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Title: Design and Development of an Experimental Apparatus for Hardware-In-Loop Testing of Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Systems
Author: van Arnold, George
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Description: Growing concerns related to the environmental impacts of rising global energy consumption compel the continued development of low-emission technologies for the building sector. In the United States, space conditioning and domestic hot water genera...

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: 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: REPLACEMENT OF HUMAN OPERATOR WITH VISION-GUIDED ROBOT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PICK-AND-PLACE WORK CELL
Author: Vutetakis, David
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Robotics
Description: Picking and placing parts is a fundamental operation involved in circuit board manufacturing and assembly plants. Pin thru-hole (PTH) components with non-standard features are incompatible with most existing high speed pick-and-place systems; this...

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: 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: Autonomous Vehicle Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Along a Predetermined Vector
Author: Pfeifer, Elijah
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Robotics
Description: 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...

Title: ELECTRICITY PRICE FORECASTING USING ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES
Author: Sardana, Bhav
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: Electricity Price Forecasts have been a very important part of the energy industry for a long time. Traditionally, it was used by utilities, but after the liberalization of electricity markets around the world, they are of prime importance not onl...

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: 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: DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING FOR WIND AND SOLAR POWER USING ADVANCE DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES.
Author: Sharma, Vinayak
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Power resources
Description: The world is moving towards renewable sources of energy for its energy needs and solar and wind power are one of the most promising sources of ‘clean’ energy. There is a high level of uncertainty and variability associated with these sources of en...

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: Electromagnetic and vibration energy harvesting utilizing a piezoelectric device
Author: Vo, Misa
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Power resources
Description: The main goal of this research is to design an energy harvesting device that produces enough power to supply a voltage sensor deployed on a power line. Energy harvesting using piezoelectric material is one of the promising methods of powering the ...

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: 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: 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: Optimum Economic Dispatch and Pricing Strategy for Localised Electricity Market with PV-Battery Integration
Author: patnaik, smitali
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Energy industries, Commodity exchanges
Description: As the ingress of Renewable Systems and Energy Storage is gaining pace, the concept of local markets is emerging as an attractive alternative to utility grid services. Although, local markets are naive and at emerging stage, their advantages are b...

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: 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: 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...