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Search Pattern Generation And Path Management For Search Over Rough Terrain With A Small Uav, Jacob L. Bishop
Search Pattern Generation And Path Management For Search Over Rough Terrain With A Small Uav, Jacob L. Bishop
Theses and Dissertations
Search operations can be described by the interaction between three entities: the target, the sensor, and the environment. Past treatments of the search problem have focused primarily on the interaction between the sensor and the target. The effects that the environment has on the target and sensor have been greatly simplified or ignored completely. The wilderness search and rescue scenario is one case in which these interactions cannot be safely ignored. Using the wilderness search and rescue problem as our motivating example, we develop an algorithm for planning search paths for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over rough terrain …
Developing Intelligent Engineering Collaboration Tools Through The Use Of Design Rationale, Jordan David Ryskamp
Developing Intelligent Engineering Collaboration Tools Through The Use Of Design Rationale, Jordan David Ryskamp
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis presents a new method that improves upon the existing approaches to developing collaborative tools. The new method uses automatically inferred and manually recorded design rationale to intelligently filter the information that is shared by a collaborative tool. This represents an improvement upon the existing state of the art in collaborative engineering tools. To demonstrate the viability of the method three collaborative tools were created. The first is a multi-user collaborative design environment tool named SimulPart and built upon the NX CAD package. SimulPart uses the new method to limit the amount of communication required to keep every user …
Defect Detection Microscopy, Stuart Craig Rogers
Defect Detection Microscopy, Stuart Craig Rogers
Theses and Dissertations
The automotive industry's search for stronger lighter materials has been hampered in its desire to make greater use of Magnesium alloys by their poor formability below 150°C. One current challenge is to identify the complex structure and deformation mechanisms at work and determine which of these are primary contributors to the nucleation of defects. Orientation Imaging Microscopy has been the most accessible tool for microstructural analysis over the past 15 years. However, using OIM to analyze defect nucleation sites requires prior knowledge of where the defects will occur because once the defects nucleate the majority of microstructural information is destroyed. …
Development Of A Pseudo-Uniform Structural Velocity Metric For Use In Active Structural Acoustic Control, Jeffery M. Fisher
Development Of A Pseudo-Uniform Structural Velocity Metric For Use In Active Structural Acoustic Control, Jeffery M. Fisher
Theses and Dissertations
Active control of sound and vibration fields has become an strong area of research over the past few decades. In regards to the active control of acoustic radiation from vibration fields, known as active structural acoustic control (ASAC), there have been many different methods employed to understand structural and acoustic relationships and to control vibrations to limit the acoustic radiation. With active sound field control, sensors, usually microphones, need to be dispersed in the sound field, or an array of microphones must be placed directly in the sound field which, in many cases, uses up too much space for practical …
Quantitative And Qualitative Results From Droplet Impingement Experiments On Superhydrophobic Surfaces With Micro-Ribs For Three Liquid Types, John T. Pearson
Quantitative And Qualitative Results From Droplet Impingement Experiments On Superhydrophobic Surfaces With Micro-Ribs For Three Liquid Types, John T. Pearson
Theses and Dissertations
Experiments were performed in which liquid droplets were videographically recorded impacting horizontal superhydrophobic surfaces. The superhydrophobic surfaces were micropatterned with alternating ribs and cavities and coated with a hydrophobic coating. The following surface types were also tested for comparison: smooth uncoated, micropatterned uncoated, and smooth coated surfaces. Three liquid types were used: pure water, ethanol, and a 50/50 water/glycerine mixture. Acquired data demonstrated that the maximum droplet spread diameter exhibited a greater Weber number dependence than that previously reported in the literature. The time delays between impact and maximum spread and between impact and ejection of a vertical jet were …
Using Design Of Experiments And Electron Backscatter Diffraction To Model Extended Plasticity Mechanisms In Friction Stir Welded Aisi 304l Stainless Steel, Benjamin D. Nelson
Using Design Of Experiments And Electron Backscatter Diffraction To Model Extended Plasticity Mechanisms In Friction Stir Welded Aisi 304l Stainless Steel, Benjamin D. Nelson
Theses and Dissertations
Extended plasticity mechanisms (EPM) allow a metal to undergo extended plastic deformation without failure. These mechanisms are responsible for the extended plastic deformation characteristic of hot working processes. In this thesis it is shown that electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is capable of detecting EPM artifacts in the final microstructure of AISI 304L stainless steel (304L). Results also indicate that dislocation cells form in hot worked AISI 304L stainless steel. Additionally, in this study EBSD data collection and analysis is used with a design of experiments approach to model the presence of EPM artifacts in the final microstructure of friction stir …
Numerical Simulation Of Atmospheric Internal Waves With Time-Dependent Critical Levels And Turning Points, Brian Patrick Casaday
Numerical Simulation Of Atmospheric Internal Waves With Time-Dependent Critical Levels And Turning Points, Brian Patrick Casaday
Theses and Dissertations
Just as water surface waves are found everywhere on the ocean's surface, internal waves are ubiquitous throughout the atmosphere. These waves constantly propagate and interact with other flows, but these interactions are difficult to observe due to inadequate current technology. Numerical simulations are often utilized in the study of internal waves. In this work, ray theory is used to numerically simulate the interaction of atmospheric internal waves with time-dependent and time-independent background flows, specifically the interaction of small-scale internal waves and large-scale inertial waves. Parameters such as initial wavenumbers and amplitudes of both small internal waves and inertial waves are …
An Experimental Investigation Of Friction Bit Joining In Az31 Magnesium And Advanced High-Strength Automotive Sheet Steel, Rebecca Gardner
An Experimental Investigation Of Friction Bit Joining In Az31 Magnesium And Advanced High-Strength Automotive Sheet Steel, Rebecca Gardner
Theses and Dissertations
Friction Bit Joining (FBJ) is a recently developed spot joining technology capable of joining dissimilar metals. A consumable bit cuts through the upper layer of metal to be joined, then friction welds to the lower layer. The bit then snaps off, leaving a flange. This research focuses on FBJ using DP980 or DP590 steel as the lower layer, AZ31 magnesium alloy as the top layer, and 4140 or 4130 steel as the bit material. In order to determine optimal settings for the magnesium/steel joints, experimentation was performed using a purpose-built computer controlled welding machine, varying factors such as rotational speeds, …
Influence Of Material And Geometric Parameters On The Flow-Induced Vibration Of Vocal Folds Models, Brian A. Pickup
Influence Of Material And Geometric Parameters On The Flow-Induced Vibration Of Vocal Folds Models, Brian A. Pickup
Theses and Dissertations
The vocal folds are an essential component of human speech production and communication. Advancements in voice research allow for improved voice disorder treatments. Since in vivo analysis of vocal fold function is limited, models have been developed to simulate vocal fold motion. In this research, synthetic and computational vocal fold models were used to investigate various aspects of vocal fold vibratory characteristics. A series of tests were performed to quantify the effect of varying material and geometric parameters on the models' flow-induced responses. First, the influence of asymmetric vocal fold stiffness on voice production was evaluated using life-sized, self-oscillating vocal …
A New Eulerian-Based Double Continuity Model For Predicting The Evolution Of Pair Correlation Statistics Under Large Plastic Deformations, Sadegh Ahmadi
Theses and Dissertations
A new model using a double-continuity relation for predicting the evolution of pair-correlation functions (PCFs) is presented. The proposed model was developed using statistical continuum theory and is employed to predict the viscoplastic behavior of polycrystalline materials. This model was built based upon the continuity relations and a double divergence law that guarantees the conservation of both orientation and mass; and also satisfies the field equations (equilibrium, constitutive, and compatibility) at every point of the polycrystalline material throughout the deformation process. In the presented model, motion of particles in the real space and rotation of crystallographic orientations in the Euler …
Modeling, Design, And Testing Of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms In Spinal Arthroplasty, Peter Andrew Halverson
Modeling, Design, And Testing Of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms In Spinal Arthroplasty, Peter Andrew Halverson
Theses and Dissertations
Injury, instrumentation, or surgery may change the functional biomechanics of the spine. Spinal fusion, the current surgical treatment of choice, stabilizes the spine by rigid fixation, reducing spinal mobility at the cost of increased stress at adjacent levels. Recently, alternatives to spinal fusion have been investigated. One such alternative is total disc replacements. The current generation of total disc replacements (TDRs) focuses on restoring the quantity of motion. Recent studies indicate that the moment-rotation response and axis of rotation, or quality of motion (QOM), may have important implications in the health of adjacent segments as well as the health of …
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Feature Extraction Method Using Subjective Logic, Clifton H. Mortensen
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Feature Extraction Method Using Subjective Logic, Clifton H. Mortensen
Theses and Dissertations
Computational fluid dynamics simulations are advancing to correctly simulate highly complex fluid flow problems that can require weeks of computation on expensive high performance clusters. These simulations can generate terabytes of data and pose a severe challenge to a researcher analyzing the data. Presented in this document is a general method to extract computational fluid dynamics flow features concurrent with a simulation and as a post-processing step to drastically reduce researcher post-processing time. This general method uses software agents governed by subjective logic to make decisions about extracted features in converging and converged data sets. The software agents are designed …
A Computationally-Assisted Methodology For Rapid Exploration Of Design Possibilities In Conceptual Design, Garrett J. Barnum
A Computationally-Assisted Methodology For Rapid Exploration Of Design Possibilities In Conceptual Design, Garrett J. Barnum
Theses and Dissertations
One of the most important decisions in the product development process is the selection of a promising design concept because of the large influence it has on the final product. A thorough search for the best design is a significant challenge to designers, who are trying to balance the objective and subjective performance of the designs they create. In this thesis, a computationally-assisted design methodology is developed and used in the early stages of design to more thoroughly search for designs that perform well according to objective physics-based models and subjective designer-specific preference-based models. The method presented herein uses an …
Corrosion-Related Gas Measurements And Analysis For A Suite Of Coals In Staged Pulverized Coal Combustion, Todd A. Reeder
Corrosion-Related Gas Measurements And Analysis For A Suite Of Coals In Staged Pulverized Coal Combustion, Todd A. Reeder
Theses and Dissertations
Eleven gas species, including CO, CO2, H2, H2O, H2S, HCl, NOX, O2, SO2, COS and SO3, were measured in a 150 kWth, staged, pulverized coal, down-fired combustor using a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, gas chromatograph (GC), and a Horiba PG-250 5-gas analyzer. Additional gases such as HCN, NH3, CH4, and other hydrocarbons were also measured. Seven coals of varying rank and composition were investigated. Measurements were obtained in reducing (S.R. = 0.85) and oxidizing (S.R. = 1.15) conditions. In particular, sulfur- and chlorine-containing species including H2S, SO2, COS, SO3, and HCl are discussed. In the reducing zone, all four …
Piezoresistive Nano-Composites: Characterization And Applications, Thomas B. Hyatt
Piezoresistive Nano-Composites: Characterization And Applications, Thomas B. Hyatt
Theses and Dissertations
Innovative multifunctional materials are essential to many new sensor applications. Piezoresistive nano-composites make up a promising class of such materials that have the potential to provide a measurable response to strain over a much wider range than typical strain gages. Commercial strain gages are currently dominated by metallic sensors with a useable range of a few percent strain at most. There are, however, many applications that would benefit from a reliable wide-range sensor. These might include the study of explosive behavior, instrumentation of flexible components, motion detection for compliant mechanisms and hinges, human-technology interfaces, and a wide variety of bio-mechanical …
Natural Fibers And Fiberglass: A Technical And Economic Comparison, Justin Andrew Zsiros
Natural Fibers And Fiberglass: A Technical And Economic Comparison, Justin Andrew Zsiros
Theses and Dissertations
Natural fibers have received attention in recent years because of their minimal environmental impact, reasonably good properties, and low cost. There is a wide variety of natural fibers suitable for composite applications, the most common of which is flax. Flax has advantages in tensile strength, light weight, and low cost over other natural fibers. As with other natural and synthetic fibers, flax is used to reinforce both thermoset and thermoplastic matrices. When flax is used in thermoplastic matrices, polypropylene and polyethylene are the main resins used. Although at first glance flax may seem to be a cheaper alternative to fiberglass, …
Testing Guidelines For New Product Development, Derek W. Egbert
Testing Guidelines For New Product Development, Derek W. Egbert
Theses and Dissertations
While many literary sources outline the product development process, few make mention of the prototyping and testing stage. This thesis suggests that because of its importance in the product development process, "Testing" should be documented as a major step and not just listed as a side note. As part of the testing step, it is suggested that standardized, in-use, and market tests be used to properly evaluate a product. While many rely solely on standardized tests to validate their products, effective in-use tests can be another vital tool that can prove the performance of the product in more specific and …
Optimization And Correlation Of The Penn State Model Of Friction Stir Welding To Experimental Welds In 304l Stainless Steel, Devin Donaldson Furse
Optimization And Correlation Of The Penn State Model Of Friction Stir Welding To Experimental Welds In 304l Stainless Steel, Devin Donaldson Furse
Theses and Dissertations
A numerical model of friction stir welding developed by T. DebRoy, R. Nandan, and others has been optimized to fit experimental data of eleven welds of 304L stainless steel at various weld feed rates and spindle speeds. Optimization was used to determine the values of five difficult-to-measure model parameters. The optimal parameter values were then correlated to the weld machine inputs. The mechanical efficiency and the coefficient of friction were not correlated with feed rate, spindle speed, or axial pressure. Tool slip was positively correlated with feed rate, negatively correlated with spindle speed, and not correlated with axial pressure. The …
Design And Analysis Of A Compliant Mechanism Spinal Implant, Eric M. Stratton
Design And Analysis Of A Compliant Mechanism Spinal Implant, Eric M. Stratton
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis introduces and presents the modeling of a novel compliant spinal implant designed to reduce back pain and restore function to degenerate spinal disc tissues as well as provide a mechanical environment conducive to healing the tissues. The initial objectives for this device development and the focus of this work are modeling and validation of the force-deflection relationships and stress analysis. Modeling was done using the pseudo-rigid-body model to create a 3 degree of freedom mechanism for flexion-extension (forward-backward bending) and a 5 degree of freedom mechanism for lateral bending (side-to-side). These models were analyzed using the principle of …
Multiobjective Optimization Method For Identifying Modular Product Platforms And Modules That Account For Changing Needs Over Time, Patrick K. Lewis
Multiobjective Optimization Method For Identifying Modular Product Platforms And Modules That Account For Changing Needs Over Time, Patrick K. Lewis
Theses and Dissertations
Natural and predictable changes in consumer needs often require the development of new products. Providing solutions that anticipate, account for, and allow for these changes over time is a significant challenge to manufacturers and design engineers. Products that adapt to these changes through the addition of modules reduce production costs through product commonality and provide a set of products that cater to customization and adaptation. In this thesis, a multiobjective optimization design method using s-Pareto frontiers – sets of non-dominated designs from disparate design models - is developed and used to identify a set of optimal adaptive product designs that …
A Design Framework That Employs A Classification Scheme And Library For Compliant Mechanism Design, Brian Mark Olsen
A Design Framework That Employs A Classification Scheme And Library For Compliant Mechanism Design, Brian Mark Olsen
Theses and Dissertations
Limited resources are currently available to assist engineers in implementing compliant members into mechanical designs. As a result, engineers often have little to no direction incorporating compliant mechanisms. This thesis develops a conceptual design framework and process that utilizes a proposed classification scheme and a library of mechanisms to help engineers incorporate compliant mechanisms into their applications. As the knowledge related to the synthesis and analysis of compliant mechanisms continues to grow and mature, and through the classification scheme established in this thesis, compliant mechanisms may become more extensively used in commercial mechanical designs. This thesis also demonstrates a design …
Development Of Criteria For Lamina Emergent Mechanism Flexures With Specific Application To Metals, Devin Bradley Ferrell
Development Of Criteria For Lamina Emergent Mechanism Flexures With Specific Application To Metals, Devin Bradley Ferrell
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis introduces new revolute and torsional lamina emergent mechanism (LEM) flexure designs that are suited for use in metals. Previous LEM flexures have been designed for use in highly elastic materials, such as polymers. In extending LEM flexure designs to metals, a LEM flexure design criteria is also introduced. The LEM flexure criteria is based on relative performance between the LEM flexure and a performance datum which the LEM flexure must improve upon. This performance datum, or benchmark, is a section of lamina that is of the same overall length, width, and thickness as the LEM flexure. An analysis …
Optimal Design Of A Planar 3-Rpr Haptic Interface Based On Manipulability, Wesley Kay Harris
Optimal Design Of A Planar 3-Rpr Haptic Interface Based On Manipulability, Wesley Kay Harris
Theses and Dissertations
A haptic interface is a robotic force feedback device that provides a sense of touch to users of virtual reality simulations. This thesis presents a general method for the design optimization of parallel planar haptic devices based on maximizing the manipulability of the interface over its workspace. Manipulability is selected as the key design objective to ensure avoidance of singular configurations within the workspace and to maximize the interface's ability to generate feedback forces and torques in each direction in each handle location and orientation. The optimization approach developed in this thesis results in a set of candidate designs that …
Development Of A Plasma Arc Manufacturing Process And Machine To Create Metal Oxide Particles In Water From Wire Feedstock, Jonathan Alan George
Development Of A Plasma Arc Manufacturing Process And Machine To Create Metal Oxide Particles In Water From Wire Feedstock, Jonathan Alan George
Theses and Dissertations
A plasma arc erosion process can be used to create metal and metal oxide particles in the ultra-fine size range (<70 µm). An electric arc is struck between two metallic electrodes, submerged in water, melting the surface of the electrodes. When the arc collapses a high energy pressure wave strikes the molten surface of the electrode. When the pressure wave strikes the molten metal, small metallic particles are created from the molten metal and are immediately cooled in the water. Previous research developed a process that used a constant current power supply and electrode motion to create ultra-fine particles. This research improves upon previous research by using a pulsed power supply similar to those used in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). The pulsed power supply eliminates the need for electrode motion and improves the rate of particle production, provides control over size of the particles created, and reduces the amount of energy needed to produce the particles. The new process improves the maximum particle production rate from 3.6 g/hr to 14 g/hr, provides a method to control the mean diameter of the particles produced, and reduces the amount of energy needed from 200 kWh/kg(previous constant current process) to 10.6 kWh/kg(using the pulsed power supply).
Investigation Of Rf Curing Parameters In Resin Infusion Molding, Christopher K. Love
Investigation Of Rf Curing Parameters In Resin Infusion Molding, Christopher K. Love
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to investigate RF or Radio Frequency energy as a viable alternative to traditional heating methods for the purpose of curing resins used in resin infusion molding, a molding system for polymeric composites. Traditional heating/curing methods include technologies such as room temperature, oven, microwave, infrared, and ultraviolet. Although RF curing provides far more advantages than disadvantages, its implementation into a manufacturing process can be challenging. Specifically, three critical elements must be present in order for RF to function in a manner that is profitable to the manufacturer. Those elements are: (1) the proper generator (voltage …
Aerial Recovery Of Micro Air Vehicles: Orbit Estimation And Tracking, Daniel Clarke Carlson
Aerial Recovery Of Micro Air Vehicles: Orbit Estimation And Tracking, Daniel Clarke Carlson
Theses and Dissertations
Aerial recovery of autonomous micro air vehicles (MAVs) presents many unique challenges due to the difference in size and speed of the recovery vehicle and MAV. This thesis presents algorithms to enable an autonomous MAV to estimate the orbit of a recovery vehicle and track the orbit until the final docking phase. Methods for estimating ellipses that are rotated out of the x − y plane are developed and demonstrated through simulation. These algorithms are shown to be robust to noise and stable numerically. Parameter update methods that are computationally inexpensive, such as recursive least squares and Kalman filtering, are …
Recognizing Parametric Geometry From Topology Optimization Results, Shane H. Larsen
Recognizing Parametric Geometry From Topology Optimization Results, Shane H. Larsen
Theses and Dissertations
Topology Optimization has been proven to be a useful tool in discovering non-intuitive optimal designs subject to certain design constraints. The results of Topology Optimization are either represented as a tessellation object composed of thousands of triangular surfaces, or as a point cloud. In either case, the results of Topology Optimization are not suited for use in subsequent steps of the design process which require 3D parametric CAD (Computer Aided Design) models. Converting Topology Optimization results into parametric CAD geometry by hand is an extremely tedious and time consuming process which is highly subjective. This thesis presents a shape recognition …
Increasing The Sensitivity Of Surface Acoustic Wave (Saw) Chemical Sensors And Other Chemical Sensing Investigations, Nina R. Smith
Increasing The Sensitivity Of Surface Acoustic Wave (Saw) Chemical Sensors And Other Chemical Sensing Investigations, Nina R. Smith
Theses and Dissertations
The work involves the fabrication and testing of three different surface acoustic wave (SAW) device designs, an investigation of nanowires sensitive to chemicals and preconcentrator prototypes to include with chemical sensors. The SAW chemical sensor designs include modifications to a basic SAW device to see if the sensitivity of the SAW device is increased. The modifications consist of etched trenches along the propagation field, coating the device with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under the chemically sensitive layer and coating CNTs on top of the chemically sensitive layer. SAW devices are coated with Nafion®, a polymer sensitive to ethanol. The tests indicate …
Numerical Investigation Of Pre-Detonator Geometries For Pde Applications, Robert T. Fievisohn
Numerical Investigation Of Pre-Detonator Geometries For Pde Applications, Robert T. Fievisohn
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A parametric study was performed to determine optimal geometries to allow the successful transition of a detonation from a pre-detonator into the thrust tube of a pulse detonation engine. The study was performed using a two-dimensional Euler solver with progress variables to model the chemistry. The geometrical configurations for the simulations look at the effect of shock reflections, flow obstructions, and detonation diffraction to determine successful geometries. It was observed that there are success and failure rates associated with pre-detonators. These success rates appear to be determined by the transverse wave structure of a stably propagating detonation wave and must …
Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis On The Effects Of Stator Loading On Transonic Blade-Row Interactions, Scott B. Reynolds
Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis On The Effects Of Stator Loading On Transonic Blade-Row Interactions, Scott B. Reynolds
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Experiments have been performed using the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Blade-Row Interaction (BRI) rig to investigate interactions between a loaded stator and transonic rotor. The BRI rig is a high-speed, highly loaded compressor consisting of a swirler/deswirler, a transonic rotor and a stator. The swirler/deswirler of the BRI rig is used to simulate an embedded transonic fan stage with realistic geometry which produces a wake through diffusion. Details of the unsteady flow field between the stator and rotor were obtained using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Flow visualization images and PIV data that facilitate analysis of vortex shedding, wake motion, …