Explore a selection of works produced by faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

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Works from 2018

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Minerals from space: Terrestrial and extra-Terrestrial perspectives, Paul van Susant and Leslie Gertsch

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Robotic mars and lunar landing pad construction using in situ rocks, Paul van Susant, Kris Zacny, Magnus Hedlund, Jared Atkinson, Nathan Gelino, and Robert Mueller

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Novel approach for tension testing micro tubes, Scott W. Wagner, William J. Emblom, Kevin Johnson, Kahaan P. Shah, Navrose Handa, and Nihal Kapare

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Reinforcement learning-based multi-AUV adaptive trajectory planning for under-ice field estimation, Chaofeng Wang, Li Wei, Zhaohui Wang, Min Song, and Nina Mahmoudian

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Investigation of flow conditions and tumble near the spark plug in a DI optical engine at ignition, Yanyu Wang, Jiongxun Zhang, Zhuyong Yang, Xin Wang, Paul Dice, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Jeffrey D. Naber, Michael Czekala, Qiuping Qu, and Garlan Huberts

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Modeling skeletal muscle stress and intramuscular pressure: A whole muscle active-passive approach, Benjamin B Wheatley, Gregory M. Odegard, Kenton R Kaufman, and Tammy L Haut Donahue

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Nonlinear characterization of a machine tool energy absorber, Steven Whitican, Charles Van Karsen, and Jason R. Blough

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Towards the development of a model for nonlinear elements in machine tools, Steven Whitican, Charles Van Karsen, and Jason R. Blough

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WEC array electro-mechanical drivetrain networked microgrid control design and energy storage system analysis, David Wilson, Wayne Weaver, Giorgio Bacelli, and Christopher J. Robinette

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Properties of torrefied U.S. waste blends, Zhou Xu, Stas Zinchik, Shreyas Kolapkar, Ezra Bar Ziv, Ted Hansen, Dennis Conn, and Armando G. McDonald

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Mitigation of flow maldistribution in parallel microchannel heat sink, Vikas Yadav, Ritunesh Kumar, and Amitabh Narain

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Investigation of combustion knock distribution in a boosted methane-gasoline blended fueled SI engine, Zhuyong Yang, Sandesh Rao, Yanyu Wang, Jaldeep Harsulkar, Ehsan Ansari, Niranjan Miganakallu, Paul Dice, Jeffrey D. Naber, Yashodeep Lonari, and Stanislaw Szwaja

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Cations controlled growth of β-MnO2 crystals with tunable facets for electrochemical energy storage, Wentao Yao, Gregory Odegard, Zhennan Huang, Yifei Yuan, Hasti Asayesh Ardakani, Soroosh Sharifi-Asl, Meng Cheng, Boao Song, Ramasubramonian Deivanayagam, Fei Long, Craig R. Friedrich, Khalil Amine, Jun Lu, and Reza Shahbazian Yassar

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Real-Time Optimal Control of Power Management in a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A Comparative Analysis, Arya Yazdani and Mehran Bidarvatan

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Manufacturing of copper based composites reinforced with ceramics and hard intermetallics for applications of electric repair parts, G. Zambelis, E. Bayraktar, D. Katundi, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

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Splashing Criterion and Topological Features of a Single Droplet Impinging on the Flat Plate, Le Zhao, Nitisha Ahuja, Xiucheng Zhu, Zhihao Zhao, and Seong Young Lee

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Evaluation of diesel spray-wall interaction and morphology around impingement location, Le Zhao, Roberto Torelli, Xiucheng Zhu, Jeffrey D. Naber, Seong-Young Lee, Sibendu Som, Riccardo Scarelli, and Mehdi Raessi

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High pressure impinging spray film formation characteristics, Le Zhao, Zhihao Zhao, Xiucheng Zhu, Nitisha Ahuja, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Seong-Young Lee

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Non-invasive gaze direction estimation from head orientation for human-machine interaction, Zhi Zheng, Yuguang Wang, Jaclyn Barnes, Xingliang Li, Chung Hyuk Park, and Myounghoon Jeon

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Effective Turning Motion Control of Internally Actuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Brian R. Page, Anthony Pinar, and Nina Mahmoudian

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Evaluation of fast pyrolysis feedstock conversion with a mixing paddle reactor, Stas Zinchik, J. L. Klinger, T. L. Westover, Yash Donepudi, S. Hernandez, J. D. Naber, and Ezra Bar Ziv

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The effect of iodide and tri-iodide on the dye sensitized solar cell, Khalid Zouhri

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Control of wave energy converters with discrete displacement hydraulic power take-off units, Shangyan Zou and Ossama Abdelkhalik

Works from 2017

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Experimental study of flame stretch under engine-like conditions, Behdad Afkhami, Yanyu Wang, Scott Miers, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Bridging the gap between designed and implemented controllers via adaptive robust discrete sliding mode control, M. R. Amini, M. Shahbakhti, S. Pan, and J. K. Hedrick

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Real-Time Closed-Loop Control of a Light-Duty RCCI Engine during Transient Operations, Jayant Kumar Arora and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Multi-Physics Simulation of Ultra-Lightweight Carbon Nanotube Speakers, Mahsa Asgarisabet and Andrew Barnard

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Real-time modeling of ringing in HCCI engines using artificial neural networks, Bahram Bahri, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Azhar Abdul Aziz

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Starting from scratch: Incorporating communication instruction in a revised Mechanical Engineering curriculum, Nancy Barr

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Direct Growth of High Mobility and Low-Noise LateralMoS2–Graphene Heterostructure Electronics, Amirhossein Behranginia, Poya Yasaei, Arnab K. Majee, Vinod K. Sangwan, Fei Long, Cameron J. Foss, Tara Foroozan, Shadi Fuladi, Mohammad Reza Hantehzadeh, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Mark C. Hersam, Zlatan Aksamija, and Amin Salehi-Khojin

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Facile Synthesis of Nanosilver-Incorporated Titanium Nanotube for Antibacterial Surfaces, Sachin Bhosle and Craig R. Friedrich

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Wetting Behavior and Chemistry of Titanium Nanotubular Orthopedic Surfaces: Effect of Aging and Thermal Annealing, Sachin Bhosle and Craig R. Friedrich

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Method to predict the shock response spectrum shape from frequency response functions, Jason Blough, James Declerck, Charles D. Vankarsen, and David E. Soine

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Continued Drive Signal Development for the Carbon Nanotube Thermoacoustic Loudspeaker Using Techniques Derived from the Hearing Aid Industry, Troy Bouman, Andrew Barnard, and Joshua Alexander

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A new gaskinetic model to analyze background flow effects on weak gaseous jet flows from electric propulsion devices, Chunpei Cai

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An improved electron pre-sheath model for TSS-1R current enhancement computations, Chunpei Cai

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Comprehensive Studies on Rarefied Jet and Jet Impingement Flows with Gaskinetic Methods, Chunpei Cai, Xin He, and Kai Zhang

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Rarefication effects on jet impingement loads, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, Kai Zhang, and Jun Li

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Real-time modeling to enable hardware-in-the-loop simulation of plug-in electric vehicle-grid interaction, Chong Cao, Luting Wang, Bo Chen, Jason Harper, Theodore Bohn, Daniel Dobrzynski, and Keith Hardy

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The influence of BMSs on the characterization and modeling of series and parallel Li-ion packs, Sandra Castano-Solis, Daniel Serrano-Jimenez, Lucia Gauchia, and Javier Sanz

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Connected vehicles and powertrain optimization, Bo Chen, Darrell L. Robinette, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Kuilin Zhang, Jeffrey D. Naber, Jeremy Worm, Christopber Pinnow, and Christopher Morgan

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The model integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulation design for the analysis of a power-split hybrid electric vehicle with electrochemical battery model, Ming Cheng and Bo Chen

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A Comparison of Control Strategies for Wave Energy Converters, Ryan G. Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, David G. Wilson, Ossama Abdelkhalik, Umesh A. Korde, and Rush Robinett

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Decentralized Mode-Adaptive Guidance and Control for DC Microgrid, Michael D. Cook, Gordon Parker, Rush D. Robinett III, and Wayne Weaver

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Ignition and formaldehyde formation in dimethyl ether (DME) reacting spray under various EGR levels, Khanh Cung, Ahmed Abdul Moiz, Xiucheng Zhu, and Seong Young Lee

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Estimating the multivariable human ankle impedance in dorsi-plantarflexion and inversion-eversion directions using EMG signals and artificial neural networks, Houman Dallali, Lauren Knop, Leslie Castelino, Evandro Ficanha, and Mo Rastgaar

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Studying Effect of CO2 Laser Cutting Parameters of Titanium Alloy on Heat Affected Zone and Kerf Width Using the Taguchi Method, B. El Aoud, M. Boujelbene, E. Bayraktar, S. Ben Salem, and I. Miskioglu

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Optimization of Laser Cutting Parameters for Tailored Behaviour of Scrap (Ti6242 + Ti) Based Composites Through Semisolid Sintering, Sonia Ezeddini, Emin Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and D. Katundi

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Laser Cutting of the TiN +Al < inf> 2 O < inf> 3 Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites Through Semisolid Sintering, Sonia Ezeddini, D. Katundi, Emin Bayraktar, and I. Miskioglu

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Experimental Study of Laser Cutting Process of Titanium Aluminium (Ti-Al) Based Composites Designed Through Combined Method of Powder Metallurgy and Thixoforming, S. Ezeddini, G. Zambelis, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and D. Katundi

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Modeling and controller design architecture for cycle-by-cycle combustion control of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines – A comprehensive review, Morteza Fathi, Omid Jahanian, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Torsional Vibration Analysis of Six Speed MT Transmission and Driveline from Road to Lab, Jon Furlich, Jason Blough, and Darrell Robinette

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Design of Low Composites from Recycled Copper + Aluminium Chips for Tribological Applications, F. Gatamorta, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, D. Katundi, and M. H. Robert

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A novel technique to obtain analytical direct correlation functions for use in classical density functional theory, Susanta Ghosh

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Heat and mass transfer: Forced convection: External flows, Anoop K. Gupta, Raj P. Chhabra, and N. V. Suryanarayana

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Heat and mass transfer: Forced convection: Internal flows, Anoop K. Gupta, Raj P. Chhabra, and N. V. Suryanarayana

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A NOVEL ARCHITECTURED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR NEAR ISOTROPIC CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPROVED COMBINED STIFFNESS€”DAMPING PROPERTIES, Sandip Haldar, Trisha Sain, and Susanta Ghosh

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A novel high symmetry interlocking micro-architecture design for polymer composites with improved mechanical properties, Sandip Haldar, Trisha Sain, and Susanta Ghosh

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Near Continuum Velocity and Temperature Coupled Compressible Boundary Layer Flow over a Flat Plate, Xin He and Chunpei Cai

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy – Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Alumina Fibers, A. B. Irez, E. Bayraktar, and I. Miskioglu

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Scrap-Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Boron and Alumina, A. B. Irez, Jennifer Hay, I. Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy – Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nano Graphene, A. B. Irez, I. Miskioglu, and E. Bayraktar

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy: Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles, A. B. Irez, I. Miskioglu, and E. Bayraktar

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3D printing implications for STEM education, John L. Irwin

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Optimal Power Management of Vehicle Sourced Military Outposts, Robert Jane, Gordon G. Parker, Wayne Weaver, Ronald Matthews, Denise Rizzo, and Michael Cook

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A fiber Bragg grating sensor for radial artery pulse waveform measurement, Dagong Jia, Jing Chao, Shuai Li, Hongxia Zhang, Yingzhan Yan, Ye Sun, and et. al.

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Design of Magnetic Aluminium (A356) Based Composites through Combined 2 Method of Sinter + Forging 3, D. Katundi, L. P. Ferreira, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and M. H. Robert

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Creating 3D models of tractor tire footprints using close-range digital photogrammetry, Amaneh E. Kenarsari, Stanley Vitton, and John Beard

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A kinetic study of the fast micro-pyrolysis of hybrid poplar, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud, Jordan Klinger, Ezra Bar Ziv, and David Shonnard

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Hydrodynamic Considerations in Near-Optimal Control of a Small Wave Energy Converter for Ocean Measurement Applications, Umesh A. Korde, Jiajun Song, Rush D. Robinett, and Ossama O. Abdelkhalik

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Turbulent Spray Combustion, Seong Young Lee, Ahmed Abdul Moiz, and Khanh D. Cung

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Sequential Kriging optimization for time-variant reliability-based design involving stochastic processes, Mingyang Li and Zequn Wang

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DriTri: An in-vehicle wireless sensor network platform for daily health monitoring, Xian Li, Hui Huang, and Ye Sun

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WearETE: A scalable wearable e-textile triboelectric energy harvesting system for human motion scavenging, Xian Li and Ye Sun

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Dynamic aeroelastic behavior of wind turbine rotors in rapid pitch-control actions, Muraleekrishnan Menon and Fernando Ponta

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Experimental investigation of water injection technique in gasoline direct injection engine, Niranjan Miganakallu, Jeffrey D. Naber, Sandesh Rao, William Atkinson, and Sam Barros

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Cyber-physical risk management for PV photovoltaic plants, Alexander Miranda and Steven Goldsmith

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Transition Flow with an Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method, J. R. Murdock, J. C. Ickes, and Song L. Yang

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The Effect of Hydraulic Bulge Process on the Surface Topography of Annealed AISI 304 Stainless Steel, Ayotunde Olayinka, William J. Emblom, Thomas C. Pasacreta, and Scott W. Wagner

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Development of a Reduced Chemical Mechanism for Combustion of Gasoline-Biofuels, Daniele Piazzullo, Michela Costa, Youngchul Ra, Vittorio Rocco, and Ankith Ullal

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Effect of diesel injection strategies on natural gas/diesel RCCI combustion characteristics in a light duty diesel engine, Kamran Poorghasemi, Rahim Khoshbakhti Saray, Ehsan Ansari, Behrouz Khoshbakht Irdmousa, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Numerical Study on Evaporation of Spherical Droplets Impinging on the Wall Using Volume of Fluid (VOF) Model, Sathya Prasad Potham, Le Zhao, and Seong Young Lee

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Shear-driven annular flow-boiling in millimeter-scale channels: Direct numerical simulations for convective component of the overall heat transfer coefficient, Hrishikesh Prasad Ranga Prasad, Amitabh Narain, Sharayu S. Bhasme, and Ranjeeth R. Naik

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Building-to-grid predictive power flow control for demand response and demand flexibility programs, Meysam Razmara, Guna Bharati, Drew Hanover, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Sumit Paudyal, and Rush D. Robinett III

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Promoting industrial robotics education by curriculum, robotic simulation software, and advanced robotic workcell development and implementation, Aleksandr Sergeyev, Nasser Alaraje, Siddharth Y. Parmar, Scott A. Kuhl, Vincent T. Druschke, and J. Hooker

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Predicting Pressure Drop, Temperature, and Particulate Matter Distribution of a Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter Using a Multi-Zone Model Including Cake Permeability, Boopathi Singalandapuram Mahadevan, John H. Johnson, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Analysis and Control of a Torque Blended Hybrid Electric Powertrain with a Multi-Mode LTC-SI Engine, Ali Solouk, Mohammad Shakiba-Herfeh, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Fuel consumption assessment of a multi-mode low temperature combustion engine as range extender for an electric vehicle, A. Solouk, J. Tripp, M. Shakiba-Herfeh, and M. Shahbakhti

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Comparison of direct-injection spray development of E10 gasoline to a single and multi-component E10 gasoline surrogate, Meng Tang, Jiongxun Zhang, Xiucheng Zhu, Kyle Yeakle, Henry John Schmidt VII, Seong-Young Lee, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Cody Squibb

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Thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties of talc‐ and glass microsphere‐Reinforced Cycloaliphatic epoxy composites, Julie Tomasi, Julia A. King, Aaron Krieg, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Toward Online Optimal Power Flow of a Networked DC Microgrid System, Eddy Trinklein, Gordon Parker, Rush D. Robinett III, and Wayne Weaver

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Active load damping of an extending boom crane using a low cost RGB-D camera, Eddy Trinklein, Gordon Parker, and Matthew S. Zawisza

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Erratum to: Thermodynamic coupling between gradient elasticity and a Cahn–Hilliard type of diffusion: size-dependent spinodal gaps (Continuum Mech. Thermodyn., 10.1007/s00161-017-0565-y), Ioannis Tsagrakis and Elias C. Aifantis

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An experimental study on the interaction between flow and spark plug orientation on ignition energy and duration for different electrode designs, Yanyu Wang, Jiongxun Zhang, Paul Dice, Xin Wang, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Investigation of impacts of spark plug orientation on early flame development and combustion in a DI optical engine, Yanyu Wang, Jiongxun Zhang, Xin Wang, Paul Dice, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Jeffrey D. Naber, Michael Czekala, and Garlan Huberts

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Piecewise point classification for uncertainty propagation with nonlinear limit states, Zequn Wang

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Metastability of Pulse Power Loads Using the Hamiltonian Surface Shaping Method, Wayne W. Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, David G. Wilson, and Ronald Matthews

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A validated model of passive skeletal muscle to predict force and intramuscular pressure, Benjamin B. Wheatley, Gregory Odegard, Kenton R. Kaufman, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

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Water injection as an enabler for increased efficiency at high-load in a direct injected, boosted, SI engine, Jeremy Worm, Jeffrey D. Naber, Joel Duncan, Sam Barros, and William Atkinson

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Energy-driven surface evolution in beta-MnO < inf> 2 structures, Wentao Yao, Yifei Yuan, Hasti Asayesh Ardakani, Zhennan Huang, Fei Long, Craig R. Friedrich, Khalil Amine, Jun Lu, and Reza Shahbazian-Yassar