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

Follow

Works from 2007

Link

Complementary Intersection Method (CIM) for system reliability analysis, Byeng D. Youn, Pingfeng Wang, and Zhimin Xi

Works from 2006

Link

Dynamics of Evaporating Films Under Reduced Gravity, Jeffrey Allen, James Hermanson, and Swapnil Padate

Link

Gradient elasticity theories in statics and dynamics - A unification of approaches, Harm Askes and Elias C. Aifantis

Link

Integrating multiple information representations in a single CAD/CAM/CAE environment, Bernhard Bettig and Vikram Bapat

Link

Optimal design methodology for an active structure using simultaneous optimization, Wei Chen, Gordon Parker, and Bernhard Bettig

Link

A micromechanical finite element model for linear and damage-coupled viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixture, Qingli Dai, Martin H. Sadd, and Zhanping You

Link

Selecting an optimal tool sequence for 2.5D pocket machining while considering tool holder collisions, Roshan M. D'Souza

Link

Oscillatory fluid flow regulates glycosaminoglycan production via an intracellular calcium pathway in meniscal cells, Robert L. Eifler, Eric R. Blough, Jennifer M. Dehlin, and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

Link

Development of the MTU automatic shifting manual six speed transmission, Brigham Erickson, Zac Tselios, Becky Trierweiler, and John Beard

Link

Spray characterization in a DISI engine during cold start: (1) imaging investigation, Anand H. Gandhi, Corey E. Weaver, Eric W. Curtis, Terrence F. Alger, Carl L. Anderson, and Duane L. Abata

Link

Spray characterization in a DISI engine during cold start: (2) PDPA investigation, Anand H. Gandhi, Corey E. Weaver, Eric W. Curtis, Terrence F. Alger, Carl L. Anderson, and Duane L. Abata

Link

Two New Expanding Cavity Models for Indentation Deformations of Elastic Strain-hardening Materials, X. L. Gao, X. N. Jing, and G. Subhash

Link

Role of cell location and morphology in the mechanical environment around meniscal cells, Tumul Gupta and Tammy L. Haut Donahue

Link

New algorithm for selecting meniscal allografts that best match the size and shape of the damaged meniscus, Tommy L. Haut Donahue, Maury L. Hull, and Stephen M. Howell

Link

Analysis of partial dislocations in wurtzite GaN using gradient elasticity, J. Kioseoglou, G. P. Dimitrakopulos, Ph Komninou, Th Karakostas, I. Konstantopoulos, M. Avlonitis, and E. C. Aifantis

Link

The effect of a diesel oxidation catalyst and a catalyzed particulate filter on particle size distribution from a heavy duty diesel engine, Venkata R. Lakkireddy, Hasan Mohammed, and John Johnson

Link

The effect of a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and a Catalyzed Particulate Filter on the emissions from a heavy duty diesel engine, Venkata R. Lakkireddy, Hasan Mohammed, John Johnson, and Susan T. Bagley

Link

Dislocations in second strain gradient elasticity, Markus Lazar, Gérard A. Maugin, and Elias C. Aifantis

Link

On a Theory of Nonlocal Elasticity of Bi-Helmholtz Type and Some Applications, Markus Lazar, Gérard A. Maugin, and Elias C. Aifantis

Link

The Effect of Spindle Speed Variation on Chatter Suppression in Rotating-Tool Machining, C. J. Li, A. G. Ulsoy, and William J. Endres

Link

Proteoglycan breakdown of meniscal explants following dynamic compression using a novel bioreactor, J. A. McHenry, Barbara Zielinska, T. L. Haut Donahue, and T. L. Haut Donahue

Link

Enhancement of engineering education through university competition-based events, Jay Meldrum, Katie L. Reynolds, and Jason M. Keith

Link

Simple models for piston-type micromirror behavior, M. H. Miller, J. A. Perrault, G. G. Parker, B. P. Bettig, and T. G. Bifano

Link

Measuring thermal conductivities of anisotropic synthetic graphite-liquid crystal polymer composites, Michael G. Miller, Jason Keith, Julia A. King, Brian J. Edwards, Nils Klinkenberg, and David A. Schiraldi

Link

An experimental and modeling study of a diesel oxidation catalyst and a catalyzed diesel particulate filter using a 1-D 2-layer model, Hasan Mohammed, Venkata R. Lakkireddy, John H. Johnson, and Susan T. Bagley

Link

An advanced 1D 2-layer catalyzed diesel particulate filter model to simulate: Filtration by the wall and particulate cake, oxidation in the wall and particulate cake by NO < inf> 2 and O < inf> 2 , and regeneration by heat addition, Hasan Mohammed, Antonio P. Triana, Song Lin Yang, and John H. Johnson

Link

Analysis of combustion knock metrics in spark-ignition engines, Jeffrey Naber, Jason Blough, Dave Frankowski, Monroe Goble, and John E. Szpytman

Link

Target Based Rapid Prototyping control system for engine research, Jeffrey Naber, Eric K. Bradley, and John E. Szpytman

Link

Direct computational simulations and experiments for film condensation inside tubes and channels, Amitabh Narain, W. Xiaomin, L. Phan, A. Siemionko, J. H. Kurita, Tian Wei NG, and Shantanu D. Kulkarni

Link

Simulation of one-pass dimethylether production from natural gas for potential use in a NG/DME dual-fuel CI engine, Kirk C. Opella and Jason M. Keith

Link

Charge determination for specified shape Coulomb force virtual structures, Gordon Parker, Lyon Bradley King, and Hanspeter Schaub

Link

Steered spacecraft deployment using interspacecraft coulomb forces, Gordon Parker, Lyon Brad King, and Hanspeter Schaub

Link

Pin-on-disc evaluation of self-reinforced composite poly(methyl methacrylate) for total joint replacements, William J. Peers, Debra D. Wright-Charlesworth, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

Link

Nonlinear stability of the classical nusselt problem of film condensation and wave effects, L. Phan and Amitabh Narain

Link

Effects of exit-condition, gravity, and surface-tension on stability and noise-sensitivity issues for steady condensing flows inside tubes and channels, L. Phan, X. Wang, and Amitabh Narain

Link

A variable displacement engine with independently controllable stroke length and compression ratio, Paul A. Rosso, John Beard, and Jason Blough

Link

An experimental study of active regeneration of an advanced catalyzed particulate filter by diesel fuel injection upstream of an oxidation catalyst, Paramjot Singh, Abishek M. Thalagavara, Jeffrey Naber, John Johnson, and Susan T. Bagley

Link

Non-contact eddy current excitation method for vibration testing, H. A. Sodano

Link

Experiences in using spatial skills testing instruments with younger audiences, Sheryl Sorby, Thomas David Drummer, and Raymond E. Molzon

Link

An analysis of the effect of elongational viscosity on the flow in a spiral-mandrel die, Y. Sun and Mahesh Gupta

Link

An experimental and computational study of the pressure drop and regeneration characteristics of a diesel oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter, Antonio P. Triana, John H. Johnson, Song L. Yang, and Kirby J. Baumgard

Works from 2005

Link

A computational and experimental analysis of the flow around a blunt-base vehicle, Benjamin C. Andrus and Scott L. Post

Link

Order separation using multiple tachometers and the TVDFT order tracking method, Jason Blough

Link

Quantifying how the environment effects SAE-J192 pass-by noise testing of snowmobiles, Jason Blough, Geoffrey Gwaltney, and James Vizanko

Link

Incorporation of a high performance, four-cylinder, four-stroke motorcycle engine into a snowmobile application, Gregory A. Davis, Nick S. Dahlheimer, David A. Meyer, Aaron S. Messenger, James R. Johnson, and Bernhard P. Bettig

Link

Solutions to the clean snowmobile challenge - What works?, Traci A. Faulkner and Jay Meldrum

Link

Clean snowmobile challenge-What have we learned?, Ryan E. Fox and Jay Meldrum

Link

A Shear-lag Model for Carbon Nanotube-reinforced Polymer Composites, X. L. Gao and K. Li

Link

The representative volume size in static and dynamic micro-macro transitions, Inna M. Gitman, Harm Askes, and Elais C. Aifantis

Link

Finite difference heat transfer model of a steel-clad aluminum brake rotor, James E. Hertel, Jared R. Suster, Justin R. Hawley, and Xiaodi Huang

Link

Cavitation detection in automotive torque converters using nearfield acoustical measurements, Darin Kowalski, Carl Anderson, and Jason Blough

Link

Cavitation prediction in automotive torque converters, Darin Kowalski, Carl Anderson, and Jason Blough

Link

On dislocations in a special class of generalized elasticity, Markus Lazar, Gérard A. Maugin, and Elias C. Aifantis

Link

Effects of Cell Shape and Cell Wall Thickness Variations on the Elastic Properties of Two-dimensional Cellular Solids, K. Li, X. L. Gao, and G. Subhash

Link

Windowed Selected Moving Autocorrelation (WSMA), Tri-Correlation (TriC), and misfire detection, Louis Yizhang Liu, Hanlong Yang, Steven Plee, and Jeffrey D. Naber

Link

A parametric study on crushability of open-cell structural polymeric foams, Qunli Liu, Ghatu Subhash, and Xin Lin Gao

Link

Development of the enhanced vehicle and engine cooling system simulation and application to active cooling control, Brian J. Luptowski, Oner Arici, John Johnson, and Gordon Parker

Link

Impingement identification in a high speed diesel engine using piston surface temperature measurements, Scott Miers, Carl L. Anderson, Jason Blough, and M. Koray Inal

Link

Educational solutions, James R. Mihelcic and David R. Hokanson

Link

Internal condensing flows inside a vertical pipe: Experimental/computational investigations of effects of constrained and natural exit conditions, Amitabh Narain, A. Siemionko, Jorge H. Kurita, T. W. Ng, N. Kim, K. Opella, and P. O. Sweger

Link

Determining localized garment insulation values from manikin studies: Computational method and results, D. A. Nelson, J. S. Curlee, A. R. Curran, J. M. Ziriax, and P. A. Mason

Link

Validation of the state-space model of fatigue crack growth in ductile alloys under variable-amplitude load via comparison of the crack-opening stress data, Ravindra Patankar and Rong Qu

Link

The classical Nusselt problem of film condensation: direct steady and unsteady computational simulations that yield results on stability and wave effects, L. Phan, S. L. Post, and Amitabh Narain

Link

Direct computational simulations for condensation inside tubes and channels, L. Phan, X. Wang, Shantanu Kulkarni, and Amitabh Narain

Link

Vehicle engine aftertreatment system simulation (veass) model: Application to a controls design strategy for active regeneration of a catalyzed particulate filter, Nishant Singh, John H. Johnson, Gordon Parker, and Dr. Jason Yang

Link

Scratch resistance and residual stresses in longitudinally and transversely ground silicon nitride, G. Subhash, M. A. Marszalek, A. A. Wereszczak, and M. J. Lance

Link

Nanoindentation of injection molded PLA and self-reinforced composite PLA after in vitro conditioning for three months, Debra D. Wright-Charlesworth, Darinda M. Miller, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Julia A. King

Link

Nanomechanical properties of self-reinforced composite poly(methyl methacrylate) as a function of processing temperature, Debra D. Wright-Charlesworth, William J. Peers, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Laura L. Loo

Link

The effect of processing conditions on the properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) fibers, Debra D. Wright, Eugene P. Lautenschlager, and Jeremy L. Gilbert

Link

Investigation of shear band evolution in amorphous alloys beneath a Vickers indentation, Hongwen Zhang, Xiaoning Jing, Ghatu Subhash, Laszlo J. Kecskes, and Robert J. Dowding

Works from 2004

Link

Active positioning device for a perimodiolar cochlear electrode array, B. Y. Arcand, P. T. Bhatti, N. V. Butala, J. Wang, C. R. Friedrich, and K. D. Wise

Link

Topology optimization of smart structures using a homogenization approach, Markus J. Buehler and Bernhard Bettig

Link

Optimal Sensor Design and Control of Piezoelectric Laminate Beams, Wei Chen, Markus Buehler, Gordon Parker, and Bernhard Bettig

Link

Active structural acoustic control of road noise in apassenger vehicle, Amanjot S. Dhaliwal, Gordon Parker, and J. R. Blough

Link

Effect of workpiece springback on micromilling forces, C. R. Friedrich and V. P. Kulkarni

Link

An experimental investigation of cutting fluid mist removal via a novel atomizer system, S. S. Kinare, C. Ju, D. J. Michalek, and J. W. Sutherland

Link

Preliminary sputter-erosion characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Lyon Bradley King, Yoke Khin Yap, Jitendra Menda, Lakshman Kumar Vanga, Vijaya Kayastha, Jiesheng Wang, and et. al.

Link

Synergistic effects of carbon fillers on tensile and impact properties in nylon 6,6 and polycarbonate based resins, Jeremiah P. Konell, Julia A. King, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

Link

Robot positioning of flexible-link manipulator using vision, Halûk Küçük, Gordon Parker, and Eric T. Baumgartner

Link

Desensitization of camera-aided manipulation to target specification errors, Haluk Küçük, Gordon Parker, Eric T. Baumgartner, and Nicholas A. Klymyshyn

Link

Effects of gravity, shear and surface tension in internal condensing flows: Results from direct computational simulations, Q. Liang, X. Wang, and Amitabh Narain

Link

Solution to Line Loading of a Semi-infinite Solid in Gradient Elasticity, S. Li, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and B. S. Altan

Link

A phenomenological constitutive model for foams under large deformations, Qunli Liu and Ghatu Subhash

Link

The Effect of Axial Load in the Tibia on the Response of the 90°Flexed Knee to Blunt Impacts with a Deformable Interface, Eric G. Meyer, Michael T. Sinnott, Roger C. Haut, Gopal Jayaraman, and Walter E. Smith

Link

Direct computational simulations for internal condensing flows and results on attainability/stability of steady solutions, their intrinsic waviness, and their noise sensitivity, Amitabh Narain, Q. Liang, G. Yu, and X. Wang

Link

Constitutive modeling of piezoelectric polymer composites, G. M. Odegard

Link

Nonlinear Adaptive Control for Slewing Flexible Active Structures, D. G. Wilson, G. P. Starr, G. Parker, and R. D. Robinett

Link

Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes as the sputter resist in space propulsive systems, Yoke Khin Yap, Vijaya Kayastha, Jitendra Menda, Lakshman Kumar Vanga, Jiesheng Wang, Alexander W. Kieckhafer, Dean Richard Massey, and Lyon Bradley King

Link

Adaptive estimation for brushless DC motor actuators in electric power assisted steering, Liangtao Zhu and Ravindra Patankar

Works from 2003

Link

Generating swing-suppressed maneuvers for crane systems with rate saturation, Michael J. Agostini, Gordon Parker, Hanspeter Schaub, Kenneth Groom, and Rush D. Robinett

PDF

Experimental investigation of cavitation signatures in an automotive torque converter using a microwave telemetry technique, Carl L. Anderson, L. Zeng, P. O. Sweger, Amitabh Narain, and Jason R. Blough

Link

Adaptation of four-stroke motorcycle engine to continuously variable transmission for snowmobile application, Brian D. Barr, David J. McKinstry, Aaron S. Messenger, Jason M. Seidenstucker, Daniel H. Kallio, Daniel P. Hoffman, and Bernhard P. Bettig

Link

Design and development of the 2002 michigan tech FutureTruck, a parallel hybrid electric vehicle, Brian Bartley, Nick Manor, Christian Muehlfeld, Brian Rutkowski, Jason Trombley, John Curlee, Joel Pero, Brad Lobbestael, Jason Kiiskila, Justin McGinn, and John E. Beard

Link

A comparison between power injection and impulse response decay methods for estimating frequency averaged loss factors for SEA, Brandon Bloss and Mohan D. Rao

Link

Development and analysis of time variant discrete Fourier transform order tracking, J. R. Blough

Link

A finite element and experimental study of sheet deformation as influenced by drawbead end geometry, Chin Chun Chen and Klaus J. Weinmann

Link

Robust Design and Control of Piezoelectric Laminate Beams using a Simultaneous Optimization Method, Wei Chen, Markus Buehler, Gordon Parker, and Bernhard Bettig

Link

Low speed running characteristics of a small two-stroke engine with auxiliary exhaust ports, Samuel W. Coates, Lawrence W. Evers, Charles F. Zellner, Matthew A. Pruski, and John P. Bogema

Link

The use of unique time history input excitation in the dynamic characterization of automotive mounts, John Holt, Mohan D. Rao, Jason Blough, and Scott Gruenberg

Link

On-site DME generation from methanol for pilot injection in CI engines, David L. Horstman, Duane L. Abata, and Jason M. Keith