Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Masters Theses

 

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Theses from 2011

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Continuous low thrust for small spacecraft proximity operations, James Harris Meub

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Design of a hydrogen community for Santa Monica, Vijay Mohan

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Effect of initial conditions on molecular mixing in a high Schmidt-number Rayleigh-Taylor mixing layer, Lakshmi Ayyappa Raghu Mutnuri

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Fabrication of SERS active nanostructures by femtosecond laser micromachining, Matthew Aaron Olson

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3-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of solid oxide fuel cell using different fuels, Sachin Laxman Puthran

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Integrated reliable and robust design, Gowrishankar Ravichandran

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A comparison of bootstrap, binomial inference, and Monte Carlo methods for demand distribution modeling, Swithin Samuel Razu

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Development of hybrid composite bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Nathaniel James Richie

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Shaker table vibration testing of a microsatellite, Tonya Michelle Sanders

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Magnetometer-only attitude determination with application to the M-SAT mission, Jason D. Searcy

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Solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station, Aanchal Shah

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Quantifying model uncertainty using measurement uncertainty standards, Harsheel Rajesh Shah

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Innovative air breathing design and output control for portable proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Amar Bala Sridhar

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Risk assessment for conceptual design of hydrokinetic turbines, Praveen Kailkere Srinivas

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Development of virtual CNC machine tools and web-based machining process simulation: Mechanistic cutting force models and determination of specific force coefficients in helical end milling, Vinay Rao Talekar

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Electrodeposition of metallic gas diffusion layers for use in PEM fuel cells, Gargi Tandra

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Heat transfer augmentation in rectangular ducts due to passive flow destabilization, James Jackson Tinsley

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Design and control of a multi-axis micro-electro-mechanical system array for coordinated micro-manipulation, Patrick Jesse White

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Impact of combustion phasing on energy and availability distributions of an internal combustion engine, Shawn Nicholas Wildhaber

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Hall-effect thruster surface properties investigation, David George Zidar

Theses from 2010

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Integration and characterization of an electrical storage system for a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Edward Alexei Anculle Arauco

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A comparison of case-based reasoning and regression analysis approaches for cost uncertainty modeling, Karan Banga

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Quantification of uncertainty in aerodynamic heating of a reentry vehicle due to uncertain wall and freestream conditions, Benjamin R. Bettis

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Thermodynamic based modeling for nonlinear control of combustion phasing in HCCI engines, Joshua Bradley Bettis

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Analysis of the theta-D filter as applied to hit-to-kill interceptors and satellite orbit determination, Michael W. Dancer

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Freeze extrusion fabrication of 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds for bone repair, Nikhil D. Doiphode

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Investigation of dual-mode spacecraft propulsion by means of ionic liquids, Brian R. Donius

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Thrust measurement of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators and power requirements for aerodynamic control, Joseph William Ferry

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Mechanical properties and microstructure study for direct metal deposition of 316L stainless steel, Tian Fu

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Implementation of integrated function structure and object-oriented design framework, Qiong Gao

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Performance evaluation of a novel diesel fuel air separation and filtration system for an indirect injection diesel engine, Michael Ray Hess

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A real-time visualization of AN/PSS-14 audio alert signals for land mine detection validation, Nitin Kolekar

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Energy expenditure analysis of redesigned mechanical assists for medium girder bridge, Karthik Kumar

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Decentralized coordinated ILC system design and transient growth control using iteration-varying filter, Qing Liu

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Finite element analysis and fatigue test on the bicuspids to support theory of abfraction, Madhuchandra Mahadevaswamy

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Validation of driving simulator and driver perception of vehicle mounted attenuator markings in work zones, Durga Raj Mathur

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Management of a university satellite program with focus on a refrigerant-based propulsion system, Shawn W. Miller

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Design and critical performance evaluation of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines, Suchi Subhra Mukherji

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Integration and test of a refrigerant-based cold-gas propulsion system for small satellites, Ryan Alan Pahl

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Finite element modeling of bird strikes and parametric evaluation using design of experiments (DOE), Venkata Varaha Raja Naga Prathyush Bheem Reddy

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Simulation of PEM fuel cells: validation of model and incorporation of humidity dynamics, Steven Francis Rodgers

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A numerical investigation of flowfield modification in high-speed airbreathing inlets using energy deposition, Matthew Flynn Rohweder

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Synthesis and characterization of microspheres for controlled release, Gurpartap Singh Sandhu

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Influence of flow baffles on mixing of two air streams flowing in a mixing chamber with dissimilar temperatures: A computational study, Abdulmunam Salem Shaban

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Design and development of microwire feeder for laser applications, Amogh J. Shenoy

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Evaluation of metal detection audio alert signals of AN/PSS-14 by means of real time visualization, Sandesh Srikantaiah Chandrashekar

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Quantification of product color preference in a utility function, Hannah L. Turner

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Automation of CAD model based assembly simulations using motion capture, Anup Madhav Vader

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Slip ramp spacing design for truck only lanes using microscopic simulation, Manoj Vallati

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Neural MRAC based on modified state observer, Yang Yang

Theses from 2009

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Continuous control of lunar orbits via electric propulsion, Sunil Aggarwal

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Robustness quantification for conceptual design, Sravan Bobba

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Verifying module heuristics for large scale products, Rachel Marie Day

General tracking control of linear axes for an educational rapid development system and a kinematically coupled system, Michael Anthony Fleming

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Development of an electronic governor system for a small spark ignition engine, Donald Ray Hibler

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Increase of heat transfer to reduce build time in rapid freeze prototyping, Sriram Praneeth Isanaka

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Development of extrusion on demand for ceramic freeze-form extrusion fabrication processes, Parimal Sanjay Kulkarni

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Modeling of wear and oxidation behavior of a carbon/carbon multidisk clutch, Shankar Nagaraj

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Filtering, modeling, and control of axial force signals in friction stir welding processes, Thomas Michael Oakes

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Investigation of selective laser sintering of zirconium diboride parts, Shashwatashish Pattnaik

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On-line depth measurement of micro-scale laser drilled holes, Rock Allen Powell

Thermal degradation of foamed polymer patterns in the lost foam casting process, Najeeb Quadeer

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Reliability-based design with system reliability and design improvement, Gagandeep Singh Saini

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Modeling and simulation of electrochemical magneto hydro dynamics, Debamoy Sen

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Design hazard analysis, and system level testing of a university propulsion system for spacecraft application, Joseph R. Siebert

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Reliability analysis with support vector machines and the first order reliability method, Venkata Naga Praveen Thadigadapa

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Hydrogen applications for Lambert - St. Louis International Airport, Mathew Thomas

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Decision-based design under uncertainty with intervals, Sashank Vasireddy

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Experiments and modeling of shear-driven film separation, J. L. Wegener

Theses from 2008

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Design for manufacturing for friction stir welding, Harish Bagaitkar

Strain prediction and demodulation of a Dual Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric sensor, Joseph Clinton French

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A separation criterion and non-intrusive thickness measurement technique for shear-driven films, Mark A. Friedrich

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Manufacturing of transparent composites using vacuum infusion process, Jason Niles Gallagher

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Fault propagation timing analysis to aid in the selection of sensors fro health management systems, Jeremy Johnson

Lean Six Sigma supply chain case study: breakthrough in trailer utilization, Rodney Kestle

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Parameter estimation of systems with deadzone and deadband and emulation using xPC Target, Jeffrey James Lentz

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Investigation of titanium dry machining using chilled air, Kurt Paul Linsenbardt

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Indication of cylinder pressure rise rate by means of vibration and acoustic emissions of an internal combustion engine, Jeffery A. Massey

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Sensitivity analysis of relative worth in empirical and simulation-based QFD matrices, Robins Mathai Kalapurackal

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Fabrication of soy oil epoxy resin based composites, Vinay Prabhakar Pai

The part count tool (PaCT) for concept selection, Tarang Parashar

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Sorting automated concept generator results based on manufacture and assembly concerns, Kerry Ryan Poppa

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Individual-based artificial ecosystems for design and optimization, Shivakar Vulli

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Numerical study of energy utilization in nozzle/plume flow-fields of high-speed air-breathing vehicles, Althea Grace Wilson

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Analysis of access-to-space missions utilizing on-board energy management and entropic analysis, Tyler Winter

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Femtosecond laser micro-structuring of silicon wafer in water confinement, Songping Wu

Theses from 2007

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Structured functional representations for conceptual modeling and redesign derived from historical component design information, Daniel Richard Abbott

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Development of a liquid injection propane system for spark-ignited engines via fuel temperature control, Brian Charles Applegate

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Computational study of flow over elliptic airfoils for rotor/wing unmanned aerial vehicle applications, Timothy William Assel

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Mechanical properties and microstructure study for direct metal deposition of titanium alloy and tool steel, Yaxin Bao

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Transient performance of closed loop thermosyphons incorporating thermal storage, Kyle S. Benne

Experimental investigation of enhanced surfaces in rectangular ducts, Jonathan David Bridges

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Development, modeling, and simulation of a nano aerial vehicle using empirical data, Wyatt Emery Davenport

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Numerical and experimental study of parameter sensitivity and dilution in laser deposition, Zhiqiang Fan

Manufacturing and characterization of transparent thermoplastic composites, Vishnu Teja Guntupalli

Chatter suppression in two-tool parallel turning operations with spindle speed variation method, Peng Guo

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Low-thrust control of a lunar orbiter, Nathan Harl

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A comparative study on surface modifications induced in a dielectric material and a metal using femtosecond laser, Naveen Kumar Kondameedi

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Function-based failure propagation method and application to design, Daniel A. Krus

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An experimental approach to study the cognitive effects of non-geometric part features in mixed model manual assembly, R. E. Lakshminarayana