Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Dissertations from 2018
Investigation of additively manufactured polymer and transparent polymer composites, Gregory Taylor
Direct numerical simulation of pressure fluctuations induced by supersonic turbulent boundary layers, Chao Zhang
Investigation of microstructure and mechanical properties by direct metal deposition, Jingwei Zhang
Dissertations from 2017
Event-triggering architectures for adaptive control of uncertain dynamical systems, Ali Talib Oudah Albattat
Numerical and experimental study of new designs of all-vanadium redox flow batteries for performance improvement, Mohammed Abdulkhabeer Ali Al-yasiri
Reliability prediction in early design stages, Yao Cheng
Volumetric error compensation for 5-axis machine tools, Jennifer Ruth Creamer
Optimal design and freeform extrusion fabrication of functionally gradient smart parts, Amir Ghazanfari
Repair of metallic components using hybrid manufacturing, Renwei Liu
Control of single- and dual-probe atomic force microscopy, Muthukumaran Loganathan
Additive manufacturing of glass using a filament fed process, Junjie Luo
Manufacturing of advanced continuous fiber reinforced composites for high temperature applications, James Robert Nicholas
Continuous focusing and separation of microparticles with acoustic and magnetic fields, Ran Zhou
Dissertations from 2016
Uncertainty quantification applied to the analysis and design of a hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator for spacecraft reentry, Andrew J. Brune
Methodology for analysis of stress, creep, and fatigue behavior of compliant mechanisms, Joshua Allen Crews
Bayesian inference for dynamic pose estimation using directional statistics, Jacob E. Darling
Modeling and evaluation of moisture diffusion in polymer composite materials, Zhen Huo
Novel design and manufacturing strategies for portable air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Sriram Praneeth Isanaka
Modeling, analysis, and simulation for aqueous-based ceramic pastes in freeze-form extrusion fabrication process, Mingyang Li
Modeling and control of fuel cell-battery hybrid energy sources, Nima Lotfi
Repetitive process control of additive manufacturing with application to laser metal deposition, Patrick M. Sammons
Research on hybrid manufacturing using industrial robot, Zhiyuan Wang
Transient CFD simulations of pumping and mixing using electromagnetic, Fangping Yuan
Efficient time-dependent system reliability analysis, Zhifu Zhu
Hierarchical control of complex manufacturing processes, Hesam Zomorodi Moghadam
Dissertations from 2015
Local alternative sources for cogeneration combined heat and power system, Abdulhakim Amer Agll
Investigation of effect of process parameters on multilayer builds by direct metal deposition, Tarak Amine
On the design and analysis of compliant mechanisms using the pseudo-rigid-body model concept, Sushrut Gangadhar Bapat
Development of ionic liquid multi-mode spacecraft micropropulsion systems, Steven Paul Berg
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
