Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Dissertations from 2015
System integration of hydrogen energy technologies using renewable energy resources, Tarek A Mohammed Hamad
Design studies of infrastructural development for applications of hydrogen energy technologies, Yousif M. H. Hamad
Combustion and pollutant characteristics of IC engines fueled with hydrogen and diesel/hydrogen mixtures using 3D computations with detailed chemical kinetics, Hassan A. Khairallah
Selective laser sintering of bioactive glass scaffolds and their biological assessment for bone repair, Krishna C. R. Kolan
Optimization based control design techniques for distributed parameter systems, Manoj Kumar
Pulsed inductive plasma studies by spectroscopy and internal probe methods, Warner C. Meeks
Analysis of ion emitting jet structures during ionic liquid electrospraying, Shawn W. Miller
Quantum inspired algorithms for learning and control of stochastic systems, Karthikeyan Rajagopal
Investigation of robust optimization and evidence theory with stochastic expansions for aerospace applications under mixed uncertainty, Harsheel R. Shah
Mechanistic modeling of cutting forces in wavy-edge bull-nose helical end-milling of Inconel 718 under different cooling-lubrication strategies, Abdulhakim Ali Sultan
Energy management in electric vehicles: Development and validation of an optimal driving strategy, Warren Santiago Vaz
Advancements in uncertainty quantification with stochastic expansions applied to supersonic and hypersonic flows, Thomas Kelsey West IV
Dissertations from 2014
Modeling and simulation of continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic composites, Venkata Bheemreddy
Probabilistic engineering analysis and design under time-dependent uncertainty, Zhen Hu
Modeling and simulation of hydrokinetic composite turbine system, Haifeng Li
Performance evaluation of polyurethane composites using vacuum infusion process, Mohaned M. Mohamed
Energy deposition into heavy gas plasma via pulsed inductive theta-pinch, Ryan Alan Pahl
Dissertations from 2013
Numerical modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow in laser metal deposition by powder injection, Zhiqiang Fan
Bio-inspired design, fabrication and testing of bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells, Nannan Guo
Approximate dynamic programming based solutions for fixed-final-time optimal control and optimal switching, Ali Heydari
Observability-enhanced dual-filter design for attitude estimation with minimum observations, Jason D. Searcy
Interacting stress concentration factors and their effect on fatigue of metallic aerostructures, David Warren Whitley
Efficient uncertainty quantification in aerospace analysis and design, Yi Zhang
Dissertations from 2012
Experimental investigations of pseudospark discharge and pseudospark produced intense electron beams, Jing Hu
The risk mitigation strategy taxonomy and generated risk event effect neutralization method, Daniel A. Krus
Manufacturing and characterization of soy-based polyurethane composites, Rama Bhadra Raju Vuppalapati
Dissertations from 2011
Nonlinear modeling and simulation of radial forging process, Jian Chen
Femtosecond laser micromachining of microstructures for sensing and detection, Yukun Han
Dynamic ergonomic analysis and simulation of fastening operation, Akul Joshi
Development of a simple vibration model for predicting the structural dynamics of an HCCI engine, Jeffery A. Massey
Advanced composites using non-autoclave processes: manufacturing and characterization, V. G. K. Menta
Sandwich structures with advanced facings, Cody H. Nguyen
Dissertations from 2010
Low-thrust control of orbital elements, Nathan Harl
Solid oxide fuel cell electrode characterization and improvement for fuel flexibility and supplemental power production, Isaiah D. Kellogg
Analysis of laminated architectural glazing subjected to combined wind and debris impact loading, Mahesh Shibarooru Shetty
Experimental and computational investigations of hydrogen safety, dispersion and combustion for transportation applications, Shravan K. Vudumu
Dissertations from 2009
Fundamentals of friction stir spot welding, Harsha Badarinarayan
Information archival and reuse: drawing conclusions from the past, Matt R. Bohm
Modeling and simulation of high pressure composite cylinders for hydrogen storage, Jianbing Hu
An experimental and numerical investigation of flapping and plunging wings, Taylor A. Swanson
Layer-to-layer control of laser metal deposition processes, Lie Tang
Helical force flow: a new engineering mechanics model for biological materials, Jeffery S. Thomas
Spacecraft formation flight at sun-earth/moon libration points, Douglas Robert Tolbert
Systematic functional and object-oriented product design frameworks, Jen-Chi Wu
Dissertations from 2008
Friction stir channeling: an innovative technique for heat exchanger manufacturing, Nagarajan Balasubramanian
Characterization and applications in infrastructure of steel reinforced polymer and grout composites, Bryce L. Barton
Modeling, analysis and experimentation for building ice parts with supports using rapid freeze prototyping, Frances D. Bryant
Unsteady flow and heat transfer in periodic complex geometries for the transitional flow regime, Li-Kwen Chen
Immunology based methodology for detecting and searching anomalies, Adarsh Gopinathan Nair
Uncertainty analysis and sensitivity analysis for multidisciplinary systems design, Jia Guo
Addressing nonlinear combustion instabilities in highly dilute spark ignition engine operation, Brian C. Kaul
Shear-driven / gravity-driven thin liquid film in separated flow and turbulence modelling, Hai Lan
Modeling and rendering for development of a virtual bone surgery system, Qiang Niu
Integrated process planning for a hybrid manufacturing system, Lan Ren
Three-dimensional laminar and turbulent convection in separated flow, Magesh Thiruvengadam
Optimal control of impulsive systems using adaptive critic based neural networks, Xiaohua Wang
Virtual prototyping with surface reconstruction and freeform geometric modeling using level-set method, Weihan Zhang
Dissertations from 2007
A computational theory for the generation of solutions during early conceptual design, Cari R. Bryant
Mechanical integrity and behavior of thin films and their applications in MEMS, Gang Duan
Model-based probabilistic analysis and design, Beiqing Huang
Modeling and control of friction stir welding, Prabhanjana Kalya
Experimental and numerical study of the adsorption process in a carbon canister, Pavan Shivaram
On-board energy management for high-speed aerospace vehicles: system and component-level energy-based optimization and analysis, Trent M. Taylor
Three-dimensional modeling of the plasma arc and metal transfer in arc welding, Guang Xu
Modeling, estimation and control of mechanical gas face seal systems, Haojiong Zhang
Dissertations from 2006
Modeling and simulation for virtual orthopaedic surgery, Xiaoyi Chi
Process modeling for solidification microstructure and transient thermal stresses in laser aided DMD process, Suhash Ghosh
Cure characterization and process modeling of soy-based composites, Guanghui Liang
Manufacturing and characterization of soy-based resin and nanocomposites, Ahamed Shabeer
Fatigue analysis of V-ribbed serpentine belt drive system, Saikrishna Sundararaman
A computational and experimental study on particulate-sizing diagnostics in laboratory flames, Yingwu Teng
Neural network based robust nonlinear control, Nishant Unnikrishnan
Three dimensional milling using an abrasive waterjet, Shijin Zhang
Dissertations from 2005
Process planning for multi-axis hybrid manufacturing systems using centroidal axis transform, Kunnayut Eiamsa-ard
Risk in early design (RED), Katie Grantham
Modeling of melt pool thermal behavior in laser material, Lijun Han
Heat and mass transfer in the gas metal arc welding process, Junling Hu
Analysis of thermomechanical and failure behavior of refractory linings in a high temperature black liquor gasifier, Xiaoting Liang
Investigation of rapid freeze prototyping and investment casting with ice patterns, Qingbin Liu
Interfacial fracture energy (bonding strength) of laser deposited H13 tool steel on H13 tool steel substrate using four point bend test, Hari Janardanan Nair
Interactive freeform solid modeling with haptic interface, Xiaobo Peng
Dynamic response and damage mechanics of automotive glazing subjected to simulated head impact, Shuangmei Zhao
A statistical investigation of broad band noise propagation in turbofan engines, Gabriel Zlavog
Dissertations from 2004
Multi-dimensional CFD simulation of adsorption/desorption processes in carbon canister, Xingyan Bai
Mathematical modeling and experimental validation of gas metal arc welding of aluminum alloys, Hao Guo
Adaptive layer process control of laser aided direct metal/material deposition process, Yusheng Hua
The rate-dependent performance and optimization of stratified thermal energy storage devices, Ying Ji
Finite element analysis of automotive serpentine belt operation and failure, Guiyong Song
Investigation of shear-driven liquid film behavior around a sharp corner, Yuping Wang
Dynamics and failure analysis of architectural glazing subjected to blast loading, Jun Wei
Dissertations from 2003
Investigation of hydrocarbon sources and reduction in small four-stroke spark ignition engines, Kyle R. Koederitz
Higher order finite element modeling of acoustic propagation in a moving medium, Eivind Listerud
Integrated process planning for a multi-axis hybrid manufacturing system, Jianzhong Ruan
Modeling of transport phenomena during laser welding process, Jun Zhou
