Browsing by Department "Mechanical Engineering"
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Deep Learned Multi-Modal Traffic Agent Predictions for Truck Platooning Cut-Ins
(2020-05-18)
Recent advances in Driver-Assisted Truck Platooning (DATP) have shown success in linking multiple trucks in leader-follower platoons using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC). Such setups allow for closer spacing ...
Design and Analysis of Acoustic Metamaterials in Order to Isolate Microelectromechanical Systems Devices from High Frequency Acoustic Noise
(2021-07-30)
The effects of high frequency acoustic noise can be rather damaging to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) devices. The use of MEMS devices is widespread; therefore, some operational environments for MEMS devices can ...
Design and Analysis of Air and Coolant Control for a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(2007-08-15)
The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an alternative engine that can potentially replace the internal combustion engine in the vehicles of the future. When hydrogen, stored in a tank, and oxygen, from the ...
Design and Analysis of Optimal Braided Composite Lattice Structures
(2014-07-11)
This work applies to structural optimization within geometric constraints of braided truss structures. Prototypes of the newly developed open-structures have proven useful for their high specific stiffness and rapid ...
Design and Analysis of Woven Shape Memory Alloy Fabric
(2018-11-27)
Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are smart materials that can memorize a shape and return to that shape after deformation upon the application of stress or heat. The most commonly used SMA is Nitinol (NiTi) which consists of ...
Design and Calibration of Stress Sensors on 4H-SiC
(2022-03-07)
Stresses in electronic packages due to thermal and mechanical loadings can cause premature mechanical failures such as fracture of die, severing of connections, die bond failure, solder fatigue, and encapsulant cracking. ...
Design and Evaluation of a 3D Road Geometry Based Heavy Truck Fuel Optimization System
(2010-07-28)
This dissertation develops a 3D road geometry based optimal powertrain control system in reducing the fuel consumption of heavy trucks. The real-time optimal control (OC) system, solving a constrained nonlinear programming ...
Design and Evaluation of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control System for Heavy Freight Vehicles
(2019-12-12)
This thesis describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) system for heavy freight trucks that seeks to provide a platform for future cooperative control and estimation ...
Design and Experimental Validation of Longitudinal Controller of Connected Vehicles using Model Predictive Control
(2015-12-14)
In this thesis, a vehicle longitudinal control algorithm based on model predictive control (MPC) is applied to compute the desired relative acceleration of the following vehicle in leader-follower systems. Kinematic equations ...
Design and Implementation of a SoC-Based Real-Time Vector Tracking GPS Receiver
(2015-05-06)
This thesis provides the design and implementation of a GPS receiver which utilizes advanced tracking algorithms on a small, low cost platform. The tracking algorithms used are of a class of algorithms known as vector ...
Design and Numerical Simulation of an Evaporator for a Compact Vapor Compression Refrigeration System
(2019-09-12)
A miniature plate-fin heat exchanger was designed for use in a compact Vapor Compression Refrigeration (VCR) system used for cooling electronic components in an Air Transportable Rack (ATR) chassis. The evaporator was ...
Design of Calorimeter and Heat Measurement of Lithium-ion Battery
(2017-04-20)
Since the temperature of the lithium-ion battery has a great impact on its performance and life, heat generation measurement of the lithium-ion battery becomes one of the most important parts of designing lithium-ion battery ...
Design Optimization and Health Monitoring for Multi-Directional Composite Flywheel Energy Storage Systems
(2006-08-15)
Flywheels are used to store kinetic energy through the rotation of an inertial mass, which usually rotates at very high speeds. Generally, that energy can be extracted (using a motor-generator system) in the form of ...
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Novel Medical Facemasks to Prevent COVID-19
(2022-04-28)
The nation is going through an unprecedented time due to the Coronavirus pandemic. One of the most effective ways to prevent viral spread is to use face masks and respirators. Available reusable face masks are often not ...
Design, Performance, and Analysis of an Automated Tool for Neuropathy Assessment on the Plantar Surface
(2022-07-25)
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy results in the loss of sensation in the hands and feet. Other symptoms such as numbness, burning, shooting pain, and electrical sensation have been reported. Individuals with this disease are ...
Design, Simulation, and Precision Manufacturing of Flexible-Backing, Morphing Composite Metamaterials that Lock Suddenly in Global Bending
(2021-04-30)
Few composite structures, let alone single materials, are known that undergo sudden but reversible stiffening at a pre-engineered strain profile, especially in global bending. This research builds upon this author’s previous ...
Designing Into 3D for Quadruped Orthotics
(2022-07-25)
The goal of this research is to leverage local equine keratin material properties and their correlation to hoof tubule density (TD), hydration state (biological and environmental), temperature (biological and environmental), ...
Detection and Removal of Erroneous GPS Signals Using Angle of Arrival
(2013-11-08)
In this thesis, an algorithm for detecting multipath and spoofed GPS signals based on signal angle of arrival (AOA) is developed. As the first step in determining the AOA of the signals, a multi-antenna array of GPS antennas ...
Detection of GNSS Faults Using Receiver Clock Drift Estimates
(2021-05-25)
GNSS based navigation systems are used in almost every sector, from industrial and agricultural environments to everyday applications such as personal navigation or autonomous vehicles. Satellite navigation provides accurate ...
Determination of the Allowable Parametric Uncertainty in the Closed Loop Via a Skew-μ Based Technique with an Application to the Yaw-Roll Vehicle Model
(2017-08-14)
In this dissertation, a methodical approach is presented that quantifies how well model parameters need to be known or by how much they can vary in order that the performance of a controller in closed loop is maintained. ...