Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Engineering Science and Materials Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- ANSYS/AUTODYN (1)
- Computational Material Modeling (1)
- Control (1)
- Dynamics (1)
- Fluid diode (1)
-
- Force sensing (1)
- Genetic Algorithm (1)
- Geometry (1)
- Glass (1)
- Imaging (1)
- Landmine (1)
- Layout (1)
- MICROCANTILEVER (1)
- Morphing (1)
- Nanomanipulation (1)
- Optimization (1)
- Packing (1)
- Particle image velocimetry (1)
- Pulmonary valve (1)
- Robotics (1)
- Sand (1)
- Transparent Armor (1)
- Ultrasonic Consolidation (1)
Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Engineering Science and Materials
Evaluation Of Fluid Diodes As Pulmonary Heart Valve Replacements, Tiffany Camp
Evaluation Of Fluid Diodes As Pulmonary Heart Valve Replacements, Tiffany Camp
All Dissertations
Children born with congenital heart disease often times suffer from severe chronic pulmonary insufficiency. Palliative treatments for this condition may come early on in the life of the patient; however, if it becomes severe enough, a pulmonary valve replacement may be required. There currently is not a permanent option for a replacements valve. Therefore, a need exists to develop a permanent solution. Knowing that the right heart circulation is more tolerant of moderate levels of regurgitation (0 - 35%) and pressure gradient (0 - 30 mmHg), this study investigates the hypothesis that a fluid diode, a motionless valve that offers …
Dynamics Of Ultrasonic Consolidation, James Gibert
Dynamics Of Ultrasonic Consolidation, James Gibert
All Dissertations
Ultrasonic consolidation (UC) is a solid state rapid manufacturing process derived from ultrasonic welding of thin metal foils coupled with contour milling to achieve functional accurate components. The bonding of metal is accomplished by the local application of high frequency vibration energy under pressure producing a metallurgical bond without melting the base material. Its unique nature allows the design and fabrication of structural panels for satellites, production of injection molding tools, functionally graded structures, metal-matrix composites, embedded sensors, armor, and fiber embedded adaptive structures. It is commonly theorized that interfacial motion and friction at the bonding interface play a prominent …
Development And Integration Of Geometric And Optimization Algorithms For Packing And Layout Design, Santosh Tiwari
Development And Integration Of Geometric And Optimization Algorithms For Packing And Layout Design, Santosh Tiwari
All Dissertations
The research work presented in this dissertation focuses on the development and application of optimization and geometric algorithms to packing and layout optimization problems. As part of this research work, a compact packing algorithm, a physically-based shape morphing algorithm, and a general purpose constrained multi-objective optimization algorithm are proposed. The compact packing algorithm is designed to pack three-dimensional free-form objects with full rotational freedom inside an arbitrary enclosure such that the packing efficiency is maximized. The proposed compact packing algorithm can handle objects with holes or cavities and its performance does not degrade significantly with the increase in the complexity …
Microcantilever-Based Force Sensing, Control And Imaging, Reza Saeidpourazar
Microcantilever-Based Force Sensing, Control And Imaging, Reza Saeidpourazar
All Dissertations
This dissertation presents a distributed-parameters base modeling framework for microcantilever (MC)-based force sensing and control with applications to nanomanipulation and imaging. Due to the widespread applications of MCs in nanoscale force sensing or atomic force microscopy with nano-Newton to pico-Newton force measurement requirements, precise modeling of the involved MCs is essential. Along this line, a distributed-parameters modeling framework is proposed which is followed by a modified robust controller with perturbation estimation to target the problem of delay in nanoscale imaging and manipulation. It is shown that the proposed nonlinear model-based controller can stabilize such nanomanipulation process in a very short …
Foundations Of Design Method Development, Sudhakar Teegavarapu
Foundations Of Design Method Development, Sudhakar Teegavarapu
All Dissertations
A systematic procedure for developing design methods, tools, and/or processes, referred to as meta-method, is proposed. It is hypothesized that design methods developed without following a systematic procedure are not effective and thus are not widely accepted by industry and academia likewise. The systematic framework provided by the meta-method will ensure 1) faster development of design methods, 2) enable tracking of requirements throughout the development process, 3) facilitate efficient exploration and selection of alternatives, 4) document the development process for future reuse, 5) help in testing and validation of design methods, and 6) bridge gap between multiple disciplines by forming …
Development, Parameterization And Validation Of Dynamic Material Models For Soil And Transparent Armor Glass, Bhaskar Pandurangan
Development, Parameterization And Validation Of Dynamic Material Models For Soil And Transparent Armor Glass, Bhaskar Pandurangan
All Dissertations
Despite the signing of several mine ban treaties in the 1990's, it is widely recognized that there is a landmine crisis. The following are some of the main aspects of this crisis: (a) Millions of unexploded landmines remain deployed all over the world; (b) Thousands of civilians are killed or maimed every year by unintended detonations of the mines; (c) The cost of medical treatment of landmine injuries runs into the millions; (d) the ability of the international community to provide the humanitarian relief in terms of medical services, safe drinking water and food, etc., is greatly hampered by landmine …