Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Analysis and Comparison of Clothoid and Dubins Algorithms for UAV Trajectory Generation, Mohanad Al Nuaimi
Impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems on Parallel Hybrid Electric Heavy Duty Vehicles, Ahmed Shihab Ahmed Al-Samari
A Bayesian Approach to Electrical Conductivity Relaxation and Isotope ExchangeSecondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Joshua Blair
Influence of Annealing Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Sol-Gel ZnO Films, Kyle J. Burrows
Tuning the Thermoelectric Performance of Complex Oxides through Multiscale Microstructure Engineering, Paulo Sergio Calvillo-Gonzalez
Method to Develop a Control System for a Stable and Guidable Hybrid Projectile, Joseph Close
Advanced DOC-DPF Model to Predict Soot Accumulation and Pressure Drop in Diesel Particulate Filters, Alessandro Cozzolini
Ventilation airflow around a continuous miner and its effect on methane concentrations at the face, Heather N. Dougherty
Rotating Detonation Combustion: A Computational Study for Stationary Power Generation, Sergio Escobar
Computational Strategies for Faster Combustion Simulations with Detailed Chemistry, Jose A. Escobar-Vargas
Robust Control Design for Non-Linear Loads in AC-DC System, Rehan Fazal
Hygrothermal Analysis and Failure Analysis of Composite Beams under Moving Loads, Moiz Hanif
An experimental investigation on the effects of freestream turbulence intensity on film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient for an anti-vortex hole, Stephen Andrew Hayes
Optimization of an Optical Thermal Absorber Plasmonic Metamaterial: Understanding the Two Particle Interactions, Anitesh Anand Lal
Investigation of PM Formation and Evolution in Plumes Emitted by Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles: Wind Tunnel Study, Daniele Littera
Electroplating of Cr-Ni Alloy and Ni-Cr/Ni Multilayer Coatings, Liaowang Liu
Modeling and Tuning of Energy Harvesting Device Using Piezoelectric Cantilever Array, Yuejuan Li
Evaluation of Hydrotreated Biofuels for Use in Naval Diesel Engines, Cory J. Morgan
Development of the West Virginia University Small Microgravity Research Facility (WVU SMiRF), Kyle G. Phillips
Vibration Attenuation of Composite Moving Beams using Active Vibration Control Techniques, Gouthami Polina
Investigating the Potential of Waste Heat Recovery as a Pathway for Heavy-Duty Exhaust Aftertreatment Thermal Management, Saroj Pradhan
Characterization of heavy duty engine fuel maps used for model based simulation tools, Nitin Rana
Assessment strategies for mixing in very viscous gas-liquid two-phase flows, Sharad Chand Ravinuthala
Numerical investigation of the influence of elevated turbulence levels on the cooling effectiveness of an anti-vortex hole geometry, Timothy William Repko
Control Design and Performance Analysis for Autonomous Formation Flight Experiments, Caleb M. Rice
Development of a mechanical vapor-compression distiller incorporating concentrated solar power, Garrett Tyler Rinker
Refined computational modeling of SOFCs degradation due to trace impurities in coal syngas, Hayri Sezer
Design, Fabrication, and Control of an Upper Arm Exoskeleton Assistive Robot, Reza Shisheie
Development of a Remote Laboratory with the Integration of Cloud Applications, Jeremy Thompson
Immunity-Based Accommodation of Aircraft Subsystem Failures, Adil Togayev
Developed a Remote Technique to Assess the Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Households in West Virginia, Prateek Vaish
Investigation of Emission Characteristics during Low Temperature Combustion using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Mario Velardi
A Force Sensor Array for Space Applications, Timothy L. Weadon
Fault-Tolerant Trajectory Tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Immunity-Based Model Reference Adaptive Control, Brenton K. Wilburn
A Lumped Computational Model for Sodium Sulfur Battery Analysis, Fan Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Folding Solid-Membrane Wing Structure for a Micro Air Vehicle, Joe D. Allen Jr.
Analysis of GPS Abnormal Conditions within Fault Tolerant Control Laws, Gahssan Al-Sinbol
Embedded Nanosensors for defect identification using flexible, optically transparent, deformation responsive wrinkled Single Walled Carbon Nanotube meshes, Pallavi Anipindi
Degradation studies of flexible optoelectronic device electrodes, Theodros S. Bejitual
Tracer Gas Exposure of Human Subjects Doing Simulated Work at a Benchtop Enclosing Hood in a Wind Tunnel, Rolando A. Carreno-Chavez
Towards Direct Fabrication of Functional Patterns on Large-Area Substrates for Flexible Devices, Sean D. Cronin
Analytical and Computational Study of Flame Acceleration in Tubes: Effect of Wall Friction, Berk Demirgok
Experimentally Determined Equivalent Roughness Values For Two Types of Longitudinal Straight Duct Produced by a Small Company, Raphael W. Alwin Dodrill
A Versatile Method of Resolution Enhancement for Tactile Sensor Array Used as Synthetic Skin: Modeling and Implementation, Karen Flores De Jesus
Hybrid Projectile Body Angle Estimation for Selectable Range Increase, Christopher J. Gioia
Numerical and experimental study on the ability of dynamic roughness to alter the development of a leading edge vortex, Christopher D. Griffin
Droplet Impact Sub-cavity Histories and PDPA Spray Experiments for Spray Cooling Modeling, Nicholas Lee Hillen
Wind and Wake Sensing with UAV Formation Flight: System Development and Flight Testing, Trenton Jameson Larrabee
Effect of Thermal Loading on the Performance of Horizontally Curved I-Girder Bridges, Kevyn C. McBride
Experimental flow characterization and computational model development of aqueous film-forming foam (ARFF) firefighting jets, Christopher P. Menchini
Correlation of Photocatalytic Activity with Band Structure of Low-dimensional Semiconductor Nanostructures, Fanke Meng
Composite Multifunctional Lithium Ion Batteries, Joshua Mullenax
Aerodynamics Investigation of Faceted Airfoils at Low Reynolds Number, Zachary G. Napolillo
Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation of Oil-Grade Alloy 718 in NaCl Solution, Jared S. Nutter
Characterizing the Variability in Particulate Mass Emissions from Current Model Year Diesel and Natural Gas Engines, Pragalath Thiruvengadam Padmavathy
Sensitivity and stability analysis of nonlinear Kalman filters with application to aircraft attitude estimation, Matthew Brandon Rhudy
Novel 3D Ultrasound Elastography Techniques for In Vivo Breast Tumor Imaging and Nonlinear Characterization, Ahmed A. Hameed Sayed
Investigation of the Dual-Fuel Conversion of a Direct Injection Diesel Engine, John S. Smallwood
Aerodynamic Parameter Identification of a Venus Lander, Robert A. Sykes
Characterization of the composition and toxicity of particulate matter emissions from advanced heavy-duty natural gas engines, Arvind Thiruvengadam Padmavathy
Tuning the Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Thermoelectric Oxides through Impurity Doping, Maria A. Torres Arango
Investigation of Emissions and Fuel Economy for the Integrated Bus Information System, Jun Tu
Machine-Vision-Based Pose Estimation System Using Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Satellite Grappling, Andres Felipe Velasquez Escandon
Development of an Integrated Intelligent Multi -Objective Framework for UAV Trajectory Generation, Jennifer Nicole Wilburn
Modeling of High Pressure Confined Inflatable Structures, Jerry C. Wong
Experimental investigation of the vibrational and thermal response of a laser spark plug, Gregory S. Yoder
Mode and implementation of a hybrid control system for a 2-mode hybrid electric vehicle, zhenhua Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Initiation and Evolution of Matrix Cracking in Non-Symmetric Laminates under in-Plane and Flexural Loading, Adi Adumitroaie
Design and Evaluation of a Marine Scrubber System, Louise S. Ayre
Sol-Gel Derived Wear-Resistant, Hydrophobic, Particle-Reinforced Silica Coatings, Derrick A. Banerjee
Flexibility and Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Slider-Crank Deployment Mechanism, Andres Cavezza
Nanostructure and Chemistry Evolution of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells upon Cell Operation, Song Chen
Oxide Thermoelectric Materials for High Temperature Power Generation, Xueqin Chen
Discrete Damage Mechanics Applied To Transverse Matrix Cracking, Fernando A. Cosso
A Simplified Icing Model for Simulation and Analysis of Dynamic Effects, Matthew A. Cunningham
Energy saving expert system for West Virginia K-12 schools, Karthik Reddy Dandu
Tribological Analysis of Hydrophobic Thin Film with Antimicrobial Properties, Elizabeth E. DeFusco
Driving Cycle Properties and their Influence on Fuel Consumption and Emissions, Oscar Francisco Delgado-Neira
Three-color Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: from tracing dynamics of elementary excitations in solids to imaging of live cells., Manoj Kumar Dobbala
Microstructural Engineering of Porous Cathodes for SOFC Applications, Sodith Kumar R. Gandavarapu
Investigation of Coal Syngas Impurity Tolerance of Alternative Cermet SOFC Anodes, Phil Gansor
Control scheme for cathode airflow during load swings in a solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine system, Megan Rae Gorrell
In-Situ Surface Deformation and IR Emission Measurements for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Huang Guo
Planform Characterization of a High Lift, Low Speed, Ground Effect Glider, Meagan L. Hubbell
Durability Model of SOFC Anode Structure under Thermo-Mechanical and Fuel Gas Contaminants Effects, Gulfam Iqbal
Simplified Interior Ballistics Analysis of a Tube Launched UAV Prototype, Edward R. Jackson
UAV Simulation Environment for Autonomous Flight Control Algorithms, Ondrej Karas
A Phase Separation Study of Biological Polymers in Solid State Films, Jaclyn Nicole Kokx
A High-Temperature Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensor with Nanostructured Metal Oxide Electrode, Anveeksh Koneru
Augmented Propeller Design with the use of a Passive Circulation Control Pressurization System, Jonathan Kweder
Oxygen Transport Kinetics in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode, Yihong Li
Development of a Near-Field Magnetic Projectile Location System, Andrew D. Lowery
Comparison of Three Machine Vision Pose Estimation Systems Based on Corner, Line, and Ellipse Extraction for Satellite Grasping, Jeremy A. Luckett
Quantification of Mixing in Microchannels, Vijaymaran Manickam
OnBoard Parameter Identification for a Small UAV, Amanda K. McGrail