Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Masters Theses
Theses from 2011
Continuous low thrust for small spacecraft proximity operations, James Harris Meub
Design of a hydrogen community for Santa Monica, Vijay Mohan
Effect of initial conditions on molecular mixing in a high Schmidt-number Rayleigh-Taylor mixing layer, Lakshmi Ayyappa Raghu Mutnuri
Fabrication of SERS active nanostructures by femtosecond laser micromachining, Matthew Aaron Olson
3-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling of solid oxide fuel cell using different fuels, Sachin Laxman Puthran
Integrated reliable and robust design, Gowrishankar Ravichandran
A comparison of bootstrap, binomial inference, and Monte Carlo methods for demand distribution modeling, Swithin Samuel Razu
Development of hybrid composite bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Nathaniel James Richie
Shaker table vibration testing of a microsatellite, Tonya Michelle Sanders
Magnetometer-only attitude determination with application to the M-SAT mission, Jason D. Searcy
Solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station, Aanchal Shah
Quantifying model uncertainty using measurement uncertainty standards, Harsheel Rajesh Shah
Innovative air breathing design and output control for portable proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Amar Bala Sridhar
Risk assessment for conceptual design of hydrokinetic turbines, Praveen Kailkere Srinivas
Electrodeposition of metallic gas diffusion layers for use in PEM fuel cells, Gargi Tandra
Heat transfer augmentation in rectangular ducts due to passive flow destabilization, James Jackson Tinsley
Design and control of a multi-axis micro-electro-mechanical system array for coordinated micro-manipulation, Patrick Jesse White
Impact of combustion phasing on energy and availability distributions of an internal combustion engine, Shawn Nicholas Wildhaber
Hall-effect thruster surface properties investigation, David George Zidar
Theses from 2010
Integration and characterization of an electrical storage system for a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Edward Alexei Anculle Arauco
A comparison of case-based reasoning and regression analysis approaches for cost uncertainty modeling, Karan Banga
Quantification of uncertainty in aerodynamic heating of a reentry vehicle due to uncertain wall and freestream conditions, Benjamin R. Bettis
Thermodynamic based modeling for nonlinear control of combustion phasing in HCCI engines, Joshua Bradley Bettis
Analysis of the theta-D filter as applied to hit-to-kill interceptors and satellite orbit determination, Michael W. Dancer
Freeze extrusion fabrication of 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds for bone repair, Nikhil D. Doiphode
Investigation of dual-mode spacecraft propulsion by means of ionic liquids, Brian R. Donius
Thrust measurement of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators and power requirements for aerodynamic control, Joseph William Ferry
Mechanical properties and microstructure study for direct metal deposition of 316L stainless steel, Tian Fu
Implementation of integrated function structure and object-oriented design framework, Qiong Gao
Performance evaluation of a novel diesel fuel air separation and filtration system for an indirect injection diesel engine, Michael Ray Hess
A real-time visualization of AN/PSS-14 audio alert signals for land mine detection validation, Nitin Kolekar
Energy expenditure analysis of redesigned mechanical assists for medium girder bridge, Karthik Kumar
Finite element analysis and fatigue test on the bicuspids to support theory of abfraction, Madhuchandra Mahadevaswamy
Validation of driving simulator and driver perception of vehicle mounted attenuator markings in work zones, Durga Raj Mathur
Management of a university satellite program with focus on a refrigerant-based propulsion system, Shawn W. Miller
Design and critical performance evaluation of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbines, Suchi Subhra Mukherji
Integration and test of a refrigerant-based cold-gas propulsion system for small satellites, Ryan Alan Pahl
Finite element modeling of bird strikes and parametric evaluation using design of experiments (DOE), Venkata Varaha Raja Naga Prathyush Bheem Reddy
Simulation of PEM fuel cells: validation of model and incorporation of humidity dynamics, Steven Francis Rodgers
A numerical investigation of flowfield modification in high-speed airbreathing inlets using energy deposition, Matthew Flynn Rohweder
Synthesis and characterization of microspheres for controlled release, Gurpartap Singh Sandhu
Influence of flow baffles on mixing of two air streams flowing in a mixing chamber with dissimilar temperatures: A computational study, Abdulmunam Salem Shaban
Design and development of microwire feeder for laser applications, Amogh J. Shenoy
Evaluation of metal detection audio alert signals of AN/PSS-14 by means of real time visualization, Sandesh Srikantaiah Chandrashekar
Quantification of product color preference in a utility function, Hannah L. Turner
Automation of CAD model based assembly simulations using motion capture, Anup Madhav Vader
Slip ramp spacing design for truck only lanes using microscopic simulation, Manoj Vallati
Neural MRAC based on modified state observer, Yang Yang
Theses from 2009
Continuous control of lunar orbits via electric propulsion, Sunil Aggarwal
Robustness quantification for conceptual design, Sravan Bobba
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
Development of an electronic governor system for a small spark ignition engine, Donald Ray Hibler
Increase of heat transfer to reduce build time in rapid freeze prototyping, Sriram Praneeth Isanaka
Development of extrusion on demand for ceramic freeze-form extrusion fabrication processes, Parimal Sanjay Kulkarni
Modeling of wear and oxidation behavior of a carbon/carbon multidisk clutch, Shankar Nagaraj
Filtering, modeling, and control of axial force signals in friction stir welding processes, Thomas Michael Oakes
Investigation of selective laser sintering of zirconium diboride parts, Shashwatashish Pattnaik
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
Reliability-based design with system reliability and design improvement, Gagandeep Singh Saini
Modeling and simulation of electrochemical magneto hydro dynamics, Debamoy Sen
Design hazard analysis, and system level testing of a university propulsion system for spacecraft application, Joseph R. Siebert
Reliability analysis with support vector machines and the first order reliability method, Venkata Naga Praveen Thadigadapa
Hydrogen applications for Lambert - St. Louis International Airport, Mathew Thomas
Decision-based design under uncertainty with intervals, Sashank Vasireddy
Experiments and modeling of shear-driven film separation, J. L. Wegener
Theses from 2008
Design for manufacturing for friction stir welding, Harish Bagaitkar
Strain prediction and demodulation of a Dual Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric sensor, Joseph Clinton French
A separation criterion and non-intrusive thickness measurement technique for shear-driven films, Mark A. Friedrich
Manufacturing of transparent composites using vacuum infusion process, Jason Niles Gallagher
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
Parameter estimation of systems with deadzone and deadband and emulation using xPC Target, Jeffrey James Lentz
Investigation of titanium dry machining using chilled air, Kurt Paul Linsenbardt
Indication of cylinder pressure rise rate by means of vibration and acoustic emissions of an internal combustion engine, Jeffery A. Massey
Sensitivity analysis of relative worth in empirical and simulation-based QFD matrices, Robins Mathai Kalapurackal
Fabrication of soy oil epoxy resin based composites, Vinay Prabhakar Pai
The part count tool (PaCT) for concept selection, Tarang Parashar
Sorting automated concept generator results based on manufacture and assembly concerns, Kerry Ryan Poppa
Individual-based artificial ecosystems for design and optimization, Shivakar Vulli
Numerical study of energy utilization in nozzle/plume flow-fields of high-speed air-breathing vehicles, Althea Grace Wilson
Analysis of access-to-space missions utilizing on-board energy management and entropic analysis, Tyler Winter
Femtosecond laser micro-structuring of silicon wafer in water confinement, Songping Wu
Theses from 2007
Structured functional representations for conceptual modeling and redesign derived from historical component design information, Daniel Richard Abbott
Development of a liquid injection propane system for spark-ignited engines via fuel temperature control, Brian Charles Applegate
Computational study of flow over elliptic airfoils for rotor/wing unmanned aerial vehicle applications, Timothy William Assel
Transient performance of closed loop thermosyphons incorporating thermal storage, Kyle S. Benne
Experimental investigation of enhanced surfaces in rectangular ducts, Jonathan David Bridges
Development, modeling, and simulation of a nano aerial vehicle using empirical data, Wyatt Emery Davenport
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
Low-thrust control of a lunar orbiter, Nathan Harl
A comparative study on surface modifications induced in a dielectric material and a metal using femtosecond laser, Naveen Kumar Kondameedi
Function-based failure propagation method and application to design, Daniel A. Krus
An experimental approach to study the cognitive effects of non-geometric part features in mixed model manual assembly, R. E. Lakshminarayana
