Guidance and Kalman Filtering
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Kalman Filtering
GPS
Vehicle Estimation
Localization
File:: Download Mangus_HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Faculty Reader

13. Development of Ground Robot Validation Methods and Studies in Operator and Terrain Variability for NIST Test Methods

Open Access

Author:: Crimboli, Adam A
Title:: Development of Ground Robot Validation Methods and Studies in Operator and Terrain Variability for NIST Test Methods
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: robot
bomb
disposal
emergency
response
NIST
watershed
vision
File:: Download Crimboli_Thesis_1.10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

14. Motorized Testbed for Automated Rc Vehicle Control

Open Access

Author:: Fernando, Raveen Lasantha
Title:: Motorized Testbed for Automated Rc Vehicle Control
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Control
scale vehicle
testbed
proportional control
PURRS
rolling roadway simulator
File:: Download ThesisFinal_RaveenFernando.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

15. Development of a Scaled, Radio-controlled Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Kit for Use in Outreach and Education

Open Access

Author:: Hamilton, Madeline Rose
Title:: Development of a Scaled, Radio-controlled Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Kit for Use in Outreach and Education
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: toy kit
educational toy
hybrid
hybrid electric vehicle
parallel hybrid
HEV
HEV toy kit
parameter identification
rc car
File:: Download 1-hamilton_final_thesis_corrected.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Faculty Reader

16. A study in power prediction of ground robots using small-scale endurance tests

Open Access

Author:: Whittaker, Zachary A
Title:: A study in power prediction of ground robots using small-scale endurance tests
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: ground robots
endurance
NIST
File:: Download Whittaker_Zachary_A_Study_In_Power_Prediction_Of_Ground_Robots_Using_Small-Scale_Endurance_Tests.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Redesign to Reduce Mass: Wallops Arc-Second Pointer (WASP)

Open Access

Author:: Gibbons, Caitlin Elizabeth
Title:: Redesign to Reduce Mass: Wallops Arc-Second Pointer (WASP)
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Mechanical Engineering
Design
Autodesk Inventor
Abaqus
FEA
Balloon
Platform
Telescope
Pointing System
NASA
Structure
File:: Download Redesign_to_Reduce_Mass_Wallops_Arc_Second_Pointer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. Design of a Tow-away Engine Dynamometer

Open Access

Author:: Sanghavi, Karan
Title:: Design of a Tow-away Engine Dynamometer
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: design
engine
dynamometer
test
cycles
transient
HIL
hardware in the loop
File:: Download Sanghavi_Karan_designofatow-awayenginedynamomter.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. A Combined Approach to Localization for a Nuclear Cask Inspection Robot

Open Access

Author:: Beck, Jacob J
Title:: A Combined Approach to Localization for a Nuclear Cask Inspection Robot
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: nuclear
waste
robotics
inspection
computer
vision
File:: Download vision_beck_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. Vehicle Road Departure Detection Using Measurements of Anomalies in Yawrate and Steering Torque

Open Access

Author:: Yang, Hang
Title:: Vehicle Road Departure Detection Using Measurements of Anomalies in Yawrate and Steering Torque
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vehicle Dynamics; Road Departure; Tire Modeling; Vehicle Safety;
File:: Download Hang_Yang_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. VIBRATION AND COMPLIANCE EFFECTS ON SCALPEL INCISION FORCES

Open Access

Author:: Barrett, Jessica Price
Title:: VIBRATION AND COMPLIANCE EFFECTS ON SCALPEL INCISION FORCES
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vibration
Compliance
Scalpel
Incision Force
Ultrasonic
Surgical Tools
File:: Download Vibration_and_Compliance_Effects_on_Scalpel_Incision_Forces.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. FLIGHT MECHANICS OF LANDING MANEUVERS IN BLUEBOTTLE FLIES

Open Access

Author:: Wang, XingYu
Title:: FLIGHT MECHANICS OF LANDING MANEUVERS IN BLUEBOTTLE FLIES
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Flight Mechanics
Bluebottle Flies
Kinematics of Landing Maneuver
Ceiling Landing
File:: Download XingYu_Wang_Thesis_Updated.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28. ADJUSTABLE FIXTURE FOR ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT SURGERY

Open Access

Author:: Wang, Kevin
Title:: ADJUSTABLE FIXTURE FOR ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT SURGERY
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: acl reconstruction surgery
tensioning device
design
File:: Download Wang_Kevin_AdjustableFixture.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. Vibration Isolation in a Scanning Nanoscale Interface Probe Ensemble

Open Access

Author:: O'Brien, Robert
Title:: Vibration Isolation in a Scanning Nanoscale Interface Probe Ensemble
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vibration Isolation
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
File:: Download Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Alok Sinha, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric W Hudson, Thesis Supervisor

30. ENHANCED GEOMETRIES FOR DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION

Open Access

Author:: Goldberg, Jonathan Bendl
Title:: ENHANCED GEOMETRIES FOR DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Membrane Distillation
File:: Download Goldberg_Jonathan_EnhancedDCMD.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

32. Development of a Low-Reynolds Swimmer

Open Access

Author:: Li, Kevin R
Title:: Development of a Low-Reynolds Swimmer
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Low Reynolds
Swimmer
magnet
File:: Download Kevin_Li_thesis_submitted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

33. A Computational Analysis of the Biomechanics of Immediately Loaded Dental Implants

Open Access

Author:: Shannon, Ryan Timothy
Title:: A Computational Analysis of the Biomechanics of Immediately Loaded Dental Implants
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Strain
Dentistry
Implants
Dental Implants
Digital Volume Correlation
Finite Element
Stress
File:: Download Shannon_Ryan_Thesis_Implants.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Jing Du, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. DEVELOPING BODY SURFACE AREA MODELS FOR HUMAN VARIABILITY

Open Access

Author:: Sen, Shweta
Title:: DEVELOPING BODY SURFACE AREA MODELS FOR HUMAN VARIABILITY
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Design for Human Variability
Body Surface Area
Human Modeling
Population Modeling
File:: Download Sen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

40. UTILIZATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN DESIGN OF ACOUSTICALLY ENHANCED SMARTPHONE CASE

Open Access

Author:: Consoli, Joseph Daniel
Title:: UTILIZATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN DESIGN OF ACOUSTICALLY ENHANCED SMARTPHONE CASE
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Smartphone
Acoustic
Enhancement
File:: Download Thesis_Joe_Consoli_SP17.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

41. MAKING AN AFFORDABLE CERAMIC POWDER 3D PRINTER FOR CREATING CERAMIC ART

Open Access

Author:: Lewicki, Dimitri Stephan
Title:: MAKING AN AFFORDABLE CERAMIC POWDER 3D PRINTER FOR CREATING CERAMIC ART
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: 3D printing
additive manufacturing
binder jetting
open source
ceramics
clay
inkjet
File:: Download UndergradThesis_DimitriLewicki.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

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

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

44. ENERGY PROFILE AND BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF BISTABLE PLASTIC COLUMN MEMBERS SUBJECTED TO A LATERAL MAGNETIC FORCE

Open Access

Author:: Murt, Daniel Thomas
Title:: ENERGY PROFILE AND BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF BISTABLE PLASTIC COLUMN MEMBERS SUBJECTED TO A LATERAL MAGNETIC FORCE
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: bistable
hard magnets
buckling
snap-through
File:: Download Murt_Thesis_rev.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

46. THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR (TEG) SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE TESTING THROUGH HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS

Open Access

Author:: Patel, Shiven Rajendra
Title:: THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR (TEG) SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE TESTING THROUGH HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Heat Transfer
Thermoelectric
Waste Heat
TEG
File:: Download Patel_Shiven_WasteHeatRecovery.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

47. DESIGN OF A SELF-FEEDING FISH DEVICE FOR RESEARCH REARED DANIO RERIO

Open Access

Author:: Burke, Emily Catherine
Title:: DESIGN OF A SELF-FEEDING FISH DEVICE FOR RESEARCH REARED DANIO RERIO
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: zebrafish
design
self-feeding
mechatronic
arduino
File:: Download Burke_Emily_Zebrafish_Self-Feeding_Design.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. A CENTRALIZED COOPERATIVE DRIVING ALGORITHM FOR NON-SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS

Open Access

Author:: Xu, Ting
Title:: A CENTRALIZED COOPERATIVE DRIVING ALGORITHM FOR NON-SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Intersection control
Centralized cooperative driving
File:: Download final_version_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

49. Collision Avoidance Driving Control for Highway Traffic Simulators

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

50. Optimization of Energy-Aware Path-Planning in Ground Robotics

Open Access

Author:: Gruning, Veronica A
Title:: Optimization of Energy-Aware Path-Planning in Ground Robotics
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: unmanned ground vehicle
robotics
path planning
energy optimization
File:: Download gruning-thesis__2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

51. REFINEMENT OF HANDHELD SLIP RESISTANCE TRIBOMETER

Open Access

Author:: Nace, Nicholas Stone
Title:: REFINEMENT OF HANDHELD SLIP RESISTANCE TRIBOMETER
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: tribometer
handheld tribometer
slip resistance
strain gauge
friction
File:: Download Nace_Nicholas_Refinement_of_Handheld_Slip_Resistance_Tribometer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor

52. An Examination of Vehicle Spacing to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag in Truck Platoons

Open Access

Author:: Vohra, Vasudev
Title:: An Examination of Vehicle Spacing to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag in Truck Platoons
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Platoon
Truck
Aerodynamic Drag
Wind Tunnel
Fuel Saving
File:: Download _Final_Draft__Vohra_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

53. Honors Thesis

Open Access

Author:: Shah, Karan Durgesh
Title:: Honors Thesis
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: co-simulation
AIMSUN
simulator
multiscale simulation
File:: Download Karan_Shah_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

54. The Effect of Platooning on the Engine Cooling System

Open Access

Author:: Block, Brian James
Title:: The Effect of Platooning on the Engine Cooling System
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Dynamic Programming
Platooning
Control
Fuel Consumption Savings
File:: Download Block_Brian_EffectOfPlatooning.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Faculty Reader

55. In-Use Estimation of the Yaw-Rate Motion Output of a Wheelchair Using Joystick Inputs

Open Access

Author:: Blundi, Kathleen Elizabeth
Title:: In-Use Estimation of the Yaw-Rate Motion Output of a Wheelchair Using Joystick Inputs
Area of Honors:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: wheelchair
robotic wheelchair
assistive technology
inertial effects
health-monitoring
File:: Download 2019_Blundi_Kathleen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

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