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Numerical simulation of the leaflet designs to improve hemodynamics of mechanical heart valves
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)Mechanical heart valves (MHVs) are widely implanted due to their reliability and long life span. However, patients who receive MHV implants are required and prescribed anticoagulant medication to reduce the high risk of ... -
Design of an adaptive flight controller for a bird-like flapping wing aircraft
(Wichita State University, 2017-07)In the present age of increased demand for unmanned aerial vehicles, flapping wing unmanned aerial vehicle applications have become of interest, primarily because of their ability to fly silently and at lower speeds. This ... -
Adaptive control for fault tolerant autonomous launch and recovery
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)This work presents the use of adaptive control methodologies for the recovery to an aircraft carrier of an autonomous fixed wing aircraft. The control architecture used is model reference adaptive control that is implemented ... -
Nozzle geometry effects on exit orientation of short fiber composites
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)A problem in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing processes with short carbon fiber filled suspensions is that the resulting part does not have isotropic properties. Nozzles used during processing tend ... -
Modeling and control of a flapping wing micro air vehicle at hover condition
(Wichita State University, 2016-07)In this thesis a mathematical model of a flapping wing MAV is discussed. Aerodynamic forces and moments due to some key unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms are studied to derive the vehicle's longitudinal equations of motion ... -
Effect of embedding cylindrical microwire sensor tubes on the in-plane compressive strength of carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composite laminates
(Wichita State University, 2016-08)The influence of embedding a titanium alloy sensor tube in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite laminates on the in-plane compressive strength has been presented. These sensor tubes cause geometric disturbances ... -
Evaluation of tabbed composite specimens for material characterization under medium loading rates: a numerical study
(Wichita State University, 2016-08)Compression failure of laminated composites is a very complex mechanism involving one or more failure modes especially under high loading rates. Tabbed specimens per ASTM D695 / SACMA SRM 1R-94 are used to measure compressive ... -
Blind detection designs with unique identification in two-way relay channels
(Wichita State University, 2016-07)In amplify-and-forward (AF) two-way relay networks, information is exchanged be-tween two source nodes via a relay node by AF relaying. This dissertation develops the blind detection designs for various two-way relay systems ... -
Cell association attack via reference signal spoofing in multi-cell wireless networks
(Wichita State University, 2016-07)The research in this dissertation involved investigating a novel physical-layer security problem wherein malicious base stations (MBSs) mislead mobile terminals (MTs) into being prematurely handed over to suboptimal target ... -
Decentralized control of interconnected singularly perturbed systems
(Wichita State University, 2016-08)Designing a controller for large scale systems usually involve a high degree of complexity and computation ability. When talking about decentralized interconnected systems, the complexity and computation are not the only ... -
Effect of embedding cylindrical sensor tube on fatigue life of carbon/epoxy cross-ply composite laminate
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)In this study the effect of embedded sensor tube on fatigue life of composite structure under compression fatigue has been determined. Specimens were prepared using carbon/epoxy prepregs stacked in [(90/0/90)3 90/0]s with ... -
A more comprehensive database for propeller performance validations at low Reynolds numbers
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Validation is the essential process of evaluating the precision and reliability of analytical or computational solutions. In this dissertation, a series of comprehensive propeller wind tunnel tests were designed for ... -
Quasi-one-dimensional numerical analysis of choked two-phase flashing flow through millitubes
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)Small-diameter tubes are utilized widely as expansion devices in refrigeration systems. Performance of these tubes is reliant upon critical flashing of the two-phase flow that controls the mass flow rate of the refrigeration ... -
Control system design for morphing aircraft
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)The focus of this study is flight control design of morphing aircraft. In recent years, advances in smart technologies and lightweight materials have fueled interest in morphing airvehicles. Typically, lightweight materials ... -
Hybrid parallelization and optimization of a higher-order Navier-Stokes equation solver
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)With the contemporary emerging transition for the past two decades in high-performance computing (HPC) towards clusters of nodes, it is possible to obtain an efficiently scalable computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code by ... -
Study of the effect of an embedded cylindrical sensor on the in-plane tensile properties of laminated composites
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)The presence of defects or embedded sensors in a composite part could reduce the tensile properties of the composite. A cylindrical microwire temperature sensor tube is embedded into unidirectional and fabric weave laminates ... -
Numerical analysis of adhesively bonded single lap joints under high speed tensile loading
(Wichita State University, 2015-12)Adhesively bonded joints pose complex solid mechanics problems through their inherent variations; material properties dependent on fabrication, stress singularities created by geometry of bonded structural assembly, and ... -
Prediction of strength of bonded scarf repaired laminate using 3-D virtual crack closure technique
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Scarf bonded repair is the most widely used technique to repair composite laminates, especially critical and highly loaded components. This thesis presents the findings from an attempt at the prediction of the strength of ... -
Finite element modeling of a medium load transfer specimen under high speed loading
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)A three dimensional finite element model for a single-shear medium load transfer aluminum rivet joint specimen is used to study the installation parameters such as rivet/hole clearance, riveting squeeze force and material ... -
Operational usage and flight loads analysis of three king air models used as lead planes
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Flight data from three models of the Beechcraft King Air aircraft has been used to perform operational usage and flight loads analysis. These aircraft have been own mostly as lead planes during the 2009 through 2013 fire ...
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