Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Masters Theses
Theses from 1994
Fuel spray characterization in a single cylinder port fuel injected engine, Richard Weston Horst
An advisory conceptual design tool for mechanical transmission systems, Chia-Pin Huang
Modal analysis and impact damage assessment of composite laminates: an experimental study, Roland Ray Kilcher
Finite element static and dynamic analysis of stiffened laminated plates, Mahesh Kolli
Development of a fast response flame ionization detector to measure hydrocarbon emissions, Rajesh Krishnamurthy
A parametric and feature-based design system for mechanical transmission parts, Jau-Yeu Lai
The effect of the fixture-workpiece system on machining accuracy in milling, Paul Han Keong Lim
Time resolved investigation of gas and liquid phase dynamics in a port fuel injected engine, Lisa M. Nemecek
Interactive computer simulation of mechanical systems, Uday Narendra Pai
Behavior of nonclassically damped dynamic systems, Sumant Savio Peres-Da-Silva
Fuzzy logic approach to adaptive finite element mesh generation, Vivek Sudershankumar Sandell
Nonlinear impact analysis of laminated composite plates and shells: a finite element approach, Tim G. Schroeder
Interactive computer simulation of mechanical assemblies considering friction, Puneet Sharma
Finite element analysis of paint stripping technique using dry ice blasting, Yellayi Srinivas Shastry
Approximate analytical guidance and estimation schemes for homing missiles, Donald T. Stansbery
Modeling of the formation of macrosegregation during solidification of an aluminum-copper alloy with variable cross-section, Steven Joseph Strubberg
Intelligent robotic assembly cell in flexible manufacturing system, Chun-Lin Su
Mechanical and thermal system design for the thermal recycling of scrap tires, Chakrapani Vallurupalli
Static and dynamic testing of belt-drive tensioners, Te-Wei Wang
Nonlinear effects on the stiffness of bolted joints and nonlinear effects on the stresses and deformations of bolted joints, William Eugene Wistehuff
Dynamic modeling and simulation of two cooperating structurally-flexible robotic manipulators, Lei Yang
Computer integrated fixture planning and process planning, Jin Yu
Mode-I characterization of static and fatigue delamination behavior in thermoplastic composite materials, Rahim Zamanian
Theses from 1993
A novel concept of active annealing to eliminate residual stresses from laminated composites, Chandramohan Reddy Adulla
Feature-based concurrent design system for turned parts, Srinivasa Rao Chalasani
Automated operation sequencing in intelligent process planning: a case-based reasoning approach, Supratik Champati
Feature-based modeling of three-dimensional moving mechanical parts, Tung-Cheng Chou
Determination of machining parameters in sculptured surface machining using dynamics models and computer graphics simulations, Carl William DeBrock
Extended multi-sensor data characterization and prediction of surface roughness and bore tolerance in circular end milling, Yalcin M. Ertekin
A simplified model and parametric analysis of a rolling pneumatic tire, Yiyun Gao
Temperature, humidity, pressure and/or density effects on velocity measuring instrumentation, Roger George
Effect of interface debonding on various moduli of short fiber composites, Kingshook Ghosh
The dynamics of coflowing round liquid jet in a Mach 1.5 air stream and the partial development of a particle image velocimetry system, Andrew Patrick Johnston
Thermal residual stress analysis in thick composite rings, Siwan Kim
Intelligent materials selection advisory system in concurrent product and process design, Naveen Krishna
Application of Taguchi's method to geometric tolerances, Wen-Liang Liao
Development of a laser diffraction technique for particle size measurement, Fei Lou
Collection of cloud condensation nuclei for chemical analysis, Steven D. Medley
Multi-sensor machining data characterization and dimensional measurement uncertainty of coordinate measuring machine for cylindrical features, Deepak Mehrotra
Analysis of heat transfer in anisotropic composite materials using the finite element method, Peter John Newnham
Investigation of flow over NACA 0015 airfoil with trailing edge jet, Nora Anyango Okong'o
Static and dynamic characteristics of spot welded sheet metal beams, Kaushik Pal
Development of a variable density closed return wind tunnel and density corrections for velocity measurements taken by vane anemometers, Shivaram Pattabiraman
Experimental characterization of the stress-strain behavior of the titanium matrix (SCS-6/Beta 21S) composites, Ronald Eugene Platz
Experimental case study to compare the measuring capabilities of a manual coordinate measuring machine with traditional inspection equipment, Sanjay Radhakrishnan
Analysis of non-self-similar fiber fracture and matrix damage in undirectional composites, Gopalaswamy Rajesh
Free vibration of a three layered isotropic circular plate with an internal circular cavity, Tori Leigh Rollings
Thermomechanical analysis of smart composite structures: a finite element approach, Ram Tenneti
The simulation of supersonic flows using parallel computing, Mark Lee Underwood
Numerical simulation of high-speed propulsion systems including combustion, Thomas Mark Walter
Analysis of dynamic shear bands under combined loading, Lidun Wang
Impact of port fuel injection on engine performance, Michael David Wene
The preliminary design of mechanical drive and transmission components, Jung-Hua Yeh
Numerical analysis of hydrogen-air counter flow diffusion flame, Chun Zhao
Theses from 1992
Finite element analysis of laminated composite plates with piezoelectric sensors and actuators, Amit Agarwal
Active control of composite plates with piezoelectric sensors and actuators - finite element analysis, Kamlesh H. Bhatia
Hydrocarbon vapor measurement in two-phase flows by infrared extinction, Thomas Patrick Billings
Tolerance analysis for automated assembly cells, Sung-Lin Chuang
Automation in sculptured surface machining, Wisate Chungwatana
Automatic machining sequence generation for intersecting features based on surface quality, Diganta Das
Analysis of vehicle vibration caused by nonuniform tires and wheels, Pradeep Anthony D'Souza
Computational study of impulsive and accelerating flow over NACA0015 airfoils at high angles of attack, Deborah Anne Engelmeyer
Development of a software package applying the acoustic wave finite element method to model inlet systems for internal combustion engines, Reynaldo Mayor Gonzales Jr.
Mixed convection in porous media along vertical plates with surface injection/suction and along vertical cylinders, W. B. Hooper
Mixed convection along a non-isothermal vertical surface in a porous medium, Jen-Chiang Hsieh
The development of simulator models for aircraft instruments and displays on the Apollo DN10000VS, Randall Lee Johnson
Aircraft lateral-directional control power prediction for advanced fighter aircraft design, Gregory Clemens Krekeler
Simulation of dynamic behavior and chatter in end milling with an improved model, Ying-Yi Lee
The application of neural networks in robotic deburring, Weiqi Luo
A nonlinear finite element study of pressure vessel fillet welds, Gregory Richard Maes
Static and dynamic behavior of a ring reinforced circular composite cylindrical shell, Daniel Roman McGeehan
Comparison of numerical simulation results for a belt drive dynamic analysis, Chaofu Qin
Improved finite element modeling of the turbofan engine inlet radiation problem, Indranil Danda Roy
Analysis of the effect of heat strips on boundary layer development, Scott J. Schmid
Determination of rotating machinery vibration alarm limits, Robert John Schweppe
Pyrolysis of scrap rubber tires, Timothy Dale Scott
The numerical simulation of supersonic mixing and combusting flowfields : a validation study, Paul Hadley Vitt
Effects of the rate of latent heat release on fluid flow and solidification patterns during alloy solidification, Mac Joseph Voss
Vibration control by using neural networks, Tzu-Cheng Wang
The analysis of primary atomization in supersonic coaxial systems, Chung-Yu Wei
Theses from 1991
Effect of viscoplastic flow rules and transverse isotropy on steady state penetration of thick targets, Aslam Adam
Development of a turbulent atmospheric model for an experimental flight simulator, Marcus Scott Adkins
Computational aerodynamics of low aspect ratio missiles in supersonic flow, Brent Williams Bossi
Natural convection on horizontal, vertical, and inclined plates with vectored surface mass transfer, Wiley P. Buchanan
System dynamic analysis by computer-based component-mode synthesis technique, Yu-Tsang Cheng
An expert system to consider the economic feasibility of heat pump water heaters for households in major U.S. cities, John R. Dalton
Air side computer simulation of variable air volume systems, William Woody Delp
Computational aerodynamics of supersonic missiles with noncircular cross section, Brian Edward Est
Optimization of laminated composite plates, Everett H. Foster
Sensitivity analysis of Burmester curves : an interactive computer graphics approach, Sanjay K. Gupta
Guidelines for the ground vibration testing of aircraft structures with free play nonlinearities, William Brian Hayes
Mixed convection in a duct with a backward-facing step under uniform heat flux condition, Bin Hong
Elasto-plastic finite element analysis of laminated composite plates, Fanghui Jiang
Navier Stokes simulation of waverider flowfields, Jiun-Rong Liao
Statistics of vehicle NVH response spectra from the statistics of tire and wheel nonuniformities, Gregory Allen Mettlach
Response of a base excited two-degree of freedom system with viscous damping and Coulomb friction, James Albert. Niebergall
Forced response optimization of structures, Patrick Benedict O'Mahony
Effect of fiber orientation on dynamic characteristics of laminated composite plates, David Brian Popejoy
Mixed convection over horizontal flat plates with variable wall temperature or surface heat flux, W. R. Risbeck
