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Foam-Core Meniscus Coating and Diffusion Bonding for Energy Applications

Creator:

Saranam, Venkata Rajesh

Abstract:

In the second chapter, a foam-core meniscus coating process was developed for retrofitting 100 nm-scale sol-gel anti-reflective coatings onto in-field solar panels through the deposition, evaporation, and curing of wet films.Advantages of this technique include the means to control fluid flow relative to substrate motion and the ability to conform...

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Dissertation
Improving Soft Snake Robot Locomotion Through Targeted Environmental Interactions Using Artificial Snake Skin

Creator:

Branyan, Callie A.

Abstract:

This dissertation outlines the design and development of the first fully-soft, snake robot and its snake-inspired skin. Soft robotics takes advantage of soft materials to, among other things, improve robot interactions with complex, unstructured environments. Due to the interplay between the soft material and the environment, minor tweaks to the...

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Dissertation
Pre-Prototyping Framework: An Early Design Prototyping Methodology for Human-Centered Products and Workplaces

Creator:

Ahmed, Salman

Abstract:

Prototyping is a crucial step in product design and development, but it is also known as the highest sunk cost. The top 20 Research and Development (R&D) department spends 142 billion dollars, yet 40 to 46 percent of this money goes into developing products that cannot even make to the...

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Dissertation