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Parameter Estimation And Dynamic State Observer Design For Vapor Compression Systems, Travis D. Pruitt
Parameter Estimation And Dynamic State Observer Design For Vapor Compression Systems, Travis D. Pruitt
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Between cooling our house, our workplace, and keeping our food cold both in home and commercially (among other uses), the vapor compression cycle (VCC) is a common method for removing heat from various environments and it accounts for a significant amount of the energy used throughout the world. Therefore, with an ever-growing demand for more efficient processes and reduced energy consumption, improving the ability to accurately model, predict the performance of, and control VCC systems is beneficial to society as whole.
While there is much information available regarding the performance for some of the components found in VCC systems, much …
Design Optimization, Analysis, And Control Of Walking Robots, Wankun Sirichotiyakul
Design Optimization, Analysis, And Control Of Walking Robots, Wankun Sirichotiyakul
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Passive dynamic walking refers to the dynamical behavior of mechanical devices that are able to naturally walk down a shallow slope in a stable manner, without using actuation or sensing of any kind. Such devices can attain motions that are remarkably human-like by purely exploiting their natural dynamics. This suggests that passive dynamic walking machines can be used to model and study human locomotion; however, there are two major limitations: they can be difficult to design, and they cannot walk on level ground or uphill without some kind of actuation.
This thesis presents a mechanism design optimization framework that allows …