Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Numerical Investigation of a Spark Ignition Opposed Piston Linear Engine Fueled by Hydrogen, Mustapha Alao Animashaun
Multimaterial, Core-Shell Direct Ink Writing of Flexible Strain Sensors for Pneumatically-Actuated Soft Robotic Hinge Joints, John Michael Burke
LOCALIZATION OF PEOPLE IN GNSS-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS USING NEURAL-INERTIAL PREDICTION AND KALMAN FILTER CORRECTION, Lauren N. Cash
DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF AN AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR A FORMULA SAE® VEHICLE USING VEHICLE DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTATION, Evan S. Cole
System Analysis of an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Hybrid Cycle, Jose Javier Colon Rodriguez
3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Advanced Fluid Manipulation in Biomedical Applications, Kathrine Curtin
PROBABILISTIC SHORT TERM SOLAR DRIVER FORECASTING WITH NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLES, Joshua Daniell
Robust state estimation methods for robotics applications, Shounak Das
STABILITY OF RUDDLESDEN-POPPER PHASE LANTHANUM NICKELATE AS AIR ELECTRODE FOR REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE CELLS, Daniel de Lorenzo Moreira
Spin Recovery Analysis on a Simulation Model of the NASA F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) Using Thrust Vectoring, Brock M. Dolly
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COASTDOWN TESTING METHODS FROM AN ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE USING A STUDENT-DESIGNED PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, Dawson Everett Dunnuck
Missile Modeling and Simulation of Nominal and Abnormal Scenarios Resulting from External Damage, James Manuel Floyd III
Investigation of Oxidation and Corrosion Resistance of Ni-based Alloys and Stainless Steels Under CO2 Environments at Elevated Temperatures, Spencer Roy Fultineer
Design and Manufacture of an Aerodynamic Body that Meets Scaling Law Requirements and Survives Severe G-load Environment for Free-Flight Testing, Anthony R. Gonzalez
Spiking Neural Network that Maps from Generalized Coordinates to Cartesian Coordinates, Chloe K. Guie
Imitation Learning for Swarm Control using Variational Inference, Hafeez Olafisayo Jimoh
Development of a Quasi-Dimension GCI Combustion Model Aided by CFD, Jinsu Kim
Manganese-based A-site high-entropy perovskite oxides for solar thermochemical hydrogen production, Cijie Liu
Material Characterization of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) and Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) for Development of 3D-Printed Surrogate Organs for Medical Training, Anastasia Elizabeth Lucci
DEVELOPMENT OF INCONEL 718F And INCONEL 718E POWDERS FOR PARTS MANUFACTURING UTILIZING BINDER JET THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING AND COMPRESSED PELLET METHODS, Duncan Eric Manor II
Motion Planning in Artificial and Natural Vector Fields, Bernardo Martinez Rocamora Junior
Integrated Immunity-based Methodology for UAV Monitoring and Control, Ryan G. McLaughlin
Analytical Heat Transfer Modeling of the Microwave Heating Process: A Focus on Carbon Black, Craig Offutt
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Analysis with Physical Sub-models, Samuel Abimbola Ogunfuye
Optimal Deployment of Air Vehicle as Communication Relay for Multiple Ground Vehicles, Juan David Pabon Arias
Optimal Path Planning for Aerial Robots Using Genetic Algorithm, Anna Puigvert I Juan
Exploiting the Advantages and Overcoming the Challenges of the Cable in a Tethered Drone System, Rogerio Rodrigues Lima
Methane Emissions Produced by Pneumatic Devices and Produced Water Tanks on Natural Gas Wellsites, Benjamin William Thornton
Structural Health Monitoring Using Machine Learning and Synthetic Data, Michail Tzimas
Combustion Characteristics of Methane, Ethane, Propane, and Butane Blends Under Conditions Relevant of a Dual-Fuel Diesel and Natural Gas Engine, Christopher Joseph Ulishney
Biologically – Plausible Load Feedback from Dynamically Scaled Robotic Model Insect Legs, William Zyhowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Influence of Saturation Nonequilibrium and Variable Operation Conditions on the Electromechanical Performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator Architectures, Allison Maria Arnold
Development and Verification of Flight Data Informed Performance Estimation and Prediction Simulation Tool for Small Electrical Multi-rotor UAV, Nicholas Scott Borelle
Comparison of Maintenance Cost of Medium and Heavy-Duty Alternative Fuel and Diesel Vehicles, Isaac C. Boyce
System Development of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle and Implementation of an Autonomous Navigation Module in a Mine Environment, Jonas Amoama Bredu Jnr
Development of a Thermal Desalination System Using Low Quality Thermal Energy, Takudzwa C. Chipunza
Direct Ink Writing Printability – Ashby-like Plots for Guided Design, Domenic Cipollone
Top-Down & Bottom-Up Approaches to Robot Design, Dylan Michael Covell
Aerodynamic Analysis of Damage State Missiles using Overset Meshing Techniques for Application to Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation, Jonathan A. D'Alessio
Microwave-Assisted Carbon Nanotube Growth from Methane on Surface Catalyst Exsolving Perovskite Oxide, Angela M. Deibel
Thermochemical Water-Splitting using Novel High-Entropy Perovskite Oxides, Hector Alexis De Santiago Hernandez
Aerodynamic Performance of a Biologically Inspired Hybrid Plasma-Mechanical Flow Control and Sensing Device, Joseph Dygert
Low-Temperature Hot Corrosion of Boilers in the Coal-Fired Power Plant, Artem Gavrilev
Post-Processing Precise Point Positioning Solutions with Parameter Optimization, Maria A. Gonzalez Castaneda
Decentralized Cooperative Localization for Multi-Robot Systems in Challenging Environments, Eduardo Gutierrez
Modeling Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using BSS-ANOVA Gaussian Process, Kyle Matthew Hayes
Theoretical investigation of SOFC/SOEC degradation mechanisms and mitigations, Fuming Jiang
Combustion Feature Characterization using Computer Vision Diagnostics within Rotating Detonation Combustors, Kristyn B. Johnson May
DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM TO IDENTIFY HIGH-EMITTERS FROM ON-ROAD DATA FOR HEAVY-DUTY (HD) VEHICLES, Filiz KAZAN
Computational Analysis of the Stability Limits of Premixed Methane-air Combustion in Micro-channels, Almoutazbellah Adnan Kutkut
Probabilistic Space Weather Modeling and Forecasting for the Challenge of Orbital Drag in Space Traffic Management, Richard J. Licata III
Development of Methane Emissions Model to Assess Fuel Recovery Potential at Gas Well Sites Using On Site Compression, Nicholas G. Lindenfeldar
Development of Oxide Dispersion Strengthening (ODS) Alloys Powder for Additive Manufacturing, Changyu Ma
Design and Development of a Novel Launch System with Energetic Materials for Unstable Free-Flight Testing, Steven Christopher McCallister
Improving Robotic Decision-Making in Unmodeled Situations, Nicholas Scott Ohi
Development of a Machine Learning model to characterize the performance of a Selective Catalytic Reduction on Filter after-treatment system for a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine, Samuel A. Okeleye
UAV Position Estimation using a LiDAR-based 3D Object Detection Method, Uthman Oladipo Olawoye
Controlling the Thermal and Electrical Properties of CaMnO3-δ Based Perovskite Ceramics, Sergio Andres Paredes Navia
PRECISE LANDING OF VTOL UAVS USING A TETHER, Jeremy W. Rathjen
UAV Path Planning and Multi-Modal Localization for Mapping in a Subterranean Environment, Kieren Yoshiki Samarakoon
Artificial Intelligence based Approach for Rapid Material Discovery: From Chemical Synthesis to Quantum Materials, Robert Tempke
Modeling, Fabrication, And Characterization Of Rf-Based Passive Wireless Sensors Composed Of Refractory Semiconducting Ceramics For High Temperature Applications, Kavin Sivaneri Varadharajan Idhaiam
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A BIOCHAR COMBUSTOR FOR A STIRLING ENGINE, Kyle Bryant Vickery
Analysis of Emissions Profiles of Hydraulic Fracturing Engine Technologies, Nicholas Joseph Wells
Minimizing Cr-evaporation from Balance of Plant Components by Utilizing Cost-Effective Alumina-Forming Austenitic Steels, Lingfeng Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Design of a Heat Exchanger for a Supercritical CO2 Turbine System, Kehinde Oluwatobi Adenuga
Comparative Analysis of Different Classes of On-line State Estimators for Aerodynamics Angles and True Airspeed Sensors for Applications to the Sensor Failure Problem, Alexandra Anne Augsberger
A Road Grade Based Weighting System for Calculating On-Road Distance-Specific Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions of Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles, Jason D. Bolyard
Designs and Practical Control Methods for Soft Parallel Robots, Benjamin T. Buzzo
Improving Real-time Methane Monitoring in Longwall Coal Mines Through System Response Characterization of a Multi-Nodal Methane Detection Network, Brian Philip Cappellini
Dry Reforming of Methane Using Microwave Irradiated Metal Oxide/Coal Char Catalysts, Anthony Carter
Developments of Advanced Cathodes and Stabilized Zinc Anodes for High-performance Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries, Xiujuan Chen
Planning Algorithms Under Uncertainty for a Team of a UAV and a UGV for Underground Exploration, Matteo De Petrillo
Implementation Of Fuzzy Logic Control Into An Equivalent Minimization Strategy For Adaptive Energy Management Of A Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Jared Alexander Diethorn
Analysis on Combined Heat and Power, and Combined Heat and Power Hybrid Systems for Unconventional Drilling Operations, Diego G. Dranuta Ferrer
Increasing the Seebeck Coefficient of Thermoelectric Calcium Cobaltite Ceramics through Incorporation of Rare-Earth Elements, Andre Fabian Fernandes
Development of Synthetic Coal Char Simulant for Microwave Conversion Studies: A Computationally-Driven Approach, Kevin A. Hager
On the Improvement of the Indirect Quantification of Methane Emissions: A Stationary Single Sensor Approach, Robert Scott Heltzel
Development of Thermal Management Strategies Using Cylinder Deactivation for Low-Load Operation in Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks, Christian M. Hushion
Planetary Rover Inertial Navigation Applications: Pseudo Measurements and Wheel Terrain Interactions, Cagri Kilic
Development of Collision Resilient Drone for Flying in Cluttered Environment, AL MAHMUD
Application of Project Management Strategies and Tools for an Efficient and Successful Competition-based Engineering Senior Capstone Design Project, Benton Duane Morris
Powertrain Fuel Consumption Modeling and Benchmark Analysis of a Parallel P4 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Using Dynamic Programming, Aaron Robert Mull
Static and Dynamic Analysis of Composite Plates using the MONNA Finite Element, Mohamed Omar
Flow Field Measurement and Qualification of the West Virginia University Environmental Wind Tunnel, Katherine Mary Reid
Uncertainty Estimation for Stereo Visual Odometry, Derek W. Ross
A Solution for Overcoming Transradial Prosthetic Control Limitations with Additive Manufacturing and Modeling Techniques, Olivia Layne Santee
Updates and Improvements to the Satellite Drag Coefficient Response Surface Modeling Toolkit, Phillip Logan Sheridan
Next-Generation Re-Entry Aerothermodynamic Modeling of Space Debris Using Machine Learning, Nicholas Sia
Active Localization for Robotic Systems: Algorithms and Cost Metrics, Jared Strader
Metal Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using Proton Conducting Electrolyte for Direct Ammonia Utilization, Edwin Vega Hiraldo
Localization Algorithms for GNSS-denied and Challenging Environments, Chizhao Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Fully Compressible Hydrodynamic Simulation of Non-Equidiffusive Premixed Flames Propagation in Channels, Olatunde A. Abidakun
Route Planning for Long-Term Robotics Missions, Christopher Alexander Arend Tatsch
Measured and Modeled Performance of a Spring Dominant Free Piston Engine Generator, Ramanjaneya Mehar Baba Bade