Theses from 2019
Analytical Modeling of Melting of Levitated Ice Particles and Freezing of Water Films on Cold Surfaces, Shivuday Kala
Behavior and Energy Loss Optimization of an Elastic Material Metastructure, Andrew S. Montalbano
Geometric Characterization of Polygonal Hydraulic Jumps and the Role of Weir Geometry, Taylor Edwin Nichols
Defining Relationships Between Geometry and Behavior of Bistable Composite Laminates, Salil Abhijit Phatak
Multi-Scale, Multi-Criteria Design of Meta-Materials with Offset Periodicity, Rushabh Rajesh Sadiwala
The Effect of Geometric Defects and Porosity on the Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured SS 316L and AlSi10Mg Components, Benjamin A. Smith
An Exploratory Study of the Influence of Design Process Ordering on the Requirement Generation of Novice Designers, Nicholas Spivey
Modelling Strategies to Examine the Influence of Fidelity Levels on Dynamic Behavior of Multi-MW Wind Turbine Gearbox, Jesalkumar Thakkar
Terfenol-D Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Embedded Sensing for Early Damage Detection, Brandon Eugene Williams
Theses from 2018
An Experimental Study of Low Velocity Impact of Bistable Laminated CFRP Composites, Cameron Alexander Abarotin
An Experimental Study of Geometric Defects and Their Significance on Material Properties and Behavior, Jody Bernard Bartanus
Intrinsic Geometrical Constraints of Spontaneously Excited Leidenfrost Drops, Jesse Edward Bergen
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Functional Ordering on Morphological Chart Exploration, Anant Chawla
Establishing a Protocol to Observe Leadership Behaviors in Engineering Design Teams, Douglas James Chickarello
Multiscale Behavior of Fused Deposition Additively Manufactured Thermoplastic Cellular Materials, Kaitlynn Melissa Conway
Design of Meta-material Tank Track System with Experimental Testing and Sensitivity Analysis of Additively Manufactured Meta-material Backer Pads, Samuel J. Franklin
An Investigation into the Usability of an Innovation Management Assessment Tool, Elizabeth Jane Westerlund Gendreau
Tools for the Investigation of Reduced Exercise Capacity in Fontan Patients, Akash Gupta
An Experimental Investigation of Combined Symmetric Asymmetric Composite Laminates, Guy Maximilian Kemmann
Optimization of Laser Shock Peening Process Using Finite Element Modeling, Sai Hamsini Kosaraju
An Investigative Study of the Snapthrough, Snapback and the Stiffness Properties of a Kirigami Unit Cell, Aditya Girish Lele
Comparison of Unit Cell Geometry for Bloch Wave Analysis in Two Dimensional Periodic Beam Structures, Likitha Marneni
Design and Analysis of a Single Stage, Traveling Wave, Thermoacoustic Engine for Bi-Directional Turbine Generator Integration, Mitchell McGaughy
Asynchronous propulsion of the three sphere micro-swimmer using perturbed magnetic field, Arnab Mitra
Assessing Temperature Differences on a Sample Heated in a Tube Furnace Under Vacuum, Sam A. Muhamed
An Investigation of Modeing Behaviors in Function Structure Modeling With Respect to Chaining Methods, Apurva Rajesh Patel
Numerical Analysis of Scramjet Cavity Flameholders at Varying Flight Mach Numbers, Matthew Quinones
Effect of Strain Rate on the Tensile Behavior of CoCrFeNi and CoCrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloys, Mitra Shabanisamghabady
Physical and Virtual Prototyping in Product Design, Matthew S. Sheppard
A Study of Personality Perception Evolution in Mechanical Engineering Design Teams, Hallie Elizabeth Stidham
Thermal Mechanical Numerical Modeling of Friction Element Welding, Ankit Varma
Galloping Performance Analysis of Bluff Bodies with a Tail Fin, Rajiv Yadav
In Vitro Study on the Viability for Use of 3D Printed Valves for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Kyle Benjamin Yeomans
Theses from 2017
Comparison of As-built FEA Simulations and Experimental Results for Additively Manufactured Dogbone Geometries., Prathamesh Baikerikar
Requirement Culture at a Large Scale Medical Device Developer: A Case Study, Brandon Matthew DelSpina
Design and Analysis of a Mechanical Driveline with Generator for an Atmospheric Energy Harvester, Sneha Ganesh
Hierarchical Off-Road Path Planning and Its Validation Using a Scaled Autonomous Car', Angshuman Goswami
Mechanical Behavior of a Bio-Inspired Chondrichthyan Feeding Mechanism: Influence of Dentition Patterns, Garrett Hall
Design and Testing of a Biomimetic Pneumatic Actuated Seahorse Tail Inspired Robot, Justin Dakota Holt
Vibration monitoring of a gear grinding process, Nandeesh Kadengodlu
Joule Heating Enabled Electrokinetic Trapping of Submicron Particles in Ratchet Microchannels Using Depth Modelling, Abhinav Kalkhanda
A Case Study on Part Engineering Change Management from a Development and Production Perspective at a Major Automotive OEM, Stephan Andreas Knackstedt
Quantitative Measures of Regret and Trust in Human-Robot Collaboration Systems, Zhanrui Liao
Geometric Path-Planning Algorithm in Cluttered 2D Environments Using Convex Hulls, Nafiseh Masoudi
Improvements to a Two-Dimensional Model for Pneumatic and Non-Pneumatic Tires, Erin Leigh McPillan
Thermal Modeling Techniques of Heat Assisted Single Point Incremental Forming in ANSYS Workbench, Steven Moya
Influence of Beam Rotation on the Response of Cantilevered Flow Energy Harvesters Exploiting the Galloping Instability, James H. Noel
A Holistic Investigation and Implementation of Fluidic Origami Cellular Solid for Morphing and Actuation, Hrishikesh Sane
Multi-stability and Variable Stiffness of Cellular Solids Based on Origami Patterns, Sattam Sengupta
Numerical Analysis of Energy Harvesting Process Using Piezoelectric Transducers in an Oscillating Heat Pipe, Sajiree Vaidya
Theses from 2016
Design of Bistable Composite Laminates for Shape Morphing Applications, Subramanian Annamalai
Understanding the Expenditure and Recovery of Anaerobic Work Capacity Using Noninvasive Sensors, Phoebe Bickford
Consistent Asymptotic Homogenization Method for Lattice Structures Based on the Virtual Power Principle, David Bracho
Exploiting the Principal Parametric Resonance of an RLC" Circuit for Vibratory Energy Harvesting", Nicholas B. Caldwell
The Coronary Circulation in an In Vitro Multi-Scale Model of the Stage 1 Norwood Procedure, Lauren Elizabeth Carter
Measurement of Slip Velocity and Lift Coefficient for Laterally Focused Particles in an Inertial Flow through a Spiral Microfluidic Channel, Saurabh Satish Deshpande
Fabricating Suspended Carbon Structures Using SU-8 Photolithography, Emanuele Giogli
Design Optimization of Tank Track Pad Meta-Material Using the Cell Synthesis Method, Neehar Milind Kulkarni
Heat Assisted Single Point Forming of Polymer Sheets, Shubhamkar Kulkarni
Uniform Micro-Patterning of an Arbitrary Surface, Viraj Rajendra Kulkarni
Understanding the Role and Importance of Design Problems in Creativity Research, Varun Kumar
A Real-Time Programmable Pulsatile Flow Pump for In-Vitro Cardiovascular Experimentation, Rahul Raj Mechoor
Aerosol Removal in a Cylindrical Ultrasonic Standing Wave Field, Tyler Merrell
Design Collaboration in Industry: When, Why, and How, Steven Thomas O'Shields
Investigation of Geometric Effect on the Ultrasonic Processing of Liquids, Pravan Pasumarthi
Computational Modelling in the Development of Novel Passive Strain Sensors for Orthopedic Implants, Hunter Pelham
Joule heating and induced charge effects on electroosmotic entry flows in microfluidic devices, Rama Aravind Prabhakaran
Numerical and Experimental Design of Coaxial Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems, Niranjan Raghavan
Nanoscale Solutions to Tailor Fiber Architectures for Realizing Composites with Triumvirate Properties, Vishnu Priya Ramineni
Haptic Feedback Effects on Human Control of a UAV in a Remote Teleoperation Flight Task, Evan Joseph Sand
Computational Evaluation of Ventricular Assist Device Implementation in the Single Ventricle Circulation, Tyler Matthew Schmidt
A Study on the Impact of Tool-Chip Contact Time on the Shear Angle in Orthogonal Machining using Constitutive Models on Metal Cutting FEM Simulations, Naga Sai Chakravarthy Velamakuri
Using Design Requirements for Environmental Assessment of Products, Darian Alexis Visotsky
A Systematic Approach to Human Powered Vehicle Design with an Emphasis on Providing Guidelines for Mentoring Students, Alexander S. Whitman
A Savonius Wind Turbine with Electric Generator: Model and Test, Yogendra Kumar Yadav
Theses from 2015
THE EFFECT OF HIGH-PRESSURE DEVITRIFICATION AND DENSIFICATION ON BALLISTIC-PENETRATION RESISTANCE OF FUSED SILICA, Vasudeva Avuthu
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF STEAM VENTILATION IN SUPERCAVITATION DESIGN, Austin Culberson
A Systems Approach for Selection Between Manual and Automated Work Zones Within Assembly Lines, Jayavardhan Dhulia
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIERARCHICAL HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES, Ninad Gandhi
Inertial Focusing in Spiral Microchannels, Nilesh Sudhir Hasabnis
Inertial Focusing of Particles in Curved Microchannels, Ketaki Joshi
ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF REITERATED HIERARCHICAL HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES, Naveen Nainar
Computational Modeling of Alternating Current Potential Drop Measurement for Crack Detection of Multi-Functional Ceramic Coated Structures, Simha Sandeep Rao
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION USING PARAMETRIC PROGRAMMING METHOD, Krupakaran Ravichandraan
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN OPTICALLY-BASED STRAIN MEASURING ORTHOPAEDIC SCREW FOR FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS, Nakul Ravikumar
A Method for the Characterization and Selection of Compliant Joints, Ronald George Saleeby
Design of a Meta-Material with Targeted Nonlinear Deformation Response, Zachary Satterfield
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HEAT LEAKAGE AND AIR LEAKAGE IN DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS, Shervin Shoai Naini
Analysis and Synthesis of Effective Human-Robot Interaction at Varying Levels in Control Hierarchy, David Spencer
Control of thermoforming process parameters to manufacture surfaces with pin-based tooling, Vijay Sarthy Mysore Sreedhara
SENSITIVITY AND PRECISION ANALYSIS OF THE GRAPH COMPLEXITY CONNECTIVITY METHOD, Sudarshan Sridhar
INERTIAL PARTICLE DYNAMICS IN SIMPLE VORTEX FLOW CONFIGURATIONS, Senbagaraman Sudarsanam
FUNCTIONAL THINKING: A PROTOCOL STUDY, ASHWINRAJ THIAGARAJAN