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Synthesis Of Internal Acetylene Alcohols Based On The Sonogashira Reaction Of Terminal Acetylene Alcohols And Benzolchloride, Guzal K. Otamukhamedova, Odiljon E. Ziyadullayev, Abduvahob Ikramov, Sarvinoz I. Tirkasheva
Synthesis Of Internal Acetylene Alcohols Based On The Sonogashira Reaction Of Terminal Acetylene Alcohols And Benzolchloride, Guzal K. Otamukhamedova, Odiljon E. Ziyadullayev, Abduvahob Ikramov, Sarvinoz I. Tirkasheva
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The purpose of the study is to develop a new catalytic system for the synthesis of internal acetylene alcohols from the Sonogastric coupling reaction of terminal acetylene alcohols and benzolchloride. For the first time in this work, internal acetylene alcohols have been synthesized based on reactions of some terminal acetylene alcohols – 3,4-dimethylpentin-1-ol-3, 3,4,4-trimethylpentin-1-ol-3, 1-ethynylcyclohexanol-1, 2-ethynyladamantanol-2, 2-phenylbutin-3-ol-2, 2-(naphthyl-2)butyn-3-ol-2, 2-(furanyl-2)butyn-3-ol-2 and 2-(pyridinyl-4)butyn-3-ol-2 with chloridebenzene. In order to achieve high product productivity in the Sonogashira reaction, alternative conditions have been identified by studying the molar ratios, spatial structure, induction effects of substituents, solvent and catalyst nature, as well as temperature, reaction duration …
Study Of The Influence Of B2o3 Oxide On The Physical And Technical Properties Of Ground Enamel Obtained Based On Local Raw Material Components, Shoxrux B. Naimov, Mastura Kh. Aripova
Study Of The Influence Of B2o3 Oxide On The Physical And Technical Properties Of Ground Enamel Obtained Based On Local Raw Material Components, Shoxrux B. Naimov, Mastura Kh. Aripova
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The purpose of the study was to obtain ground enamel based on local raw materials and to study the effect of boron oxide. The selection of local raw materials for producing ground enamel showed that the resulting glass compositions are in the SiO2–Al2O3–Na2O–K2O–CaO–B2O3 system. To adjust the properties, additives of nickel oxide and cobalt oxide were used. The properties of the developed compositions of primer enamels meet the requirements of GOST 24405-80. It has been determined that the addition of boron and an increase in its amount …
Formation Of Luminescent Coatings With The Use Of Low Melting Glass, Eygeniy N. Poddenezhny, Ekaterina E. Trusova, Andrei A. Boiko, Ekaterina R. Kravcova, Olga V. Davydova
Formation Of Luminescent Coatings With The Use Of Low Melting Glass, Eygeniy N. Poddenezhny, Ekaterina E. Trusova, Andrei A. Boiko, Ekaterina R. Kravcova, Olga V. Davydova
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The aim of the present research is to develop compounds and technologies for applying the luminous vitrocrystalline compounds to smooth and ribbed glass substrates in LED lamp structure with a remote photoconverter that contains oxide low melting glass as the base and nanostructured cerium–doped yttrium–aluminum garnet powder as the luminophore. The luminescent coatings based on nanostructured cerium doped yttrium-aluminum garnet powder and low melting glass of composition BaO-Bi2O3-B2O3-K2O-SiO2 where prepared. YAG:Ce3+ powder was synthesized by the method of thermochemical reaction. Silica glass powder was introduced into the composition …
Anomalous Of Resistance And Magnetic Susceptibility At 280-310 K And Ambient Pressure In Bismuth Cuprates Synthesized By Solar Energy, Dilbara Dj. Gulamova, Elyor B. Eshonkulov, Valeriya R. Li, Grigor I. Mamniashvili, Timur I. Gulamov
Anomalous Of Resistance And Magnetic Susceptibility At 280-310 K And Ambient Pressure In Bismuth Cuprates Synthesized By Solar Energy, Dilbara Dj. Gulamova, Elyor B. Eshonkulov, Valeriya R. Li, Grigor I. Mamniashvili, Timur I. Gulamov
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
In order to obtain the full content of high-temperature superconducting phases using the “Super Fast Alloys Quenching” technology in the Large Solar Furnace (Parkent), precursors of bismuth cuprates of the series Bi1,7Pb0,3Sr2Ca(n-1)CunOy, n=3-30 were synthesized. Methods for study the properties of precursors are presented. The oriented nano-sized microstructure and layered structure of nanocrystalline nuclei are shown. The phase composition of the precursors at the beginning of the series (n=3-5) is represented by X-ray amorphous and crystalline phases. An increase in the content of CaO and CuO destabilizes the …
Waste Utilization In Korean Cement Plants, Geun-Seong Lee, Zebo Abdullaevna Babakhanova, Mastura Khikmatovna Aripova
Waste Utilization In Korean Cement Plants, Geun-Seong Lee, Zebo Abdullaevna Babakhanova, Mastura Khikmatovna Aripova
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The kiln process in cement plant has the advantage of completely and effectively destroying and burning all organic substances due to high temperature and long residence time, oxygen atmosphere and excellent mixing effect, alkaline conditions of raw materials, and incorporation of trace metals into clinker, and plays a role as a pollutant emission barrier during waste utilization. Waste utilization technology is now proven and successful in cement plants. The waste utilization in Korean cement plants are greatly expanding in the view of energy and material recoveries, and economics as well as environmental preservation. Research on waste utilization in the Korean …
Simulating Information And Communication Applications In Employee Interaction Network Models, Matthew Kanter
Simulating Information And Communication Applications In Employee Interaction Network Models, Matthew Kanter
Student Research Submissions
Information and communication technology (ICT) use has been identified throughout its development and evolution with the Internet boom as a net positive tool for most employees and organizations in the working world. Only recently have studies regarding employees’ well-being begun to come to the forefront of research regarding these rapidly evolving technologies, however these are important issues to discuss in the context of work-life boundary management, emotional exhaustion, overwhelming stress levels, and moral disengagement among other employee well-being dimensions. To explore how employees’ well being might be influenced by ICT use, this study conducted a quantitative survey and analyzed a …
The School Of Engineering And Computer Science Class Of 2024 Academic Celebration Program, Cedarville University
The School Of Engineering And Computer Science Class Of 2024 Academic Celebration Program, Cedarville University
Engineering and Computer Science Academic Celebrations
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Detection Of Unauthorized Transmissions In A Frequency Spectrum Using Wireless Sensor Network, Joel Brinkman, Jannette Gonzalez, Benjamin Roehrig, Dylan Zupec
Detection Of Unauthorized Transmissions In A Frequency Spectrum Using Wireless Sensor Network, Joel Brinkman, Jannette Gonzalez, Benjamin Roehrig, Dylan Zupec
Honors Capstones
A prototype for a wireless sensor network has been designed to detect and identify unauthorized wireless transmissions in a frequency spectrum. This prototype design is intended to detect unauthorized transmissions within the FM band of frequencies independently at individual nodes with Software Defined Radio receivers and transmit that information to a fusion center for aggregation using a Bluetooth mesh network. Aggregated results will be displayed to the user through a Graphical User Interface at the fusion center.
Signal Processing Algorithms For Doppler Lidar Sensors, Samantha Grubb
Signal Processing Algorithms For Doppler Lidar Sensors, Samantha Grubb
Physics and Astronomy Honors Papers
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) is a remote sensing technology that obtains relative distance and velocity measurements between a sensor and a defined target by using light transmitted and received from the target. FMCW Doppler LiDAR, a particular variant of LiDAR, functions by analyzing the frequency shift in the reflected light to determine the target's range and velocity. This technology plays a crucial role across various sectors including defense, aerospace, and automotive. This paper presents signal processing algorithms designed to optimize data obtained from Doppler LiDAR sensors. By applying various window functions to time domain data, the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) …
Star-Based Reachability Analysis Of Binary Neural Networks On Continuous Input, Mykhailo Ivashchenko
Star-Based Reachability Analysis Of Binary Neural Networks On Continuous Input, Mykhailo Ivashchenko
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have become a popular instrument for solving various real-world problems. DNNs’ sophisticated structure allows them to learn complex representations and features. However, architecture specifics and floating-point number usage result in increased computational operations complexity. For this reason, a more lightweight type of neural networks is widely used when it comes to edge devices, such as microcomputers or microcontrollers – Binary Neural Networks (BNNs). Like other DNNs, BNNs are vulnerable to adversarial attacks; even a small perturbation to the input set may lead to an errant output. Unfortunately, only a few approaches have been proposed for verifying …
To What Extent Do Water Reuse Treatments Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Indicators? A Comparison Of Two Full-Scale Systems, Ishi Keenum, Jeanette Calarco, Haniyyah Majeed, E. Eldridge Hager-Soto, Charles Bott, Emily Garner, Valerie J. Harwood, Amy Pruden
To What Extent Do Water Reuse Treatments Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Indicators? A Comparison Of Two Full-Scale Systems, Ishi Keenum, Jeanette Calarco, Haniyyah Majeed, E. Eldridge Hager-Soto, Charles Bott, Emily Garner, Valerie J. Harwood, Amy Pruden
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 2
Water reuse is an essential strategy for reducing water demand from conventional sources, alleviating water stress, and promoting sustainability, but understanding the effectiveness of associated treatment processes as barriers to the spread of antibiotic resistance is an important consideration to protecting human health. We comprehensively evaluated the reduction of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) in two field-operational water reuse systems with distinct treatment trains, one producing water for indirect potable reuse (ozone/biologically-active carbon/granular activated carbon) and the other for non-potable reuse (denitrification-filtration/chlorination) using metagenomic sequencing and culture. Relative abundances of total ARGs/clinically-relevant ARGs and cultured ARB were …
Evaluating Tissue Morphology In The Context Of Varied Initial Fabrication Conditions, Cassidy Caffin
Evaluating Tissue Morphology In The Context Of Varied Initial Fabrication Conditions, Cassidy Caffin
Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Cardiovascular diseases have been the leading cause of death for years. This includes myocardial infarctions (MI) where blood flow to the myocardium is restricted. This causes damage to cardiac muscle due to insufficient oxygen. There are multiple ways to treat patients following an MI with the most common involving assorted medication. However, there are limited medications that can be used for treating patients following MIs, and the FDA’s decreasing approval rate for new cardiac drugs will not dramatically improve the range of options. The lead-up to drug candidate rejection by the FDA can involve drugs exhibiting promising preliminary research that …
Physical And Stochiometric Controls On Nutrient Uptake And Ecosystem Respiration In Contrasting Sites, Jancoba K. Dorley
Physical And Stochiometric Controls On Nutrient Uptake And Ecosystem Respiration In Contrasting Sites, Jancoba K. Dorley
Civil Engineering ETDs
Meteorological, hydrological, and biogeochemical processes naturally control stream ecosystems. These processes define the frequency and distribution of precipitation and the supply and demand of solutes and particles to support aquatic food chains through space and time. Studies have also found that stream ecosystems are also controlled by anthropogenic activities, which occur on a much shorter timescale. These anthropogenic activities affect stream ecosystems' structure and function from local to planetary changes to the environment. It is essential for scientists and engineers to understand the relationships between naturally occurring processes and those created by human activities for a better interpretation of stream …
Determining The Impacts Of Corn Silage Mixing Ratios On Hydrogen Production From Beef Cattle Manure, Katya Faber-Quimby
Determining The Impacts Of Corn Silage Mixing Ratios On Hydrogen Production From Beef Cattle Manure, Katya Faber-Quimby
Honors Theses
With global warming becoming an increasingly serious threat and a growing population requiring additional energy resources, interest in the production of clean energy from the agricultural sector has surged in popularity. Biohydrogen, also known as green hydrogen, is H2 that has been produced using renewable energy, such as from agricultural byproducts or waste materials. It presents a promising alternative to nonrenewable resources due to its high potential for energy storage and lack of carbon emissions when used. Cattle manure has been explored as a resource for the production of biohydrogen. Selecting for hydrogen-producing microbes in the manure serves the …
Quantifying The Role Of Karst Groundwater On Mountain River Discharge, Devon Hill
Quantifying The Role Of Karst Groundwater On Mountain River Discharge, Devon Hill
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2023 to Present
A primary objective of hydrological research is to anticipate the shifts in water supply due to climate change. These shifts are difficult to predict in karst areas like Logan Canyon because much of the water moves through large fractures and cave networks that transport groundwater quickly, but there are some groundwater fractions which move very slowly. Many studies in karst regions use spring dynamics to assess aquifer condition, but overlook other influences such as exchanges between a river and the underlying aquifer. In this study, we calculated the quantity and chemical makeup of these groundwater and surface water exchanges by …
An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search For The Multi-Vehicle Profitable Tour Problem With Flexible Compartments And Mandatory Customers, Vincent F. Yu, Nabila Yuraisyah Salsabila, Aldy Gunawan, Anggun Nurfitriani Handoko
An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search For The Multi-Vehicle Profitable Tour Problem With Flexible Compartments And Mandatory Customers, Vincent F. Yu, Nabila Yuraisyah Salsabila, Aldy Gunawan, Anggun Nurfitriani Handoko
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
The home-refill delivery system is a business model that addresses the concerns of plastic waste and its impact on the environment. It allows customers to pick up their household goods at their doorsteps and refill them into their own containers. However, the difficulty in accessing customers’ locations and product consolidations are undeniable challenges. To overcome these issues, we introduce a new variant of the Profitable Tour Problem, named the multi-vehicle profitable tour problem with flexible compartments and mandatory customers (MVPTPFC-MC). The objective is to maximize the difference between the total collected profit and the traveling cost. We model the proposed …
A Review Of Whipple Shield Ballistic Limit Equations, S. Ryan, W. (William) P. Schonberg
A Review Of Whipple Shield Ballistic Limit Equations, S. Ryan, W. (William) P. Schonberg
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Ballistic limit equations (BLEs) are semi-analytical expressions used to predict the risk posed by micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) impacts on a spacecraft. A foundational BLE, known as the new non-optimum (NNO) equation was published by Eric Christiansen of NASA Johnson Space Center in 1990 for application on Whipple shields – two-plate configurations consisting of a thin sacrificial plate located at some standoff in front of the spacecraft pressure hull or structural wall. Today, BLEs for almost all multi-plate spacecraft structures, e.g., honeycomb sandwich panels, monolithic structures with thermal insulation blankets, etc., are based on the NNO Whipple BLE. We …
Four-Way Cfd-Dem Coupling To Simulate Concrete Pipe Flow: Mechanism Of Formation Of Lubrication Layer, Tooran Tavangar, Masoud Hosseinpoor, Jeffrey S. Marshall, Ammar Yahia, Kamal H. Khayat
Four-Way Cfd-Dem Coupling To Simulate Concrete Pipe Flow: Mechanism Of Formation Of Lubrication Layer, Tooran Tavangar, Masoud Hosseinpoor, Jeffrey S. Marshall, Ammar Yahia, Kamal H. Khayat
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This study introduced a four-way CFD-DEM coupling approach to simulate the shear-induced particle migration (SIPM) mechanism leading to formation of the lubrication layer (LL) during concrete pumping. The CFD-DEM simulations considered the coupled effect of concentration (10 %–40 %) and wide size distribution (1–17 mm) of aggregate and rheology of the mortar for forces between the suspending matrix and the particles (and vice versa), as well as force transmission directly between particles (and the pipe wall). The formation of the LL was successfully simulated through a more realistic understanding the SIPM mechanism and rheological evaluation across the pipe with comparable …
Test And Evaluation Model For Midwater Docking Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Parker Baillon
Test And Evaluation Model For Midwater Docking Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Parker Baillon
Theses and Dissertations
This research created a Test and Evaluation (T&E) model for midwater Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) capture. The creation of this model will allow for a better assessment of the feasibility of midwater AUV capture. To achieve this, the T&E model was exposed to various flow conditions to assess stability. Capturing an AUV in midwater, the area below the wave-affected zone to the sea floor, has many benefits for an AUV and its mission. AUVs basing missions from a midwater dock will not be affected by wave motions. A midwater dock can be transported to any mission site and deployed with …
Advancing Near Surface Soil Moisture Measurements Using Robotics, Automation, And Remote Sensing, Hemanth Narayan Dakshinamurthy
Advancing Near Surface Soil Moisture Measurements Using Robotics, Automation, And Remote Sensing, Hemanth Narayan Dakshinamurthy
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2023 to Present
Near-surface soil moisture, or the water content within the soil, is important for understanding the interactions between land and the atmosphere, and for monitoring plants in agricultural settings. However, soil moisture can be highly variable within the same field and varies considerably with time. The challenge involved with measuring soil moisture is that traditional techniques that rely on obtaining large samples are labor and time-intensive, especially for large fields. Developments in sensor technologies have allowed users to record the soil moisture regularly at the points where the sensors are installed. However, to understand how soil moisture changes across a field …
Temperature Controlled Box, Dennis Butts, Gabriel Alford, John Hawes, Holden Soderstrom
Temperature Controlled Box, Dennis Butts, Gabriel Alford, John Hawes, Holden Soderstrom
Mechatronics Final Projects
The temperature-controlled box is a project developed in the Spring of 2024. Its main goal is to maintain a setpoint temperature by switching both a heating element on for heating and a fan on for cooling.
Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot, Cora Lewis, Zachary Moyer, Aakriti Acharya, Reece Colson
Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot, Cora Lewis, Zachary Moyer, Aakriti Acharya, Reece Colson
Mechatronics Final Projects
The design incorporates a sophisticated Rock Paper Scissors (RPS) playing interface, amalgamating robotics, audio control, gesture recognition, and display functionalities. At its core, the system employs a robotic hand mechanism featuring pulleys and fishing wire to simulate finger movements. This mechanism is orchestrated by servo motors through a PIC system, which receives commands from the Arduino. The Arduino serves as the central processor and begins a round when the player hits the reset button. It triggers an audio prompt at the onset of each round using an Icstation Recordable Sound Module, prompting the player to make their move. The Arduino …
Remote Controlled Skid-Steer, Levi Schaider, Glory Burgin, Harrison Fentress
Remote Controlled Skid-Steer, Levi Schaider, Glory Burgin, Harrison Fentress
Mechatronics Final Projects
Our devices are a bluetooth remote controller and a remote-controlled omnidirectional loader. The vehicle functions are programmed through two PICs on the vehicle and another two PICs inside the controller. It features a double jointed shoveling arm designed to raise and lower to pick up and drop various loads (ex: sand or a flower). It uses “mecanum” wheels to achieve omni-directional driving. These wheels are controlled using a modified skid-steer system that allows for diagonal and left-right movement while the vehicle stays facing in the same direction. The pair of LED headlights can turn on either by a switch on …
Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurite Outgrowth Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Repair: A Review, Adrienne Vaughan
Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurite Outgrowth Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Repair: A Review, Adrienne Vaughan
Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) can cause partial sensorimotor deficiency or total dysfunction, rendering patients unable to perform necessary tasks and dramatically decreasing their quality of life. tSCI is a very prevalent issue. In the United States alone, there are approximately 54 new cases of SCI per one million people each year, or 18,000 new cases annually. tSCI creates a lesion gap filled with axon-inhibiting fibrotic scar tissue. Comprehensive functional recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) requires axonal regeneration across wound site lesions. Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurite outgrowth is often evaluated in PNI therapeutic research since it can …
Modeling Of Rotor Wake Vortex Dynamics And Interactions In Non-Homogenous Vertiport Environments, Garrison P. Shaw
Modeling Of Rotor Wake Vortex Dynamics And Interactions In Non-Homogenous Vertiport Environments, Garrison P. Shaw
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
The current research serves to analyze and study the effects ground forces can have on the thrust performance of a propeller in multiple different configurations. The current research utilizes an open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software known as OpenFOAM to generate calculate and visualize these runs. The model used for this experiment is a hybrid model that employs both a Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) and a detached eddy simulation using a hybrid Large Eddy Simulation (LES) via a KomegaSSTDDES model. This model serves to save computational time as well as allow for accurate results. The three cases run are …
Biophysical Model Of Retraction Motor Neurons And Their Modification By Operant Conditioning, Maria Rasheed
Biophysical Model Of Retraction Motor Neurons And Their Modification By Operant Conditioning, Maria Rasheed
Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)
Operant conditioning (OC) is a form of associative learning in which an animal modifies its behavior based on the consequences that follow that behavior. Despite its ubiquity, the underlying mechanisms of OC are poorly understood. Insights into the mechanisms of OC can be obtained by studying Aplysia feeding behavior as it can be modified by OC. This behavior is mediated by a central pattern generator (CPG) network in the buccal ganglia that contains a relatively small number of neurons. This CPG generates rhythmic motor patterns (BMPs) that move food into the gut by closing a tongue-like structure (i.e., radula) during …
The Analysis Of Mechanical Exfoliation Of Graphene For Various Fabrication And Automation Techniques, Lance Yarbrough
The Analysis Of Mechanical Exfoliation Of Graphene For Various Fabrication And Automation Techniques, Lance Yarbrough
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Mechanical Exfoliation of Graphene is an often-overlooked portion of the fabrication of quantum devices, and to create more devices quickly, optimizing this process to generate better flakes is critical. In addition, it would be valuable to simulate test pulls quickly, to gain insight on flake quality of various materials and exfoliation conditions. Physical pulls of graphene at various temperatures, pull forces, and pull repetitions were analyzed and compared to the results of ANSYS simulations, solved for similar results. Using ANSYS’ ability to predict trends in exfoliations, flake thickness and coverage using stress and deflection analyses were investigated. Generally, both strongly …
Large Eddy Simulation Of Fluid Mixing In Migadome Facility For The Astfe Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Cfd Competition, Kolten Strauss
Large Eddy Simulation Of Fluid Mixing In Migadome Facility For The Astfe Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Cfd Competition, Kolten Strauss
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper is a documentation of a submission to the First Annual ASTFE Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Competition [1]. To validate simulations of turbulent mixing in buoyancy-driven flows, an air and argon test case was set up inside the University of Michigan’s MiGaDome mixing vessel. This submission to the competition used a polyhedral mesh of about two and a half hundred thousand cells, a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the MiGaDome, and the Wall-Adapting Local Eddy-viscosity (WALE) subgrid approximation model. The competition included a factor considering the energy cost of our simulations, so it was decided to …
Flow Characterization With Acoustic Emission Sensing, Jackson Marsh
Flow Characterization With Acoustic Emission Sensing, Jackson Marsh
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Acoustic emissions (AE) allow for non-intrusive sensing into many types of systems. In systems where there is flow of some type, AE is very useful as these types of systems can be characterized in many ways from the collisions or creation of the flow. Correctly setting up the AE system is extremely important. Failure to do so results in imprecision and inaccurate data being collected. Because of this synchronization techniques, sensor configurations, and data acquisition systems must all align. This can be done with off-the-shelf, commercial systems, but this does not allow for customization and the ability to tailor the …
Model-Based Comparison Of Biological Organism And Electro-Mechanical System Resiliency Strategies, Nicholas Ratycz
Model-Based Comparison Of Biological Organism And Electro-Mechanical System Resiliency Strategies, Nicholas Ratycz
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Bio-inspired design has been used by many engineers to solve difficult problems or to make manufacturing processes more efficient. Biomimetics is the study of implementing the structure or function of biological substances, materials, mechanisms, and processes onto artificial ones that mimic the original. The goal of the BIASD tool is to provide bio-inspiration for engineers by studying the fault-adaptive strategies that biological systems use, rather than just their structure or function. In this thesis, the fault adaptive strategies of both a biological example and that of a real cubesat are compared using three types of model-based system diagrams to show …