Submissions from 2024
Development and Control of a Cable-Driven Robotic Platform for Studying Human Balance and Gait, Oluwasegun Akinniyi, Mojtaba Sharifi, Dario Martelli, and Qiang Zhang
Unintended Positive Consequences of an NSF-funded System-wide Collaboration, Feruza Amirkulova, Lalita G. Oka, Arezoo Sadrinezhad, Sue Rosser, Kimberly Stillmaker, Maryam Nazari, Jessica C. Bennett, Younghee Park, and Lizabeth L. Thompson
Speech-Based Human-Exoskeleton Interaction for Lower Limb Motion Planning, Eddie Guo, Christopher Perlette, Mojtaba Sharifi, Lukas Grasse, Matthew Tata, Vivian K. Mushahwar, and Mahdi Tavakoli
Novel eco-friendly bio-nano-hybridized woolen felts for effective oil/water separation, Mehdi Hatami, Shima Panahi, Meysam Moezzi, Fred Barez, and Young Wook Chang
Tuning of ultraviolet-curable ink printability via in situ ultraviolet irradiation during direct ink write applications, Sean Jackson, Lysette Zaragoza, Balaji Krisna Kumar, and Tarik Dickens
Bacterial Emission Factors: A Foundation for the Terrestrial-Atmospheric Modeling of Bacteria Aerosolized by Wildland Fires, Leda N. Kobziar, Phinehas Lampman, Ali Tohidi, Adam K. Kochanski, Antonio Cervantes, Andrew T. Hudak, Ryan McCarley, Brian Gullett, Johanna Aurell, Rachel Moore, David C. Vuono, Brent C. Christner, Adam C. Watts, James Cronan, and Roger Ottmar
A Chain-Based Cable-Driven Upper-Limb Exoskeleton: Design, Mechanical Analysis and Development, Yu Xian Lim and Mojtaba Sharifi
Autonomous Motion Planning for a Motorized Walker Using Potential Field and Admittance Control, Gerardo Lopez and Mojtaba Sharifi
Sketching Instruction in Engineering Design with an Intelligent Tutoring Software, Hillary E. Merzdorf, Donna Jaison, Tracy Anne Hammond, and Vimal Kumar Viswanathan
Flexible capacitive pressure sensor based on warp knitted spacer fabric, Meghdad Kamali Moghaddam, Meysam Moezzi, Tohid Torabi, and Fred Barez
Impact of Data Heterogeneity on AI/ML Model Accuracy in Assisting Pneumonia Type Prediction, Manasvi Pinnaka, Krishnaveni Parvataneni, and Sohail Zaidi
Modeling and Vibration Suppression of Rotating Machines Using the Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics and Terminal Sliding Mode Control, Sina Piramoon, Mohammad Ayoubi, and Saeid Bashash
Shape Memory Polymers in 4D Printing: Investigating Multi-Material Lattice Structures, David Pokras, Yanika Schneider, Sohail Zaidi, and Vimal K. Viswanathan
Mechatronics and Control System Design of a Hand Exoskeleton with a Sensorized Soft Glove, Ezekiel John Saldajeno, Perla Portillo, Mojtaba Sharifi, Qiang Zhang, and Sotoudeh Hamedi-Hagh
Enhancing Product Design through AI-Driven Sentiment Analysis of Amazon Reviews Using BERT, Mahammad Khalid Shaik Vadla, Mahima Agumbe Suresh, and Vimal K. Viswanathan
Precision motion control of rotary flexible link manipulators using polynomial input trajectories and feedback control, Phuc Tran and Saeid Bashash
Clots reveal anomalous elastic behavior of fiber networks, Andrei Zakharov, Myra Awan, Terrence Cheng, Arvind Gopinath, Sang Joon John Lee, Anand K. Ramasubramanian, and Kinjal Dasbiswas
Submissions from 2023
Recycling of brass chips by sustainable friction stir extrusion, Parviz Asadi, Mostafa Akbari, Amir Armani, M. R.M. Aliha, Maryam Peyghami, and Tomasz Sadowski
ACOUSTIC CLOAK DESIGN VIA GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION, Angel Avina, Samer Gerges, Feruza A. Amirkulova, and Winncy Du
Introduction to Blockchain Technology, Ahmed Banafa
Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT), Ahmed Banafa
Distributed Finite-Time Secondary Control for DC Microgrids with Reduced Internetwork Data Transmission Dependency, Amir Basati, Saeid Bashash, Josep M. Guerrero, and Juan C. Vasquez
Advanced polynomial trajectory design for high precision control of flexible servo positioning systems, Saeid Bashash
Development of a bio-chair using electromygraphic actuation for rehabilitation excercises, Pranav Bellannagari, Sohail H. Zaidi, and Vimal Viswanathan
Characterizing an Exoskeleton Device for Human Leg Muscle Rehabilitation, Sahana Chowlur, Rishit Agrawal, Sohail H. Zaidi, and Vimal Viswanathan
Exploring the Impacts of Mind Wandering on Driver Takeover in Automated Vehicles: A Comparative Study of Multimodal Displays, Miaomiao Dong, Egbe Etu Etu, Lin Jiang, and Gaojian Huang
Hail a Ride on Overhead Solar Transit, Burford Furman and Ron Swenson
EFFICIENT INVERSE DESIGN OF ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS USING GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION, Samer Gerges, Feruza A. Amirkulova, and Jovana Samaniego
Effects of Online Versus In-Person Course Modalities on Student Participation in Flipped Classrooms in Engineering, Crystal Han
Design and fabrication of a modular, lightweight, and portable upper limb exoskeleton for shoulder and elbow, Nathanael Lacuata, Brandon O Dell, Anthony John, Cameron Pelletier, David Jefferson, Richard Lineberger, and Mojtaba Sharifi
Reduced real lifetime of PV panels – Economic consequences, Martin Libra, David Mrázek, Igor Tyukhov, Lucie Severová, Vladislav Poulek, Jiří Mach, Tomáš Šubrt, Václav Beránek, Roman Svoboda, and Jan Sedláček
SmartLact8: A Bio-Inspired Robotic Breast Pump for Customized and Comfort Milk Expression, Yuying Li, Marlenne Valadez Lozano, David Peña, Ish Kumar Gulati, and Lin Jiang
Design and Characterization of a Single Lever Bicycle Brake with Hydraulic Pressure Proportioning, Michael D. Machado and Vimal K. Viswanathan
Sketchtivity, an Intelligent Sketch Tutoring Software: Broadening Applications and Impact, Hillary E. Merzdorf, Donna Jaison, Samantha Ray, Anna Stepanova, Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Wayne Li, Julie S. Linsey, and Tracy Anne Hammond
Optimal Electric Vehicle Braking Control for Maximum Energy Regeneration, Shawn Meszaros and Saeid Bashash
Characterizing the out of plane behavior of MWCNT coated nylon 66 woven engineering fabrics, Meysam Moezzi, Meghdad Kamali Moghaddam, Elham Porkar, and Fred Barez
Single-cell quantification of ribosome occupancy in early mouse development, Hakan Ozadam, Tori Tonn, Crystal M. Han, Alia Segura, Ian Hoskins, Shilpa Rao, Vighnesh Ghatpande, Duc Tran, David Catoe, Marc Salit, and Can Cenik
Applying Machine Learning on Breast Mass Digitized Images to Predict Breast Cancer, Krishnaveni Parvataneni, Farwa Kazmi, Syed H.A. Kazmi, and Sohail H. Zaidi
AI Framework for Fetal Health Risk Prediction, Krishnaveni Parvataneni, Sohail H. Zaidi, Farwa Kazmi, and Syed H.A. Kazmi
On site renovation of degraded PV panels – Cost and environmental effective technology, Vladislav Poulek, Igor Tyukhov, and Vaclav Beranek
Portable Diabetic Ketoacidosis Detector via the Human Exhaled Breath Analysis, Kevin Sayo and Winncy Y. Du
DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF TUNED MASS DAMPERS TO IMPROVE SETTLING TIME OF A PRECISION OPTICAL SYSTEM, Stephen D. Sidletsky, Feruza A. Amirkulova, Michel Pharand, and Burford J. Furman
35TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESIGN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY (DTM), Vimal K. Viswanathan and Rahul S. Renu
Softening of PEO-LiTFSI/LLZTO Composite Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries under Cyclic Compression, Dan Il Yoon, Nishad Mulay, Jericko Baltazar, Dang Khoa Cao, Valeria Perez, Johanna Nelson Weker, Min Hwan Lee, Robert D. Miller, Dahyun Oh, and Sang Joon John Lee
Submissions from 2022
Deep learning assisted PM metamaterial design, Anam Abbas, Cheng Qiu, and Feruza Amirkulova
Design of Acoustic Metamaterials Using Conditional Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Networks, Feruza A. Amirkulova, Peter Lai, and Diego Soto
Broadband acoustic lens design using gradient-based optimization, Feruza Amirkulova, Samer Gerges, and Andrew N. Norris
State estimation-based robust optimal control of influenza epidemics in an interactive human society, Vahid Azimi, Mojtaba Sharifi, Seyed Fakoorian, Thang Nguyen, and Van Van Huynh
Extended Horizon ECMS Control of PHEVs With 2D Electricity Price Adaptation Policy, Saeid Bashash
Design of a Biochair to Facilitate Leg Muscles Rehabilitation, Pranav Bellannagari, Sohail Zaidi, and Vimal Viswanathan
Fused Deposition Modeling with Induced Vibrations: A Study on the Mechanical Characteristics of Printed Parts, Joseph Dei Rossi, Ozgur Keles, and Vimal Viswanathan
Intelligent assistance for older adults via an admittance-controlled wheeled mobile manipulator with task-dependent end-effectors, Liang Ding, Hongjun Xing, Ali Torabi, Javad K. Mehr, Mojtaba Sharifi, Haibo Gao, Vivian K. Mushahwar, and Mahdi Tavakoli
Machine-learned Adaptive Switching in Voluntary Lower-limb Exoskeleton Control: Preliminary Results, Pouria Faridi, Javad K. Mehr, Don Wilson, Mojtaba Sharifi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Patrick M. Pilarski, and Vivian K. Mushahwar
The Design Evolution of a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Device for Leg Muscle Rehabilitation, Patrick Fusilero, Andres Reyes, Rodrigo Trejo, Vimal Viswanathan, Indeever Madireddy, Aayush Vemuri, and Sohail Zaidi
Nicotine Affects Murine Aortic Stiffness and Fatigue Response during Supraphysiological Cycling, Elizabeth Ho, Joscha Mulorz, Jason Wong, Markus U. Wagenhäuser, Philip S. Tsao, Anand K. Ramasubramanian, and Sang Joon John Lee
Surface Bacteria Inactivation by a DBD Plasma Sheet Generator, Himani Jha, Rina Weaver, Darshan Mundewadi, Bhavya Bellannagari, and Sohail Zaidi
A review of technologies for carbon capture, sequestration, and utilization: Cost, capacity, and technology readiness, Farzan Kazemifar
Tensile and stress relaxation characteristics of hybrid PLA-PVA/CS yarns loaded with antibiotic tetracycline hydrochloride used as suture, Meysam Moezzi, Vida Sa’di, Marziyeh Ranjbar-Mohammadi, Reza Saghafi, and Fred Barez
Optimal Design of Functionally Graded Parts, Priyambada Nayak and Amir Armani
Deep Reinforcement Learning for EMG-based Control of Assistance Level in Upper-limb Exoskeletons, Martin Oghogho, Mojtaba Sharifi, Mia Vukadin, Connor Chin, Vivian K. Mushahwar, and Mahdi Tavakoli
Exploring the Vibrational and Rotational Temperatures of a DBD Plasma Jet for Wound Healing, Krishnaveni Parvataneni and Sohail Zaidi
Getting Fit in a Sustainable Way: Design and Optimization of a Low-Cost Regenerative Exercise Bicycle, Huy Pham, Aseesh Paul Bandaru, Pranav Bellannagari, Sohail Zaidi, and Vimal Viswanathan
Autonomous Locomotion Trajectory Shaping and Nonlinear Control for Lower Limb Exoskeletons, Mojtaba Sharifi, Javad K. Mehr, Vivian K. Mushahwar, and Mahdi Tavakoli
Broadband Acoustic Metamaterial Design via Machine Learning, Thang Tran, Feruza A. Amirkulova, and Ehsan Khatami
Generative modeling and reinforcement learning for acoustic lens design, Wei Ching Wang and Feruza Amirkulova
The 2D-global optimization networks (2D-GLOnets) model for acoustic metamaterial design, Wei Ching Wang and Feruza Amirkulova
Sketchtivity, an Intelligent Tutoring Software: Broadening Applications and Impact, Morgan Weaver, Hillary Merzdorf, Donna Jaison, Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Kerrie A. Douglas, Tracy Anne Hammond, and Julie S. Linsey
PASSIVE TEMPERATURE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTRIES, Sohail Zaidi, Dipika Rajale, and Nicole Okamoto
Submissions from 2021
Sound localization through multi-scattering and gradient-based optimization, Feruza Amirkulova, Samer Gerges, and Andrew Norris
Integrating Environmental Impact and Globalization into Senior Capstone Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Patricia Ryaby Backer, Laura Sullivan-Green, Nicole Okamoto, and David Parent
Multi-Electrode Plasma Torch Characterization for Rapid Wound Healing and Sterilization, Bhavya Bellannagari, Syed Hassan A. Kazmi, and Sohail H. Zaidi
Combined UVC and DBD Plasma Deactivation of Aerosolized Bacteria, Bhavya Bellannagari, Sohail H. Zaidi, and Prasun K. Datta
Mitigating the piston effect in high-speed hyperloop transportation: A study on the use of aerofoils, Aditya Bose and Vimal K. Viswanathan
START-UP POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AXIAL GROOVED THERMOSYPHON, Eric Chu, Nicole Okamoto, and Sohail H. Zaidi
Characterization of electric fan noise generation due to blade geometry, Liliosa Eyang Cole and Fred Barez
Characterization and Optimization of a Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Device for Leg Muscle Rehabilitation, Haadi Elahi, Marvin Perez, Vimal Viswanathan, Aayush Vemuri, Indeever Madireddy, and Sohail Zaidi
Sound absorption and thermal insulation characteristics of fabrics made of pure and crossbred sheep waste wool, Zahra Mohammadi Ghermezgoli, Meysam Moezzi, Javad Yekrang, Seyed Abbas Rafat, Parham Soltani, and Fred Barez
Characterization of ZnO Films Doped by Erbium, Valery F. Gremenok, Igor I. Tyukhov, Neslihan Akcay, Ellen P. Zaretskaya, Vital V. Khoroshko, and Alyaxandr N. Pyatlitski
Design of an Affordable Prosthetic Arm Equipped With Deep Learning Vision-Based Manipulation, Alishba Imran, William Escobar, and Fred Barez
The Effect of Biofilms on Turbulent Flow Over Permeable Beds, Farzan Kazemifar, Gianluca Blois, Marcelo Aybar, Patricia Perez Calleja, Robert Nerenberg, Sumit Sinha, Richard J. Hardy, Jim Best, Gregory H. Sambrook Smith, and Kenneth T. Christensen
Biodegradable flexible transparent films with copper iodide and biomass-derived nanocellulose for ultraviolet and high-energy visible light protection, N. P. Klochko, V. A. Barbash, K. S. Klepikova, V. R. Kopach, I. I. Tyukhov, O. V. Yashchenko, D. O. Zhadan, S. I. Petrushenko, S. V. Dukarov, V. M. Sukhov, and A. L. Khrypunova
Solution-processed flexible broadband ZnO photodetector modified by Ag nanoparticles, N. P. Klochko, K. S. Klepikova, I. V. Khrypunova, V. R. Kopach, I. I. Tyukhov, S. I. Petrushenko, S. V. Dukarov, V. M. Sukhov, M. V. Kirichenko, and A. L. Khrypunova
Inverse metacluster design using generative modeling for minimal scattering response, Peter Lai and Feruza Amirkulova
Conditional Wasserstein generative adversarial networks applied to acoustic metamaterial design, Peter Lai, Feruza Amirkulova, and Peter Gerstoft
Changes in the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Energy Conversion in Temperature Range with Extreme Limits, Martin Libra, Tomas Petrik, Vladislav Poulek, Igor I. Tyukhov, and Pavel Kourim
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing of functionally graded ceramics, Wenbin Li, Amir Armani, Austin Martin, Benjamin Kroehler, Alexander Henderson, Tieshu Huang, Jeremy Watts, Gregory Hilmas, and Ming Leu
A particle-based image segmentation method for phase separation and interface detection in PIV images of immiscible multiphase flow, Yaofa Li, Gianluca Blois, Farzan Kazemifar, and Kenneth T. Christensen
Pore-Scale Dynamics of Liquid CO2–Water Displacement in 2D Axisymmetric Porous Micromodels Under Strong Drainage and Weak Imbibition Conditions: High-Speed μPIV Measurements, Yaofa Li, Gianluca Blois, Farzan Kazemifar, Razin S. Molla, and Kenneth T. Christensen
Analysis of the wrinkle geometry of the woven fabrics during uniaxial bias extension test using Ricker wavelet algorithm, Meysam Moezzi, Ali Haji-Badali, and Fred Barez
Online product review analysis to automate the extraction of customer requirements, Aashay Mokadam, Shrikrishna Shivakumar, Vimal Viswanathan, and Mahima Agumbe Suresh
Effect of Cyclic Compression on Mechanical Behavior of Ceramic-in-Polymer Composite Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Nishad Mulay, Dahyun Oh, Dan Il Yoon, and Sang Joon John Lee
Optimal three-dimensional design of functionally graded parts for additive manufacturing using Tamura–Tomota–Ozawa model, Priyambada Nayak and Amir Armani
Design and Testing of a Low-Cost Ventilator to Battle the Global Pandemic, Eric Near, Mustafa Ihsan, Waylon Chan, and Vimal Viswanathan
Mechanix: An Intelligent Web Interface for Automatic Grading of Sketched Free-Body Diagrams, Matthew Runyon, Vimal Viswanathan, Kimberly Grau Talley, Tracy Anne Hammond, and Julie S. Linsey
Reinforcement learning applied to metamaterial design, Tristan Shah, Linwei Zhuo, Peter Lai, Amaris De La Rosa-Moreno, Feruza Amirkulova, and Peter Gerstoft
ON-CHIP RNA PURIFICATION USING ISOTACHOPHORESIS COUPLED WITH POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS, Tori Tonn, Crystal Han, Duc Tran, and Can Cenik
Additive Manufacturing of Functional Inconel 718 Parts from Recycled Materials, Hugo Tupac-Yupanqui and Amir Armani
Design of acoustic Cloak using generative modeling and gradient-based optimization, Linwei Zhuo and Feruza Amirkulova
Submissions from 2020
The Gradient of Total Multiple Scattering Cross-Section and Its Application to Acoustic Cloaking, Feruza A. Amirkulova and Andrew N. Norris
Biomedical soft robots: current status and perspective, T. Ashuri, A. Armani, R. Jalilzadeh Hamidi, T. Reasnor, S. Ahmadi, and K. Iqbal
