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Evaluation of structural damage of a small car collision under FMVSS side impact regulations and comparison of injury response when the driver's seat is displaced laterally inward
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Safety of the car occupant is given foremost importance by the consumers, federal regulatory agencies, and automobile manufacturers. Many techniques and new technologies are proposed every year and implemented for the ... -
Modeling and simulations of the 50th percentile hybrid III and EuroSID-2re dummies on oblique-facing rigid aircraft seats under far test-2 dynamic conditions
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)In the aircraft industry, as in most other industries, demand drives most of the change. This is true for all parts of the plane, including the seats. The constant demand for customization of seats in aircrafts has shifted ... -
Improvement in crashworthiness of a vehicle for side impact occupant protection using IMPAXX and polyurethane high energy-absorbing foam materials
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Side impact car crashes account for roughly 30% of all fatalities in road accidents including passenger cars and light trucks, and they tend to have a disastrous effect on the human body than all other types of car accidents ... -
Investigation of energy absorption concepts for a transport aircraft fuselage section on various soil impact surfaces
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Crashworthiness of fuselage section has been and will continue to be the main concern in aviation safety. A vertical drop test of the fuselage section of a Boeing 737 aircraft was conducted at the FAA William J. Hughes ... -
Bird strike analysis on rotor blades of an aircraft engine using a smooth particle hydrodynamics model developed for a large 8-pound bird
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Bird strikes are a major risk to an aircraft especially during the take-off and landing stages. It may result in significant loss of human life and property damages worth millions annually in the US alone. This research ... -
A novel approach to identify the difference in kinematic behavior of human model lower extremities with respect to muscle activation during impact crash responses using OpenSim
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)The main objective of this thesis is to develop a computational human musculoskeletal model to investigate the change in the kinematic behavior of the model's lower extremities under the influence of activated (active) and ... -
Effects of acceleration, deceleration, and cornering on occupants inside a hyperloop capsule/pod at supersonic velocities
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Living in an era when commuting at supersonic velocities is all set to transform into reality, the safety of an occupant is of paramount significance to the transportation provider or the manufacturer. The Hyperloop, a ... -
Biomechanical effects of ankle sprain orthoses
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)When treating grade III ankle sprains, patients are often instructed to immobilize the affected ligaments in order to allow reparative healing. However, signs of functional instability are apparent after long periods of ... -
Force myography signal based hand gesture classification for the implementation of real- time prosthetic hand control system
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)This thesis aims to develop an interfacing mechanism for controlling prosthetic devices using Force Myography signal (FMG) and various hand gesture classifications. The FMG signals have been collected through three ... -
Numerical modelling of fluid flow through porous media-thermal storage application
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)In this paper computational fluid dynamics technology is utilized to predict the flow and heat transfer for the porous medium. The porosity, particle diameter of three types of graphite are studied to observe the heat ... -
A computational methodology for evaluation of the structural damage to a car and its occupant response for the new FMVSS 301R regulation as well as for various real-world rear-end collision scenarios
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Due to requirements and continuous design improvement in automobile industries, it has become mandatory to keep passenger car and seating in automobile to safest at the time of a crash collisions. Although the rear-end ... -
Effect of reactive car seats and active head restraint system in rear-end collision and safety mechanisms to reduce whiplash injuries
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)A car seat should be designed in such a way to reduce occupant acceleration in rearward and rebound motion so that minimum neck abrupt motion and neck forces occur. The reactive car seats have become quite popular by ... -
Design of a novel task-based knee rehabilitation exoskeleton device with assist-as-needed control strategy
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)This thesis aims to design a novel task based knee rehabilitation exoskeleton device through kinematic synthesis. In contrast to prevailing research efforts, which attempt to mimic the human limb by assigning each human ... -
Adsorption and capillary transition-controlled thermal diodes and switches using heterogeneous nanostructures
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Thermal diodes and switches are systems that enable us to control thermal transport, preferentially in one direction, and switch "on"/"off" on demand. The main challenges of existing thermal diodes and switches are poor ... -
Fabrication and characterization of electrospun polyacrylonitrile carbonized fibers as strain gauges in composites for structural health monitoring applications
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)This dissertation is aimed at developing new materials to be used as strain gauges in structural health monitoring (SHM) of composite aircraft structures. The unabated growth in air traffic has spurred increased demand in ... -
Upgrading natural gas to value-added liquid products in aqueous systems under ambient conditions
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)A novel method of upgrading natural gas into value-added liquid products is presented, in which the methane is activated by a decoupled oxidation approach with metal-surface facilitation in aqueous system under ambient ... -
Automotive side-impact simulations and comparison of dummy and human body model crash dynamic responses according to regulatory standards
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), side-impact car accidents are the second leading cause of ... -
Effects of different processing parameters on covalent functionalization of straight and helical carbon nanotubes for nanocomposite applications
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as one of the carbon allotropes, have been extensively investigated during the past two decades, due to their unique and extraordinary mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. They exist in ... -
Improving thermal decomposition process of recycled plastics for sustainable gas and liquid fuel production
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)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-toenergy or recycling options. Plastic-to-fuel ... -
Design and finite element analysis of coronary bifurcation stents
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)
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