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Non-Intrusive Reduced Order Model Formulation For Inverse Shape Design Including Deforming Meshes And Multiphysics Problems., Kapil Aryal
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Despite significant advancements in computer capabilities for numerical simulations, engineers continue to face limitations when dealing with large-scale full-order model(FOM) simulations. These simulations often necessitate repeated solves, such as those encountered in inverse design, real-time solution prediction, error quantification, and solver convergence, among others. To address these challenges, reduced order modeling (ROM) has emerged as a valuable approach. This thesis focuses on the development of an ROM framework that combines Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) with machine learning techniques. This integrated approach is applied to a diverse range of heat transfer and fluid flow inverse design problems. POD constructs optimal sets …
Method-Of-Characteristics Models For Flowfield Evaluation Of Hypervelocity Test Facilities, Anannthkumar Jayamani
Method-Of-Characteristics Models For Flowfield Evaluation Of Hypervelocity Test Facilities, Anannthkumar Jayamani
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Ground test facilities are an imperative part of the design and development of flying vehicles. In the case of high-enthalpy facilities, evaluating the gasdynamic and thermochemical state of the test gas poses challenges due to high temperature effects. This study aims to contribute to the development impulse facilities by developing reduced-order models resolving the flowfields of such facilities. Developed as a part of this study are various method-of-characteristics (MoC) algorithms which consider gases under varying levels of thermochemical complexity. The algorithms span from simple calorically perfect gases to full thermochemical nonequilibrium. The first set of algorithms was limited to unsteady …
Cooperative Manipulation And Formation Control Using Multiple Aerial Vehicles, Uluhan Cem Kaya
Cooperative Manipulation And Formation Control Using Multiple Aerial Vehicles, Uluhan Cem Kaya
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Recent advancements in autonomous systems have significantly impacted both academia and industry, opening new research avenues. One of them is the collaboration of multiple systems to achieve a common goal, which is known as a cooperative system. In the lack of human intelligence, decision making and perception capabilities, uncrewed autonomous systems could mutually benefit from each other’s capabilities when they are deployed and utilized together. This research tackles the collaboration of group of uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) where the constraint on individual vehicles requires a varying level of coordination and cooperation. Such cooperation can be in the form of a …
Turbulent Shockwave/Boundary-Layer Interactions Generated By Sharp Swept Fins, Dustin Levi Otten
Turbulent Shockwave/Boundary-Layer Interactions Generated By Sharp Swept Fins, Dustin Levi Otten
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The shock/turbulent boundary layer interaction (STBLI) generated by a sharp fin with a 60 deg leading edge sweep mounted above a flat plate at Mach 2.5 was studied numerically. Incipient separation due to this highly swept fin was determined by varying the fin angle to the incoming freestream. The effect of a small fin/plate gap on STBLI incipient separation was established. Sweeping the fin increases the deflection required for incipient separation as the sweep reduces the interaction strength. A gap causes flow leakage under the fin, further reducing the interaction strength on the windward side. The incipient angle of attack …
Cooperative Rendezvous In Multi-Vehicle Systems, Rajeev Shobhit Voleti
Cooperative Rendezvous In Multi-Vehicle Systems, Rajeev Shobhit Voleti
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The field of cooperative, multi-vehicle systems has witnessed a significant expansion and evolution, yielding considerable opportunities for improved autonomy, resilience, and robustness. Despite these promising developments, complex challenges persist in ensuring secure and efficient rendezvous among cooperative peers. The term "rendezvous," within the realm of cooperative control, refers to the simultaneous convergence of multi-vehicle systems to a designated target location. In missile guidance, the problem of multiple pursuer missiles achieving rendezvous with a target is termed as a salvo attack. Current methodologies often grapple with issues related to synchronization, high latency and network security, all of which can adversely impact …
Microstructural Finite Element Modeling Of High-Performance Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites To Characterize Microscale Material Properties And Fiber-Direction Compressive Strength, Quy Tung Ling Vu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Carbon fiber-reinforced composites are increasingly used in aerospace application thanks to their excellent specific stiffness and strength. However, incomplete understanding of their failure behaviors leads to composite components often being designed with a high Safety Factor, limiting their advantages. Using computational methods, this project studies carbon fiber-reinforced composite microstructures for the objective of understanding and improving material performances under compression load which is one of the main considerations in primary aerospace structure design. A Finite Element (FE) model for the evaluation of composite compression behaviors was developed, allowing the identification of several key material properties affecting composite performance. The numerical …
Design And Demonstration Of An Inertial-Stabilized Single-Axis Headlamp For Mobile Systems, Thomas Avery Allsup
Design And Demonstration Of An Inertial-Stabilized Single-Axis Headlamp For Mobile Systems, Thomas Avery Allsup
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The introduction of adaptive headlamps has added left and right movement of the headlamps to enhance the vision of the driver during a turn at night. Adaptive headlamps also allow up and down motion of headlamps in either two discrete positions with low and high beams based on vehicle speed and oncoming traffic lights or using the vehicle suspension measurement to adjust headlamp beam angles in any angle between low and high. Using the vehicle suspension ignores the roadway influence on where the headlamps should be positioned to illuminate the roadway for the driver. This dissertation develops governing equations and …
Optimizing Energy Efficiency And Performance In High-Performance Computing Through Advanced Direct-To-Chip Liquid Cooling And Labview-Based Monitoring And Analysis, Chandraprakash Ashok Hinge
Optimizing Energy Efficiency And Performance In High-Performance Computing Through Advanced Direct-To-Chip Liquid Cooling And Labview-Based Monitoring And Analysis, Chandraprakash Ashok Hinge
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
This research endeavors to significantly enhance energy efficiency and performance in the realm of high-performance computing (HPC). This goal is pursued through a synergistic approach that leverages advanced direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems and integrates LabVIEW for real-time monitoring and analysis within data centers. The primary aims of this study are manifold. First, it seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of different single-phase liquid coolants when employed in direct-to-chip cold plate cooling for HPC systems. Additionally, the research focuses on characterizing row manifolds, crucial elements in the design of efficient data centers. The study also endeavors to devise a strategic control mechanism …
Analysis Of A Nanoparticle’S Dynamics In An Optical Tweezer, Vatsal Asitkumar Joshi
Analysis Of A Nanoparticle’S Dynamics In An Optical Tweezer, Vatsal Asitkumar Joshi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
This work presents a simulation and experimental analysis of a nanoparticle's motion in an optical tweezer. Specifically, different simulation and analysis techniques are developed to investigate a suspected regime change in the dynamics of the micro/nano particles from overdamped to underdamped motion as the particle size reduces to submicron scale. Moreover, the simulation techniques developed here provide accurate prediction of the particle dynamics along with low computation time. Finally, the experimental setup developed here provides new experimental data that help answer the question of the regime change with increased certainty. Micro- and nano- scale systems, such as an optical tweezer, …
Multiple Dipole Source Position And Orientation Estimation Using Non-Invasive Eeg-Like Signals, Saina Namazifard
Multiple Dipole Source Position And Orientation Estimation Using Non-Invasive Eeg-Like Signals, Saina Namazifard
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The human brain comprises of neurons that connect with each other via electrical signals. One can record and measure these activities using an electroencephalogram (EEG). An essential use of the EEG is in locating the generating source of these signals, usually approximated by dipoles. This is important because, in some particular circumstances, neurons may not function optimally and could make the equivalent dipole generate abnormal signals. This could be a result of seizures or other brain disorders. In order to isolate such disorders, the challenge is to find a non-invasive way to locate the anomalous source. This research aims to …
High Magnification Surface Topography Based Digital Image Correlation (Dic) For Identifying Damage Accumulation And Crack Growth In Polycrystalline Nickel, Arash Valiollahi
High Magnification Surface Topography Based Digital Image Correlation (Dic) For Identifying Damage Accumulation And Crack Growth In Polycrystalline Nickel, Arash Valiollahi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Damage index parameters that have been formulated to identify damage localization in plastically deformed materials typically require all six stress or strain components. Recently, simulations through Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method (CPFEM) have been widely used to extract damage initiation parameters. However, these models are rarely verified due to the challenges in measuring the out-of-plane deformation/strain experimentally. A damage index combining the effective plastic strain and surface roughness change is investigated for identifying damage accumulation sites and predicting crack propagation path in polycrystalline pure Nickel. A novel Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique is developed to measure both in-plane and out-of-plane …
Optimal Aggressive Constrained Trajectory Synthesis And Control For Multi-Copters, Tsung-Liang Liu
Optimal Aggressive Constrained Trajectory Synthesis And Control For Multi-Copters, Tsung-Liang Liu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Multi-copters have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their availability, mobility, agility, and flexibility. They serve as excellent platforms for control experiments and various applications. Their characteristics also make them an attractive choice for high-speed aerial navigation in complex environments. Numerous studies have been conducted on aggressive trajectory generation and maneuver tracking. However, the level of aggressiveness achievable depends on the optimality of the trajectory plan and the dynamic capabilities of the vehicle. It would be valuable if one can generate a trajectory that fully utilizes the dynamic capabilities of the multi-copter while accommodating specific maneuvers at predetermined …
Enhancing Microstructure, Composition Homogeneity, And Mechanical Properties In Laser Powder Bed Fused Metallic Alloys: Design, Fabrication, And Evaluation, Bahzad Farhang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
ABSTRACT: Over the past five decades, Nickel-based and Titanium-based alloys have become increasingly popular materials. As the manufacturing industry for these alloys has advanced, the demand for fabricating complex parts with enhanced mechanical properties at elevated temperatures has grown. Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), one of the most prevalent additive manufacturing techniques, has been employed successfully to produce these alloys. Nonetheless, there is still considerable effort being made to improve the microstructural, compositional, and mechanical properties of LPBF-processed components. In this study, we focused on adjusting the multi-scale microstructure and composition of LPBF-fabricated Nickel-based and Titanium-based alloys. The first objective …
Theoretical And Numerical Analysis Of Thermal Runaway Propagation In Li-Ion Battery Packs, Dhananjay Mishra
Theoretical And Numerical Analysis Of Thermal Runaway Propagation In Li-Ion Battery Packs, Dhananjay Mishra
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Strategies to prevent or minimize propagation of thermal runaway in a pack of Li-ion cells are critically needed to ensure safe operation, storage and transportation. While significant literature already exists on thermal runaway simulations, several key questions of practical relevance have remained unaddressed. This work presents multi-mode heat transfer simulations to predict the onset and propagation of thermal runaway in a pack of cylindrical Li-ion cells. The impact of inter-cell gap and thermal properties of the interstitial material on onset and propagation of thermal runaway is studied. It is shown that high interstitial thermal conductivity promotes thermal runaway propagation. However, …
Development Of Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (Fleet) And Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (Fs-Talif) Diagnostics For Species Number Density And Velocity Measurements In Arc-Jet Flows, Daniel William Palmquist
Development Of Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (Fleet) And Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (Fs-Talif) Diagnostics For Species Number Density And Velocity Measurements In Arc-Jet Flows, Daniel William Palmquist
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
ABSTRACT: Arc-jet flows are the only ground-test facilities that can recreate hypersonic high-enthalpy flight conditions for long durations. Characterizing these complex flow regimes, generally under thermo-chemical non-equilibrium, is crucial to establishing a relationship between the ground-test environment and flight conditions. This work presents the development of two innovative and world’s first successful application of advanced non-intrusive laser-based diagnostic techniques for characterizing the 1.6 MW ONR-UTA Arc-Heated Wind Tunnel, Leste’s plasma flow. The arc-jet flow represents a unique challenge for the application of laser-based diagnostics due to the highly emitting background across a wide spectral range. Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging …
Conceptual Design Level Airframe/Propulsion Integration Using The Generic Synthesis Framework Avds., Harinkumar Patel
Conceptual Design Level Airframe/Propulsion Integration Using The Generic Synthesis Framework Avds., Harinkumar Patel
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
In the past few decades there has been a significant growth in commercial aerospace transportation encompassing both atmospheric and space flight. In fact, the aircraft industry has seen several generations of engines and vehicles developed. While the space launch sector has switched from exclusively expandable rockets systems to including reusable rocket systems. Now, the current push in the industry is to develop a reusable in-atmosphere hypersonic transportation system. The development of any aircraft entails communicating the interactions among the principal design disciplines (aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, materials, etc.). For hypersonic vehicles, the interdependence of these interactions is enhanced to a level …
Robust Synthesis Methods For Cooperative Systems, Baris Taner
Robust Synthesis Methods For Cooperative Systems, Baris Taner
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Cooperative systems, like any other dynamic systems, suffer in performance because of uncertainty yet there is an added layer of uncertainty due to the communication among agents. Therefore, analytic solution to these problems are hard if not impossible. With the advancements in the linear and non-linear methods, i.e. linear matrix inequalities (LMI) and non-linear transformations, robust performance analysis and controller synthesis for cooperative systems can be reformulated as optimization problems with LMI constraints as has been done in the last two decades. Another aspect of the problem becomes visible as the cooperative system grows larger and that necessitates faster solution …
Infrared And Fluorescent Thermal Imaging And Thermal Transport Characterization Of Engineering Devices And Systems, Swapnil Suryakant Salvi
Infrared And Fluorescent Thermal Imaging And Thermal Transport Characterization Of Engineering Devices And Systems, Swapnil Suryakant Salvi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Infrared (IR) thermal imaging is widely used for non-contact temperature measurement in engineering. IR camera detects thermal emissions from the target surface in a certain wavelength range, which, using the known surface emissivity, can be converted to a pixel-by-pixel temperature map. Fluorescence imaging also works along similar lines. This Ph.D. dissertation contributes towards thermal imaging and thermal transport characterization in engineering devices/systems using infrared and fluorescence imaging. In the first two parts of this work, infrared thermal imaging is used for measuring thermal conductivity of thin wires and for spotting unusual activities in a three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC). In …
Characterization Of Fatigue Strength Of Additively Manufactured Ti-6al-4v With Recoater Blade Interference Flaws And Residual Stresses Towards An Enhanced Fatigue Substantiation Methodology For Aerospace Structures Applications, Joshua Manyara Mochache
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
This research characterized the fatigue strength of additively manufactured (AM) Ti-6Al-4V, through fatigue and static tests conducted using specimens with and without recoater blade interference flaws (RBIF), and thus further enhanced the fatigue substantiation methodology for AM parts by using combined fatigue strength knock-down-factors (KDF) developed from this study. Qualification and certification (Q&C) of metallic AM parts, through acceptable methods for fatigue and damage tolerance (F&DT) substantiation, is an area where significant gaps still exist. While progress has been made in design as well as materials and process standardization, Q&C of additively manufactured metallic structural parts, especially those in civil …
In-Situ Observation Of Extrusion Process In Thermoplastic Material Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing, Ye Hong
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
In thermoplastic material extrusion-based additive manufacturing, solid polymer filaments are fed into extruders to generate extrudates that are needed to build 3D plastic products. There is a finite gap between the inner surface of an extruder and the edge of a filament. This gap facilitates the insertion and translation of the filament inside the extruder. However, it is still not clear how the gap is filled during the extrusion. The lack of this information makes it difficult to model the temperature distribution and flow profile during the extrusion. In this work, we built experimental apparatus to directly observe the gap-filling …
Multi-Objective Aero/Mechanical Design Optimization Of Gp Turbine Blades Platform Contour Using Adjoint Solver And Impact On Secondary Losses, Mostafa Soliman
Multi-Objective Aero/Mechanical Design Optimization Of Gp Turbine Blades Platform Contour Using Adjoint Solver And Impact On Secondary Losses, Mostafa Soliman
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Gas Turbines Hot Gas Path components represent the major contribution to generating power in Gas Turbines They are the components that mainly extract power from hot gasses that come out of the combustion Chamber (Combustor). Due to harsh temperature and environment, these components are vulnerable to high thermal and mechanical stresses which affect its durability, life, and efficiency. Hot Gases go through these components can reach very high max temperature. Max blade alloy metal temp in Gas Path blades can reach 1800-1900 F. Because of these severe operation conditions, a very careful prediction of stresses, thermal distribution, losses and flow …
Reactive Motion Planning Of Autonomous Vehicles In 3-Dimensional Environments Using Collision And Rendezvous Cones, Kashish Dhal
Reactive Motion Planning Of Autonomous Vehicles In 3-Dimensional Environments Using Collision And Rendezvous Cones, Kashish Dhal
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
This dissertation presents a collision cone/rendezvous cone-based approach for reactive motion planning in three-dimensional dynamic environments. Collision avoidance is fundamental to robot motion planning. In dynamic environments, the path and velocities of obstacles are not known a-priori, and hence it is a common practice to use reactive planners. Reactive planners should be computationally inexpensive because they need to act fast to avoid potential collisions. To reduce the computational load, a majority of motion planning algorithms model the shapes of the robots and obstacles as a circle/sphere. However, when the objects are elongated more in one direction than another, the spherical …
Cold Plate Based Dynamic Liquid Cooling At Data Center And Chip Level, Pardeep Shahi
Cold Plate Based Dynamic Liquid Cooling At Data Center And Chip Level, Pardeep Shahi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The rising demand for high-performance central and graphical processing units has resulted in the need for more efficient thermal management techniques like direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Direct Liquid Cooling using cold plates is one of the most efficient and investigated cooling technology since the 1980s. Major data and cloud providers like IBM, Microsoft, and Google are actively deploying liquid-cooled data center infrastructure due to rising computational demands but its performance and efficiency can be further be enhanced using dynamic cooling technologies. At the chip level since the early ’60s, based on Moore’s law, transistor density has been doubling every generation resulting …
The Development And Characterization Of Piezoelectric- Magnetostrictive Smart Self-Sensing Composites, George Relebohile Qhonosheane
The Development And Characterization Of Piezoelectric- Magnetostrictive Smart Self-Sensing Composites, George Relebohile Qhonosheane
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The composites industry is expanding due to the growing global demand for high-performance materials. How do you ensure the production of composites is as smooth and effective as possible while maintaining the high quality of the material? The key issues in composites include crack occurrence, sticking to molds in the production process, and durability differences during their operation. However, monitoring such cases can be challenging. The industry is in need of a smart solution to be able to obtain accurate data from the raw material. This work focuses on the development of smart composite materials. The word composite comes from …
Autonomous Aerial Vehicles Distributed Control And Interactive Games, Yusuf Kartal
Autonomous Aerial Vehicles Distributed Control And Interactive Games, Yusuf Kartal
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
As the number of quadrotors and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) increases in industrial and urban areas, the development of reliable engineering methods to control their behavior as they interact with each other becomes of central interest in control research. With the increase in demand for UAVs to work together, several real-life challenges need to be addressed that include the implementation, test, and validation of the control algorithms in flight test experiments. On the one hand, the interests of UAVs may be in harmony to perform certain tasks such as transportation, surveillance and reconnaissance. On the other hand, the interests …
Assessment Of Contaminant Flowpaths In Airside Economization And Analysis Of Thermal Performance At Tank And Server Level For Single-Phase Immersion Cooled Data Centers, Satyam Saini
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
The last two decades of 2000 have seen an explosion of utilization and reliance on digital technologies and platforms. During this time, electronic devices have undergone intense miniaturization and a corresponding rise in power densities. In parallel to these developments, data center proliferation has been driven by the increasing utility of revolutionary technologies such as Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, e-commerce and, the Internet of Things. Data centers, thus, have become the core of the modern digital age. The primary bottleneck, however, due to extensive device miniaturization and data center proliferation has always been thermal management. Many of the aforementioned technologies …
A Numerical Study Of Water Entry Problems Based On Overset Meshes, Yanni Chang
A Numerical Study Of Water Entry Problems Based On Overset Meshes, Yanni Chang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
A series of numerical experiments carried out on the water entry of circular cylinders are presented in this study. A cylinder was entering into the water with a prescribed inclined angle and velocity. The interface between water and air is tracked by the Piecewise Linear Interface Calculation (PLIC) schemes in conjunction with the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method. PLIC schemes have been extensively employed in the VOF method for interface capturing in numerical simulations of multiphase flows. Dynamic overset meshes, which have been widely used for problems with relative motions and complex geometric shapes, are applied to handle the moving …
Autonomous Guidance Of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles In Basic Fighter Maneuvering, Jeffery G. Dean
Autonomous Guidance Of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles In Basic Fighter Maneuvering, Jeffery G. Dean
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Basic fighter maneuvering, or BFM, is the dynamic engagement of two or more aircraft in close-range air combat. The relatively recent introduction of advanced unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) has opened the possibility for automated systems to be players in this arena of air-to-air combat, which has thus far been limited to manned aircraft. In order to design an unmanned system that could fight and win a BFM engagement, the system must include an advanced system for guidance. This dissertation leverages techniques from gain scheduling and incorporates adjustable aimpoint guidance, in order to address the capability for UCAVs to execute …
Theoretical Prediction Of Mechanical Behavior Of Regular And Chiral Honeycombs Based On Loading Of Single Cell., Sai Krishna K. Pinnamaneni
Theoretical Prediction Of Mechanical Behavior Of Regular And Chiral Honeycombs Based On Loading Of Single Cell., Sai Krishna K. Pinnamaneni
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Cellular solids are both naturally occurring and man-made materials depending on the characteristic length or Stochastic manner, these materials exhibit a low-relative density usually 30% than the constituent solid material. Low-density cellular solids have been demonstrating superior mechanical properties in various applications from marine to aerospace and lightweight sandwich structures, which has intrigued in development of novel structured materials. Cellular solids offer great design flexibility ashowows how for the targeted geometric for the application-based industry. These materials are used in sandwich structures and come in the shape of hexagonal. An additional aspect of determining the properties and behavior is by …
Characterization And Enhancement Of Fatigue And Fracture Properties In Thermoplastic Fff Parts Using In-Situ Annealing, Manjarik Mrinal
Characterization And Enhancement Of Fatigue And Fracture Properties In Thermoplastic Fff Parts Using In-Situ Annealing, Manjarik Mrinal
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) show high anisotropy and reduced mechanical properties as compared to conventional manufacturing techniques. This happens due to the poor interlaminar bonding between the layers, as a result of premature halt of bond healing process. Previous research works show multiple approaches to improve the bond quality to enhance the mechanical properties of FFF parts, however these are complex and expensive techniques. In this work a novel print head assembly is presented to offer a simple and effective solution by applying a thermal field to the part as it is being printed to preheat the previously deposited layer, …