Explore a selection of publications from the Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) below.
About KRC
The KRC is a multidisciplinary research center of Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) that is active across a broad spectrum of vehicle development. Originally established by the US Army for deep snow mobility testing, KRC has been involved in military, industrial, and commercial vehicle applications for over 60 years.
Works from 2020
Remote Sensing of Terrain Strength for Mobility Modeling & Simulation, Jordan Ewing and Thomas Oommen
Works from 2013
Operating Deflection Shapes of a Violin String via High Speed/High Resolution Videography, Charles Van Karsen, Troy Bouman, and Geoffrey Gwaltney
Works from 2011
Development of new discrete wavelet families for structural dynamic analysis, Jason R. Foley, Jacob C. Dodson, Andrew J. Dick, Quan M. Phan, Pol D. Spanos, Jeffrey C. Van Karsen, and Gregory L. Falbo
Works from 2005
SAE clean snowmobile challenge 2003 summary of results, Catherine Horsch and Jay Meldrum
Works from 2001
Testing elastomers - Can correlation be achieved between machines, load cells, fixtures and operators?, Scott Gruenberg, Michael Audo, and John Reddaway
The effects of natural aging on fleet and durability vehicle engine mounts from a dynamic characterization perspective, Scott Gruenberg, Jason Blough, Darin Kowalski, and Jay Pistana
The effects of different input excitation on the dynamic characterization of an automotive shock absorber, Darin Kowalski, Mohan D. Rao, Jason Blough, Scott Gruenberg, and Dave Griffiths
Measurement of dynamic parameters of automotive exhaust hangers, Mohan D. Rao, Scott Gruenberg, and Dave Griffiths
Powertrain transfer path analysis of a truck, Vinod K. Singh, Nitin Wani, Vincent D. Monkaba, Jason Blough, and Geoffrey Gwaltney
Works from 1999
Summary and characteristics of rotating machinery digital signal processing methods, Jason Blough and Geoffrey Gwaltney
Evaluation of off-highway vehicle cab noise and vibration using inverse matrix techniques, Geoffrey Gwaltney and Jason Blough
Works from 1998
Convergence of laboratory simulation test systems, Jay Meldrum and Neil Hay
Works from 1997
Dynamic modeling of forces on snowplow equipped trucks, Walter W. Olson, Alan Kempainen, Dusan Milacic, and Mark Osborne
Works from 1994
Effect of Test Method on Winter Traction Measurements, S. Shoop, B. Young, Russell G. Alger, and J. Davis
Works from 1993
Gasification of porous combustion chamber deposits in a spark ignition engine, Bobbi Sue Wood and Carl L. Anderson
Works from 1989
A Constitutive Theory for Snow as a Continuous Multiphase Mixture, Ed Adams and R. L. Brown
Works from 1986
Acoustic Probing of Stratified Snowpacks, S. M. Lee, J. C. Rogers, and A. A. Tuncay
Works from 1985
Characterization of snow by acoustic sounding: A feasibility study, S. M. Lee and J. C. Rogers
Works from 1984
Receptance Methods and the Dynamics of Disordered One-Dimensional Lattices, D. J. Mead and S. M. Lee
Works from 1982
Measurements of near millimeter wave atmospheric attenuation in the temperature range 259K to 282K, G. G. Gimmestad and H. A. Gebbie