Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Creator Sinh, Le Xuan Remove constraint Creator: Sinh, Le Xuan Advisor Batten, Belinda A. Remove constraint Advisor: Batten, Belinda A. Rights Statement In Copyright Remove constraint Rights Statement: In Copyright

Search Results

  • Modeling and control of a biologically inspired compliant structure

    Creator:
    Ray, Cody W.
    Abstract:
    We hypothesize that the extraordinary maneuverability and efficiency of bats in flight are in part due to the compliant nature of their wing structures. We utilize the parameters of bat bones measured by biologists to create a biologically inspired model of a flapping system consisting of a rotating hub actuator...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    area (taken directly from [4]). d0(x) = 1 2 (coshβnx− cosβnx− σn(sinhβnx− sinβnx)) (4.1) where σn

  • The effects of ocean variability and breaking waves on wave energy converter reliability and survivability

    Creator:
    Brown, Adam
    Abstract:
    The reliability and survivability of a wave energy converter (WEC) is highly dependent on the variability and non-linearity of the ocean itself. Ocean variability occurs on many time scales. Climate variability occurs decade-to-decade, and year-to-year in the number and intensity of winter storms. Seasonal variation of wave height and period...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    + 2kh sinh (2kh) ) . (2.1e) Linear wave theory provides a very good approximation of most wave