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Gaseous Corrosion In Hard Disk Drive: A Computational Study
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)HDD is the largest digitally encoded data storage device. HDD is used to store digital data in data centers, computers and laptops. A typical HDD consists of a casing, an actuator arm, actuator axis, head, platters, power ... -
GENERAL METHODS FOR THE THERMAL DESIGN OF DATA CENTERS BASED ON EVAPORATIVE COOLING
(2018-05-22)With the increasing load on the servers, the cost and energy required to cool a data center has been on the rise. This has kept the researchers to explore more efficient and economical cooling technologies for data centers. ... -
A Generic Methodology For Flight Test And Safety Evaluation At Conceptual Design
(Aerospace Engineering, 2009-09-16)The current research is dedicated to the application of a simulation suite that emulates flight testing and is applicable to the aircraft conceptual and preliminary design environment. The configuration concept available ... -
A Generic Stability And Control Tool For Flight Vehicle Conceptual Design: Aeromech Software Development
(Aerospace Engineering, 2007-08-23)During the conceptual design (CD) phase, various solution concepts must, and should, be explored to select the best flight vehicle size and configuration in order to meet the mission requirements. As the aerospace industry ... -
Guidance And Control Of Unmanned Airships For Waypoint Navigation In The Presence Of Wind
(Aerospace Engineering, 2012-07-25)Airships are a specific class of Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) vehicles. These vehicles achieve lift mainly through buoyancy; the usually ellipsoidal shaped hull contains a lifting gas such as helium, which produces the required ... -
GUIDANCE LAWS FOR n-MOBILE AGENTS TO GRIP A MOVING TARGET
(2021-12-20)In this thesis, we consider the problem of n mobile agents carrying a gripper, with the objective of gripping a moving circular target. The target may move with constant velocity, or even maneuver. We develop guidance laws ... -
GUIDANCE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE USING NI-myRIO
(2016-08-23)This research effort aims at investigating alternative real-time implementation software and hardware for Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) algorithms for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). A GNC algorithm was previously ... -
Guidance Of Receiver Aircraft To Rendezvous With Tanker In The Presence Of Wind
(Aerospace Engineering, 2010-03-03)This thesis work addresses the problem of aircraft rendezvous in the presence of prevailing wind for automated aerial refueling operations. A modified point-parallel rendezvous procedure is defined. The tanker aircraft ... -
HAPTIC INTERFACE OPTIMIZATION FOR VIRTUAL ANASTOMOSIS SURGERY TRAINING
(2021-08-16)Virtual anastomosis surgery study allows surgeons to perform or practice suturing in virtual reality using a commercial haptic device. The haptic device can generate force feedback so that the user can feel the real touch ... -
HARVESTING OF WATER FROM FOG USING SPONGES
(2016-05-19)Supervising Professor: Cheng Luo A sponge has porous structures. It is capable of both storing and transmitting water. In this work, we explored the possibility of applying three different types of sponges to collect ... -
Heat Removal Analysis Using NTU Microscopic Theory And Experimental Fluid Testing Of Radaitors, Pumps And Fans For The Thermal Management System Of Formula SAE Electric Racecar
(Mechanical Engineering, 2015)Formula SAE at UT Arlington has always been building well engineered race cars, further being one of the top teams in The United States. However, an electric race car being first in the fleet, cooling of electric motors ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis Of A Pulse Detonation Engine
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-03-03)A thermal analysis of the effect of sensible heat release on the walls of the detonation chamber for stoichiometric mixtures of hydrogen/air, octane/air and octane/oxygen was presented. The detonation tube was assumed to ... -
Heat Transfer Enhancement In A Rectangular Channel Using Vortex Generator In A Laminar Flow
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-03-20)Enhancement of heat transfer through various means has been an intense area of research for many years. There are numerous applications where high performance heat exchange is desired. The cooling of electronics, such as ... -
Heat Transfer In Triangular Ducts With Axial Conduction,containing Porous Medium
(Mechanical Engineering, 2012-04-11)The objective of this study is to find a numerical solution for the velocity and temperature field in a duct of triangular cross-section area. A fully saturated porous medium is considered to be present in the duct. The ... -
High Enthalpy Characterization Of The UTA Hypersonic Shock Tunnel
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-03-10)In hypersonic wind tunnel testing, matching the flow enthalpy conditions for the hypersonic air-breathing corridor is of great importance in order to assure the validity of experimental results. The flow enthalpy of the ... -
High Speed Edgewise Rotor Computational Analysis And Optimization At High Inflow Velocities Achieved Through Forward Mast Tilt
(Aerospace Engineering, 2012-04-11)Increased forward flight speed has long been the desire of the rotorcraft industry. Novel designs, such as compounds and tilt rotors have allowed for speed envelope expansion, but not without incurring performance hindrances ... -
High Temperature Microporous Coatings: The Effects Of Wetting And Wicking On Nucleate Boiling And Chf
(Mechanical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Porous coatings have long been a method to enhance boiling heat transfer. Previous researchers have thoroughly explained most of the physics behind the enhancement, but some holes still exist. Correlations, setup to ... -
HOLE SIZE, LOCATION OPTIMIZATION IN A PLATE AND CYLINDRICAL SHELL FOR MINIMUM STRESS POINTS INTERFACING ANSYS AND MATLAB
(2016-12-20)Discontinuities in Structures are inevitable. One such discontinuity in a plate and cylindrical shell is presence of a hole / holes. In Plates they are used for mounting bolts where as in Cylinder / Pressure Vessel, they ... -
HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION USING KNOWLEDGE BASE APPROACH
(2016-05-10)This research investigated Human Robot Interaction modalities. The performance of a robotic prosthetic hand (RPH) was used as a test bed robot. A user wearable glove was fitted with sensors to provide tele-control of the ... -
Human Robot Interaction with 3D-Printed Whole Body Robotic Skin
(2016-05-10)This thesis presents work of a newly developed pressure sensor for robot skin, from fabrication to application. Robot skin similar to human skin meant to have several sensing capabilities including pressure, temperature ...