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A Multi-Physics Finite Element Analysis of Round Pin, High Power Connectors
(2010-04-15)
In the past decade, the general public’s means of transportation has begun to undergo a radical transformation, moving away from only using gasoline and moving toward using a combination of gasoline and electricity. This ...
Parametric Study of a Commercial-Scale Biomass Downdraft Gasifier: Experiments and Equilibrium Modeling
(2010-08-04)
Biomass has already emerged in the renewable energy arena as one of the promising candidates
for the future. Biomass has been a major source of fuel for human from the existence of
mankind. Rapid urbanization and widespread ...
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 ...
Modeling, Analysis, and Validation of Temperature Dependent Vibration Induced Fretting Corrosion
(2010-04-27)
Connector reliability is an extremely important factor in electronic packaging, especially with regard to vehicle electronics. Two of the major drivers for fretting corrosion are vibration and thermal cycling. Most previous ...
Path Duplication Using GPS Carrier Based Relative Position for Automated Ground Vehicle Convoys
(2010-04-15)
A GPS based automated convoy strategy to duplicate the path of a lead vehicle is presented in this dissertation. Laser scanners and cameras are not used; all information available comes from GPS or inertial systems. An ...
Electrical and Nonlinear Optical Studies of Specific Organic Molecular and Nonconjugated Conductive Polymeric Systems
(2010-10-15)
In this research, structural, electrical and nonlinear optical characteristics of: (a) single
crystal films involving a noncentrosymmetric molecule DAST and a laser dye IR125 and (b)
specific nonconjugated conducting ...
A Study of the Kalina Cycle System 11 for the Recovery of Industrial Waste Heat with Heat Pump Augmentation
(2010-12-08)
The recovery of industrial waste heat is becoming an area of increased interest due to the ever climbing cost of energy. In the past, the low temperatures that most industrial waste heat is at have prevented the recovery ...
Prognostics and Health Management of Lead Free Electronics Subjected to Single Steady-State and Multiple Cyclic Thermal Environments
(2010-12-13)
Requirements for system availability for ultra-high reliability electronic systems such as implantable biological systems, avionics and space are driving the need for advanced heath monitoring techniques for early detection ...
Feasibility Study for a Novel Micropump Design That Utilizes Shape Memory Alloy Diaphragm and Blood Flow
(2010-08-05)
Many different types of micropumps have been designed to pump a variety of
fluids at the micro-liter level. Some of the major short-comings of these designs are leaks
due to moving parts, lack of tolerance to bubbles, ...
A Maximum Effort Control System for the Tracking and Control of a Guided Canine
(2010-12-02)
This dissertation presents an approach for autonomously controlling a canine using an embedded command module with vibration and tone generation capabilities and an embedded control suite comprised of a microprocessor, ...