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Modeling, Machine Vision Sensing and Material Flow System Definition of Braiding Point Motion
(2011-02-03)
This dissertation is focused on the modeling of one kind of braiding machine and its key part, the carrier. The carrier is a small mass-spring-damping tensioning system, which defines the characteristics and response of ...
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of High Power Connectors for Hybrid Vehicles
(2011-04-26)
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) are the next evolutionary step of the automobile which substantially increases fuel economy and reduces emissions. They are comprised of many new technologies so there is limited information ...
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Strain in a Tire Under Static Loading and Steady-State Free-Rolling Conditions
(2011-04-11)
This main objective of this work is to predict
the operating conditions or the state of a tire based on a
wireless sensor suit. First a three dimensional finite element
model of a standard reference test tire (SRTT) was ...
Closely Coupled GPS/INS Relative Positioning For Automated Vehicle Convoys
(2011-04-15)
In this thesis, differential GPS methods are developed for use in automated vehicle convoy positioning. The GPS pseudorange and carrier phase measurements are used to compute relative position vectors between two vehicles ...
Feasibility Study of Human Lumbar Motion using Variability Techniques
(2011-04-20)
More than 80 percent of people suffer from low back pain at some point in their lifetime. It is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders in the United States. The pain can be short-lived or long-lasting. In ...
Ridge Regression based Development of Acceleration Factors and closed form Life prediction models for Lead-free Packaging
(2011-07-25)
The thermo-mechanical mismatch caused by the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the electronic part and the printed circuit board results in shear strains in the solder interconnects during thermal ...
Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Expedited Freezing of Nanoparticle Suspensions Utilized as Novel Phase Change Materials
(2011-07-27)
In this dissertation, enhanced thermal conductivity and expedited freezing of nanoparticle suspensions used as novel phase change materials (PCM), referred to as nano-enhanced PCM (NePCM), were investigated using analytic, ...
Control of a Fuel Delivery System for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells based on a Two-Phase Transient Model
(2011-07-27)
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a type of fuel cell that converts the chemical energy released by the reaction of hydrogen (fuel) and oxygen into electrical energy and generates water and heat. The ...
Control and Analysis of Air, Water, and Thermal Systems for a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(2011-07-27)
The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a power source that can potentially replace the internal combustion engine in vehicles of the future. When hydrogen stored in a tank and oxygen from the air chemically ...
Production of High pH Value Bio-oil from Woody Biomass and Poultry Litter
(2011-07-25)
Fast pyrolysis, a biomass to liquid conversion process, has attracted a lot of interest from
industry and academia due to its high oil yield. Bio-oil can be produced from various biomass
feedstocks that are regionally ...