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Machine Learning in Ultra-High Energy (UHE) Neutrino Analysis
Alhag, Abdullah ( 2019-08 )The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) is a NASA long-duration balloon experiment with the primary goal of detecting ultra-high-energy (> 1017 eV) neutrinos via the Askaryan Effect. This research investigates ... -
Quantification of Apohemoglobin
Pires, Ivan ( 2019-05 )Apohemoglobin (apoHb) is produced by removing heme from hemoglobin (Hb). Unfortunately, preparations of apoHb may contain damaged globins, which render total protein assays inaccurate for active apoHb quantification. ... -
Thermal Models of Electric Powertrain Components for Cooling System Simulation and Design Requirements
Salyer, Zachary ( 2019-05 )The powertrain of a typical electric vehicle consists of a battery pack, an electric machine, a control system, and a cooling system. As these components operate, their inefficiencies generate heat that must be dissipated. ... -
Optical Sensing of 3-D Contours for Online Control in Incremental Profile Forming
Nakahata, Ryo ( 2019-05 )Metal forming processes are facing demands for increased accuracy and geometric complexity of manufactured parts, even in small-lot production. However, metal forming processes are inherently subject to uncertainties in ... -
Machine Control System Modeling and Design For Incremental Profile Forming of Metal Tubular Structures
Volchko, Angella ( 2019-05 )Today, manufacturers require specialized machinery to produce various metal tubular designs for aeronautical and automotive applications. In an effort to reduce machine and tooling redesign with every unique tubular ... -
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) on Textiles
Xiang, Junzi ( 2019-05 )Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) provides a convenient and efficient way of identifying targets with unique advantages over barcodes and Near Field Communication (NFC). However, traditional RFID systems are composed ... -
Image Processing for Synthetic Aperture Radar System on Light-weight Drone
Yang, Shiqi ( 2019-05 )This project focuses on the implementation of image processing software for a drone-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The drone-SAR system is under development by a student design team. The specific contributions ... -
Design and Fabrication of Magnetoelastic Metamaterials for Enhancing the Adaptation of Static and Dynamic Properties
El-Helou, Charles ( 2019-05 )The tunability of magnetorheological elastomers is critical in diverse engineering applications where adaptive vibration control and isolation capabilities are demanded, such as for civil structures during seismic events ... -
Implementing 3D Digital Image Correlation to Study the Dynamics of Globally-Coupled Multistable Structures
DeNise, Adam ( 2019-05 )Modern structural systems that employ slender structures to minimize cost and weight may undergo nonlinear dynamics that can be harmful to long-term structural integrity. For example, slender aerostructures employed for ... -
Mitochondrial Calcium Changes in Sheared Human Vascular Endothelial Cells
Esber, Thomas ( 2019-05 )Endothelial cells are subjected to various forces and stresses causing physiological reactions to occur. Changes in cytosolic and mitochondrial calcium due to shear forces/stresses are required to maintain homeostasis of ... -
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE AND APPARATUS DEVELOPMENT FOR APPLICATION TO TRANSURANIC NUCLEAR FUEL MATERIALS
Rocheleau, Joshua ( 2019-05 )The advancement of new nuclear fuel compositions requires accurate knowledge of the material’s nuclear and thermal properties. The use of mixed fuel compositions could transmute fission products into lower level waste. ... -
Mechanical Design, Analysis and Simulation of a Quadruped Robot
Li, Zhixin ( 2019-05 )Wheeled and legged robots are two essential kinds of locomotion robots that have different limitations on speed and mobility. The wheeled robot can move faster on the well-structured, while legged robots which have high ... -
Effects of Skull Characteristics on Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Ablation
Beam, Dylan ( 2019-05 )Transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS) thermal ablation is an emerging incision-less treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor. As an emerging treatment option, the factors affecting ... -
Evolution of Disturbances in the Boundary and Entropy Layers of Hypersonic Flow Over Blunted Flat Plates
Teitelbaum, Brandon ( 2019-05 )Compared to laminar flow, turbulent flow causes significantly higher drag and heat transfer to an object in the flow, representing a major design challenge for all flight vehicles. This challenge is made only more difficult ... -
Utilizing Dynamic Programming to Aid in the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Component Selection Process to Minimize the Vehicle’s Fuel Consumption
Kuwabara, Kristina ( 2019-05 )The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge is a four-year competition sponsored by General Motors, Department of Energy, and MathWorks that challenges 12 universities to transform a conventional 2019 Blazer into a semi-autonomous ... -
Adsorption of Microcystin (MC) LA, LR, and RR to Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
Burns, Allyson ( 2019-05 )Microcystins (MCs) are a class of cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria found in harmful algal blooms. MCs are hepatotoxins and possible tumor promoters, so removing them during drinking water treatment is essential. There ... -
Machine Learning Models for Jet Noise Analysis
Shah, Madhav ( 2019-05 )Jet noise has been an active area of research since the inception of jets and although understanding of the mechanisms behind jet noise are more understood, there is still a lack of knowledge to predict jet noise from ... -
Development of a Single Tooth Bending Experimental Methodology to Evaluate Fine Pitch Thin Rim Gears
Teaford, Zach ( 2019-05 )In this undergraduate research study, tooth bending fatigue lives of two nominally equivalent gear are evaluated. A methodology to design and develop customized fixtures to enable fatigue experiments of test gears on ... -
Effect of copolymer sequence on local viscoelastic properties in spherical coordinates around a nanoparticle
Wendt, Mitchell ( 2019-05 )A polymer nanocomposite consisting of a spherical nanoparticle surrounded by coarse-grained polymer chains is simulated. Two monomer types make up the polymers, differing only in their interactions with the nanoparticle. ... -
Visible Light Communication (VLC) between Electronic Devices
Ha, Meenwook ( 2019-05 )Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a form of wireless communication that uses lightwaves to transmit and receive data. The use of VLC technology has gained significant popularity in recent years. Li-Fi is a popular example ...