Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Masters Theses
Theses from 2004
Numerical investigation of the impact of hypersonic shadowing on drag and heat transfer for a blunt body, John Thomas Barnett III
Influence of process parameters on Laser Aided Manufacturing Process (LAMP), Mallareddy Bhimanapati
Architecting design repositories to support design knowledge storage, reuse and design tool generation, Matt R. Bohm
Transient performance analysis of integral collector storage solar water heating systems, A. M. Boies
Role of environmental policies on the diffusion of eco-friendly technologies, Sudheer Bulla
Noise generation mechanisms in claw pole alternators, Steven Jonathan Burns
A process for impregnation of wood with polystyrene and evaluation of mechanical properties and environmental stability of the impregnated wood, Ammar Mohammed Canteenwala
Synthesis and evaluation of soyhull derived rigid polyurethane foams, Radhika Chalasani
Analytic investigation of innovations utilizing magneto-hydrodynamic work interaction devices in high-speed flows, David S. Coit
Methodology for modeling damaged beams with geometric and structural variation, David Anthony Comella
Nonlinear suboptimal control for reusable launch vehicles, David Drake
Health monitoring of adhesively bonded composite patch repair of aircraft structures using wavelet analysis of lamb wave signals, Rabindranath Gubbala
Measurement of velocity fields at the exit of mechanical heart valve models using ultrasonic doppler velocimetry, Raghu Kadava
Development of deminer to neutralize antipersonnel landmines for humanitarian demining, Abhishek Shesharao Karadkhelkar
Fracture toughness and crack growth rates in friction stir welded joints of AL 7075-T651, Christopher Kempf
Designing a low-cost propulsion system for microsatellites, Jason Michael Koszola
Design of materials by microstructural optimization, Ambarish J. Kulkarni
Transient and rate-dependent performance of conventional and thermosyphon-based electric storage water heating systems, Justin W. McMenamy
Room temperature aging in gray and ductile cast iron, Olivier Pierre Mereau
Friction stir microforming of superplastic alloys, Saurav Mohan
Determination of vapor pressure and oxidative stability of biogenic esters, Nagesh Mula
Modeling powder flow for laser aided deposition process, Heng Pan
Semi-analytical dynamic analysis of self acting gas journal bearings, Devraj S. Patkar
Design, fabrication and installation of vehicle engine exhaust smoke system, Saurav Paul
Optimization of the laser aided manufacturing process (LAMP) using the design of experiments approach - Taguchi way, Sashikanth Prakash
Recognition of American Sign Language words with a sensory glove using neural networks and a probabilistic model, Neelesh Sarawate
Development of personal computer based driving simulator for education to prevent drunk driving, Manish Sirdeshmukh
Tool management in flexible manufacturing systems, Ahmet Soylemezoglu
Effect of system control factors on response variables in Just in Time (JIT) and Theory of Constraints (TOC) systems, Narasimhan SrinivasaRaghavan
Dynamic modeling of the attitude for the MR SAT mission, Joseph Shaw Stehly
Numerical investigation of potential flow-field modification techniques: drag reduction, control, and enhanced fuel-air mixing in hypersonic vehicles, Trent M. Taylor
Effects of nozzle geometry parameters on powder stream structure in laser aided deposition process, Yogesh D. Thakar
Modeling, measurement and haptic simulation of bone drilling force, Viral S. Thakkar
A reflection based lamb wave method for damage detection with signal enhancement using wavelet transforms, Vikram Thyagarajan
Application of intelligent tools for decision-making and standardization of modules across product domains, Dhananjay Trichinapally
Recognition of American Sign Language with a sensory glove, Honggang Wang
Improving the accuracy of the orientation parameters in surface fitting by boundary sampling strategy, Jinglei Wang
Modeling and control strategies for mechanical gas face seals, Sachin S. Yelma
Theses from 2003
Application of wavelet transforms to ultrasonic testing for structural integrity monitoring of bonded composite patch repairs of aging airframes, Anjani Rao Achanta
Compliant mechanism synthesis for energy and torque specifications, Yuvaraj Annamalai
Automated manufacturability analysis for injection-molded and die-cast parts, Rahul Anil Bidkar
System integration and control oriented modeling of the laser aided manufacturing process (LAMP), Mallikharjuna R. Boddu
Manufacturing and physical and mechanical properties of soy hull augmented polyurethane foam, Jue Chen
Study of emission properties of 2-propyl soyate two-stroke lubricating oil, Jarred Michael Crouch
Developing the technique for penetrating and inspecting destroyed buildings, Samir P. Dorle
Design of a smart material-based damper for vibration supression, Sampath Kumar Gollapudi
Sub-optimal analytic guidance for reusable launch vehicles, Katie Grantham
Analytic studies of regenerative chatter suppression in turning operations through spindle speed variation, Brandon Michael Hencey
Preparation of soy augmented water blown polyurethane foam and evaluation of mechanical properties, Vijay Manohar Kakarla
Three-dimensional velocity measurements of three-dimensional turbulent separated flow, Brian C. Kaul
A methodology to utilize low cost pilot in the loop flight simulation in aircraft accident investigation, Christopher Lawrence Keithley
Synthesis of compliant single-strip mechanisms that may be represented by a single dyad, Sharath K. Kolachalam
Nonlinear control of a robotic manipulator using neural networks, Akhil Koul
A function based and customer needs motivated conceptual design methodology for design of product platform and product portfolio, Ravindra M. Kurtadikar
Modeling of thermomechanical, cracking and creep behavior in glasstank crown, Xiaoting Liang
Virtual and experimental automation and control laboratories, Jinming Liu
Molecular dynamics simulation of adhesion and friction for MEMS application, Amlesh S. Lutade
Substructural health monitoring methodology for damage detection in beam and plate structures, Sravan Prakash Mantha
Shell cracking in investment casting industry, Sony A. Mascreen
Design and stability analysis of compliant mechanisms, Adarsh Mavanthoor
Synthesis and characterization of improved soy-based epoxy, Amarendra Meka
Integrated product design using game theory and genetic algorithms, James Howard Nelson
Design, fabrication, and evaluation of gas fired oil aerosol generator, Suresh Babu Radhakrishnan
Artifact system theory and modular product family design using agent based models, Rahul Rai
Study of burn-in/burn-on in steel castings, Deepak John Rasquinha
Internet controlled programmable logic controllers: a look at security, Heather Jolene Rutenkroger
Analysis of adhesively bonded composite patches used in repair of aerospace structures, Sundararaman Saikrishna
Delamination-free drilling of boron/epoxy composite plates, Siddarth Shevgoor
Numerical study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional wings at low Reynolds numbers, Pavan Shivaram
Clustering of fourbar mechanisms, Todd E. Sparks
Parametric analysis of spiral groove mechanical gas face seals to optimize dynamic tracking, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan
Influences of cutting factors and nozzle design on abrasive water jet cutting performance, Rawinkhan Srinon
Linking component function to component failure for use in conceptual design failure analysis, Michael Eugene Stock
Force control of parallel machine tools, Raghusimha Sudhakara
A study to produce building material from recycled Polystyrene foam, Sunil Suram
Application of a finite element model update technique to detect damage in a beam structure, Madhu Kumar Vattipulusu
Warranty cost prediction using Mahalonobis Distance, Shankar Venkateswaran
Chasing process of the MR SAT Project, Pierre Vignal
Enhancing engineering education using thematic case-based learning, Jose F. Vivas
Bond strength of FRP bars in concrete and the effects of FRP bars at elevated temperatures on concrete cover, Bryan Lee Vollintine
Numerical modeling of metal heating using ultra-short pulsed lasers, Benxin Wu
Feasibility study of 3-D cylinder data fitting on the bar-retained removable overdenture design, Po-Wen Yang
Theses from 2002
Structural integrity monitoring of bonded composite patch repairs of aging airframes using wavelets transforms and neural networks, Venkata Kasi Viswanath Amaravadi
A function based design tool for failure mode identification and failure-free design, Srikesh G. Arunajadai
Fuel system development for liquid-phase injection of liquefied petroleum gas on small displacement engine, Jacob Leonard Brann
A parametric study of the performance of the high speed inverse cycle engine, Mark Owen Bussman
Hierarchical multiresolutional optimal control systems, Anand Dasgupta
Guidelines for milling thin ribs with high speed machining, Regina Marie Daugherty
Nonlinear flight control using adaptive critic based neural networks, Sergio Esteban Roncero
Arching effect in masonry walls reinforced with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, Nestore Galati
Natural fiber reinforced soy-based composites, Arun Garg
Ballistic limit curves for non-spherical projectiles impacting dual-wall spacecraft systems, Kuifeng Hu
Implementation and validation of adaptive-critic based optimal neuro-controller on a multi-input multi-output system, Vijayakumar Janardhan
Modeling the striation phenomena in oxygen-assisted laser cutting of steels, Arindom Joardar
A multi-domain linear analytical model of an ultrasonic Langevin transducer with varying impedance boundary conditions, Chandra Sekhar Jonnalagadda
Design and development of an interactive web-integrated programmable logic control system, Firat Kahraman
Design and operation of a pilot plant for biodiesel production from triglycerides, Balasubramaniam Karthikeyan
