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Title: Implementation of a cost effective non-destructive testing laboratory experiment
Author: Nye, Cameron
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Engineering
Description: A great amount of research is being performed in the field of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). In addition, research is being performed in optimizing the distance learning experience, allowing students to gain equal involvement compared to students ...

Title: Improving Performance in Thermodynamics: Integrating Learning by Teaching Pedagogy
Author: Campagni, Jamie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education
Description: Historically, Thermo is perceived to be the most challenging course in the MET Curriculum at UNC Charlotte. The complexity and difficulties of this course have contributed to the some of the highest DFW rates compared to any other courses offered ...

Title: Improving glaucoma management and compliance using a Lean Six Sigma approach
Author: Ficatier, Johanna
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Compliance to the treatment is a major factor in the evolution of glaucoma. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that result in non-compliance to glaucoma treatment. More specifically, a Lean Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analy...

Title: In Situ Fringe Projection Profilometry for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process
Author: Zhang, Bin
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Optics, Engineering
Description: Additive manufacturing (AM) offers an industrial solution to produce parts with complex geometries and internal structures that conventional manufacturing techniques cannot produce. However, current metal additive process, particularly the laser p...

Title: Insight Derived From High Order Structured Finite Difference CFD Simulations of Flow Past Generic Simplified Car Models
Author: Henry, Maxwell
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
Description: This thesis focuses upon using a high-order finite-difference method on a structured overset grid to study flow features around a generic simplified car model adjusting mesh refinements, rear slant angles, solvers, and turbulence models. These pro...

Title: Intelligent network management for heterogeneous services in mobile edge computing
Author: Liu, Qiang
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: The proliferation of connected devices creates various use cases and heterogeneous services, e.g., augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and mobile artificial intelligence.These services and use cases have diverse network...

Title: LIFE CYCLE COST OPTIMIZATION OF A SOLAR COMBISYSTEM IN NEPAL
Author: Thapa, Bishan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Nepal has a huge potential for solar energy utilization to meet the growing energy demand. Solar thermal systems have been used in Nepal since the 1960s. In the past two decades, much work was done with a focus on improving design, fabrication, an...

Title: LOW UNCERTAINTY SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT USING DEFLECTOMETRY
Author: Pouya Fard, Ali
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Engineering, Metaphysics
Description: Deflectometry has been introduced as a viable alternative to interferometric measurement of specular freeform optical surfaces. Deflectometry measurements show high repeatability; however, due to the errors remaining after the calibration and data...

Title: Laboratory Validation and Initial Field Evaluation of a Vibration-Based Technique for Condition Assessment of Timber Utility Poles
Author: Dulin, Steven
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Civil engineering
Description: Timber is the most common material used for the utility poles that support the transmission and distribution lines of the electrical grid in the United States. Timber is well-suited for use in utility poles but is subject to decay from fungi and o...

Title: Low-power LTE-M Based Remote Monitoring of Propane Tank Fill Levels Using Asynchronous Embedded Rust Firmware
Author: Hayes, Daniel
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Remote monitoring of propane tank fuel levels can have many convenience and cost benefits for both suppliers and consumers. For suppliers, physical tank checks can be eliminated while reducing the maintenance and fuel costs for fill trucks. As a r...

Title: MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL
Author: JIA, DAN
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description: The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the mechanical and thermal propertiesof two-dimensional materials. The discovery of the fantastic properties of graphene,such as high mechanical strength and excellent electronic properties, has stimu...

Title: MID-SPATIAL FREQUENCY CHARACTERIZATION AND SPECIFICATION FOR FREEFORM SURFACES USING ZERNIKE POLYNOMIALS
Author: Hosseinimakarem, Zahra
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Engineering
Description: Mid-spatial frequency on freeform optical elements induces small-angle scatter and affects the optical performance. Fabrication techniques involved in making freeform surfaces leave tooling marks on the surface due to the sub-aperture nature of th...

Title: MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE SIMULATION GAMES IN LEAN SIX SIGMA
Author: KRISHNAKUMAR, SANDEEP
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education, Adult education
Description: While online learning practices have been increasing over the past few decades due to its time and location flexibility, there has been some criticism of its lack of student engagement and involvement in comparison to the face-to-face or tradition...

Title: MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF MULTI-PLY WOVEN FABRICS UNDER BALLISTIC IMPACTS
Author: Palta, Emre
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Engineering
Description: High-strength fiber reinforced woven fabrics are broadly utilized for their high strength-to-weight ratios and good flexibility to provide ballistic protection in security applications such as soft body armor equipment or protective layering of mi...

Title: Manufacturing Methodologies and Optomechanics for Dynamic Freeform Optics
Author: Gurganus, Dustin
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Engineering, Mechanical engineering
Description: Freeform optics have traversed the gap from theoretical to practical application propelled by ultra-precision multi-axis machining, like diamond turning and milling. Utilized for complex infrared sensors to human vision correction, freeform optics...

Title: Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Author: Dodd, Justin
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Civil engineering, Industrial management
Description: While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history of utilization for core business objectives, their successful utilization in the built environment industries, such as construction and facilities management is not nearl...

Title: Mechanical Instability of the Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries
Author: Yuan, Chunhao
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are considered promising candidates for next-generation batteries due to their excellent safety performance guaranteed by inorganic solid electrolytes (SEs) with the non-flammability nature, as well as the greatly...

Title: Methods for improving stability and power quality in networks with high levels of power electronics
Author: Tran, Viet Phong
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Power resources
Description: Advanced power electronics are essential to the development of fully active electric power systems. There are, however, potential problems that can arise when high levels of power-electronic systems are distributed throughout a network. Most impor...

Title: Model Predictive Control on Thermal Stress Reduction for Grid-Connected Inverters Reliability Enhancement
Author: Wang, Luocheng
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Engineering, Power resources
Description: Thermal stress has been identified as one of the major failure causes in the power module. It is generated from the mechanical strain by severely varying temperatures at different loci in the power module and the different coefficients of the ther...

Title: MultiCloud Edge Gateway for IoT Computer Vision
Author: Luu, Samantha
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: The last decade has witnessed tremendous advances in cloud computing, IoT, and computer vision. IoT computer vision brings powerful capabilities that enables society to tackle complex problems such as autonomous driving vehicles, smart cities, pub...