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Spring 2023

Ostashek, Adam N

In this thesis, two aspects of advanced uses for additive manufacturing and microfabrication are investigated: stretchable electronics and polymer foams. These topics were initially part of an extended project effort to develop new capabilities in deformable, high-frequency antennas and the...

Spring 2023

Dyck, Caleb B

The development of any technology requires that a balance must be struck between meeting requirements and dealing with constraints. This thesis presents a lean approach to the initial design and development of a complex, multi-physics system for industrial implementation, undertaken due to...

Spring 2023

Boyala, Gowtham

This thesis proposes a novel method to 3D print human hair-based polymer composites. Human hair is a biological fiber whose microstructure is well-defined. It possesses high tensile strength, thermal insulation, a unique chemical composition, and elastic recovery, among other qualities. However,...

Spring 2023

Wang, Xun

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have been reported as a major issue among construction workers, and governments have spent billions of dollars on the problem. However, the number of case reports is still growing steadily year by year. Multiple factors can lead to WMSDs, but the two...

Spring 2023

Taghian Dehaghani, Shahed

Accumulation of ice on the surface of wind turbine blades and aircraft wings in cold environments causes serious issues such as decrease in performance and efficiency. Ice accretion alters the geometrical profile and aerodynamic performance of the surface and increases the weight of the original...

Spring 2023

Chen, Jiahuan

Body posture predicting methods have many applications, including product design, ergonomic workplace design, human body simulation, virtual reality and animation industry. Initiated in robotics, Inverse Kinematic (IK) method has been widely applied to proactive human body posture estimation. The...

Spring 2023

Zhang, Han

Clean energy has attracted intensive attention as the global energy transition is accelerated. Pipelines are significant for achieving large-scale clean energy transportation. Meanwhile, gears are vital components in wind turbines. Metal loss defects are dominant faults of pipelines and gears,...

Spring 2023

Al-Younes, Younes M. A.

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,...

Spring 2023

Gibeau, Bradley J

The fluid mechanics literature suggests that the ability to manipulate the very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) that exist within turbulent boundary layers (TBLs) would provide influence over the unwanted drag forces, noise, and vibrations associated with these flows. The ability to suppress these...

Spring 2023

Khanna, Dipankar

The global road transportation sector is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sector. In 2021, the sector generated 28% of the world’s GHG emissions, mainly due to the direct burning of fossil fuels. In order to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change caused by human activities, the global...