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

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Works from 2020

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Design and characterization of an enclosed coaxial carbon nanotube speaker, Suraj Madhav Prabhu and Andrew Barnard

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Numerical Parametric Study of a Six-Stroke Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI) Engine Combustion- Part II, Oudumbar Rajput, Youngchul Ra, Kyoung-Pyo Ha, and Hyeon Woo Kim

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Primal-dual 2-approximation algorithm for the monotonic multiple depot heterogeneous traveling salesman problem, S. Rathinam, R. Ravi, J. Bae, and K. Sundar

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Primal-dual 2-approximation algorithm for the monotonic multiple depot heterogeneous traveling salesman problem, S. Rathinam, R. Ravi, J. Bae, and K. Sundar

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Exergy-wise predictive control framework for optimal performance of MicroCSP systems for HVAC applications in buildings, C. R. Reddy, M. Shahbakhti, R. D. Robinett III, and M. Razmara

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Backlash size estimation in automotive drivelines, Prithvi Reddy, Kaushal Darokar, Darrell Robinette, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Maruthi Ravichandran, and Jeff Doering

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Testing summary for the box assembly with removable component structure, Daniel P. Rohe, Scott Smith, Matthew R.W. Brake, James Declerck, Mariano Alvarez Blanco, Tyler F. Schoenherr, and Troy J. Skousen

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Dynamic Buckling of Cylindrical Composite Panels Under Axial Compressions and Lateral External Pressures, A. Rostamijavanani

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Thermal Post-buckling Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates Embedded with Shape Memory Alloy Fibers Using Semi-analytical Finite Strip Method, A. Rostamijavanani, M. R. Ebrahimi, and Sina Jahedi

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Agile Stage-Gate Management (ASGM) for physical products, John J. Salvato and Andre O. Laplume

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TRA-1-60-positive/CD45low cells found in the peripheral blood of prostate cancer patients with metastatic disease – A proof-of-concept study, Claudia Schäfer, Yawen Ju, Youngbin Tak, Cesar Vazquez, Sangyoon J. Han, Edwin Tan, and et al.

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Pioneering approach for offering the convergence MS degree in mechatronics and associate graduate certificate, Aleksandr Sergeyev, Adrienne Minerick, and John L. Irwin

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RF Studies of Soot and Ammonia Loadings on a Combined Particulate Filter and SCR Catalyst, Shreyans Sethia, David Kubinski, Hans Nerlich, and Jeffrey Naber

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Multiscale modeling for virtual manufacturing of thermoset composites, Sagar Shah, Sagar Patil, Prathamesh Prashant Deshpande, Aaron Krieg, Khatereh Kashmari, Hashim Al Mahmud, Julie King, Gregory M. Odegard, and Marianna Maiaru

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Nonnegative matrix factorization-based blind source separation for full-field and high-resolution modal identification from video, Moisés Silva, Bridget Martinez, Eloi Figueiredo, João C.W.A. Costa, Yongchao Yang, and David Mascareñas

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Open source high-temperature RepRap for 3-D printing heat-sterilizable PPE and other applications, Noah G. Skrzypczak, Nagendra Gautam Tanikella, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Open source high-temperature RepRap for 3-D printing heat-sterilizable PPE and other applications, Noah G. Skrzypczak, Nagendra G. Tanikella, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Noncontact super-resolution guided wave array imaging of subwavelength defects using a multiscale deep learning approach, Homin Song and Yongchao Yang

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Super-resolution visualization of subwavelength defects via deep learning-enhanced ultrasonic beamforming: A proof-of-principle study, Homin Song and Yongchao Yang

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Designing deep transfer networks for bearing fault diagnosis with heterogeneous data fusion, Yunsheng Su and Zequn Wang

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Measurement of proton conductivity and water diffusivity of nafion membrane at subzero temperatures, K. Tajiri, U. Shrivastava, and S. Verma

Comparison of High-Throughput Sequencing for Phage Display Peptide Screening on Two Commercially Available Platforms, Momoko Tajiri

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Publisher Correction: Evaporation of a sessile droplet on a slope., Mitch Timm, Esmaeil Dehdashti, Amir Jarrahi Darban, and Hassan Masoud

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Exergy optimal multi-physics aircraft microgrid control architecture, Eddy H. Trinklein, Michael D. Cook, Gordon G. Parker, and Wayne Weaver

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Modeling, optimization, and control of ship energy systems using exergy methods, Eddy Trinklein, Gordon Parker, and Timothy J. McCoy

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Numerical investigation of oil droplet combustion using single particle ignition cell model, Ankith Ullal, Youngchul Ra, Jeffrey D. Naber, William Atkinson, Satoshi Yamada, Yuji Oda, Kenji Hiraoka, and Kazutoshi Nomura

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Predicting Mechanical Properties Using Continuum Mechanics-Based Approach: Micro-mechanics and Finite Element Analysis, Pavan K. Valavala and Gregory M. Odegard

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Radio frequency emissions from dark-matter-candidate magnetized quark nuggets interacting with matter, J. Pace VanDevender, C. Jerald Buchenauer, Chunpei Cai, Aaron P. VanDevender, and Benjamin A. Ulmen

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Research results and prototype development and testing for water extraction from polyhydrated sulphate rock on Mars, Paul van Susante, Jeffrey Allen, Timothy C. Eisele, Ezequiel F. Medici, Michael S. Foetisch, Kris Zacny, and Zachary Fitzgerald

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Real fuel modeling for gasoline compression ignition engine, Mayuri Wagh, Nahm Roh Joo, Philip Zoldak, Hyejun Won, Youngchul Ra, and Yu Shi

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Wearable respiration monitoring using an in-line few-mode fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometric sensor., Ruihang Wang, Jing Zhao, Ye Sun, Hui Yu, Ning Zhou, Hongxia Zhang, and Dagong Jia

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Semi-supervised deep learning for high-dimensional uncertainty quantification, Zequn Wang and Mingyang Li

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Design of control systems using active uncertainty reduction-based reinforcement learning, Zequn Wang and Narendra Patwardhan

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Reliability-based reinforcement learning under uncertainty, Zequn Wang and Narendra Patwardhan

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WEC array networked microgrid control design and energy storage system requirements, Wayne Weaver, Alex Hagmuller, Max Ginsburg, David G. Wilson, Giorgio Bacelli, Rush D. Robinett III, Ryan Coe, and Budi Gunawan

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Super capacitor energy storage system design for wave energy converter demonstration, Wayne Weaver, David G. Wilson, Alex Hagmuller, Max Ginsburg, Giorgio Bacelli, Rush D. Robinett III, Ryan Coe, and Budi

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Chlorine removal from U.S. solid waste blends through torrefaction, Zhuo Xu, Josh W. Albrecht, Shreyas Kolapkar, Stas Zinchik, and Ezra Bar Ziv

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Comprehensive kinetic study of thermal degradation of polyvinylchloride (PVC), Zhuo Xu, Shreyas Kolapkar, Stas Zinchik, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Armando G. McDonald

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CNN-LSTM deep learning architecture for computer vision-based modal frequency detection, Ruoyu Yang, Shubhendu Kumar Singh, Mostafa Tavakkoli, Nikta Amiri, Yongchao Yang, M. Amin Karami, and Rahul Rai

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Affinity propagation clustering of full-field, high-spatial-dimensional measurements for robust output-only modal identification: A proof-of-concept study, Yongchao Yang and Charles Dorn

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Blind, simultaneous identification of full-field vibration modes and large rigid-body motion of output-only structures from digital video measurements, Yongchao Yang, Charles Dorn, Charles Farrar, and David Mascareñas

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Comparing methods for improving spark-ignited engine efficiency: Over-expansion with multi-link cranktrain and high compression ratio with late intake valve closing, Zhuyong Yang, Niranjan Miganakallu Narasimhamurthy, Tyler Miller, Jeremy Worm, Jeffrey D. Naber, and David Roth

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Investigation of high load operation of spark-ignited over-expanded Atkinson cycle engine, Zhuyong Yang, Niranjan Miganakallu, Tyler Miller, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes, Jeremy Worm, Jeffrey D. Naber, and David Roth

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Probing Spark Discharge Behavior in High-speed Cross-flows through Modeling and Experimentation, Mary Zadeh, Henry Schmidt, Seong Young Lee, and Jeffrey Naber

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An Analytical Energy-budget Model for Diesel Droplet Impingement on an Inclined Solid Wall, Jiachen Zhai, Nitisha Ahuja, Le Zhao, Xiucheng Zhu, Jeffrey Naber, Seong Young Lee, David Markt, Mehdi Raessi, and Roberto Torelli

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An energy model of droplet impingement on an inclined wall under isothermal and non-isothermal environments, Jiachen Zhai, Seong-Young Lee, Nitisha Ahuja, Le Zhao, and Xiucheng Zhu

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Experimental Investigation of the Compression Ignition Process of High Reactivity Gasoline Fuels and E10 Certification Gasoline using a High-Pressure Direct Injection Gasoline Injector, Jiongxun Zhang, Meng Tang, William Atkinson, Henry Schmidt, Seong Young Lee, Jeffrey Naber, Tom Tzanetakis, and Jaeheon Sim

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A parallel particle-in-cell code for spacecraft charging problems, Kai Zhang, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, and David L. Cooke

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Evaluation of soot production near a cold surface for an impinged diesel spray combustion, Zhihao Zhao, Le Zhao, and Seong Young Lee

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Polyaniline-decorated hyaluronic acid-carbon nanotube hybrid microfiber as a flexible supercapacitor electrode material, Ting Zheng, Xiaodong Wang, Yingyi Liu, Rasoul Bayaniahangar, Hongbin Li, Parisa Abadi, and et al.

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Power take-off and energy storage system static modeling and sizing for direct drive wave energy converter to support ocean sensing applications, Xiang Zhou, Ossama Abdelkhalik, and Wayne Weaver

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Properties of pellets of torrefied U.S. waste blends., Stas Zinchik, Zhuo Xu, Shreyas Kolapkar, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Armando G McDonald

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A control system for a constrained two-body wave energy converter, Shangyan Zou and Ossama Abdelkhalik

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Time-varying linear quadratic Gaussian optimal control for three-degree-of-freedom wave energy converters, Shangyan Zou and Ossama Abdelkhalik

Works from 2019

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Capillary penetration method for measuring wetting properties of carbon ionomer films for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications, Sofyane Abbou, Kazuya Tajiri, K. T. Alofari, Ezequiel F. Medici, A. T. Haug, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Experimental determination of flame speed and flame stretch using an optically accessible, spark-ignition engine, Behdad Afkhami, Yanyu Wang, Scott Miers, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Optical properties and swelling of thin film perfluorinated sulfonic-acid ionomer, Shahab Bayani Ahangar, Kishan Bellur, Ezequiel F. Medici, Kazuya Tajiri, Jeffrey S. Allen, and Chang K. Choi

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Surface plasmon resonance imaging: An inexpensive tool to study the water transport in thin film PFSA ionomers, Shahab Bayani Ahangar, Kishan Bellur, Ezequiel F. Medici, Kazuya Tajiri, Jeffrey S. Allen, and Chang Kyoung Choi

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Development of automated angle-scanning, high-speed surface plasmon resonance imaging and SPRi visualization for the study of dropwise condensation, Shahab Bayani Ahangar, Vinaykumar Konduru, Jeffrey S. Allen, Nenad Miljkovic, Seong Hyuk Lee, and Chang Kyoung Choi

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Investigation of wave trapping and attenuation phenomenon for a high symmetry interlocking micro-structure composite metamaterial, Hossain Ahmed, Mustahseen Mobashwer Indaleeb, Mohammadsadegh Saadatzi, Trisha Sain, Susanta Ghosh, and Sourav Banerjee

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Fractional generalizations of gradient mechanics, Elias C. Aifantis

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The electrochemical society prediction of local water distributions and performance of PEMFC using pore network modeling, Shahriar Alam, Ezequiel F. Medici, Kazuya Tajiri, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Board 3: Engineering technology scholars-IMProving retention and student success (ETS-IMPRESS): First year progress report, Nasser Alaraje, Lorelle A. Meadows, Laura Fiss, Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Guy Hembroff, Aleksandr Sergeyev, Kellie H. Raffaelli, and John L. Irwin

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Multiscale modeling of carbon fiber- graphene nanoplatelet-epoxy hybrid composites using a reactive force field, Hashim Al Mahmud, Matthew Radue, Sorayot Chinkanjanarot, Will Pisani, Gowtham S, and Gregory M. Odegard

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MD modeling of epoxy-base nanocomposites reinforced with functionalized graphene nanoplatelets, Hashim Al Mahmud, Matthew S. Radue, Sorayot Chinkanjanarot, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Percolation behavior in catalytic porous material, Karrar Takleef Alofari, Ezequiel F. Medici, Kazuya Tajiri, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Docking control of an autonomous underwater vehicle using reinforcement learning, Enrico Anderlini, Gordon Parker, and Giles Thomas

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Experimental investigation into effects of high reactive fuel on combustion and emission characteristics of the Diesel - Natural gas Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition engine, Ehsan Ansari, Tyler Menucci, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Titania nanotube morphologies for osseointegration via models of in vitro osseointegrative potential and in vivo intramedullary fixation., Erin A Baker, Alexander D Vara, Meagan R Salisbury, Mackenzie M Fleischer, Kevin C Baker, Paul T Fortin, Richard V Roberts, and Craig Friedrich

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3D modeling of coupled soil heat and moisture transport beneath a surface fire, Ting Bao, Si Liu, Qin Yinghong, and Zhen Liu

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Identification of state-space linear parameter-varying models using artificial neural networks, Yajie Bao, Javad Mohammadpour Velni, Aditya Basina, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Microphones: How they work and how to choose which one is right for you, Andrew Barnard and Chad Michael Walber

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Divergent courses: Preparing graduate students for diverse career paths, Nancy Barr

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Manufacturing of recycled aluminum matrix composites reinforced of TiC/MoS2/Al2O3 fiber through combined method: Sintered + forging, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, D. Katundi, and F. Gatamorta

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Generation of optimal velocity trajectory for real-time predictive control of a multi-mode PHEV, Pradeep Bhat, Joseph Oncken, Rajeshwar Yadav, Bo Chen, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Darrell L. Robinette

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Green fab lab applications of large-area waste polymer-based additive manufacturing, Dennis Byard, Aubrey Woern, Robert B. Oakley, Matthew J. Fiedler, Samantha Snabes, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Two relations in steady and dilute plasma flows, Shiying Cai and Chunpei Cai

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Weakly charged round micro-plasma jet flows into vacuum, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, and J. Li

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From collisionless to continuum: Dilute jet and impingement flows, Shiying Cai, Amey Sawant, and Chunpei Cai

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Dynamic photoelasticity study of the Krauklis wave: The effects of fluid viscosity and fracture geometry, Haitao Cao, Ezequiel F. Medici, and Roohollah Askari

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Fuzzy logic-based electric vehicle charging management considering charging urgency, Bo Chen and Lidan Chen

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Nonlinear model predictive control of a power-split hybrid electric vehicle with consideration of battery aging, Ming Cheng and Bo Chen

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Fourier analysis of local discontinuous Galerkin methods for linear parabolic equations on overlapping meshes, Nattaporn Chuenjarern and Yang Yang

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The Effect of NO2/NOx Ratio on the Performance of a SCR Downstream of a SCR Catalyst on a DPF, Venkata Chundru, Gordon Parker, and John H. Johnson

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Development of a 2D Model of a SCR catalyst on a DPF, Venkata Rajesh Chundru, Boopathi Singalandapuram Mahadevan, John Johnson, Gordon Parker, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Optimal and decentralized control strategies for inverter-based AC microgrids, Michael D. Cook, Eddy H. Trinklein, Gordon Parker, Rush D. Robinett III, and Wayne Weaver

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A Hamiltonian Surface-Shaping approach for control system analysis and the design of nonlinear wave energy converters, Shadi Darani, Ossama Abdelkhalik, Rush D. Robinett III, and David Wilson

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Optimal positioning of energy assets in autonomous robotic microgrids for power restoration, Shadi Darani, Casey D. Majhor, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, and Ossama Abdelkhalik

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Improving the Michigan Tech formula SAE design process, James Declerck, Austin Arenz, and Timothy Thomas

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Nonlinear thermo-resonant behavior of fluid-conveying FG pipes, Amir Mehdi Dehrouyeh-Semnani, Esmaeil Dehdashti, Mohammad Reza Hairi Yazdi, and Mansour Nikkhah-Bahrami

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Viscous effects in collision outcomes of a falling drop impinging on a sessile drop, David Deisenroth, Jeffrey S. Allen, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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A multi-scale approach for modelling the cure of thermoset polymers within ICME, P. P. Deshpande, S. Shah, S. Patil, K. Kashmari, Gregory M. Odegard, and M. Maiaru

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Improved spacecraft magnetic attitude maneuvering, Mohammed Desouky and Ossama Abdelkhalik

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MPC-based control of autonomous vehicles with localized path planning for obstacle avoidance under uncertainties, Sai Rajeev Devaragudi and Bo Chen

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Modeling of Thermal Dynamics of a Connected Hybrid Electric vehicle for integrated HVAC and powertrain optimal operation, Nehal Doshi, Drew Hanover, Sadra Hemmati, Christopher Morgan, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Effect of ion-exchange chemistry on the fracture of chemically strengthened sodium aluminosilicate glass, Benedict O. Egboiyi and Trisha Sain

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The utilization of onboard sensor measurements for estimating driveline damping, Jon Furlich, Jason R. Blough, and Darrell L. Robinette

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Vehicle driveline benchmarking to support predictive CAE modeling development, Jon Furlich, Jason R. Blough, and Darrell L. Robinette

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Recycling of aluminium-431 by high energy milling reinforced with TiC-Mo-Cu for new composites in connection applications, F. Gatamorta, Ibrahim Miskioglu, E. Bayraktar, and M. L. N. M. Melo

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A comparison of computational fluid dynamics predicted initial liquid penetration using rate of injection profiles generated using two different measurement techniques, Haiwen Ge, Jaclyn Johnson, Hari Krishnamoorthy, Seong-Young Lee, Jeffrey D. Naber, Nan Robarge, and Eric Kurtz