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A Data-Driven Neural Network Model to Correct Derived Features in a RANS-Based Simulation of the Flow Around a Sharp-Edge Bluff Body
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In this dissertation, a machine-learning method is utilized to enhance the accuracy of wake parameters calculated by Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) k-ω SST model of flow on and around wall-mounted rectangular cylinders. Using high-quality results from Large Eddy Simulation (LES), this...
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Dimensional assessment and process optimization of additively manufactured structured 3D porosity via primitive triply periodic minimal surface lattice structure and laser powder bed fusion technique
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This thesis reports the challenges that need to be addressed before any heat transfer analysis of a proposed novel cellular-walled pipe heat sink system manufactured by LPBF technique. The proper cellular structure type selection for enhanced heat transfer performance, as well as providing a...
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Spring 2023
With rising demands in industry for reliable electrical cable distribution networks comes an inherent need for utility providers to know well the condition of the assets in their network. Heightened expectations from regulators and consumers require methods of reliability assessment to improve...
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Spring 2023
High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new class of advanced metallic materials that have received significant attention in recent years due to their stable microstructures and promising properties. They are characterized by their peculiar mixing of five or more principal elements in equimolar...
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Optimal Motion Planning in GPS-Denied Environments using Nonlinear Model Predictive Horizon
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Navigating robotic systems autonomously through unknown, dynamic, and GPS-denied environments is a challenging task. One requirement of this is a path planner which provides safe trajectories under real-world conditions such as nonlinear vehicle dynamics, real-time computation requirements,...
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Fall 2023
This thesis aims at improving robot perception for autonomous navigation in highly dynamic environments. In the first part of this research, a fixed frame visual localization method utilizing a fisheye monocular camera is proposed to enhance the navigation accuracy for autonomous mobile robots in...
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Development of AI-based ergonomics risk assessment tools for harmonization of industrial work systems
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Manufacturing industry workers face significant ergonomic risks due to poorly designed work systems. Consequently, it is crucial to periodically assess work systems to identify areas for improvement. However, the assessment process is often disregarded due to the absence of userfriendly...
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Fall 2023
The endoplasmic reticulum serves as a center for protein quality control, where chaperones and foldases facilitate protein folding. IRE1 is a transmembrane protein that transduces proteotoxic stress signals by forming clusters and activating the unfolded protein response (UPR). Recent research...
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Fall 2023
Tribocorrosion, a synergistic impact of wear and corrosion, impacts the lifespan of machine parts in most sectors. Consequently, duplex coating has emerged as the most promising solution to address tribocorrosion. In this work, advanced noble duplex coating systems of TiAlN/WC-NiBSi/steel and...
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Rational Design and Engineering of Metal-based Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Electrocatalysis
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Multifunctional electrocatalysis plays an important role in renewable energy conversion, supporting a variety of clean energy devices such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, and metal-air batteries. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)...