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101. An Examination of Non-dominant Leg Gait and Gait Symmetry through AFO and VO2 Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Morales, Tye Alexander
Title:
An Examination of Non-dominant Leg Gait and Gait Symmetry through AFO and VO2 Analysis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
AFO
Gait Symmetry
VO2
Leg Dominance
Respiratory Exchange Ratio
RER
ROM
File:
Download Morales_Tye_examinationofnondominantgaitandgaitsymmetrywithafos.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Michael Mahoney, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Marie Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor

104. CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Mcdonnell, William Brian
Title:
CHARACTERIZING EMISSIONS FROM DESKTOP 3D PRINTERS: STUDYING THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS AND VALIDATING SOLUTIONS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
3D Printing
emissions
health
fine particles
volatile organic compounds
metal
additive manufacturing
File:
Download McDonnell_William_Characterizing_Emissions_From_Desktop_3D_Printers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

109. EXPLORING THE MANUFACTURABILITY AND RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT USED IN MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Gao, Harry
Title:
EXPLORING THE MANUFACTURABILITY AND RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT USED IN MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Conductive
Filament
Additive
Manufacturing
3D
Printing
Multifunctional
Direct
Write
PLA
Graphene
Material
Extrusion
Deposition
Resistivity
Design
File:
Download Gao_Harry_ConductiveFilament.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nick Meisel, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

126. Comparative analysis of the structural properties of materials tested under fatigue stresses used in the fuselage of an airplane, and to thereby determine the fuselage material’s efficiency

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Open Access
Author:
Nagesh, Athreya
Title:
Comparative analysis of the structural properties of materials tested under fatigue stresses used in the fuselage of an airplane, and to thereby determine the fuselage material’s efficiency
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Composite Materials
ANSYS ACP
Airplane Fuselage
Comparative Analysis
Safety Factor
File:
Download Thesis_-_Athreya_Nagesh.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ma'Moun A. Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Walker, Thesis Honors Advisor

127. SIMULATION OF SWIRLING FLOW THROUGH NOZZLES FOR A BIDIRECTIONAL VORTEX ROCKET ENGINE

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Open Access
Author:
Gaglani, Rohan Maheshkumar
Title:
SIMULATION OF SWIRLING FLOW THROUGH NOZZLES FOR A BIDIRECTIONAL VORTEX ROCKET ENGINE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Nozzle
CFD
Star CCM+
Rocket
Bi-Directional
Vortex
Engine
Space
Conical
Parabolic
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Simulation
File:
Download Gaglani_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Maicke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Walker, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Ma'Moun A. Abu-Ayyad, Faculty Reader

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

136. 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

137. 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

142. 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

143. 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

145. 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

146. 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

147. 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

151. 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

152. 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

153. 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

156. 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

157. 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

158. 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

159. 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

160. 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

163. 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

166. 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

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

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Open Access
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

169. EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS

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Open Access
Author:
Orth, Carolyn Ann
Title:
EFFECTS OF POST-PROCESSING ON PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COOLING CHANNELS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
additive manufacturing
heat transfer
pressure drop
cooling channels
surface roughness
File:
Download Orth_Carolyn_EffPostProcPressDropHTAMChannels.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

171. A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW

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Open Access
Author:
Larimer, Nicholas
Title:
A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluids
heat transfer
two-phase flow
convective boiling
pipe flow
homogeneous equilibrium model
variable area pipe
File:
Download ThesisNicholasLarimer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

173. HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS

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Open Access
Author:
Sun, Emily J
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
geometry
curved meter
shaped holes
film cooling
adiabatic film cooling effectiveness
effectiveness
curved meter
bent meter
shaped hole
cross-section
File:
Download ejs5665_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

175. CHARACTERIZATION OF COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN A MODIFIED RIJKE TUBE FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Dillen, Evan Jay
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION OF COMBUSTION INSTABILITY IN A MODIFIED RIJKE TUBE FOR OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion
instability
Rijke tube
Optimal experiment
parameter estimation
File:
Download Dillen_Evan_CombustionInstabilityRijkeTubeCharacterization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. TIME-AVERAGED HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS OF JUNCTION FLOW WITH PERIODIC FREESTREAM VELOCITY FLUCTUATION

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Open Access
Author:
Moul, Zachary
Title:
TIME-AVERAGED HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS OF JUNCTION FLOW WITH PERIODIC FREESTREAM VELOCITY FLUCTUATION
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
heat transfer
backflow
junction flow
horseshoe vortex
pulsing
pulsing flow
unsteady
unsteady flow
heat flux
wind tunnel
File:
Download Zachary_Moul_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

181. Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Feldstein, Hannah
Title:
Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
superhydrophobic surface
bio-inspired
liquid repellency
pdms
microstructure
File:
Download HannahFeldsteinThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tak-Sing Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Liu, Qifeng
Title:
SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Vehicle Parameter Estimation
Linear Least-Squares Estimation
Recursive Least-Squares Estimation
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient
File:
Download QL_thesis_Final_v.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

184. Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Trautman, Jacqueline Lee
Title:
Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Thermal Conductivity
SLA
File:
Download JTrautman_Thesis_Spring_2019.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

open_access
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

195. Developing a framework for uncertainty quantification of a chemical kinetic parameter in MOCVDS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Khosa, Kartik
Title:
Developing a framework for uncertainty quantification of a chemical kinetic parameter in MOCVDS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Latin Hypercube Sampling
Monte Carlo Simulation
Uncertainty Quantification
CFD
Nanomaterials
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yuan Xuan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

196. Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Berlin, Andrew
Title:
Investigating the Relationship Between Digital Prototyping Tool Use and Student Designers’ Perceptions of Design Processes
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
DfAM
Prototyping
Engineering Design Education
Additive Manufacturing
DfAM
Prototyping
Engineering Design Education
File:
Download AMB_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

197. Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Biswas, Ritwik
Title:
Analyzing Effects Of Aircraft Seat Dimensions On Passenger Accommodation With Regards To Cost Optimization
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Seat Design
Anthropometry
Design for Human Variability
Ergonomics
Accommodation
File:
Download BISWAS_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor

199. Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Cartney, Carrie
Title:
Evaluation of the Energy Absorbed by Additively Manufactured Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms Under Compression
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Compliant Mechanisms
Psuedo Rigid Body Model
Energy Absorption
Additive Manufacturing
C3M
Contact-aided Compliant Mechanisms
Compression
File:
Download McCartney_Thesis_FinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor