Dissertations (MEAM)
Theses and Dissertations from 2022
Relationships Between Structure, Dynamics, And Flow In Sheared Amorphous Materials, Kevin L. Galloway
Accelerated Design Of Architected Materials With Geometric Heterogeneity For Enhanced Failure Characteristics, Chengyang Mo
Social Robot Augmented Telepresence For Remote Assessment And Rehabilitation Of Patients With Upper Extremity Impairment, Michael Joseph Sobrepera
The Design Of A Community-Informed Socially Interactive Humanoid Robot And End-Effectors For Novel Edge-Rolling, Andrew Specian
Mechanical Properties Of Fibrous Network Materials, Russell Spiewak
Some Investigations Of Phase Transitions In Rod-Like Macro-Molecules And Fibrous Gels, Chuanpeng Sun
Enhancing Strength And Toughness Via Reinforcement With Nanocellulose Fibers, Gnana Saurya Vankayalapati
Metal-Air Power Sources With Hydrogel Electrolytes For Long Endurance Robots, Min Wang
Deep Learning And Uncertainty Quantification: Methodologies And Applications, Yibo Yang
High Throughput Immunospecific Detection And Analysis On Subcellular Nanomaterials At Single Particle Level, Zijian Yang
Theses and Dissertations from 2021
Controlled Levitation Of Nanostructured Thin Films For Sun-Powered Near-Space Flight, Mohsen Azadi
Lightweight Structures Enabled By Microfabrication, Wujoon Cha
Dynamic Behavior Of Periodic Media And Elastic Metamaterials, Bryan Gonnara Chem
A Differential Homogenization Framework For Elasto-Viscoplastic Particulate Composites, Jose Emilio Cotelo
Analytical Homogenization Estimates For The Effective Properties And Field Statistics Of Viscoplastic Composites And Particle Suspensions, Christoph Kammer
Design Of Proprioceptive Legged Robots, Gavin Kenneally
Modular Robots Morphology Transformation And Task Execution, Chao Liu
From Deployments Of Elder Care Service Robots To The Design Of Affordable Low-Complexity End-Effectors And Novel Manipulation Techniques, Caio Cesar Carlos Rodrigues Mucchiani
Flying Modular Robots: From Self-Assembling Structures In Midair To Embedding Grasping Capabilities, Bruno Teles Gabrich
Reactive Planning With Legged Robots In Unknown Environments, Vasileios Vasilopoulos
Theses and Dissertations from 2020
All-Passive Hardware Architectures For Neuromorphic Computation, Akshay Ananthakrishnan
Analytical Homogenization Estimates For The Transient And Steady-State Response Of Elasto-Viscoplastic Polycrystals, Shuvrangsu Das
Microscale Robotic Wetware For Synthetic Biology, Elizabeth Hunter
Microscale Robotic Wetware For Synthetic Biology, Elizabeth Hunter
Modulating Physical Interactions In Human-Assistive Technologies, Siyao Hu
Control Of Dry Adhesion Via Mechanics And Structuring, Aoyi Luo
Estimation, Mapping And Navigation With Micro Aerial Vehicles For Infrastructure Inspection, Tolga Ozaslan
Applications Of A Double-Stranded Elastic Rod Model To Dna, Jaspreet Singh
Coordinating Multi-Robot Teams In The Presence Of Motion Constraints And Heterogeneity, Michael James Whitzer
Coordinating Multi-Robot Teams In The Presence Of Motion Constraints And Heterogeneity, Michael James Whitzer
Delivering Expressive And Personalized Fingertip Tactile Cues, Eric Young
Delivering Expressive And Personalized Fingertip Tactile Cues, Eric Young
Theses and Dissertations from 2019
High-Dimensional Design Evaluations For Self-Aligning Geometries, Nicholas Edward Eckenstein
Resiliency In Robot Formations With Non-Cooperative Robots, Luis Guerrero Bonilla
Modeling And Control For Robotic Assistants: Single And Multi-Robot Manipulation, Monroe David Kennedy
Additive Manufacturing And Mechanical Properties Of Cellulose Nanofibril Materials, Lisa Mariani
Small, Safe Quadrotors For Autonomous Flight, Yash Mulgaonkar
Theses and Dissertations from 2018
Interfacial Wave Dynamics Of Core-Annular Flow Of Two Fluids, Mohammed Asaduzzaman
Condensation And Mobility Studies Of Fluid Interfaces, Paul Barclay
Microstructures and Mechanical Metamaterials for Energy Conversion and Other Applications, Chen Lin
Microstructures And Mechanical Metamaterials For Energy Conversion And Other Applications, Chen Lin
Dynamic Behavior Of Elastic Metamaterials: Multiscale Modeling, Simulation, And Design, Chenchen Liu
Motion Planning For Micro Aerial Vehicles, Sikang Liu
Examination Of Callaway-Holland-Based Thermal Conductivity Calculation For Nano-Phononic Crystals, Ruiyuan Ma
The Role Of Sliding Contact In Nanoscale Tribochemistry, Zachary Banks Milne
Flow Behavior And Instabilities In Viscoelastic Fluids: Physical And Biological Systems, Boyang Qin
Control, Planning, And Coordination For Dynamic Aerial Manipulation With Robot Teams, Sarah Yifang Tang
Addressing Tasks Through Robot Adaptation, Tarik Daniel Tosun
Combustion Irreversibility Analysis And Reduction, Yuejun Yan
Theses and Dissertations from 2017
Design And Evaluation Of Interactive Hand-Clapping Robots, Naomi T. Fitter
Locomotion At Low Reynolds Number: Dynamics In Newtonian And Non-Newtonian Systems With Biomedical Applications, David A. Gagnon
Experimental Investigation Of Polymer Adhesion Mechanics Using A Blister Contact Test, Nathan Ip
Adhesion And Wear Of Nanoscale Polymer Contacts, Yijie Jiang
Mechanics Of Fluctuating Elastic Plates And Fiber Networks, Xiaojun Liang
Composite Posts For Enhanced And Tunable Adhesion, Helen K. Minsky
Rotorcraft Blade Pitch Control Through Torque Modulation, James J Paulos
Rotorcraft Blade Pitch Control Through Torque Modulation, James John Paulos
Grasping, Perching, And Visual Servoing For Micro Aerial Vehicles, Justin Thomas
Actuation, Sensing And Control For Micro Bio Robots, Denise Wong
Quantitative Modeling of Oxygen Precipitation in Silicon, Yi Yang
Quantitiative Modeling Of Oxygen Precipitation In Silicon, Yi Yang
Theses and Dissertations from 2016
Path Planning For Persistent Surveillance Applications Using Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, James F. Keller
Particle, Polymer & Phase Dynamics In Living Fluids, Alison E. Koser
Continuum and Computational Modeling of Flexoelectricity, Sheng Mao
Passive Stability And Actuation Of Micro Aerial Vehicles, Matthew Piccoli Piccoli
Phase Boundary Propagation in Mass Spring Chains and Long Molecules, Qingze Zhao
Theses and Dissertations from 2015
Carbon Nanopipettes for Advanced Cellular Probing and Microinjection, Sean Eric Anderson
Data-Driven Haptic Modeling and Rendering of Realistic Virtual Textured Surfaces, Heather Marie Culbertson
Multi-Robot Active Information Gathering Using Random Finite Sets, Philip Dames
Mechanisms Controlling Friction and Adhesion at the Atomic Length-Scale, Xin Zhou Liu
Nanofibrous Disc-Like Angle Ply Structure for Total Disc Replacement in a Small Animal Model, John Thomas Martin
Dynamics and Statics of Liquid-Liquid and Gas-Liquid interfaces on Non-Uniform Substrates at the Micron and Sub-Micron Scales, Michael Meredith Norton
Increasing Transparency and Presence of Teleoperation Systems Through Human-Centered Design, Rebecca M. Pierce
Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy With the Nanoaquarium: Radiation and Electrochemistry, Nicholas M. Schneider
The Thermal Dielectrophoretic Force on a Dielectric Particle in Electric and Temperature Fields, Barukyah Shaparenko
Microswimmers and Microfluidics: Understanding and Manipulating the Locomotion of Undulatory Microswimmers, Jinzhou Yuan
Theses and Dissertations from 2014
DNA Conformational Changes and Phase Transitions Induced by Tension and Twist, David E. Argudo
Overall Mechanical Response of Soft Composite Materials with Particulate Microstructure at Finite Strains, Reza Avazmohammadi
Computational Modeling of Nanocrystal Superlattices, Mehdi Bakhshi Zanjani
Nanoparticle-shelled bubbles for lightweight materials, Teresa Brugarolas Brufau
Dielectric Elastomer Composites: Macroscopic Behavior and Instabilities, Morteza Hakimi Siboni
Self-manipulation and dynamic transitions for a legged robot, Aaron M Johnson
Strain effects on thermal conductivity of nanostructured silicon by Raman piezothermography, Kathryn Fay Murphy
Grasping and Assembling with Modular Robots, Jungwon Seo
Safe, Scalable, and Complete Motion Planning of Large Teams of Interchangeable Robots, Matthew Turpin
Intervertebral Disc Structure and Mechanical Function Under Physiological Loading Quantified Non-invasively Utilizing MRI and Image Registration, Jonathon H. Yoder
Theses and Dissertations from 2013
Computational Modeling of Geometry Dependent Phonon Transport in Silicon Nanostructures, Drew Cheney
A Hybrid Atomistic-Continuum Model for Liquid-Vapor Phase Change, Ian A. Cosden
Motion Primitives and Planning for Robots with Closed Chain Systems and Changing Topologies, Steven Robert Gray
Predictable sequences and competing with strategies, Wei Han
Imaging and understanding atomic-scale adhesion and wear: Quantitative investigations using in situ TEM, Tevis David Bartow Jacobs
Robot Motion Planning Under Topological Constraints, Soonkyum Kim
Providing haptic perception to telerobotic systems via tactile acceleration signals, William C McMahan
Complex Fluids in Microchannel Flows at Low Reynolds Number: Elastic Instabilities and Rheology, Lichao Pan
Locomotion of small organisms in complex fluids at low Reynolds number, Xiaoning Shen
Mechanics of Interactions and Atomic-Scale Wear of Tips ian Amplitude Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Vahid Vahdat
Interrogation of Single Asperity Electrical Contacts Using atomic force Microscopy With Application to Nems Logic Switches, Graham E. Wabiszewski
A three layered framework for annual indoor airflow CFD simulation, Yue Wang
Theses and Dissertations from 2012
Topological and geometric techniques in graph search-based robot planning, Subhrajit Bhattacharya
Non-Linear Homogenization of Magnetorheological Elastomers at Finite Strain, Evan Galipeau
Robotic construction of truss-like structures, Quentin J Lindsey
Traumatic brain injury thresholds in the pre-adolescent juvenile, Matthew R Maltese
Trajectory Generation and Control for Quadrotors, Daniel Warren Mellinger
Diffusional aggregation in binary solids, Qiwei Shi
Theses and Dissertations from 2011
Coordination of Multirobot Teams and Groups in Constrained Environments: Models, Abstractions, and Control Policies, Nora Ayanian
The Nanoaquarium: A Nanofluidic Platform for in SiTu Transmission Electron Microscopy in Liquid Media, Joseph M. Grogan
Microfluidic Pumping With Surface Tension Force and Magnetohydrodynamic Drive, Mian Qin
Moving interfaces as agents of conformational change in rod-like macromolecules, Ritwik Raj
Understanding stress at the atomic scale through the principle of equivalence of virtual work, Alan M Rosenwinkel
Using reconfigurable modular robots for rapid development of dynamic locomotion experiments, Jimmy Sastra
Piezoelectric aluminum nitride dual-beam relays for mechanical computing, Nipun Sinha
Entropic Elasticity of Polymers and Their Networks, Tianxiang Su
Microbead-Based Biosensing in Microfluidic Devices, Jason A. Thompson
Design and analysis of a gyroscopically controlled micro air vehicle, Christopher Everett Thorne
Miniaturization Methods for Modular Robotics: External Actuation and Dielectric Elastomer Actuation, Paul J. White
Propagation and scattering of mechanical vibrations in semiconductor materials, Neil Zuckerman
Theses and Dissertations from 2010
ON MACROSCOPIC CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS AND MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION IN MULTI-SCALE VISCOPLASTIC COMPOSITES, Michalis Agoras
On Macroscopic Constitutive Relations and Microstructure Evolution in Multi-Scale Viscoplastic Composites, Michalis Agoras
Abstractions, Analysis Techniques, and Synthesis of Scalable Control Strategies for Robot Swarms, Spring Melody Berman
Patterning of Alloy Precipitation Through External Pressure, Jack A. Franklin
Passive Variable Compliance for Dynamic Legged Robots, Kevin C. Galloway
Tribochemical studies of hard carbon films as a function of load and environment, Andrew Robert Konicek
Integrating Theoretical and Experimental Methods for Multi-Scale Tissue Engineering of the Annulus Fibrosus of the Intervertebral Disc, Nandan L. Nerurkar
Theses and Dissertations from 2009
Single-Molecule Biophysical Assays with Electrokinetics, Mark Arsenault
Structure and mechanics of proteins from single molecules to cells, Andre E Brown
Dissipative particle dynamics for mesoscopic particle-based thermal-fluid simulations, Anuj Chaudhri
Anisotropic, inhomogeneous and nonlinear structure-function of human supraspinatus tendon, Spencer Park Lake
Guided assembly of nanostructures, Yucun Lou
Degeneration affects the structural and tissue mechanics of the intervertebral disc, Grace Divine O'Connell
Problems of orthotropic plastic constitutive models: Non-associated flow and evolution of anisotropy, Haizhen Pan
Configuration Recognition, Communication Fault Tolerance and Self-reassembly for the CKBot, Michael G. Park
Atomistic study of the deformation mechanisms during nanoindentation, Amit Samanta
Carbon-based nanoprobes for cell nanosurgery & biological applications, Michael G Schrlau
Mechanical and Chemical Effects in Adhesion of Thin Shell Structures with Applications in Wafer Bonding and Adhesion of Living Cells, Richard M. Springman
Control for Localization and Visibility Maintenance of an Independent Agent using Robotic Teams, Ethan A. Stump
Theses and Dissertations from 2008
Homogenization-based constitutive models for viscoplastic porous media with evolving microstructure, Konstantinos Danas
Theses and Dissertations from 2007
Motion control strategies for networked robot teams in environments with obstacles, M. Ani Hsieh
Interfacial characteristics of a gas bubble immersed in a surfactant and protein laden fluid: Experimentation and modeling, Joshua Willard Lampe
Non-associated plastic flow and effects on macroscopic failure mechanisms, Vikranth Racherla
Electromechanics of suspensions, T. N Swaminathan
Theses and Dissertations from 2006
Mechanochemical signaling directs cell state: A mechanics of materials foundation for cell biology, Adam J Engler
Macroscopic behavior and field statistics in viscoplastic composites, Martin Ignacio Idiart
Adaptive randomized algorithms for validation and analysis of complex systems, Jongwoo Kim
Reinforcement learning for mobile robot controllers: Theory and experiments, Meghann M Lomas
On the effective behavior, microstructure evolution, and macroscopic stability of elastomeric composites, Oscar Lopez-Pamies
Theses and Dissertations from 2005
Dynamics and control of a class of modular locomotion systems, Sachin Chitta
The role of tension on supraspinatus tendon to bone healing in a newly developed animal model of chronic rotator cuff tears, Jonathan A Gimbel
Evolution of laminar mixing layer, Din-Chih Hwang
Martensitic phase transformations in shape -memory alloys: Constitutive modeling and numerical simulation, Carl V Jannetti
Fluid mechanics and mass transfer in rotating cylindrical vessels: A numerical and experimental study, Karthik Mukundakrishnan
A framework for shared motion control: Human -robot augmentation with applications to assistive technology, Sarangi Patel Parikh
Theses and Dissertations from 2004
Desalination by membrane distillation, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alklaibi
Investigations on contact-aided compliant mechanisms, Nilesh Dhananjaya Mankame
Modeling complex interactions in microfluidic systems, Shizhi Qian
Air ground coordination for image based control of an unmanned ground vehicle using aerial imagery, Rahul S Rao
Theses and Dissertations from 2003
Vision based control of unmanned aerial vehicles with applications to an autonomous four -rotor helicopter, quadrotor, Erdinc Altug
Geometric methods for multi-robot planning and control, Calin Andrei Belta
A framework for control of formations of mobile robots: Theory and experiments, Aveek Kumar Das
Macroscopic behavior, field fluctuations and texture evolution in viscoplastic polycrystals, Yi Liu
Theses and Dissertations from 2002
A conjugate transient computational analysis of flow, heat, and mass transfer in desiccant -airflow systems, Hassan Siraj Al-Sharqawi
Simulation and control of hybrid systems with applications to mobile robotics, Joel Matthew Esposito
Modeling of rigid body contacts for dynamic simulation, Peter Roy Kraus
Modeling, analysis and simulation of multibody systems with contact and friction, Peng Song
Vision -based characterization, manipulation, and control of objects using compliant tools, Xiaoye Wang
Theses and Dissertations from 1996
Fabrication and calibration of micro temperature sensors on silicon for measurement of surface temperature during nucleate pool boiling in dielectric liquid, William John Miller
Theses and Dissertations from 1995
A Digital Network Method for One Dimensional Wave Propagation in Nonuniform Elastic Rods and Helical Springs, Dominick A. DeAngelis
Stability of grasped objects: Beyond force closure, William Stamps Howard
Transport processes in thermal conductivity detectors, Yufeng Huang
Micro heat exchangers, Xiaoqing Yin
Theses and Dissertations from 1994
Behavior-based control for time-delayed teleoperation, Matthew Ralph Stein
Theses and Dissertations from 1993
Discrete and continuum elastic properties of interfaces, Elliott Solomon Alber
Theses and Dissertations from 1990
Mechanical design optimization of robot manipulator performance, Nathan Thatcher Ulrich
Theses and Dissertations from 1989
Evolution of anisotropy in the mechanical behavior of polymers, Scott David Batterman
Theses and Dissertations from 1988
Rolling contact with friction and non-Hertzian pressure distributions, Chaohwa Liu
Investigation into the flow induced instability of high pressure rotors of large steam turbines, John Purcell Thomas
Theses and Dissertations from 1973
STABILITY OF ROTOR-BEARING SYSTEMS WITH GENERALIZED SUPPORT FLEXIBILITY AND DAMPING, INCLUDING THE INFLUENCE OF AERO-DYNAMIC CROSS-COUPLING, RONALD EUGENE WARNER
Theses and Dissertations from 1972
THERMOELASTICITY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS: A STATISTICAL APPROACH., FRANCISCO JAVIER ALVAREZ-VARA
BOUNDS FOR EFFECTIVE THERMAL, ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS IN TERMS OF HIGH-ORDER STATISTICAL INFORMATION., MOSTAFA AHMED ELSAYED
Theses and Dissertations from 1962
APPLICATION OF PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES TO THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS IN THERMOVISCOELASTICITY, ALAN SOLER