Mechanical Engineering Department faculty research is multidisciplinary, integrating concepts and methodologies from academia and industry.
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Submissions from 2020
Senior Capstone Team Formation Based on Project Interest: Team Selection by Students Compared to Team Selection by Instructors, Peter Schuster, Lauren Anne Cooper, Eltahry Elghandour, Eileen W. Rossman, Sarah Harding, and Brian P. Self
A Hybrid Approach to Team-forming for Capstone Design Projects, Peter Schuster, Brian P. Self, Eltahry Elghandour, and Lauren Anne Cooper
Submissions from 2016
All Active All the Time? What are the Implications of Teaching a Traditional Content-Rich Machine Components/Mechanical Systems Design Course Using Active Learning?, James M. Widdmann and Peter Schuster
Submissions from 2015
Human knee joint finite element model using a two bundle anterior cruciate ligament: Validation and gait analysis, Nicholas A. Czapla, Meghan K. Sylvia, Zachary F. Lerner, David J. Tuttle, Otto J. Schueckler, Scott J. Hazelwood, and Stephen M. Klisch
Pseudo-rigid body method for reducing soft tissue artifact: Validation and application to gait, Jake E. Deschamps, Karim C. Dudum, Eshan M. Dandekar, Scott Hazelwood, and Stephen M. Klisch
Using opensim to predict knee joint moments during cycling, Karim C. Dudem, Jake E. Deschamps, Juan D. Gutierrez-Franco, Luke I. Kraemer, Alejandro M. Gonzalez-Smith, Eshan M. Dandekar, Scott Hazelwood, and Stephen M. Klisch
Design and implementation of an instrumented pedal for cycling biomechanics research, Luke I. Kraemer, Juan D. Gutierrez-Franco, Jake E. Deschamps, Karim C. Dudum, Eshan M. Dandekar, Scott Hazelwood, Hemanth V. Porumamilla, and Stephen M. Klisch
Development of a human knee joint finite element model to investigate cartilage stress during walking in obese and normal weight adults, Meghan K. Slyvia, Nicholas A. Czapla, Zachary F. Lerner, David J. Tuttle, Otto J. Schueckler, Scott Hazelwood, and Stephen M. Klisch
Development and Implementation of a Long-Term Freshmen Service Project: The Design and Deployment of an Engineering Outreach Experience for Underserved Populations, James M. Widdmann, Brian P. Self, and Peter Schuster
Submissions from 2013
A Finite Element Model Based on Coupled Refined High-Order Global-Local Theory for Static Analysis of Electromechanical Embedded Shear-Mode Piezoelectric Sandwich Composite Beams with Various Widths, S.B. Beheshti-Aval, S. Shahvaghar-Asl, M. Lezgy-Nazargah, and Mohammad N. Noori
Effect of Multiple Choice Testing on Student Performance in an Introductory Engineering Course, Jennifer M. Peuker, Jennifer McFerran Brock, and Steffen Peuker
Incorporating Active Learning into a Thermal System Publications Lecture, Jennifer M. Peuker and Steffen Peuker
Student Industry Cooperation for the Development of Thermal System Design Teaching Laboratory Equipment, Steffen Peuker
Workshop A - Implementing the "Design Your Process of Becoming a World Class Engineering Student" Project, Steffen Peuker and Raymond B. Landis
Implementing Team Based Learning in Freshmen Engineering Courses, Steffen Peuker and Jennifer Peuker
Submissions from 2012
Integrating qPLM and biomedical test data with an anisotropic fiber distribution model and predictions of TGF-β1 and IGF-1 regulation of articular cartilage fiber modulus, Michael E. Stender, Christopher B. Raub, Kevin A. Yamauchi, Reza Shirazi, Pasquale Vena, Robert L. Sah, Scott J. Hazelwood, and Stephen M. Klisch
Submissions from 2011
Vibroacoustic study of circular cylindrical tubes in roller coaster rails, Joshua I. Davis, Charles Birdsong, and Harold M. Cota
Contribution of Proteoglycan Osmotic Swelling Pressure to the Compressive Properties of Articular Cartilage, EunHee Han, Silvia S. Chen, Stephen M. Klisch, and Robert L. Sah
Evaluation of Transient Refrigerant Migration Modeling Approach on Automotive Air Conditioning Systems, Bin Li, Steffen Peuker, Pega Hrnjak, and Andrew Alleyne
Refrigerant Mass Migration Modeling and Simulation for Air Conditioning Systems, Bin Li, Steffen Peuker, Predrag S. Hrnjak, and Andrew G. Alleyne
The Sources of Heat Generation in Vibrothermography, Jeremy Renshaw, John Chen, Stephen Holland, and R. Bruce Thompson
An Industry-University Partnership Case Study, Peter Schuster
A Simple Lab Project Integrating Theoretical, Numerical, and Experimental Stress Analysis, Peter Schuster
Modeling the collagen fibril network of biological tissues as a nonlinearly elastic material using a continuous volume fraction distribution function, Reza Shirazi, Pasquale Vena, Robert L. Sah, and Stephen M. Klisch
An Advanced Numerical Model of Gear Tooth Loading from Backlash and Profile Errors, Andrew Sommer, Jim Meagher, and Xi Wu