1. 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 MechanicsBluebottle FliesKinematics of Landing ManeuverCeiling Landing File: Download XingYu_Wang_Thesis_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. 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 propertiesskeletalmusclerunningchangesstiffnesstimedistanceshear wave elastographyultrasound File: Download Newman_Cassidy_Muscle_stiffness_changes_in_runners.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Characterization of Horizontal Two-Phase Flow Via Flow Regime Identification and Frictional Pressure Loss Analysis Open Access Author: Larimer, Joshua Thomas Title: Characterization of Horizontal Two-Phase Flow Via Flow Regime Identification and Frictional Pressure Loss Analysis Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering Keywords: two-phase flowtwo-phase pressure lossLockhart and Martinelliflow regime mapflow visualizationtwo-phase frictional multiplierAMFLTRACERELAP5BWRPWRtwo-phase frictional pressure loss File: Download Larimer_Joshua_Honors_Thesis_Final_Manuscript.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Seungjin Kim, Thesis SupervisorSeungjin Kim, Thesis Honors AdvisorArthur Thompson Motta, Faculty ReaderDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. 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 printingtensilematerial propertiesfused deposition modelingpolylactic acidadditive manufacturing File: Download Walsh_Alexander_3DPrintedProperties.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. 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: NEUPNuclearRobotCaskNuclear CaskThermalCooling System File: Download Scharsig_JanChristopher_NEUP.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorStephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader
6. 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: RobotNuclear FuelFuel CaskNEUPEMAT SensorMechanical Engineering File: Download Kontra_Michael_FuelCaskInspectionSystem.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader
7. 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 estimatortire slip detectionkinematic modelrecursive least squareencoderGPS File: Download HonorThesis_MengxiongWan_FinalSubmission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty ReaderDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. 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 surgerytensioning devicedesign File: Download Wang_Kevin_AdjustableFixture.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. 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 IsolationScanning Tunneling Microscopy File: Download Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Alok Sinha, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorEric W Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
10. 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 SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. 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: AOIComputer VisionAgricultural Image ProcessingOpenCVC++ File: Download Snyder_Nathaniel_Thesis_Image_Processing_Apples_ChristmasTrees.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. 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 ReynoldsSwimmermagnet File: Download Kevin_Li_thesis_submitted.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. 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: StrainDentistryImplantsDental ImplantsDigital Volume CorrelationFinite ElementStress File: Download Shannon_Ryan_Thesis_Implants.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jing Du, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. 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: biomechanicsfinite element analysisankle foot orthosisafoinjury biomechanicsinjuryfrequency analysis File: Download Luke_Nigro_-_SHC_thesis2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Henry Challis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. 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 finHeat transferNatural convectionConvection File: Download Shallcross_ME_PSU_SPR17_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_4_12.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen P Lynch, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COLD SPRAY, LASER ASSISTED COLD SPRAY, AND DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING OF TI-6AL-4V Open Access Author: Trowbridge, Michael J Title: COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COLD SPRAY, LASER ASSISTED COLD SPRAY, AND DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING OF TI-6AL-4V Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Mechanical Engineering Keywords: cold spraylaser-assisted cold spraydirect metal laser sinteringselective metal sinteringtitaniumTi-6Al-4Vadditive manufacturingcharacterizationporositymicrostructurehardness File: Download COMPARATIVE_ASSESSMENT_OF_COLD_SPRAY__LASER-ASSISTED_COLD_SPRAY__AND_DIRECT_METAL_LASER_SINTERING_OF_TI-6AL-4V.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Eden, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorTimothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
17. 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 ManufacturingPowder Bed FusionPorosityDefect DetectionPart Fabrication AngleRecoater Blade File: Download Matthew_Edward_Dolack_-_SHC_Thesis_Spring_2017.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. 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: BatteryLi-IonPerformance ModelEquivalent Circuit Model File: Download Savitz_Josh_DynamicSystemsModelingofLiIonBatterySystems_b.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jay Martin, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
19. 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 VariabilityBody Surface AreaHuman ModelingPopulation Modeling File: Download Sen_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. 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 modelingmicro-tennsaxon bundlesvalidation File: Download Borusiewicz_Marisa_Honors_Thesis_Spring_2017.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reuben H Kraft, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor