Honors Theses Open Access
 
Filters: Department: "Mechanical Engineering" Collection: "ir_htoa"
1 - 25 of 15
Number of results to display per page
CreatorTitleDescriptionSubjectDate
1 Feliciano, Jeppesen GarciaDevelopment of Computational Strategies for Improved Environmental Simulations of Water Energy Balances, Air Quality, and Energy UseIn the last decade, there has been more focus on urban microclimate due to concerns for inhabitants' health, water and energy resource consumption, and air quality. The Green Environmental Urban Simulations for Sustainability (GEnUSiS) project uses large computational platforms including the Quick U...2017
2 Zubair, JonathanDesign and Implementation of a Shrouded Rotor for Uncreasing Quadrotor PerformanceQuadrotors have come to serve myriad purposes and have seen use as platforms for diverse activities including videography and remote sensing. These versatile aircraft, however, cannot remain in flight for extended periods of time. This is due to several factors including the aerodynamic regime in wh...2017
3 Matheson, KristofferDesign of a novel x-ray CT in situ experiment for imaging 3D deformation of aluminum foam materialsOpen-cell metallic foams show excellent potential for lightweight load-bearing structural applications, electrodes in energy-storage devices, biomedical implants, and heat exchangers, to name a few. A key aspect in efficient and streamlined deployment of aluminum foams for these applications lie...Foamed materials - Testing; Tomography - Research; Lightweight materials - Research; X-ray computed tomography; Aluminum foam materials; Load frame2016-04
4 Freckleton, K. BeauSarrus-based passive mechanism for rotorcraft perchings: Structural design and mass optimizationCurrent quad-rotors provide excellent maneuverability and opportunity for data collection in large scale areas such as agriculture, but lack the capability to maintain flight for an extended period of time. This is primarily due to a lack of energy supply, requiring operators to replace the battery ...Drone aircraft; Drone aircraft -- Control systems; Sarrus2014-12
5 Alverson, MichaelDiscovery of novel crystal structures VIA generative adversarial networksThe idea of material discovery has excited and perplexed research scientists for centuries. Several different methods have been employed to find new types of materials, ranging from the arbitrary replacement of atoms in a crystal structure to advanced machine learning methods for predicting entirely...2021
6 Jackson, Dale JayAerodynamic mixing losses and discharge coefficients due to film cooling from a symmetric turbine airfoil in transonic flowAerodynamic losses and discharge coefficients are obtained for two different Pratt and Whitney axisymetric turbine airfoils with film cooling holes. Blade 3 results are given for the blowing ratios, of 0.42, 0.73, and 1.28. The pressure ratios are 1.18, 1.45, and 2.07 for the "ambient" tests and 1.1...Mechanical Engineering1998-12
7 Lillquist, JohnActive Cadence Braking (ACB) for Safer Recreational RehabilitationRecreational rehabilitation is a proven way to provide a therapeutic experience and enhancement of quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The Mountain Chair is a device developed for individuals with high level traumatic spinal cord injuries (HL-SCI) to provide them with a system compara...
8 Traction estimation and control for mobil robots using wheel slip velocityMobile robots are used to venture through types of environments, at low wheel speeds, where wheel slip is a threat. Wheel slip is a hazard to mobile robots in that it introduces error in dead reckoning measurement and in some instances causes the robot to halt its forward progress. To compensate ...Robots; Motion;Traction2008-12
9 Mroz, MaxExploration of Magnetic Field Actuated Strings of Spherical Magnets for Swimming Robot LocomotionRobots capable of operating in fluid have a variety of applications from biomedical devices to use in piping systems for monitoring and inspection. If these robots can be driven remotely by methods other than traditional motors, they can be less technologically complex, safer and more durable. The f...2017
10 Potter, BriannaGraphene Imaging and Electronic PropertiesThis thesis explores the process required to determine the near-field photocurrent of single- and multi-layered graphene. The experimental procedures for both imaging the graphene as well as collecting data for the near-field photocurrent are described. The imaging and data collection were both to b...2014
11 Gesteland, Chase HansEquity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering education: the need for progressive pedagogical frameworks and social justice perspectivesRacism is one of the defining characteristics of the history of the United States, and historical racism pervades many of its institutions to this day. Addressing the issue of systemic racism is a colossal task, and requires constant scrutiny of existing policy as well as dedicated efforts to produc...2022
12 Moffatt, KevinFormula U Racing Active Aerodynamics DevelopmentFormula SAE (FSAE) is an international engineering design competition organized by SAE International for college students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with the intention of giving students the opportunity to apply management and engineering skills learned in the classroom to a real ...2019
13 Hopkins, JacobDesign of a novel pediatric adaptive skiing systemAdaptive sports and recreational rehabilitation provide patients with experiences that cannot be achieved in a hospital or clinic. Of the many forms of adaptive equipment designed for children, only a few adaptive skiing systems are available and none are specifically designed for convenient adjusta...Skiing for people with disabilities - Research; Adaptive skiing technology; Adaptive sports; recreational rehabilitation2016-05
14 Ticknor, ClaireSintering of 3D printed steel-copper functionally graded materialsOver the past several years, additive manufacturing has continued to expand and advance toward more promising responses to high-performance multi-functional applications. One such response is the utility of functionally graded materials (FGMs). In an FGM, the composition and structure gradually chan...2021
15 Schoensee, KohlU of U Fsae Aero Package CFD Optimization & Structural FEAI would like to thank my older brother, Luke Schoensee, for pushing me to develop Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models with ANSYS that are comparable to those developed by the top Formula SAE teams. I am grateful for the countless hours on the phone with Luke where he helped explain the problem...2019
1 - 25 of 15