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The influence of center of mass velocity redirection on mechanical and metabolic performance during walking
Combustion synthesis of tin dioxide nanocomposites for gas sensing applications
 
Microthermal devices for fluidic actuation by modulation of surface tension
Co-evolution of product families and assembly systems
 
Dynamic walking principles applied to human gait
Design and analysis of haptic interface and teleoperator feedback systems
 
Design for vehicle structural crashworthiness via crash mode matching
Modular verification and supervisory controller design for discrete-event systems using abstraction and incremental construction
 
In-plane response and mode II fracture response of Z-pin woven laminates
Interactive genetic algorithms for shape preference assessment in engineering design
 
Feasibility study on laser microwelding and laser shock peening using femtosecond laser pulses
The construction of preference in engineering design and implications for green products
 
HCCI heat release rate and combustion efficiency: A couple KIVA multi-zone modeling study
A study of pyrolysis of charring materials and its application to fire safety and biomass utilization
 
Minimum quantity lubrication grinding using nanofluids
Homogeneous combustion and its application to industrial furnaces
 
Investigation of dry and near-dry electrical discharge milling processes
Theoretical formulation and numerical implementation of electromagnetic and thermomechanical loading processes in solids
 
Laser direct-write microfabrication and patterning
Robust thermal error modeling and compensation for CNC machine tools
 
An experimental investigation of the ignition properties of low temperature combustion in an optical engine
Computation of inviscid compressible flows about arbitrary geometries and moving boundaries
 
Electrostatic elastomer devices for reconfigurable high-density microfluidics
Porous cathode design and optimization of lithium systems
 
Lower limb motor coordination and rehabilitation facilitated through self-assist
An experimental study of the stable and unstable operation of an LPP gas turbine combustor
 
The operating features of a stoichiometric, ammonia and gasoline dual fueled spark ignition engine
Phonon conductivity metrics for compact, linked-cage, layered, and filled-cage crystals, using ab initio, molecular dynamics and Boltzmann transport treatments
 
Computational studies of premixed flame characteristics with surface effects
Development of multifunctional carbon nanotube nanocomposite sensors for structural health monitoring
 
Nanoscale channels and tunnels in surface-modified poly(dimethylsiloxane)
A fixed-point approach to equilibrium pricing in differentiated product markets
 
Synthesis of multistable equilibrium compliant mechanisms
Experimental investigation of the auto-ignition characteristics of oxygenated reference fuel compounds
 
The effect of mechanical stimulation on bone fracture healing: Changes in callus morphology and mesenchymal stem cell homing
Response of coupled frictional contacts to cyclic loading
 
The influence of processing and fluid parameters on injection molding flow
Mechatronic design for component-swapping modularity using bi-directional communications in networked control systems
 
Prediction of the effects of lower-extremity muscle forces on knee, thigh, and hip injuries in frontal motor vehicle crashes
Development of an in-cylinder heat transfer model with variable density effects on thermal boundary layers
 
Interaction and self-assembly of nanoparticles for biomedical, nanodevice, and material applications
High resolution lithography-compatible micro-electro-discharge machining of bulk metal foils for micro-electro-mechanical systems
 
Nonlinear vibration analysis of cracked structures: Application to turbomachinery rotors with cracked blades
An experimental investigation of reacting and nonreacting coaxial jet mixing in a laboratory rocket engine
 
A segmented model for studying water transport in a PEM fuel cell
Skin-friction drag reduction within turbulent flows
 
Rational numerical method for analyzing micro behavior in macro deformation
Fuel property impact on a premixed diesel combustion mode
 
Elastic tunable grating powered by MEMS actuators for fluorescence spectroscopy applications
Manufacturing system variation reduction through feed-forward control considering model uncertainties
 
Active safety measures for vehicles involved in light vehicle-to-vehicle impacts
Assembly and performance modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
 
Modeling product variety induced manufacturing complexity for assembly system design
Uncertainty in underwater acoustic field prediction
 
An improved Representative Interactive Flamelet model accounting for evaporation effect in reaction space (RIF-ER)
Effects of mechanical stresses on lithium ion batteries
 
Computational studies of autoignition and combustion in low temperature combustion engine environments
Wireless magnetoelastic monitoring of biliary stents
 
Accelerated molecular dynamics simulations of atomic force microscope experiments
Ultrasonic batch mode micromachining and its application to piezoelectric sensors for fine needle aspiration biopsy
 
Development of as-manufactured CAD model for the concept of "Product DNA"
Understanding the importance of an energy crisis
 
ANN-based model-free thermal controls for residential buildings
A discontinuous Galerkin method for strain gradient plasticity
 
Development and analysis of ultrasonic assisted friction stir welding process
Optimal design of material microstructure for convective heat transfer in a solid-fluid mixture
 
Strength and fatigue failure of spot friction welds between similar and dissimilar sheet materials
Gas embolotherapy: Bubble evolution in acoustic droplet vaporization and design of a benchtop microvascular model
 
Corrosion effects on the ductile fracture, strength and reliability of membranes, plates and shells
Market systems modeling for public versus private tradeoff analysis in optimal vehicle design
 
Catalysis of propane oxidation and premixed propane-air flames
Directional transduction for guided wave structural health monitoring
 
Development of photoelastic methods towards study of mechanical aging of 2-dimensional granular assemblies
Evolutionary structural optimization with multiple performance constraints by Large Admissible Perturbations
 
Physics-based turbulence anisotropy closure including nonlocal and nonequilibrium effects in turbulent flows
Integration of heterogeneous simulation models for network-distributed simulation
 
Laser direct writing of microchannels for artificial lungs
System augmentation and optimal feedback auxiliary signals for interrogating nonlinear systems
 
Organic electronics on fibers for energy conversion applications
Matching methods for semantic interoperability in product lifecycle management
 
Dual-stage boosting systems: Modeling of configurations, matching and boost control options
Multiscale modeling of Li-ion cells: mechanics, heat generation and electrochemical kinetics
 
Time-delay systems: Analysis and control using the Lambert W function
Multiscale experimental approaches to Li-ion battery research: From particle analysis to optimized battery design
 
Functional morphing for manufacturing process design, evaluation and control
Coupling and controllability in optimal design and control
 
Particulate and gas phase hydrocarbon emissions from partially premixed low temperature compression ignition combustion of biodiesel
The effect of age on bone and its response to mechanical stimulation
 
Development and evaluation of integrated chassis control systems
Analysis of biodynamic responses associated with upper limb reaching movements under whole-body vibration: Support for an active biodynamic model
 
Combustion stabilization, structure, and spreading in a laboratory dual-mode scramjet combustor
High-throughput, continuous nanopatterning technologies for display and energy applications
 
Optimal production control under uncertainty with revenue management considerations
The development of an antagonistic SMA actuation technology for the active cancellation of human tremor
 
A motionless gas micropump using thermal transpiration in bulk nanoporous materials
High performance piezoelectric MEMS microphones
 
Structural design optimization of electric motors to improve torque performance
Mechanics and function of DNA looping and supercoiling
 
Microstructure evolution of metals through thermo-mechanical processes (TMP), mechanical property of TMP samples, and small scale test samples
Design and evaluation of elastic exoskeletons for human running
 
Blister formation and layer transfer of N-implanted GaAs
Quantifying perception-based attributes in design: A case study on the perceived environmental friendliness of vehicle silhouettes
 
Investigation of electrosurgical tissue joining
High-speed high-resolution vector field measurements and analysis of boundary layer flows in an internal combustion engine
 
Modeling and analysis of process complexity and performance in mixed model assembly systems
Driver models to emulate human anomalous behaviors leading to vehicle lateral and longitudinal accidents
 
Product variety induced complexity and its impact on mixed-model assembly systems and supply chains
The deformation response of 3D woven composites subjected to high rates of loading
 
Incorporating drivability metrics into optimal energy management strategies for hybrid vehicles
Analysis and strategies for five-axis near-dry EDM milling
 
MEMS-based thermal and mass-transport control for microfluidic biochemical reagent mixing and 2-D gas chromatography
LDV measurements and analysis of gas and particulate phase velocity profiles in a vertical jet plume in a 2D bubbling fluidized bed
 
Spooled packaging of shape memory alloy actuators
Very high cycle fatigue behavior of nickel-based superalloy Rene 88 DT
 
MIMO adaptive process control in stamping using punch force
Speckle tracking for cardiac strain imaging in ultrasound imaging and contrast enhancement in photoacoustic imaging
 
Hydroelastic response of marine structures to impact-induced vibrations
Interstitial diffusion in Li-ion battery electrodes and structural phase transitions in crystalline solids from first principles
 
Low-Reynolds Number Adaptive Flow Control Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Actuator
Mass diffusion and chemical kinetic data for jet fuel surrogates
 
Pore-water and proton transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell: Molecular dynamics and mono- and bimodal wetting treatments of mesopore hydrated Nafion
Knowledge-based methods for evaluation of engineering changes
 
Skin-friction drag reduction by dilute polymer solutions in turbulent channel flow
Energy scavenging from low frequency vibrations
 
Knowledge-based Methods for Integrating Carbon Footprint Prediction Techniques into New Product Designs and Engineering Changes
An Experimental and Numerical Study of Friction Stir Processing using Novel Tool Designs and its Application to Damage Repair
 
Optimal calibration and transient control of high degree of freedom internal combustion engines
Experimental and modeling studies of lean and rich exhaust conditions for selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH 3
 
Modeling, Simulation and Design of Plasmonic Nanoarchitectures for Ultrafast Circuit Systems
High frequency amplification, filtering and nonlinearity in a computational model of mammalian cochlear mechanics
 
Simulation and model development for auto-ignition and reaction front propagation in low-temperature high-pressure lean-burn engines
Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of high strength magneisum alloys fabricated by deformation processing
 
Modeling of turbulent cavitating flows
Experiments and Modeling of PEM Fuel Cells for Dead-Ended Anode Operation
 
Investigation of hand posture during reach and grasp for ergonomic applications
Mechanical Properties of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Thin Film Nano-Composites Using Brillouin Light Scattering
 
Analytical estimation of throughput distribution for serial manufacturing systems with multi-state machines and its application
Failure of laser welds and formability of bimaterial thin steel sheets
 
Estimation of Ethanol Content and Control of Air-to-Fuel Ratio in Flex Fuel Vehicles
Management of Functional Data Variables in Decomposition-based Design Optimization
 
Reduced-order models for robust identification and damage modeling of blisks
Tissue Cutting in Needle Biopsy
 
An Intrinsic and Geometric Framework for the Synthesis and Analysis of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms
Phonon tuning and recycling in photonic energy conversion: Atomic-structure metrics and examples
 
Model based cutter analysis and evaluation in milling titanium alloys
Multi-scale homogenization of moving interface problems with flux and field jumps
 
Attractor and bifurcation morphing modes for high-sensitivity sensing
A Comprehensive Thermal Management System Model for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
 
A computational model for pyrolysis, heat transfer, and combustion in a fixed-bed waste gasifier
Output-Only Techniques for Fault Detection
 
Computational modeling of soot nucleation
Stability of uncertain piecewise affine time-delay systems with application to all wheel drive clutch control
 
Virtual Fusion: The Integration and Analysis of Simulation and Real Processes for Manufacturing Process Deployment
Simulations of similar and dissimilar weld joint failures and bearings for fatigue analyses
 
Mechanics of micro and nanoscale structures in self-assembled surface features, molecular machines and biomaterials
Distributed Supervisory Controller Design for Battery Swapping Modularity in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
 
Numerical simulations of thermal systems -- Applications to fuel chemistry, nanofluid heat transfer and aerosol particle transport
Techniques for Battery Health Conscious Power Management via Electrochemical Modeling and Optimal Control
 
Recursive Parameter Estimation using Polynomial Chaos Theory Applied to Vehicle Mass Estimation for Rough Terrain
Interrogating the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis: The contributions of RhoC GTPase and p38gamma MAPK
 
On the theory and numerical simulation of cohesive crack propagation with application to fiber-reinforced composites
Development of a Simulation based Powertrain Design Framework for Evaluation of Transient Soot Emissions from Diesel Engine Vehicles
 
On the mechanisms of non-contact ACL injury during a simulated jump landing: Experimental and theoretical analyses
Thermal modeling of workpiece temperature and distortion in MQL deep-hole drilling
 
Thermally Boosted Concept for Improved Energy Storage Capacity of a Hydro-Pneumatic Accumulator
Soot formation, composition, and morphology
 
Bulk Micromachined Piezoelectric Transducers for Ultrasonic Heating of Biological Tissues
Quantifying the impact of environmental policy on engineering design decisions
 
A combined modeling and experimental investigation of nano-particulate transport in non-isothermal turbulent internal flows
A New Femtosecond Laser-Based 3D Tomography Technique
 
Investigation of an Articulated Spine in a Quadruped Robotic System
Neuro-Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Energy Management of a Series Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle Considering Engine Transient Emissions
 
Characterization of post-annealing mechanical behavior of preformed Aluminum Alloy 5182-O
A model based approach to the analysis of intersection conflicts and collision avoidance systems
 
Bulk Foil Pt-Rh Micro-relays for High Power RF and Other Applications
Velocity occupancy space: Autonomous navigation and dynamic obstacle avoidance with sensor and actuation error
 
A Multi-Physics Model for Wet Clutch Dynamics
Development of high-speed laser diagnostics for the investigation of scalar heterogeneities in engines
 
Non contact mechanical testing at high temperature using electromagnetic forces
Effect of Age, Elbow Muscle Co-contraction Level, and Elbow Moment Loading Characteristics on Elbow Angle Positional Variability in Postural Tasks
 
Safety Considerations in Optimal Automotive Vehicle Design
Parametric reduced-order models of structural dynamics for design, damage detection and structural optimization
 
The Dynamics of Ventilated Partial Cavities over a Wide Range of Reynolds Numbers and Quantitative 2D X-ray Densitometry for Multiphase Flow
Dynamics and Limiting Mechanisms of Self-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth
 
Single camera, three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry
A Novel Multiscale Physics-Based Progressive Damage and Failure Modeling Tool for Advanced Composite Structures
 
Influence of Product Complexity and Customer Demographics on Co-Design
Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Memory Alloy Cables and Tubes
 
Design Preference Elicitation, Identification and Estimation
Stress intensity factor solutions for laser welds in lap-shear specimens and spot welds in the square overlap parts of cross-tension specimens
 
The analysis of adhesively bonded advanced composite joints using joint finite elements
Mechanocapillary Forming of Filamentary Materials
 
Optimal co-design of microgrids and electric vehicles: Synergies, simplifications and the effects of uncertainty
Time-resolved ratiometric detection of the plasmonic coupling between gold nanoparticles: A novel technique for single-molecule biophysics
 
Carbon based nanoelectromechanical resonators
A multiple height-transfer interferometric technique and its applications
 
Mechanical Models of Friction That Exhibit Hysteresis, Stick-Slip, and the Stribeck Effect
Microfabricated passive preconcentrator/injector designed for microscale gas chromatography
 
Mapping of passive turbulence control to flow induced motions of circular cylinders
Combined Design and Control Optimization: Application to Optimal PHEV Design and Control for Multiple Objectives
 
The effects of novel surface treatments on the wear and fatigue properties of steel and chilled cast iron
Passive Energy-Saving Mechanisms in Human Locomotion
 
Design Refinement and Modeling Methods for Highly-Integrated Hypersonic Vehicles
Modeling and analysis of remanufacturing systems with stochastic return and quality variation
 
Microscale Engineering for the Structural Integrity and Transport Properties of Electrode Material in Li-ion Batteries
Optimal low-power control strategies for an autonomous piezoelectric micro-robot
 
High-Fidelity Simulation and Analysis of Ignition Regimes and Mixing Characteristics for Low Temperature Combustion Engine Application
Energy Efficient Iterative Adaptive On-Off Control of Capacitively-Loaded Actuators for Micro-robots
 
Measurement Point Selection and Damping Identification of Blisks
Investigation of precise needle insertion for prostate brachytherapy
 
The Effect of Gender-Related Differences in Knee Morphology on Peak ACL Strain During Repeated Simulated Pivot Landings: An In Vitro Investigation
Control of a Bipedal Robot Walker on Rough Terrain
 
Modeling and Development of Compact Onboard Fuel Processors for PEM Fuel Cell Applications