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  • Applications of an Agent-Based Approach to Automated Structure Design

    Creator:
    Kiff, Robin E.
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    This thesis details the applications of a new method of agent-based structure synthesis. The goal of this research is to create structures that meet a structural goal within a simulated physics environment. The method proposed works as an iterative process of changing the structure, evaluating the new structure and using...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software. Both of these have become very prominent in modern

  • Assessing Student Conceptual Understanding : Supplementing Deductive Coding with Natural Language Processing Techniques

    Creator:
    Arbogast, Christian
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    Assessing student conceptual understanding is a valuable method for gauging specific student learning outcomes but can be difficult and time consuming to measure. This research investigates the potential of automating some intermediary steps of a qualitative analysis of student conceptual understanding with tools from the field of Natural Language Processing...
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    Masters Thesis
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    operating under time and resource constraints. Software suites falling under the category of Computer

  • Model Predictive Control of a Phase Change Process for Wastewater Purification Application

    Creator:
    Anderson, Kyle S.
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    In the United States, the oil and gas extraction industry produces large amounts of highly contaminated wastewater that is seldom treated for reuse in other applications. Current wastewater storage and disposal strategies lead to contamination of valuable freshwater resources that can have negative effects on both human communities and the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW software. The results presented in this thesis show that the

  • Exploration of the Integration of Markerless Motion Capture and Virtual Reality for Ergonomics Assessment of Products in Early Design

    Creator:
    Zhang, Jianfu
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    This thesis uses the manuscript option. The First Manuscript proposed a markerless Motion Capture (MOCAP) system with a Virtual Reality (VR) setup, which has the potential to eliminate excess cost and time associated with physical prototyping. Validation of the proposed virtual ergonomics analysis was made by measuring L4/L5 compression forces....
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    Masters Thesis
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    software is used to render the three-dimensional model in a computer with realistic graphics. MOCAP

  • Design analysis using function-based failure propagation in failed system states

    Creator:
    Jensen, David Charles
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    For safety critical complex systems, reliability and risk analysis are important design steps. Implementing these analyzes early in the design stage can reduce costs associated with redesign and provide important information on design viability. In the past several years, various research methods have been presented in the design community to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    software systems separately is found in the literature of computer and communications engineering[18

  • Automated Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms with Revolute, Prismatic and Pin-In-Slot Joints

    Creator:
    Huang, Weifeng
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    The intent of this research is to explore the entire design space of mechanism topologies by using a graph grammar synthesis approach. A new graph representation of planer mechanism has been developed to represent the planar mechanism with revolute (R), prismatic (P), and pin-in-slot (RP) joints. Following Gruebler's equation, the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    “apply” process of graph grammar rules is done through the computer, so that the design space of

  • Kinematic analysis of walking machine foot trajectory

    Creator:
    Su, I-chih
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    A method to design foot trajectory in Cartesian coordinates for a six-leg walking machine is presented in this thesis. The walking machine is based on the geometry of the darkling beetle. The walking procedure developed by Y.S. Baek is introduced first to provide step length and leg swing time for...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    acceleration. Several methods and constraints for path and velocity profile design are discussed. Software

  • Light-Airplane Wing Structural Analysis and Material Selection

    Creator:
    Jablonski, John M.
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    The goal of this thesis is to explore the possibility of an upgrade of materials used in the wing-structure of a high-performance light aircraft operating under severe aerodynamic and inertial loads. The case aircraft considered in the thesis is the Caproni A-21 SJ, an all-metal high-performance motorglider powered by two...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    composite components. Sample structures will be designed and analyzed using a custom computer code

  • An architecture for a function driven mechanical design solution library

    Creator:
    Wood, Stephen L.
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    The engineering design process and the advancement of future computer-aided-design systems need new design aids to be used during the conceptual design phase. This design phase is where information gathering and understanding of the problem are developed, analyzed and broken into small more manageable elements. These elements consist of customer...
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    Dissertation
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    design process and the advancement of future computer­ aided-design systems need new design aids to be

  • Finite element simulation of heat transfer in Pacific whiting surimi paste during ohmic and conventional heating

    Creator:
    AbuDagga, Yaser
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    The viability of using ohmic "resistance" heating as a process alternative to inactivating the heat-stable softening enzyme in Pacific whiting surimi was investigated. A fast heating rate through the enzyme-active temperature range would reduce the damage to the gelling network in surimi-based products. Simulating the ohmic heating process in surimi...
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    Masters Thesis
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    commercial finite element partial differential equation software (PDEase). The heat transfer simulation was