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  • Investigation of Thermal Degradation in Structural Alloys for Nuclear Power Systems

    Creator:
    Teng, Fei
    Abstract:
    The thermal degradation of structural materials is considered to be a key factor for evaluating the lifetime of current nuclear power plants. Ni-based and Fe-based alloys, such as 690, 625, 304, and 316, are widely used in nuclear industry as structural components due to the extraordinary corrosion resistance and mechanical...
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    Dissertation
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    . Jia-Hong Ke assisted in paper reviewing and data interpretation of the manuscript. In Chapter 3

  • Advancing Wind Systems Design through Optimization and Improved Modeling

    Creator:
    Miller, Annalise M.
    Abstract:
    Wind energy plays an important and growing role in the US energy profile. While other countries have expanded their wind industries into offshore development, large investment costs have hindered progress in the US offshore market despite the larger and more consistent resource available offshore. In this research, I explore the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    operations and main- tenance (O&M) costs that can be prohibitive. Therefore, reducing the cost of a floating

  • A multiagent approach to identifying innovation in design components

    Creator:
    Rebhuhn, Carrie M.
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    Innovation is a key element for a product to achieve market success, but identifying it within product or even defining the term is a difficult task. Identifying innovation has been approached in many different ways. Experts in design engineering may identify innovative designs based on an analysis of a product's...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Initial Designs for Improving Conversations for People Using Speech Synthesizers

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Duy M.
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    This thesis aims to determine the impact that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices have on social interactions, and then improves the AAC user experience through a user focus design process. AAC devices enable people who cannot speak to communicate with others. Unfortunately, they are tedious to use and make...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Duy M. Nguyen for the degree of

  • An information modeling framework and desktop application to compose unit manufacturing process models for sustainable manufacturing assessment

    Creator:
    Smullin, Matteo M.
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    The demand from consumers for more sustainable products, and the need to comply with government regulations motivates manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve economic competitiveness. Manufacturers have actively improved the sustainability performance of their products through the use of sustainability assessment methods and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Matteo M. Smullin for the

  • Mechanical Design for Robot Locomotion

    Creator:
    Abate, Andrew M.
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    Robotic limbs have been shown to enable mobility in unstructured, real-world terrain; they allow robots to step around cluttered environments, scramble up hills, carry heavy loads, and even perform acrobatics. However, mechanical limbs cannot operate as a means for such dynamic locomotion if they are simply treated as general articulated...
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    Dissertation
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    THE DISSERTATION OF Andrew M. Abate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics presented on

  • Bio-Inspired Design of Vehicles that Operate in Complex Environments

    Creator:
    Jackson, Danielle M.
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    This dissertation focuses on defining underlying mechanisms to enable the bio-inspired design of aerodynamic and/or hydrodynamic vehicles that operate within complex environments. This dissertation introduces four overarching research gaps found in current bio-inspired design research and four corresponding approach questions that guide the framework of the presented research. This research...
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    Dissertation

  • Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of continuous improvement training

    Creator:
    Wiseman, Lindsay M.
    Abstract:
    Training is a key business process used to increase the skills and knowledge of employees in an effort to improve overall performance. Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of training processes is necessary to ensure time, money, and resources are used to provide the most benefit possible. This investigation is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Lindsay M. Wiseman for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on May 31

  • Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

    Creator:
    Rueben, Matthew R.
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    This dissertation focuses on personal privacy in human-robot interaction, which we call "privacy-sensitive robotics." Our understanding of "privacy" is very broad, including not just information privacy but also physical, psychological, and social privacy. We begin by surveying the scholarly literature on privacy and talking about why it applies to interactions...
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    Dissertation

  • Geometric Motion Planning for Inertial Systems

    Creator:
    Faraji, Hossein
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    In order to enable better visualization and understanding of the effect of the robot's geometry and inertia on the robot's trajectories, this dissertation proposes to use geometric mechanics to bridge the gap between the physical motion of a robot and its mathematical structure. The main focus of this research is...
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    found by decomposing the system’s metric tensor M into JTJ , where J is a Jacobian from the yaw-pitch