1. Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design Open Access Author: Gavin, Robert Edward Title: Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: wire bonderisolation systemMATLABsimulationKulicke and Soffa File: Download Gavin_Robert_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis SupervisorBarbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors AdvisorJudith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
2. 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: robotmechatronicsimage processingfiducial identificationMATLABPythonNISTobject identificationemergency response File: Download Pangborn_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis SupervisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Investigation Of Structured Light Distributions for Algae Photobioreactor Open Access Author: Gill, Manan Title: Investigation Of Structured Light Distributions for Algae Photobioreactor Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: MATLABalgaephotobioreactorflashing light effect File: Download gill_manan_structuredlightalgaePBR.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis SupervisorBarbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors AdvisorJudith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
4. Steam Turbine Performance Modeling Via MATLAB Simulation Programming with Emphasis on Low Exhaust Pressure Conditions Open Access Author: Meyer, Zechariah Daniel Title: Steam Turbine Performance Modeling Via MATLAB Simulation Programming with Emphasis on Low Exhaust Pressure Conditions Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: RankineTurbineMATLABModeling File: Download MEYER_ZECHARIAH_STEAMTURBINEPERFORMANCEMODELINGVIAMATLABSIMULATIONPROGRAMMINGWITHEMPHASISONLOWEXHAUSTPRESSURECONDITIONS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Robert White, Thesis SupervisorDr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Understanding the effects and capabilities of multi-agent crowd modelling when designing for human variability Open Access Author: Krupski, Adi Atar Title: Understanding the effects and capabilities of multi-agent crowd modelling when designing for human variability Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: NetlogoHuman variabilityWaist SizeCrowd modellingAgent-based modellingMATLABCapSimAircraft egress simulation File: Download Krupski_Adi_CrowdModelling.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorCorina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors AdvisorJudith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
6. Measuring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Agricultural Management using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Open Access Author: Disco, Connor Scott Title: Measuring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Agricultural Management using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: AgricultureUnmanned Aerial VehiclesImage ProcessingNDVIImage Distortion RemovalImage StitchingMATLAB File: Download Disco_Connor_ndvianalysisforagriculturalmanagement_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Henry Joseph Sommer III, Thesis SupervisorZoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors AdvisorHenry Joseph Sommer III, Faculty Reader
7. DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING BOOM CRANE SLEW RANGE Open Access Author: Parmiter, Jennifer Lynn Title: DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF A FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING BOOM CRANE SLEW RANGE Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Boom CranesControl SystemNon-LinearMATLAB File: Download Thesis_Parmiter_11172016.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jeffrey Louis Schiano, Thesis SupervisorDr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. DESIGN OF HIGH CYCLE BIAXIAL FATIGUE SAMPLE NEAR RESONANCE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING Open Access Author: Sorna, Matthew Anthony Title: DESIGN OF HIGH CYCLE BIAXIAL FATIGUE SAMPLE NEAR RESONANCE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING Area of Honors: Engineering Science Keywords: fatiguefinite elementCOMSOLnatural frequencyvibrationbiaxialhigh cyclehigh cycle fatigueMATLABresonance File: Download matthew_sorna_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Manton Guers, Thesis SupervisorClifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Modeling an Active Noise Cancellation System in OpenModelica and MATLAB Open Access Author: Bhat, Nikhil Title: Modeling an Active Noise Cancellation System in OpenModelica and MATLAB Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: OpenModelicaMATLABAcousticsActive Noise CancellationElectrical EngineeringSpeakersMicrophones File: Download Nikhil_Bhat_-_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen C. Thompson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Nano-scale Simulation of Gold Nanoparticle Tracking of Kinesin-1 Open Access Author: Jethva, Janak Prakashchandra Title: Nano-scale Simulation of Gold Nanoparticle Tracking of Kinesin-1 Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: kinesinmotor proteincomputational modellingsimulationMATLAB File: Download Thesis_for_SHC__final_-_Janak_Jethva.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
11. 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
12. Microfluidic Time-Division Multiple Access Resistive Pulse Sensor for Particle Analysis Open Access Author: Murphy, Erica Angela Title: Microfluidic Time-Division Multiple Access Resistive Pulse Sensor for Particle Analysis Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Resistive pulse sensingLab-on-a-chipTDMADigital hardwareAnalog hardwareLabVIEWMATLABPCB design File: Download Murphy_Erica_TDMARPS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Weihua Guan, Thesis SupervisorDr. Julio V. Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Designing 3D Printed Metamaterials with MOLACO Open Access Author: Cummings, Natalie Title: Designing 3D Printed Metamaterials with MOLACO Area of Honors: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: MOLACOmetamaterialslow refractive indexzero refractive indexoptimization algorithmMATLABVisualBasicHFSS3D printing File: Download Natalie_Cummings_Thesis_Schreyer_Final_Revised_NoComments.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Douglas Henry Werner, Thesis SupervisorRobert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Utilizing Deep Learning and Computer Vision to Detect Defects in a 3D Printed Product in a Manufacturing Environment Open Access Author: Farkas, Alyson Title: Utilizing Deep Learning and Computer Vision to Detect Defects in a 3D Printed Product in a Manufacturing Environment Area of Honors: Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington) Keywords: transfer learningdeep learning3D printingrobot armmanufacturing defectsblemish detectionMATLABneural networkquality assuranceroboticsengineeringcomputer visionartificial intelligence File: Download Farkas_Alyson_Thesis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Louis Avanzato, Thesis SupervisorDave Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data Open Access Author: Ahmed, Raiid Title: Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Mechanical EngineeringMachine LearningNeural NetworksAcousticsSonar3D PrintingCADMATLABLabVIEWPythonFast.aiMNIST File: Download Ahmed_Raiid_Categorizing_Synthetic_Aperture_Sonar_Imagery_Using_Pre-Trained_Neural_Networks_and_Artificial_Data.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel C Brown, Jr., Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Design of Arduino Instrumentation for a Thermal Management Testbed Open Access Author: Glunt, Jonah Title: Design of Arduino Instrumentation for a Thermal Management Testbed Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: ArduinoMATLABSimulinkInstrumentationTestbedThermal ManagementData acquisitionControls File: Download Jonah_Glunt_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Novel Computer Modeling Approach for Total Knee Replacements Open Access Author: Mannarino, Anthony Raymond Title: Novel Computer Modeling Approach for Total Knee Replacements Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: BiomechanicsComputational ModelMATLABTotal Knee Replacement (TKR)Knee Mechanics File: Download Mannarino_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Piazza, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Modeling, Theory, and Simulation of Wideband Phased Array for Sensing and Communications Open Access Author: Chen, Ang Title: Modeling, Theory, and Simulation of Wideband Phased Array for Sensing and Communications Area of Honors: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Phased ArrayAntennaBeamformingBeam SteeringBeam TaperingArray FactorGrating LobemmWave5GMATLAB File: Download Chen_Ang_Phased_Array__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Wooram Lee, Thesis SupervisorJulio Urbina, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Development of a Scaled Experimental Testbed for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Open Access Author: Dunford, Carly Title: Development of a Scaled Experimental Testbed for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: TestbedMATLABSimulinkSolidWorksHybrid Electric Aircraft File: Download Dunford_Carly_Experimental_Testbed.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Micromechanical Modeling of Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites for Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates Open Access Author: Myers, Maxwell Title: Micromechanical Modeling of Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites for Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering (Behrend) Keywords: HydrogenHydrogen Fuel CellsCompositesCarbon FiberImage ProcessingMATLABBipolar PlatesAngle File: Download Myers_Thesis_Final_Draft_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Adam Scott Hollinger, Thesis SupervisorOladipo Onipede, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor