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Finite element analysis using uniform B-spline approximation and implicit boundary method	Measurement and control issues in a novel dynamic radiographic imaging system

Experimental characterization and modeling of the mechanical response of titanium for quasi-static and high strain rate loads	Aeroelastic analysis and optimization of membrane micro air vehicle wings

Predictive force modeling of peripheral milling	Laser-based diagnostic techniques in single particle analysis: Applications to ambient aerosol characterization and cancer cell detection

Side-implanted piezoresistive shear stress sensor for turbulent boundary layer measurement	Cryogenic two-phase flow and phase-change heat transfer in microgravity

Dual-function heatsink antennas for high-density three-dimensional integration of high-power transmitters	Surrogate based modeling of joint contact mechanics

Forced convection flow boiling and two-phase flow phenomena in a microchannel	Convection-enhanced delivery of macromolecules into nervous tissue: Computational modeling, MR imaging, and experiments

ArF excimer laser corneal ablation: Effects of laser repetition rate and fundamental laser-tissue coupling	Fracture toughening mechanisms in nanoparticle and micro-particle reinforced epoxy systems using multi-scale analysis

Optimal control of uncertain Euler-Lagrange systems	Reflective communications framework: An approach to rapid deployment of communications architectures in distributed systems

Nonlinear control for systems containing input uncertainty via a Lyapunov-based approach	Dynamics of suspensions of rodlike polymers with hydrodynamic interactions

Computer aided invariant feature selection	Investigation of heterogeneous surface chemistry for the catalytic combustion of methane and syngas

Theoretical studies of UT-3 thermochemical hydrogen production cycle and development of calcium oxide reactant for UT-3 cycle and carbon dioxide capture	Modeling granular hopper discharge and segregation for wet cohesive particles

Laser-induced plasmas as an analytical source for quantitative analysis of gaseous and aerosol systems: Fundamentals of plasma-particle interactions	Development of conditioning and test method for assessment of durability of FRC exposed to severe environments

Kinematic and dynamic behavior of a wearing joint in a crank-slider mechanism	Analysis and design of planar multibody systems with revolute joint wear

Determining the role of fractal geometry and fracture energy in brittle bilayer materials	Development of yield criteria for describing the behavior of porous metals with tension-compression asymmetry

Optical diagnostic techniques in tribological analysis: Applications to wear film characterization, solid lubricant chemical transition, and electrical sliding contacts	A flow boiling microchannel thermosyphon for fuel cell thermal management

Progressive collapse of moment resisting steel framed buildings quantitative analysis based energy approach	Characterization of shrinkage behavior in concrete materials using cure reference method

Periodic error in heterodyne interferometry: Measurement, uncertainty, and elimination	Critical flaw size in silicon nitride ball bearings

Analysis and optimization of diffusion-driven, multiple-effect solar still	Flame blowout and pollutant emissions in vitiated combustion of conventional and bio-derived fuels

Autonomous motion planning using a predictive temporal method	Numerical modeling of microscale plasma actuators

Safe and robust sensor motion planning and control	Applying decision analysis to milling with system dynamics constraints: A new frontier in machining science

Lyapunov-based robust and adaptive control of nonlinear systems using a novel feedback structure	Measuring, using, and reducing experimental and computational uncertainty in reliability analysis of composite laminates

Vector-based ground surface and object representation using cameras	A cognitive resource management framework for autonomous ground vehicle sensing

Experimental characterization and application of thermodynamically consistent viscoelastic models to describe the behavior of collagen dermal grafts	Benchmark data and analysis of dilute turbulent fluid-particle flow in viscous and transitional regimes

Integrated power inductors in silicon for compact DC-DC converters in portable electronics	Coupled magneto-elastostatic analysis using implicit boundary finite element method

Analysis of spall propagation in case hardened hybrid ball bearings	Three-dimensional measurement of atomic force microscope cantilever deformation to determine the three-dimensional applied force vector

Rheological behavior of gelatin at high shear rates	Angular momentum during gait - A computational simulation

Numerical simulation of cryogenic flow with phase change using sharp interface cut-cell method	Thermofluid analysis of two-phase slug flow in microchannels with applications to leakage modeling in rotary-vane turbomachinery

A new soft tissue artifact compensation technique in human motion analysis and clinical applications	Design, fabrication and characterization of a MEMS piezoresistive microphone for use in aeroacoustic measurements

Identification of structure-specific damage growth properties and its impact on improved prognosis	The mechanisms for passive suppression of fluctuating surface pressure in a supersonic cavity flow

Experimental characterization and multidisciplinary conceptual design optimization of a bendable load stiffened unmanned air vehicle wing	Real-time adaptive cutting tool flank wear prediction

Modeling and simulation of particle dispersal by shock and detonation waves	Skeletal kinematic measurement using model-image registration and mechanical constraints

Unsteady forces on a particle in compressible flows	Multi-fidelity design of an integral thermal protection system for future space vehicle during re-entry

Experimental characterization, design, analysis and optimization of flexible flapping wings for micro air vehicles	hp-Pseudospectral method for solving continuous-time nonlinear optimal control problems

J-T and J-Q characterization of surface crack tip fields in metallic liners under large-scale yielding	A linear input-varying framework for modeling and control of morphing aircraft

Experimental characterization and constitutive modeling of the high-pressure behavior of dry sand	Modeling and control of a novel semi-closed gas turbine-absorption combined cycle

Microstructural-based characterization of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation mechanisms in Mg powders	Development of an ultrasonic piezoelectric mems-based radiator for nonlinear acoustic applications

A daisy-chaining approach for vision-based control and estimation	Development and applications of high fill-factor, small footprint MEMS micromirrors and micromirror arrays

Modeling and characterization of piezoelectric energy harvesting systems with the pulsed resonant converter	Evaluation of assessment methods for bioethanol production

Passive wireless wall shear stress sensors	Multi-scale modeling and simulation of semi-flexible filaments

Multiple surrogates for prediction and optimization	Reinforcement learning and optimal control methods for uncertain nonlinear systems

Lyapunov-based nonlinear estimation methods with applications to machine vision	Deformation mechanisms in high performance transparent ceramics due to indentation and impact events

Numerical and experimental study on improving diagnosis in structural health monitoring	Differential game-based control methods for uncertain continuous-time nonlinear systems

An investigation into wetting and two phase heat transfer on reetrant textured surfaces	A concurrent atomistic-continuum methodolody and its applications

Path planning and sensor knowledge store for unmanned ground vehicles in urban area evaluated by multiple LADARs	Magnetic resonance imaging-based computational models of solid tumors

The role of surface microstructure and topography in pool boiling heat transfer	Coarse-graining atomistic dynamics of fracture by finite element method: Formulation, parallelization and applications

A new mechanistic understanding and modeling of pool boiling critical heat flux on horizontal surface	Potential field-based decentralized control methods for network connectivity maintenance

Deformation and fracture behavior of Ti-Al-Nb-(Cr,Mo) alloys with a gamma+sigma microstructure at ambient temperature	A novel integrated spacecraft attitude control system using variable speed control moment gyroscopes: A Lyapunov-based approach

A tensegrity-based compliant mechanism: Analysis and application	Development of a binder fracture test to determine fracture energy

Variable amplitude fatigue analysis using surrogate models and exact XFEM reanalysis	Numerical modeling of the plasma-particle interactions of aerosol vaporization in a laser-induced plasma

Characterization of the mechanical properties of soft materials: Acute rat brain tissue and hydrogel	Numerical modeling and simulation of Fischer-Tropsch packed-bed reactor and its thermal management

Modeling and reliability of electrothermal micromirrors	Vestibular dynamic inclinometer and measurement of inclination parameters

Material characterization of open-cell foams by finite element based micromechanics methods