This study investigates the impact of sensor location on accelerometer-based sensing of combustion phasing for compression-ignition engines. Ten accelerometer locations were studied on a light-duty compression-ignition ...

Articular cartilage is the material covering the ends of synovial joints responsible for low friction articulation. Its multiphasic and inhomogeneous structure results in time-dependent tribological behavior. Osteoarthritis ...

During the process of arc welding, the welding tip wears out due to the high temperature brought by high current. The degradation and contamination of welding tips will cause lower welding quality, higher energy consumption, ...

Haptic devices are physically coupled to human users, making the mechanical dynamics of the human body an important factor in system stability, transparency, and controller design. While human impedance has been studied ...

Articular cartilage is a complex, spatially graded material. Understanding how the tissue’s mechanical behavior changes throughout its depth is important for understanding musculoskeletal pathologies and their possible ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks present significant challenges for industrial table egg farms. Specifically for this work, the recovery process requires these facilities to dispose of the shell eggs ...

For shell egg production facilities, disposing of palletized egg products contaminated with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) presents logistical and resource related challenges. Previous research has demonstrated ...

Compact heat exchangers (CHXs) are critical components in advanced energy systems due to their ability to operate at high temperatures and pressures while maintaining excellent thermal performance while having compact ...

This thesis presents the development and validation of a new software architecture and ergonomic enhancements for NAMELESS (New Anonymous Motor Experiment for the Lower Extremity of Stroke Survivors), a two-degree-of-freedom ...

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are widely used in thermal energy storage (TES) devices due to their high energy density, but their performance is limited by thermal conductivity. Incorporating high conductivity material ...