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Title
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A study of operational variable influencing wheel balancing measurements
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Author
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Nabar, Aneesh
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction, Mathematics
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Description
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The aim of this research is to analyze various operational parameters that may affect the wheel balancing measurement. Therefore, wheel balancing measurements were taken iteratively on different low profile wheel/tire assemblies for different cond...
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AN INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURED LIGHT SCANNER CALIBRATION DEGRADATION
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Author
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Turnbull, Robert
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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ROBERT DAVID TURNBULL. An Investigation of Structured Light Scanner Calibration Degradation (Under the direction of DR. ED MORSE)Structured light scanning is a measurement technique using two images taken at a well-known angle to each other. Using...
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Additive manufacturing of PVDF-TrFE piezoelectric and pyroelectric sensors
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Author
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Marandi, Rafi
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Additive manufacturing, specifically Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method, has emerged as a promising technique for rapid prototyping. Using FDM, complex geometries can be created using precise layer by layer deposition of material. Among the ad...
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Aerodynamic Stability Analysis of Quadcopters Subject to Unsteady Wind Conditions
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Author
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Slingluff, Mason
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
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Description
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The quadcopter has become an increasingly utilized tool in the military and aerospace fields over the last several years. For quadcopters to be used in surveillance, search and rescue and even delivery applications, the quadcopter must be able to ...
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Title
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Aerodynamics of UAV Ground Effect Interactions
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Author
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Timms, William
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
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Description
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With the advent of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) becoming more prevalent for military and commercial applications, gaining a better understanding of their aerodynamic characteristics is critical. No matter the application, each operatio...
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Title
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Analysis of wound irrigation devices
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Author
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Pawar, Amogh Madan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Medicine
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Description
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In wound irrigation, the surface pressure at the wound is critical. Correct pressure ensures removal of bacteria and foreign debris without further tissue damage. Surface pressure measurements were performed for three irrigation devices, including...
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Title
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Areal gear metrology with modified flanks
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Author
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Ni, Kang
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Gears are critical mechanical components in power transmission systems, used across a board spectrum of industries such as automobile, aerospace and renewable energy. Given the advancement of design and manufacture of gears in the past decades, th...
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Aspects of Turbulence and Stochastic Processes in Fluid Mechanics
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Author
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Dahlberg, Jerry
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
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Description
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Three experimental studies are executed to examine aspects of turbulence and stochastic processes in fluid mechanics. Each experimental study is conducted in a different medium; water, wind and vibrated grain piles. Each study requires upgrades to...
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Autonomous Navigation of an Electric All-Terrain Vehicle Along Waypoint-Defined Trails
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Author
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Daniel, Jacob
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Previous research attempted to autonomously control an internal combustion all-terrain vehicle platform but was unsuccessful due to the inability to reliably control speed. To address this, an electric motor conversion is performed on the platform...
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Title
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Autonomous Sensing of a Gaussian Spatial Process with Multiple Heterogeneous Agents
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Author
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Brancato, Michael
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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The performance of a mobile sensor network is measured by its ability to survey regions of interest efficiently and accurately with limited resources. Approaches for sampling trajectory optimization allow for adaptive algorithms that offer signifi...
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Autonomous Vehicle Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Along a Predetermined Vector
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Author
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Pfeifer, Elijah
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Robotics
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Description
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Search and Rescue (SaR) operations rely on civilian volunteers to provide mandatory manpower when covering large areas of land. These SaR operations are typically conducted in remote environments where conditions can be hazardous and GPS signal in...
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Title
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BUCKLING LOAD PREDICTIONS IN PRESSURE VESSELS UTILIZING MONTE CARLO METHOD
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Author
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Brar, Gurinder
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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In practice, large diameter, thin wall shells of revolution are never fabricated with constant diameters and thicknesses over the entire length of the assembly. These initial geometric imperfections have significant effect on the load carrying cap...
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Title
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CFD simulation of an overtaking maneuver using simplified vehicle bodies
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Author
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Chellaram, Arune
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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When two vehicle bodies are involved in a passing maneuver, interesting and intricate aerodynamic interactions occur between them. This has been an area of active interest in Motorsports for quite some time. The existing literature shows only few ...
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Title
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CFD-URANS ANALYSIS OF THE WATER FLOW IN AN ALGAE MAGNETIC SEPARATOR
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Author
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Joshi, Shreyas
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Crude oil is one of the major sources for energy production. One barrel could produce up to 50% of gasoline. Almost, 75% of a crude oil barrel can be converted to petroleum products which are the most consumable energy sources over the world. With...
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Title
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CHARACTERIZATION OF ENGINEERED SURFACES
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Author
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Verma, Ritwik
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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In the recent years there has been an increasing interest in manufacturing products where surface topography plays a functional role. These surfaces are called engineered surfaces and are used in a variety of industries like semi conductor, data s...
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Title
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COMBINED DEM-FEM MODELING OF SHOT PEENING PROCESS
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Author
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Bobba, Dhanooj
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Shot peening is a commonly used technique for improving the fatigue life of machine components by inducing compressive residual stresses in the surface layers. This process involves plastically deforming the surface layers by impacting the surface...
