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Author:

Robinson, Michael James

Title:

Development Of An Anatomically Correct Model Of A Calcaneus Fracture & Fragmentation Due To Impact Loading

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

calcaneus
fractures
military
improvised explosive device
underbody blasts
modeling
shrinkwrap
measurements

File:

Download Robinson_Senior_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Faculty Reader

Author:

Sodha, Kush B

Title:

Estimating Dynamic Properties for Biological Materials Design, Development, and Calibration of a Desktop Miniaturized Pulse-shaping Kolsky Bar

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

soft materials
kolsky bar
brain tissue
miniaturize
design
development
calibration
dynamic properties
material properties

File:

Download Kush_Sodha_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

Author:

Ranganathan, Pranav

Title:

Measuring Gait Stability

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gait
predictor
falling

File:

Download Pranav_Ranganathan_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Faculty Reader

Author:

Brown, Bennett

Title:

Analyzing Head Impact Data and Visualization of Brain Strain Through Removal of Rigid Body Motion

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Brain
Concussion
Strain

File:

Download Thesis__Bennett_Brown__final_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mackay, Jackson

Title:

Brain Impact Analysis from Overpressure Sources Through Machine Learning Based on Explosion Simulations and Wearable Blast Gauges

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Overpressure
Machine Learning
Blast simulations
soldier
pressure gauge
linear regression
ridge regression
keras regression
warfare scenarios

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Submission_-_Jackson_Mackay.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor