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2. 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

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

22. Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Casey, Patrick Connor
Title:
Behavior of a Modeled Hip Implant Insertion Device Through Finite Element Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Hip
Arthroplasty
Insertion Device
FEA
Impactor
Spring
Biomechanical Response
Impact
Stiffness
Geometry
Offset
File:
Download Casey_Patrick_Hip_Insert_FEA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets

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Open Access
Author:
Clees, Sean Michael
Title:
The Onset of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling, Turbulent Jets
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
vortex
breakdown
turbulent
swirling
jet
swirl
unsteady
DMD
dynamic
mode
decomposition
combustion
fluid
mechanics
turbine
PVC
File:
Download Clees_Thesis180409.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rui Ni, Faculty Reader

24. NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS

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Open Access
Author:
Warmate, Tamuno Negiye
Title:
NUMERICAL MODELING OF A ROTARY VANE EXPANDER FOR A POWER CYCLE ON A PROPOSED LANDED MISSION TO VENUS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Rotary Vane Expander
Venus Power Cycle
Numerical Modeling
File:
Download Warmate_TamunoN_ModelingRVE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

25. Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Kiger, Shane
Title:
Contactless methods of measuring mechanical response in deep orthopedic tissue
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
biomechanics
imaging
mechanical response
magnetic resonance elastography
orthopedic tissue
mechanical stiffness
File:
Download kiger_thees.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification

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Open Access
Author:
Winick, Ryan
Title:
Energy Harvesting from Shock Absorbers Via Displacement Amplification
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
energy
harvest
collection
power
generation
shock absorber
suspension
vehicle
bicycle
car
displacement
amplification
gain
salvage
mechanical
File:
Download Thesis_4_9.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS

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Open Access
Author:
Frederick, Mark Daniel
Title:
NATURAL DYNAMICS OF A PRECESSING VORTEX CORE IN SWIRLING FLOWS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Precessing Vortex Core
Combustion Instability
Swirling Flows
Shear Layer Receptivity
Gas Turbine
Acoustic Forcing
File:
Download Mark_Frederick_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Faculty Reader

32. ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION

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Open Access
Author:
Woelkers, Eric Ferguson
Title:
ANALYZING THE THIRD HARMONIC OF THE SH0 ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVE MODE FOR EARLY DAMAGE DETECTION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasonic
Guided Wave
Nonlinear
File:
Download Woelkers_Eric_ThirdHarmonic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Faculty Reader

33. A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Author:
Szczesniak, Michael Joseph
Title:
A STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIRE FEEDING METHOD ON PART ACCURACY IN WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
3D
Printing
Additive
Welding
welder
TIG
Manufacturing
Wire
arc
WAAM
Metal
AM
MAM
Feed
Titanium
File:
Download A_STUDY_ON_IMPACT_OF_WIRE_FEEDING_METHOD_ON_PART_ACCURACY_IN_WIRE_ARC_ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor