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Lyapunov-based Guidance of Underwater Autonomous Vehicles for Real Time Pollutant Source Localization
Keyword:
Underwater autonomous vehicles
,
Guidance
,
Nonlinear Dynamics
,
Pollutant source tracking
,
Advection-Diffusion PDE
, and
Lyapunov based control
Creator:
Torres Arosemena, Gabriel A.
Advisor:
Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-07-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Wind Surveying Device
Creator:
Emidy, Peter T
,
Pandolfi, Nicholas
,
Redus, Jonathan Robert
, and
Jarrett, Christopher Neves
Advisor:
Mahmoud, Yousef Abdelaziz
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-03-21
Resource Type:
Major Qualifying Project
Wind Turbine Project
Creator:
Miggels, Andrew M
and
Wilkins, Andrew Thomas
Advisor:
O'Shaughnessy, James C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-01-03
Resource Type:
Major Qualifying Project
Effects of Liquid Superheat on Droplet Disruption in a Supersonic Stream
Keyword:
droplet
Creator:
Yanson, Logan M
Advisor:
Hermanson, James C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Modeling and Control of Kite Energy Systems
Keyword:
Added Mass Effects
,
Apparent Attitude Tracking
,
Kite Energy Systems
,
Lyapunov Methods
,
Power Generation Limit
,
Control
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Li, Haocheng
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
and
Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-01-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Aerospace Engineering
Computational Modeling of Tethered Undersea Kites for Power Generation
Keyword:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
,
Tethered Underwater Kite Systems
, and
Ocean Renewable Energy
Creator:
Ghasemi, Amirmahdi
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
and
Tryggvason, Gretar
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-02-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effect of Humpback Whale-Like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance
Keyword:
hydrofoil performance
,
humpback whale
, and
leading edge protuberances
Creator:
Custodio, Derrick
Advisor:
Blandino, John J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Scale-Model Testing of Tethered Undersea Kites for Power Generation
Keyword:
kite power
and
renewable energy
Creator:
Fredette, Ryan
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-07-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Vortex Generator Jet Flow Control in Highly Loaded Compressors
Keyword:
highly loaded blades
,
gas turbines
,
linear compressor cascade
,
active flow control
,
vortex generator jet
, and
passive flow control
Creator:
Baiense, Jr., Joao C
Advisor:
Evans, Simon
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-07-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Boundary Conditions for Granular Flows at Penetrable Vibrating Surfaces: Applications to Inclined Flows of Monosized Assemblies and to Sieving of Binary Mixtures
Keyword:
Vibrating Sieves
,
Vibrating Boundaries
,
Boundary Conditions
,
Binary Mixtures
,
Particle Segregation
,
Inclined Flows
, and
Granular Flows
Creator:
El Khatib, Wael
Advisor:
Richman, Mark W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Smoothed Dissipative Particle Dynamics Methodology For Wall-Bounded Domains
Keyword:
SDPD
,
DPD
,
Mesoscopic
,
Virtual Particle
,
SPH
, and
Wall-Bounded
Creator:
Yang, Jun
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Inlet Vortex Formation Under Crosswind Conditions
Keyword:
FLUENT
,
engine
,
Circulation
,
Vortex
,
computational
,
fluid dynamics
,
CFD
,
Aerodynamics
,
inlet vortex
,
aircraft
,
inlet
,
formation
,
intake
, and
distortion
Creator:
Horvath, Nathan Rosendo
Advisor:
Evans, Simon
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Nonlinear Computational Model of Floating Wind Turbines
Keyword:
Computational Fluid Dynamics
,
Wind turbine
, and
Offshore structure
Creator:
Nematbakhsh, Ali
Advisor:
Tryggvason, Gretar
and
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Scale Model Experiments on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
Keyword:
wind energy
,
renewable energy
,
floating wind turbines
,
wind turbines
, and
scale model
Creator:
Naqvi, Syed Kazim
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-05-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis on the Liquid Piston Gas Compression
Keyword:
CFD
,
gas compression
, and
liquid piston
Creator:
Wong, Lak Kin
Advisor:
Van de Ven, James D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-12-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Characterization of the Near-Plume Region of a Low-Current Hollow Cathode
Keyword:
Electric Propulsion
,
hollow cathode
,
Langmuir probe
,
emissive probe
, and
Plasma
Creator:
Asselin, Daniel Joseph
Advisor:
Blandino, John J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Biologically Inspired Wing Tip Geometry Optimization
Keyword:
winglet
,
Genetic Algorithms
,
vortex strength
,
tip vortices
, and
Optimization
Creator:
Marinelli, Andrea T
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-05-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Kinetic Theory for Anisotropic Thermalization and Transport of Vibrated Granular Material
Keyword:
vibrated
,
Granular Flows
,
granular temperatures
,
velocity profiles
, and
vibrofluidized
Creator:
Khambekar, Jayant Vijay
Advisor:
Richman, Mark W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-05-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Biologically Inspired Wing Planform Optimization
Keyword:
mavs
,
flight
,
mav
,
wings
,
micro air vehicles
,
Planform
,
low reynolds
,
flow visualization
, and
Low Aspect Ratio
Creator:
Taylor, Sarah E
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-05-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Multiscale Modeling Of Thin Films In Direct Numerical Simulations Of Multiphase Flows.
Keyword:
multiphase flows
,
nucleate boiling
,
thin film model
,
sub-grid modeling
, and
microlayer
Creator:
Thomas, Siju
Advisor:
Tryggvason, Gretar
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Three-dimensional Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Methodology on Unstructured Delaunay Grids with Applications to Micro and Nanoflows
Keyword:
DSMC
,
Nanoflow
,
Microflow
, and
Unstructured
Creator:
Chamberlin, Ryan Earl
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-03-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Direct Numerical Simulation of Swirling Flows using the Front Tracking Method
Keyword:
Front Tracking
,
Evolution of Bubble
, and
Spinning Drop Tensiometer
Creator:
Terdalkar, Rahul J
Advisor:
Tryggvason, Gretar
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-12-20
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effect of Humpback Whale-like Protuberances on Hydrofoil Performance
Keyword:
hydrodynamics
and
hydrofoil
Creator:
Custodio, Derrick S
Advisor:
Johari, Hamid
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-12-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Direct numerical simulation and two-fluid modeling of multi-phase bubbly flows
Keyword:
Multiphase Flow
,
Computational Fluid Dynamics
,
Two fluid modeling
, and
Direct Numerical Simulation
Creator:
Biswas, Souvik
Advisor:
Tryggvason, Gretar
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-05-03
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Optimization of a Micro Aerial Vehicle Planform Using Genetic Algorithms
Keyword:
Optimization
,
Genetic Algorithms
,
Planform
, and
Micro Aerial Vehicle
Creator:
Day, Andrew Hunter
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-06-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Computational Study of Turbulent Structure Formation
Keyword:
mixing length
,
Turbulence
, and
vortical structure
Creator:
Linn, Anthony B
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Effects of Internal Waves and Turbulent Fluctuations on Underwater Acoustic Propagation
Keyword:
ray chaos
,
eikonal equations
, and
Turbulence
Creator:
Wojcik, Stefanie E
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-03-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
An Ultrasonic Method for Aircraft Wake Vortex Detection
Keyword:
circulation measurement
,
ultrasonic measurements
,
wake vortex
, and
acoustics
Creator:
Rodenhiser, Rebecca J
Advisor:
Johari, Hamid
and
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-08-31
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Ultrasonic Technique In Determination Of Grid-Generated Turbulent Flow Characteristics And Caustic Formation
Keyword:
ultrasonic flow meter
,
Turbulence
,
caustics
, and
wave propagation
Creator:
Meleschi, Shangari B.
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Lift Distributions On Low Aspect Ratio Wings At Low Reynolds Numbers
Keyword:
Spanwise Lift Distributions
,
Spanwise pressure measurements
,
Low Aspect Ratio
,
Micro Air Vehicle
, and
Low Reynolds Number
Creator:
Sathaye, Sagar Sanjeev
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Ultrasonic Technique in Determination of Grid-Generated Turbulent Flow Characteristics
Keyword:
wave propagation
,
grid generated turbulence
,
acoustics
, and
Ultrasonic flowmetering
Creator:
Andreeva, Tatiana A.
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-10-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Low-order coupled map lattices for estimation of wake patterns behind vibrating flexible cables
Keyword:
flow control
,
coupled map lattices
,
multi-variable least squares algorithm
,
adaptive estimation
,
vortex shedding
,
Neural Networks
,
cylinder wake patterns
,
low dimensional models
, and
fluid-structure interaction
Creator:
Balasubramanian, Ganapathi Raman
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-09-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Langmuir Probe Measurements in the Plume of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Keyword:
Electron Density
,
PPT
,
Electric Propulsion
,
Plasma Diagnostics
,
Triple Langmuir Probe
,
Pulsed Plasma Thruster
,
Electron Temperature
, and
Langmuir probe
Creator:
Byrne, Lawrence Thomas
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-12-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster Plume Using a Quadruple Langmuir Probe Technique
Keyword:
Electric Propulsion
,
langmuir probes
, and
spacecraft
Creator:
Zwahlen, Jurg C
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-01-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Spray Cooling of Steel Dies in a Hot Forging Process
Keyword:
thermal stress
,
spray cooling
, and
atomizing
Creator:
Endres, Matthew J
Advisor:
Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-09-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Circulation Methods in Unsteady and Three-dimensional Flows
Keyword:
Aerodynamics
,
Vortex
,
Circulation
,
Three-dimensional
,
Unsteady
, and
Instantaneous Lift
Creator:
Yuan, Jiankun
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-05-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Navier/Stokes/Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modeling of Small Cold Gas Thruster Nozzle and Plume Flows
Keyword:
DSMC
,
Numerical Modelling
,
CFD
,
Nozzle
,
Computational Fluid Dynamics
, and
Plume
Creator:
Nanson III, Richard A
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Automated On-line Diagnosis and Control Configuration in Robotic Systems Using Model Based Analytical Redundancy
Keyword:
robotic system
,
accommodation
,
isolation
,
SCARA robot
,
Neural Networks
, and
robust fault detection
Creator:
Kmelnitsky, Vitaly M
Advisor:
Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-02-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Artificial Turbulent Bursts
Keyword:
Turbulence
and
artificial generation of turbulent bursts
Creator:
McIlhenny, Julia F
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-01-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Near Field Development of Buoyancy Driven Flows
Keyword:
Unsteady
,
starting flow
,
buoyant
, and
Near Field
Creator:
Bond, Derek P
Advisor:
Johari, Hamid
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-01-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Low-Order Modeling of Freely Vibrating Flexible Cables
Keyword:
nonlinear dynamics
and
flow induced vibrations
Creator:
Davis, Michael P.
Advisor:
Olinger, David J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2001-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Spreading of Initially Spherical Viscous Droplets
Keyword:
viscosity
,
unstable
,
microgravity
,
crown
,
Stability
,
map
,
droplets
,
gravity
,
solid
,
viscous
,
stable
,
spreading
,
surface tension
,
Surface
,
oscillatory
, and
splash
Creator:
Kotikalapudi, Sivaramakrishna
Advisor:
Hermanson, James C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2000-09-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Determination of Average Lift of a Rapidly Pitching Airfoil
Keyword:
stall
,
dynamic
, and
pitching
Creator:
Linn, Anthony Blane
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2000-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Langmuir Probe Measurements in the Plume of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Keyword:
Langmuir probe
,
satellite propulsion systems
, and
Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Creator:
Eckman, Robert Francis
Advisor:
Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
1999-10-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effect of Superheat on Liquid Droplets in a Supersonic Freestream
Keyword:
supersonic crossflow
,
droplet disruption
,
superheat
, and
droplet injection
Creator:
Newman, Aaron W.
Advisor:
Hermanson, James C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
1999-05-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
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