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Title: Development and Implementation of Snowmelt Simulations in an Augmented Reality Sandbox
Author: Ainsworth, Tyler
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Fluid mechanics
Description: In cold climates snowmelt runoff prediction is an important factor in the prediction of seasonal flooding and springtime water availability. Engineers study snowmelt and its effects on the environment, such as changes in stream flow, for this purp...

Title: TEMPERATURE MODELING AND CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR HIGH VOLTAGE UNDERGROUND CABLES
Author: Akumawah Nche, Ansovinus
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: The use of underground cables in transmission and distribution of electric energy is growing. The most commonly installed is the cross-linked polyethylene known as XLPE as an insulator. The XLPE insulation has excellent dielectric properties. Howe...

Title: Residual Stress Due to Finish Facing Comparing Traditional and Modulated Tool Path Machining Processes
Author: Anderson, Travis
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: TRAVIS ANDERSON. Residual stress due to finish facing comparing traditional and modulated tool path machining processes. (Under the direction of DR. ROD HANDY.) Traditional machining processes, where material is removed by a cutting tool from a wo...

Title: FEASIBILITY OF ELECTRIC FIELD SENSOR FOR EXTERNAL BALLISTICS ANALYSIS
Author: Benfield, Christopher
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description: Accurately modeling the flight path to resemble the actual flight dynamics of a given projectile enables a shooter to engage targets at distances that extend into the transonic and subsonic flight regions. This requires the collection of velocity ...

Title: Prototype System for Autonomous Detection and Extraction of Floating Pollution from Aquatic Environments
Author: Brake , Jeremy
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical engineering
Description: This research aims to develop an autonomous system for pollution acquisition and extraction within waterways. Currently, there are approximately 270,000 tons of pollution within the world’s oceans, with 80% originating from inland waterways. The e...

Title: Vector-based Mecanum-Drive Robotic System with Machine Vision and Sensor Fusion for Soccer Training
Author: Briggs, Bartholomew
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Robotics
Description: This research proposes the use of a robotic system for soccer training. The purpose of this research is to devise, build, and demonstrate a vector-based mecanum-drive robot to act as an impediment to a soccer player dribbling toward a known goal t...

Title: A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
Author: Calvin, Matthew
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
Description: A variety of magnetic gear topologies have been investigated in recent years as alternatives to traditional mechanical gearboxes. In general these magnetic gears offer advantages in the non-contact transmission of torque including inherent overloa...

Title: Understanding Power System Frequency
Author: Cockerham, Brett
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Frequency of an electrical signal is defined during steady state conditions, although it can be problematic to measure. However, power system frequency can often fluctuate during power swings and other anomalous events. These events can be charact...

Title: Autonomous Navigation of an Electric All-Terrain Vehicle Along Waypoint-Defined Trails
Author: Daniel, Jacob
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering
Description: 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...

Title: Interaction of femtosecond laser beam with atmospheric low temperature plasmas and electric fields
Author: Davda, Kirtan
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Optics, Physics, Power resources
Description: In this work, the influence of electric fields and atmospheric plasma on the behavior of an ultrafast femtosecond laser beam is being studied. A femtosecond laser pulse has an ability to self-focus in air and produce confined narrow channels of hi...

Title: Single-axis simulated hip-joint movement controlled by body-mounted IMUs for electromechanical prosthesis applications
Author: Fifield, Austin
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: Survivors of cancerous and traumatic transpelvic amputations have difficulty in transitioning into and out of a chair, as well as sitting upright with correct posture. The addition of special pads and chair inserts can help the amputee; however, t...

Title: THE ADVANCED MANIPULATION OF AN ELECTROSPRAYED DIELECTRIC
Author: Garris, Robert
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: The objective of this research is to investigate the control of sprayed gasoline using electric fields. This research was separated into three main parts including: charge repeatability, charge magnitude, and control of a sprayed injection. Using ...

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: Extrapolation of Test Performance for Air-to-Air Rotary Energy Exchangers
Author: Jamal Alhariry, Alaa
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Air-to-air energy exchangers are used in building HVAC systems to transfer energy between the exhaust air and the outdoor air. Because of its potential to reduce the energy consumption for conditioning ventilation air and to downsize the cooling a...

Title: Unsupervised Learning for Critical Event Detection using Historical PMU Data
Author: Joshi, Dhawal
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: A recent increment in power load and the fast reconciliation of sustainable power sources into the power grid requires an improvement in situational awareness. Furthermore, with this increase in power load, the aging grid infrastructure is under s...

Title: Understanding and mitigating the light-induced degradation in screen-printed Al-BSF boron-doped Czokralski crystalline silicon solar cells by use of infrared belt furnace rapid thermal processing.
Author: Mvutu, Mayangi
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: ABSTRACTMAYANGI MA MVUTU. Understanding and mitigating the light-induced degradation in screen printed Al-BSF Cz-Si solar cell by use of IR-belt furnace Rapid Thermal Processing. (Under the direction of DR. ABASIFREKE EBONG)In this study, Rapid Th...

Title: Performance Evaluation of Tracer Particles for Particle Image Velocimetry Using a Scaled Rolling Road-Tire Setup in a Wind Tunnel
Author: Narayan, Nithin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: The ultimate goal of the present work is to evaluate the ability to produce highlyresolved particle image velocimetry (PIV) flow images of tracer particles dispersedin a wind tunnel with a scaled rolling road-tire setup. The particle type, size, a...

Title: THE DESIGN OF AN IN-CONDUIT HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH A SEAL-FREE MAGNETIC TRANSMISSION
Author: Nichols, Casey
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Power resources
Description: Presently, governments are focused on the development of diverse energy sources from renewable supplies. A major part of that is the development of pico-hydro and micro-hydro power generation in low head, low flow rate rivers and streams. Numerous...

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: THE APPLICABILITY OF FREE-FIELD ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES TO QUALITY INSPECTION OF ROTATING MACHINERY
Author: Paustian, Andrew
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Sound
Description: Quality assessment tools are used to increase productivity of a production line by ensuring that the produced item is fit for consumer use. In order for a quality inspection tool to be useful, the process must not affect the item and should not si...