Browsing ME Graduate Student Conference Papers by Title
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Identifying motivational factors in robot-based assist-as-needed rehabilitation
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: Globally, 2.41 billion people can benefit from rehabilitation due to various injuries or diseases (WHO, 2019). Traditional rehabilitation relies on techniques that are physiological in nature (e.g., assisted ... -
Improving decomposition process of recycled plastics for sustainable fuel productions
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)In the U.S.A., plastic waste is about 12.7% of the total municipal waste which is approximately 32 million tons annually. Recovery of plastics is usually done through waste-to-energy or recycling options. Plastic-to-fuel ... -
Inferior vena cava filter blockage: a study on the pressure gradient across a Greenfield filter
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Influence of a truck side under-ride guard height on cabin intrusion and occupant injury potential of a small car in car/large-truck side crashes--a preliminary study
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)In car/truck collisions, the size, weight, and stiffness mismatch results in much larger structural deformation of the car re to the truck. This is further aggravated when the passenger vehicle trends beneath the rear or ... -
Injectable thermosensitive hydrogels as drug delivery systems.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2013-05-08)Recently, injectable thermosensitive hydrogels have been attracted much attention for the biomedical applications, such as drug delivery and tissue engineering. Injectable hydrogels offer a number of advantages, including ... -
Integrating collaborative UR5 robot and MATLAB graphical user interface environment for real-time trajectory planning
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)This study seeks to keep moving forward technologies that improve collaboration and safety between industrial robots and human operator. When working in a collaborative environment, robots need to adapt their path to avoid ... -
Interlaminar properties improvement of polymeric nanocomposites using helical carbon nanotubes
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)Polymer based composite materials are widely used in industries like aerospace, automobile, ship building, renewable energy, spaceships, recreational industry etc. One of the largest consumers of polymeric composite materials ... -
Investigation of the effect of different parameters in the drilled hole quality in composite materials
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2007-04-27)Two different delamination mechanisms that need to be controlled by the drill geometry and thrust force will be observed in the drilling of composites. The studies which have been done up to now focus on the thrust ... -
Investigation on welding residual stress effects on modal parameters on AA5056 samples: an experimental and numerical study
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Most manufacturing processes introduce some type of residual stress. Unlike some types of residual stress measurement tests that are mostly time-consuming and expensive, modal analysis is a suitable substitute that can ... -
Left ventricle pressure time decay model using time segmented functions
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Linear viscoelastic properties of soy protein/polyethylene oxide composites
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)From food packaging to electronics, plastics are used every day around the world. But with the reliance on plastic materials, comes the concern about their poor biodegradability. The effort to develop more 'green' materials ... -
Mechanical properties improvement of polymeric nanocomposites reinforced with chemically functionalized helical carbon nanotubes: Influence of processing time and molarities of acids
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)Polymer-based composites are widely used for structural applications in the aerospace and renewable energy industries. One of the main disadvantages is their failure/delamination due to interlaminar strength, which is ... -
A model for prostate cryoablation
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Modeling and characterization of spot weld material configurations for vehicle crash analysis
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2014-04-25)In engineering practice, spot welds are normally not modeled in detail but as connection elements which transfer forces and moments. This study is aimed at introducing a proper methodology for the development detailed weld ... -
Nano-engineered composites with enhanced mechanical properties
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)Enhancing mechanical strength of materials has been of great interest worldwide by introducing second phase reinforcement particles into the metal composite. Researchers across the world have applied this method to improve ... -
Nanoemulsion of natural oils for skin protection using encapsulation technique
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)The objective of my investigation was to design a stable and non-toxic emulsion that could be used for skin protection. Commercially used sunscreens are highly effective to protect skin surface. Some of the elements in ... -
New progress in self-healing technology of composite wind turbine blades
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Wind turbine blades are subjected to cyclic loadings, resulting in the development of micro and nanocracks, which in course of time becomes macro cracks, thus leading to fatigue and failure. The concept of self-healing ... -
Numercial modelling of boiling in microchannes.
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)Two-phase flows in microchannel heat sinks can increase heat removal capabilities in micro electronic devices. Two-phase flows include air-water flow and steam-water flow. An important aspect related to two phase flows in ... -
Numerical simulation of heat transfer in cryoprobe
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was used to evaluate the heat transfer performance during the freezing process in cryotherapy. Cryoprobes are generally used for the treatment of diseased tissue in cryotherapy. ... -
Numerical study and experimental comparison of laser cutting of 1.2MM thick austenitic stainless-steel using CW Nd: YAG laser
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)Stainless steel-304 is the most common steel used for corrosion resistance applications, but higher melting point is a limitation in industrial manufacturing. The non-conventional and subtractive manufacturing technique ...