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Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "LaCombe, Jeffrey C."
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A Descent Rate Control Approach to Developing an Autonomous Descent Vehicle
Fields, Travis D. (2013)Circular parachutes have been used for aerial payload/personnel deliveries for over 100 years. In the past two decades, significant work has been done to improve the landing accuracies of cargo deliveries for humanitarian ... -
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A Novel Road Grip Estimation Method Using a Vehicle as a Probe
Braz, Joao Paulo P. (2019)Winter weather road maintenance has been a topic of discussion among many state Departments of Transportation (DoT) within the US and numerous countries across the globe. Several research efforts have been conducted with ... -
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Design and Implementation of a Spread Rate Measurement System
Nagel, William S. (2015)This thesis details the design and implementation of a granular spread rate measurement system for the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). Winter weather maintenance is an important portion of NDOT's budget, exceeding ... -
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Development of Advanced Methods for Analysis of Experimental Data in Diffusion
Jaques, Alonso V. (2009)There are numerous experimental configurations and data analysis techniques for the characterization of diffusion phenomena. However, the mathematical methods for estimating diffusivities traditionally do not take into ... -
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Development of New Inorganic Luminescent Materials by Organic-Metal Complex Route
Manavbasi, Alp (2009)<bold>Abstract</bold>The development of novel inorganic luminescent materials has provided important improvements in lighting, display, and other technologically-important optical devices. The optical characteristics of ... -
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Directional solidification of Pb-Sb alloy assisted by pressure pulses
Braz, Joao P. P. (2010)Directional solidification processes assisted with pressure pulses were performed with the goal of producing a novel process capable of introducing changes in dendritic microstructure morphologies. The alloy used in ... -
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Hemilabile Phosphorus Enamine/Imine Ligands And Their Application In Ru-Catalyzed Aqueous Hydration Of Nitriles
Enow, Raphel A. E. (2014)The insertion of aromatic nitriles into the C-Li bond of PTA-Li gave a new series of P,N k2-enaminophosphine derivatives (PTA=C(R)NH2) of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), with a characteristic double bond on the PTA ... -
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Heuristic Screening Database for the Development of High Entropy Alloys
Lannoy, Nathan (2018)The ability to rapidly and efficiently identify interesting high entropy alloys is of utmost importance in making optimal use of alloys in a wide range of modern technologies. High entropy alloys represent a massive, ... -
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Metal-Mold Reactions in CMSX-4 Single Crystal Superalloy Castings
Wang, Enhai (2009)Metal-mold reaction (MMR) layers are often found on the surface of as-cast CMSX-4 single-crystal alloy parts. These layers cannot be removed prior to solution heat treatment of cast parts because of the sensitivity of the ... -
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Sensory Feedback Implementation for a Teleoperated, Master-Slave Robotic Manipulator
Kraus, Gregory T. (2010)A teleoperated, master-slave, sensory feedback control system was developed to increase the telepresence a user experiences throughout manipulating a five degree of freedom robotic actuator in the Mars University Rover ... -
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The Development and Flight Testing of an Aerially Deployed Unmanned Aerial System
Smith, Andrew (2015)An investigation into the feasibility of aerial deployed unmanned aerial vehicles was completed. The investigation included the development and flight testing of multiple unmanned aerial systems to investigate the different ... -
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The Development and Optimization of a Teleoperated Four-Wheel Drive/ Four-Wheel Steer Vehicle
Fields, Travis D. (2009)A teleoperated four wheel drive/four wheel steer vehicle was developed. The vehicle was designed according to no slip conditions in which the wheels maintained zero velocity relative to the ground in both longitudinal and ... -
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Vapor Pressures and Thermodynamic Properties of Mg(BH4)2, KBH4 and RbBH4 Using Torsion-Effusion and Thermogravimetric Method
Nforbi, Lum-Ngwegia N. (2011)The aim of this research was to study the total vapor pressures and vapor molecular weights of magnesium borohydride (Mg(BH4)2), potassium borohydride (KBH4) and rubidium borohydride (RbBH4). The torsion-effusion method ...