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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[...]
2010 | doctoral dissertations |
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Recent advancements in manufacturing and post-processing of optics with sub-aperture methods have enabled greater degrees of freedom to realize complex optical surfaces. [...]
2023 | doctoral dissertations |
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Most of us who are familiar with the term ceramics instantly gravitate towards the image of clay on a pottery wheel undergoing becoming a beautiful work of art in its own[...]
2024 | conference proceedings |
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The study of optics has changed over the past 3000 years. We have developed beyond the early lens technologies of quartz and other types of glass materials and new materi[...]
2013 | doctoral dissertations |
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The main focus of this study is on chatter avoidance during machining. Self-excited regenerative vibration or "chatter" is a significant obstacle in machining which resul[...]
2023 | doctoral dissertations |
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Lapping and polishing are loose abrasive finishing processes that have been used to achieve critical surface parameters in optical materials for centuries. These process[...]
2009 | doctoral dissertations |
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Additive manufacturing (AM) offers an industrial solution to produce parts with complex geometries and internal structures that conventional manufacturing techniques cann[...]
2017 | doctoral dissertations |
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Residual soils are found throughout the world and often behave differently than transported soils. Residual soils are identified as materials developed from the insitu w[...]
2010 | doctoral dissertations |
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The optical pitch polishing process has been used over 300 years to obtain high quality optical surface finish with little subsurface damage. A pitch tool consists of a m[...]
2014 | doctoral dissertations |
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The nature and quality of a surface’s topography can play an important role in a part’s performance and expected longevity. The complexity of a surface topography means t[...]
2019 | doctoral dissertations |