Browsing by Thesis Department "Mechanical Engineering (UMKC)"
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Biomechanical characterization of slipping on pervious and traditional concrete walking surfaces
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)Pervious concrete is a porous material that may provide superior slip resistance due to its ability to exfiltrate melted ice and other slippery surface contaminants. The purpose of this study was to analyze slip-related ... -
Derivation of walk-in cooler and freezer Performance Standard equations as they pertain to the ANSI/AHRI Standard 1250 and 1251
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)The ANSI/AHRI (American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).) Standard 1250/1251 Performance Rating of Walk-In Coolers and Freezers strives to standardize ... -
Design, Modeling and Testing of a Cascaded Heading Stabilization Controller for a Cruciform Parachute System
(2021)The work presented in this thesis pertains to the advancement of an existing novel aerial delivery platform that utilizes a cruciform parachute canopy. The cruciform design represents a compromise between the simplicity ... -
Development and Testing of a Steerable Cruciform Parachute System
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)This thesis focuses on the development of a parachute payload system which is capable of precision aerial delivery yet only represents a modest cost increase over ballistic unguided systems. In order to develop such a ... -
Development and validation of a computational multibody model of the elbow joint
(2014-03-25)Computational multibody models of the elbow joint can provide a powerful tool to study joint biomechanics, examine muscle and ligament function, soft tissue loading, and the effects of joint trauma. Such models can reduce ... -
Development and Viability of an Inverted Descent Quadrotor for Precision Aerial Delivery
(2021)The field of Precision Aerial Delivery strives for the highest standard of accuracy, with sights set on delivering payloads from high altitudes to mere feet from goal locations. Quadrotors, due to high maneuverability and ... -
Development of a Jet Impingement Thermal Management System for a Semiconductor Device with the Implementation of Dielectric Nanofluids
(2021)This study investigates the viability of a liquid jet-impingement (JI) thermal management system (TMS). The JI-TMS was used as a heat dissipation tactic to ensure a silicon semiconductor-based pulse-power devices temperature ... -
Development of an advanced Hybrid (U)RANS/LES turbulence models using Scale Adaptive Simulation (SAS) method
(2022)Turbulence is a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in most practical fluid flows. The accurate prediction of turbulent flows is evident in optimizing and developing highly efficient modern fluid systems. Several turbulence ... -
Development of Multibody Soft Tissue Models and Their Tuning to Experimental Data: With a Focus in the Canine Meniscus
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)This study explores the application of multibody modeling techniques in an attempt to capture the flexible behavior of biological tissues inside of a rigid body mechanics software. To accomplish this, segmented multibody ... -
Effects of deceptive behavior on biomechanical measures of standing posture
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-22)The accurate detection of deception has potential applications in many fields including credibility assessment, security screening, homeland security, and counter-terrorism. Techniques currently used for deception detection ... -
Elbow Joint Contact Mechanics: Multibody and Finite Element Methods
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Only a few millimeter thick articular cartilage is a very specialized connective tissue which withstands high compressive and shear forces while protecting the bone from excessive loading, and provides a smooth ... -
Evaluation of Pilot and Quadcopter Performance from Open Loop Mission Oriented Flight Testing
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Ease of control, portability and efficiency in versatile applications have made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) very popular. Considering various usefulness, safe operation of UAV is important and to ensure safe operation, ... -
Experimental investigation of U-Pipe evacuated tube solar collector: thermal performance enhancement methodology
(2021)In this study thermal performance comparison of U-Pipe evacuated tube solar collector (ETC) vs heat pipe ETC (HPETC) was investigated experimentally. ETC's are available in either heat pipe or u-pipe configurations. In ... -
Extended Range Tactical Resupply Using Tailless UAV
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)An alternative approach for precision aerial delivery utilizing a flying wing for controllable forward glide is presented. Although effective, current delivery methods either display a lack of control, or require close ... -
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Systems
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)In recent studies, the energy storage capability of phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems, such as in the case of solar water heaters has attracted many attentions; however, PCMs may not be fully ... -
Human Computer Interface for all: Understanding Barriers and Bridges in Technology to bring Equity to Parkinson’s Patients
(2020)This study was designed to investigate the daily challenges that Parkinson’s patients face and understand how they are related to technology and communication. A human-centered design was used in conjunction with the first ... -
Identification and Development of a Reliable Framework to Predict Passive Scalar Transport for Turbulent Bounded Shear Flows
(2020)Heat transfer modeling plays an integral role in optimization and development of highly efficient modern thermal-fluid systems. However, currently available heat flux models suffer from fundamental shortcomings. For example, ... -
Implementation and Assessment of State Estimation Algorithms in Simulation and Real-World Applications
(2021)State estimation algorithms are important mathematical tools for engineers and are capable of improving system modeling capabilities and scenario outcomes. Typically, systems utilize a variety of sensors to measure certain ... -
Implementation of Virtual Reality With Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management
(2022)This paper describes the research on the implementation of virtual reality with a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. This system is based on a notional architecture for future development in air traffic management with ... -
Improving Mission Performance Using A Field Reconfigurable, Multi-Role Aircraft
(2022)The unmanned aircraft sector has been rapidly growing and has been expanding into many industries. With the rapid growth of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) comes a wide variety of different aircraft. Today’s aircraft incorporate ...