• A tragedy within : An evaluation of the legal realities concerning the Wichita State football team crash of October 2,1970 

  Johnson, David L. (Wichita State University, 12/01/2001)

  This thesis attempts to evaluate the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing held in regard to the Wichita State football team crash of October 2, 1970. From the exterior, it appeared like a normal investigative ...

• Intralaminar fracture toughness of 3D printed unidirectional composites 

  Foley, James R. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The purpose of this research was to identify the fracture toughness $(G_{Ic})$ of intralaminar specimens of 3D printed composites. Two types of polylactide acid (PLA) were tested, PLA Neat (with no reinforcement) and PLA ...

• Acoustic absorption properties of granular and 3D printed aerogels 

  Khaleel, Ola (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Aerogel is a diverse class of nano-porous ultralight solid material. This research examines the acoustic properties of aerogel-based structures and evaluates their suitability for aircraft noise-reduction applications. ...

• Neuroadaptive observer design for spacecraft attitude control and formation attitude synchronization 

  Subedi, Garba (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Spacecraft attitude-tracking control problems require uncertainties and disturbances- rejecting controllers to perform well in practical scenarios. The objective of this research is to design an adaptive controller that ...

• Peripheral nerve-derived adult pluripotent stem (NEDAPS) cells for induction to osteoblast as a cell therapy in segmental bone defect fractures 

  Shrestha, Sunaina (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The segmental defect fractures in bone can result from various types of causes such as primary injury, fracture, developmental deformities, after the debridement of bone in osteomyelitis, or resection of bone tumor. These ...

• Implementation and evaluation of curved layer fused deposition modeling 

  Guile, Matthew T. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an extrusion based additive manufactur- ing (AM) process in which thermoplastic material is extruded through a nozzle. The nozzle deposits material along a two-dimensional path to create ...

• Acoustic evaluation of the bell 699 rotor on the tiltrotor test rig in the national full-scale aerodynamics complex 40- by 80- foot wind tunnel 

  Shelts, Kelly (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Aircraft noise is a growing problem in the air travel industry [1]. Urban air mobility (UAM) is a new movement to use rotorcraft to fly in and between large cities to alleviate ground traffic congestion [2]. Aircraft noise ...

• Initiating object handover in human-robot collaboration using a multi-modal wearable and deep learning visual system 

  Leal, Daniel (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Hybrid robotic systems involving humans and machines working together are becoming a fundamental way of human life from things such as home automation, cell phones, to grocery store pickups, humans are working with machines ...

• Occupant injury assessment in an emergency landing condition for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft 

  Hugen Vieira, Jefferson D. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  In the next few years, the aeronautical industry is poised to change in a way it has not for decades. There has been a rising interest in deploying Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft to serve on-demand ...

• Writing self-efficacy and linguistic diversity of first-year composition students: An exploratory study 

  Wadman-Goetsch, Ellery Glenn (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  This study investigates the potential relationship between student writing self-efficacy and marginalized linguistic identities. A total of sixty-nine first-year composition students across two semesters responded to ...

• Characterization of the in-plane homogenized mechanical properties of a hexagonal honeycomb core 

  Ramdial, Hooloomann (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The in-plane homogenized elasto-plastic behavior of a hexagonal aluminum honeycomb core has been investigated using experiments and finite element analysis of an idealized representative volume element. In-plane uniaxial ...

• Short term forecasting of solar power with machine learning and time series techniques 

  Pun, Kesh B. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Solar electric generation is the fastest-growing and lowest-cost form of electric generation today. Since solar power generation is variable, nonlinear, and unpredictable, it is posing technical and economic challenges to ...

• Distortion of refill friction stir spot welding 

  Madras Karunamurthy, Sanjay Kumar (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW) produces a solid-state lap joint between sheet metals, preferably aluminum alloys, without leaving any exit holes in the materials. This process was derived from Friction Stir Spot ...

• A study of the effect of vibration on accuracy of 3D-printed parts via vat-photopolymerization 

  Nassar, Odai Mohammad Mahmoud (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology has emerged as a promising alternative for many industries, including aerospace, space, automobile, medical and biomedical. This is due to AM’s advantages over traditional manufacturing ...

• Where have you bean? Understanding the distribution and abundance of legumes in grasslands across a precipitation gradient in Kansas 

  Urban, Abigail J. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Legumes are important in grasslands and other nutrient-limited, terrestrial ecosystems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, facilitating nutrient cycling, and increasing species diversity above and below ground. Despite many ...

• Variation in demography and effect of insect herbivory on Platte thistle (Cirsium canescens) between biogeographic range center and range edge 

  Taylor, Mason (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Insect herbivory can reduce plant fitness, but the strength of these effects varies greatly in space and time. The Abundant Center Hypothesis (ACH) states that species will encounter more stressful abiotic conditions at ...

• Enhancing the hydrophobicity of PLA filaments for 3D printing parts 

  Rajakaruna, Rajakaruna Athukoralage Dulitha Nuwan Vishma (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The demand for hydrophobic materials is at an all-time high in the present day and age, mostly post Covid-19, due to their water-repelling, antibacterial, de-icing, self-cleaning, and corrosion-resistant properties to name ...

• The effects of soy protein on viscoelastic behaviors of polymer materials 

  Feikert, Paige (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The interest in “green” materials, or materials made with biocompatible and biodegradable components is growing, including research into natural polymers, namely proteins and polysaccharides, due to their structures and ...

• Improvement of the nova near detector event reconstruction and primary vertexing through the application of machine learning methods 

  Elkarghli, Zakaria A. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  The purpose of this work is to examine the application of a deep learning model in event reconstruction of neutrino interactions. The challenges faced in event reconstruction include the placement of an accurate primary ...

• Ecological succession of the microbial community of a spacecraft assembly facility in enriched brines relevant to mars 

  Carte, Meris (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  Life detection missions to Mars should be as free of microbial organisms as possible to avoid transporting contaminants on spacecraft surfaces. Any microbes that make the trip to Mars or the round-trip back to Earth may ...

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