Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 27
In-situ Electronics Measurement Using X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography System and Data Driven Prognostic Health Management
(2017-05-02)
In the 21st century, the electronics is everywhere and covers every aspect of human life. You can find it when watching TV, opening a laptop, or checking emails on a cell phone. Since 2015, 268 million PCs, 455 million ...
A highly efficient reduced order model considering aging effects for lithium ion polymer batteries
(2017-01-04)
Mechanisms for ion transport, diffusion, and intercalation/de-intercalation processes in batteries during charging and discharging are described by governing equations that consist of partial differential equations and ...
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of the Impact with Solid and Flexible Surfaces
(2017-04-21)
Impact plays an important role in many engineering applications, mechanical systems, and different areas such as robotics, machine design, etc. It is a complex phenomenon that occurs when two or more bodies collide. In the ...
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 ...
Radar Probabilistic Data Association Filter with GPS Aiding for Target Selection and Relative Position Determination
(2017-04-21)
In this thesis, Global Positioning System (GPS) and radar measurements are utilized in a multi-sensor architecture to achieve a confident relative positioning solution between two vehicles. A GPS solution providing a ...
Development of a Multi-mode Adaptive Controller and Investigation of Gain Variations with Speed and Balance Changes
(2017-09-21)
Magnetic bearings offer a number of advantages over conventional rolling element bearings.
Magnetic bearings provide support for rotating systems through magnetic levitation rather
than by mechanical contact, nearly ...
Analytical and experimental analysis of the permanent deformation after collisions
(2017-08-03)
This work studied the normal and oblique impact of elastic-plastic metals. The focus of this work was to investigate the relations between the permanent deformations after the collisions and the motion of the impacting ...
GPS Carrier Phase Tracking in Difficult Environments Using Vector Tracking For Precise Positioning and Vehicle Attitude Estimation
(2017-04-25)
In this dissertation, two approaches are developed to improve the carrier phase tracking performance of a software-defined GPS receiver. The first approach combines a non-coherent vector tracking architecture with a local ...
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. ...
Analysis of Braided Composites Structures and Yarns for Compression Loading and Design for First Bending Mode
(2017-08-17)
The open architecture composite structures team at Auburn University has developed prototypes of strong, ultra-lightweight braided lattice structures for primary application in the aerospace sector.
This research focuses ...