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 2002

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A model for improving economic performance of a demanufacturing system for reduced product end-of-life environmental impact, J. W. Sutherland, K. L. Gunter, and K. J. Weinmann

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Controlling errors in the process of automating boundary element method analysis, Madhukar Vable

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An approximate upper bound approach for the single-grit rotating scratch with a conical tool on pure metal, Hong Wang and Ghatu Subhash

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Mechanics of mixed-mode ductile material removal with a conical tool and the size dependence of the specific energy, Hong Wang and Ghatu Subhash

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Oxidation catalytic converter and emulsified fuel effects on heavy-duty diesel engine particulate matter emissions, James R. Warner, Cuong Huynh, Girish Janakiraman, John H. Johnson, and Susan T. Bagley

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Design and testing of a single cylinder, turbocharged, four-stroke snowmobile with E.F.I. and catalytic exhaust treatment, Joseph A. Wegleitner, Scott Miers, Ryan D. Hayes, Scott P. Heim, Dan P. Hoffman, and Bernhard P. Bettig

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Augmented sliding mode control for flexible link manipulators, David G. Wilson, Rush D. Robinett, Gordon Parker, and Gregory P. Starr

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Modeling and numerical simulation of diesel particulate trap performance during loading and regeneration, Z. Zhang, S. L. Yang, and J. Johnson

Works from 2001

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Multiple axis boom crane maneuver generation for payload swing suppression, Michael J. Agostini, Gordon Parker, Erin E. Kruse, Hanspeter Schaub, Kenneth Groom, and Rush D. Robinett

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Derivation of a standard set of geometric constraints for parametric modeling and data exchange, B. Bettig and J. Shah

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Material damping properties: A comparison of laboratory test methods and the relationship to in-vehicle performance, Matthew D. Black and Mohan D. Rao

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Two displacement methods for in-plane deformations of orthotropic linear elastic materials, Xin Lin Gao

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Variational solution for a cracked mosaic model of woven fabric composites, Xin Lin Gao and Shankar Mall

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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

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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

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Design and development of a model based feedback controlled cooling system for heavy duty diesel truck applications using a vehicle engine cooling system simulation, Chad Lehner, Gordon Parker, Oner Arici, and John Johnson

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Design and testing of a four-stroke, EFI snowmobile with catalytic exhaust treatment, Scott A. Miers, Carl L. Anderson, Ryan D. Hayes, John A. Ballmer, and Joseph A. Wegleitner

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Laser-induced two-point ignition of premixture with a single-shot laser, M. H. Morsy, Y. S. Ko, S. H. Chung, and P. Cho

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Measurement of dynamic parameters of automotive exhaust hangers, Mohan D. Rao, Scott Gruenberg, and Dave Griffiths

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Control strategies for a series-parallel hybrid electric vehicle, Dimitrios Rizoulis, Jeffrey Burl, and John Beard

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Minimizing the error near discontinuities in boundary element method, M. Vable

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Characteristics of single-grit rotating scratch with a conical tool on pure titanium, Hong Wang, Ghatu Subhash, and Abhijit Chandra

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An elastic-plastic-cracking model for finite element analysis of indentation cracking in brittle materials, W. Zhang and G. Subhash

Works from 2000

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Dynamic Vickers Indentation of Brittle Materials, Richard J. Anton and Ghatu Subhash

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On Displacement Methods in Planar Anisotropic Elasticity, Xin Lin Gao and Robert E. Rowlands

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Interlaboratory comparison of HPLC-fluorescence detection and GC/MS: Analysis of PAH compounds present in diesel exhaust, Linda D. Gratz, Susan T. Bagley, David G. Leddy, John Johnson, Chung Chiu, and Peter Stommel

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Effect of elongational viscosity on axisymmetric entrance flow of polymers, Mahesh Gupta

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Three-dimensional simulation of microchip encapsulation process, Ruihua Han, Linhuo Shi, and Mahesh Gupta

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Fundamental studies of diesel particulate filters: Transient loading, regeneration and aging, Athanasios G. Konstandopoulos, Margaritis Kostoglou, Evangelos Skaperdas, Eleni Papaioannou, Dimitrios Zarvalis, and Evdoxia Kladopoulou

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COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION AND FLOW PHYSICS FOR STRATIFIED/ANNULAR CONDENSING FLOWS, Amitabh Narain, G. Yu, and Q. Liu

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Instability of Gradient-dependent Elastoviscoplastic Model for Clay and Strain Localization Analysis, F. Oka, A. Yashima, K. Sawada, and Elias C. Aifantis

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Using Vibration-assisted Grinding to Reduce Subsurface Damage, W. Qu, K. Wang, M. H. Miller, Y. Huang, and A. Chandra

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Analysis of the Grain Depth-of-cut in Plunge Grinding, K. W. Sharp, M. H. Miller, and R. O. Scattergood

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Modernization of the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum and Guidelines for Computer-Aided Engineering Instruction, Sheryl Sorby, Graham Walker, Miles Yano, Vladimir Glozman, Kevin Kochersberger, Judy Mathers, John Mckinney, James Schulman, and Michael Young

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Micromechanisms of deformation in high-purity hot-pressed alumina, J. M. Staehler, W. W. Predebon, B. J. Pletka, and G. Subhash

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An experimental and modeling study of cordierite traps - Pressure drop and permeability of clean and particulate loaded traps, Arvind Suresh, Amjad Khan, and John H. Johnson

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Experimental investigation of air quality in wet and dry turning, J. W. Sutherland, V. N. Kulur, and N. C. King

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Strain gradient elasticity theory for antiplane shear cracks. Part II: Monotonic displacements, D. J. Unger and E. C. Alfantis

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Strain gradient elasticity theory for antiplane shear cracks. Part I: Oscillatory displacements, D. J. Unger and E. C. Alfantis

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Measuring the six dof driving point impedance function and an application to RB inertia property estimation, M. C. Witter, D. L. Brown, and J. R. Blough

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Effect of deformation-dependent material parameters on forming limits of thin sheets, Siguang Xu and Klaus Weinmann

Works from 1999

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Determination of residual stress fields beneath a Vickers indentation using photoelasticity, R. J. Anton, I. Miskioglu, and G. Subhash

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Generalized Predictive Kinetic Energy Controller for vibration suppression in turning, Sohel Anwar and Abhijit Chandra

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The vehicle engine cooling system simulation part 1 - Model development, Oner Arici, John H. Johnson, and Ajey J. Kulkarni

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Development of an FRF based order tracking technique to separate close and/or crossing orders, Jason Blough and Geoffrey Gwaltney

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Post-processing analysis of large channel count order track tests and estimation of linearly independent operating shapes, Jason Blough and Geoffrey Gwaltney

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Summary and characteristics of rotating machinery digital signal processing methods, Jason Blough and Geoffrey Gwaltney

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A three-dimensional engineering curriculum, Peck Cho

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Extraction/filtration of transients embedded in stationary signals using wavelets; Focus on extraction of frequency response functions, Myles Dexter, Harold A. Evensen, Charles Van Karsen, and Jason Blough

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Practical aspects of making NAH measurements, S. M. Dumbacher, D. L. Brown, J. R. Blough, and R. W. Bono

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Dislocations and disclinations in gradient elasticity, M. Yu Gutkin and E. C. Aifantis

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Analysis of intersonic crack growth in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites, Y. Huang, Wei Wang, C. Liu, and A. J. Rosakis

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Characteristics of Residual Plastic Zone under Static and Dynamic Vickers Indentations, B. J. Koeppel and G. Subhash

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Influence of cold rolling and strain rate on plastic response of powder metallurgy and chemical vapor deposition rhenium, B. J. Koeppel and G. Subhash

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Effect of particle non-sphericity on satellite monitoring of drifting volcanic ash clouds, N. A. Krotkov, D. E. Flittner, A. J. Krueger, A. Kostinski, C. Riley, W. Rose, and O. Torres

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Application of indirect force estimation techniques to the automotive transfer case, Chris V. Kurmaniak, Charles Van Karsen, and William R. Kelley

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Constitutive modeling of textured body-centered-cubic (bcc) polycrystals, Yeong Joo Lee, Ghatu Subhash, and G. Ravichandran

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Analytical modeling of particle size and cluster effects on particulate-filled composite, Guoqiang Li, Yi Zhao, and Su Seng Pang

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Four-phase sphere modeling of effective bulk modulus of concrete, Guoqiang Li, Yi Zhao, and Su Seng Pang

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Effective Young's modulus estimation of concrete, Guoqiang Li, Yi Zhao, Su Seng Pang, and Yongqi Li

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Formability in non-symmetric aluminium panel drawing using active drawbeads, Rui Li and Klaus Weinmann

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Computational simulation and interfacial shear models for downward annular wavy-interface condensing flow in a vertical pipe, Q. Liu and Amitabh Narain

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Reduction of the environmental impact of essential manufacturing processes, Walter W. Olson, Aleksandar Filipovic, John W. Sutherland, and S. M. Pandit

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Measurement of dynamic properties of automotive shock absorbers for NVH, Mohan D. Rao, Scott Gruenberg, and Homa Torab

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Pressure-swirl atomization in the near field, David P. Schmidt, Idriss Nouar, P. K. Senecal, C. J. Rutland, J. K. Martin, R. D. Reitz, and Jeffrey A. Hoffman

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Threshold level as an index of squeak and rattle performance, David E. Soine, Harold A. Evensen, and Charles D. Vankarsen

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Vibrational and sound radiation properties of a double layered diesel engine gear cover, David A. Welsh and Harold A. Evensen

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Comparison of Hill's yield criteria in forming limit predictions, Siguang Xu and K. J. Weinmann

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Computational simulations and flow domain classification for laminar/laminar annular/stratified condensing flows, G. Yu and Amitabh Narain

Works from 1998

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A dynamic algorithm for integration in the boundary element method, Bruce A. Ammons and Madhukar Vable

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An HR-method of mesh refinement for boundary element method, Bruce A. Ammons and Madhukar Vable

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A new multi-point active drawbead forming die: Model development for process optimization, Michael L. Bohn, Stefan U. Jurthe, and Klaus J. Weinmann

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Mechanical behavior of a bulk nanostructured iron alloy, J. E. Carsley, A. Fisher, Wav Milligan, and E. C. Alfantis

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Fracture analysis of cellular materials: A strain gradient model, J. Y. Chen, Y. Huang, and M. Ortiz

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Misfit dislocation patterning in thin films, K. Cholevas, N. Liosatos, A. E. Romanov, M. Zaiser, and E. C. Aifantis

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Toward linear complexity optimal control for sparsely interconnected dynamic systems, Brian J. Driessen, Nader Sadegh, and Gordon Parker

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Direct Fabrication of Deep X-ray Lithography Masks by Micromechanical Milling, Craig Friedrich, Philip Coane, Jost Goettert, and Niranjan Gopinathin

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Automatic threshold selection based on histogram modes and a discriminant criterion, R. Guo and S. M. Pandit

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An experimental study of cutting fluid effects in drilling, D. M. Haan, S. A. Batzer, W. W. Olson, and J. W. Sutherland

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Void-nucleation vs void-growth controlled plastic flow localization in materials with nonuniform particle distributions, Y. Huang, A. Chandra, and N. Y. Li

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A study of the vapor-and particle-phase sulfur species in the heavy-duty diesel engine EGR cooler, Admir M. Kreso, John Johnson, Linda D. Gratz, Susan T. Bagley, and David G. Leddy

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The Role of Plasticity as a Limiting Factor in the Compressive Failure of High Strength Ceramics, J. Lankford, W. W. Predebon, J. M. Staehler, G. Subhash, Bruce J. Pletka, and C. E. Anderson

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Command shaping control of an operator-in-the-loop boom crane, Derek Lewis, Gordon Parker, Brian Driessen, and Rush D. Robinett

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Interfacial shear models and their required asymptotic form for annular/stratified film condensation flows in inclined channels and vertical pipes, Amitabh Narain, Guang Yu, and Qingyu Liu

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A review of recent advances in the application of blank-holder force towards improving the forming limits of sheet metal parts, E. J. Obermeyer and S. A. Majlessi

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A 2-D computational model describing the flow and filtration characteristics of a ceramic diesel particulate trap, Cornelius N. Opris and John Johnson

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A 2-D computational model describing the heat transfer, reaction kinetics and regeneration characteristics of a ceramic diesel particulate trap, Cornelius N. Opris and John H. Johnson

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A comparison of time-averaged piston temperatures and surface heat flux between a direct-fuel injected and carbureted two-stroke engine, Mary Chrenka Opris, Robin Renee Jason, and Carl L. Anderson

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Dimethyl ether in diesel fuel injection systems, Spencer C. Sorenson, Michael Glensvig, and Duane L. Abata

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Stress across an elastoplastic boundary of a mode I crack: Parabolic to hyperbolic plasticity transition, David J. Unger

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Effect of elastic mismatch in intersonic crack propagation along a bimaterial interface, W. Wang, Y. Huang, A. J. Rosakis, and C. Liu

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Compensation for the thermal error of a multi-axis machining center, Yiding Wang, Guoxiong Zhang, Kee S. Moon, and John W. Sutherland

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Output feedback sliding mode control for a planar flexible manipulator, David G. Wilson, Gordon G. Parker, Gregory P. Starr, and Rush D. Robinett

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Vibration control of a slewing smart link, David G. Wilson, Gordon Parker, Gregory P. Starr, Rush D. Robinett, Roy Ikegami, and Ian R. Searle

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On predicting the forming limit diagram for automotive aluminium sheet, Siguang Xu and K. J. Weinmann

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Prediction of forming limit curves of sheet metals using Hill's 1993 user-friendly yield criterion of anisotropic materials, Siguang Xu and Klaus Weinmann

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On the dynamic interaction between moving dislocations, M. Zaiser and Elias C. Aifantis

Works from 1997

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Comparison of helical and skewed axis gerotor pumps, Glynn P. Adams and John Beard

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Continuity and collocation effects in the boundary element method, Bruce A. Ammons and Madhukar Vable

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Crack-size dependence of overall responses of fiber-reinforced composites with matrix cracking, A. Chandra, Y. Huang, and K. X. Hu