Dissertations from 2012
Multi-Goal Path Optimization for Robotic Systems with Redundancy based on the Traveling Salesman Problem with Neighborhoods, Iacopo Gentilini
Development and Analysis of a Tip-based Mechanical Nano-Manufacturing Process: Nanomilling, Bulent Arda Gozen
Gecko-Inspired, Controlled Adhesion and Its Applications, Yigit Menguc
Tip Based Automated Nanomanipulation using Scanning Probe Microscopy, Onur Ozcan
Patient-Specific 3D Vascular Reconstruction and Computational Assessment of Biomechanics – an Application to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Samarth Shankar Raut
Dissertations from 2011
Mechanical Micromachining-Effect of Crystallographic Anisotropy on Machining Forces, Nithyanand Kota
Submissions from 1996
A blend of different tastes : the language of coffee makers, Manish Agarwal and Jonathan Cagan
Grammatical design and bounded creativity, K. N. Brown, Jonathan Cagan, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
The effect of filler type and volume fraction on the thermal conductivity of several polymer composites, Eric Egan and Christina H. Amon
Submissions from 1995
Residual stress-driven delamination in deposited multi-layers, Jack L. Beuth, S. H. Narayan, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Droplet-level thermo-mechanical analysis of the microcasting process, R. K. Chin, Jack L. Beuth, Cristina H. Amon, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Interfacial fracture testing in shape deposition manufacturing, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Jack L. Beuth, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Shot peening in shape deposition manufacturing, J. W. Zinn, Jack L. Beuth, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1994
Material composition and localized heat generation effects on conjugate heat removal from electronic components, Cristina H. Amon, Jay S. Nigen, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Reduction of acquisition time through optimal component presentation at an assembly workstation, David O. Hunt, Robert H. Sturges, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
An improved shape annealing algorithm for truss topology generation, Giridhar Reddy, Jonathan Cagan, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Reduction of acquisition time through new design for assembly heuristics, Robert H. Sturges, David O. Hunt, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1993
Numerical modelling of thermal spray systems, Cristina H. Amon, F. B. Prinz, Kevin Schmaltz, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Optimally directed truss topology generation using shape annealing, Giridhar Reddy, Jonathan Cagan, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1992
Towards a new approach to concurrent thermal design of PCBs, Cristina H. Amon, Jay S. Nigen, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
The constrained geometric knapsack problem and its shape annealing solution, Jonathan Cagan and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Product design for the environment : an annotated bibliography, Alon Dominitz, Chris Hendrickson, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Geometric analysis of multivariable control systems, Mark L. Nagurka, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Concurrent thermal designs of PCB's : balancing accuracy with time constraints, Jay S. Nigen, Cristina H. Amon, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A computational model for conceptual design based on function logic, Robert H. Sturges and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
The function of value engineering, Robert H. Sturges and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A computer-aided function logic sketchpad, Robert H. Sturges, Mohammad I. Kilani, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Virtual wedging in three dimensional peg insertion tasks, Robert H. Sturges, Schitt Laowattana, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A graph-based knowledge representation to support design abstraction in CAD systems, Simon Szykman, Jonathan Cagan, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Linear quadratic optimal control design using Chebyshev-based state parameterization, Ssu-Kei Wang, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Asymptotic behavior of multivariable and optimal system designs, Ssu-Kei Wang, Mark L. Nagurka, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Design for assembly evaluation of orientation difficulty features, Jui-Te Yang, Robert H. Sturges, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1991
Automated modeling to support conceptual design, L Balasubramaniam, Juan Pedro. Paz-Soldán, J Rinderle, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Optimal design for tolerance and manufacturing allocation, Jonathan Cagan, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Shape annealing : a new approach for controlling shape generation, Jonathan Cagan, William J. Mitchell, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A general theory quantifying the root sensitivity function, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A geometric paradigm exposing high gain root sensitivity of single-input single-output systems, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A new approach to control design : variable gain plots, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Foundations of linear control via a new geometric paradigm, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
High gain control system design with gain plots, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
New design paradigms for SISO control system synthesis, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A tool for the correct application of geometric tolerances, Kurt A. Laughlin, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
New design paradigms for MIMO control system synthesis, Mark L. Nagurka, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
The complex range of gain falls mainly in the s plane, Mark L. Nagurka, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Linear quadratic optimal control system design by Chebyshev-based state parameterization, Mark L. Nagurka, Ssu-Kei Wang, V Yen, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Forced convective cooling enhancement of electronic package configurations through self-sustained oscillatory flows, Jay S. Nigen, Cristina H. Amon, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A new perspective on tolerance analysis based on tolerance zones, Prakash Padmanabhan, Thomas R. Kurfess, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Automated bond graph modeling and simplification to support design, J Rinderle, L Balasubramaniam, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Design of linear quadratic regulators : the low error weighting case, Ssu-Kei Wang, Thomas R. Kurfess, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Symbolic design optimization : a computer aided method to increase monotonicity through variable reformulation, John D. Watton, J Rinderle, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
An extension of design for assembly methods for large and heavy parts, John H. Wong, Robert H. Sturges, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Representing spatial abstractions of constructed facilities, M. Kiumarse. Zamanian, Steven J.(Steven Joseph) Fenves, Esat Levent Gursoz, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1990
Design relations, Eric R. Colburn, J Rinderle, Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center., and International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology(2nd :1990 ;Chicago
Concurrent design, Susan Finger and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A transformational approach to mechanical design using a bond graph grammer, Susan Finger, J Rinderle, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Constraint reasoning and planning in concurrent design, V Krishnan and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Grammatical approaches to design, Scott Mullins, J Rinderle, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Interval approaches for concurrent evaluation of design constraints, D Navinchandra, J Rinderle, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
The alternate use of abstraction and refinement in conceptual mechanical design, J Paz-Soldan and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Automated modeling to support design, J Rinderle, L Balasubramaniam, Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center., and Ill International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology(2nd :1990 :Chicago
Form-function characteristics of electron-mechanical designs, J Rinderle and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A transformational approach to mechanical design synthesis, J Rinderle, Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center., and International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology(1st :1989 :Montreal
Function and form relationships : strategies for preliminary design, J Rinderle, Stephen P. Hoover, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1989
Design of control systems for performance : a constraint mapping approach, Robert Beyers, Subhas Desa, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Feature extraction from solid model for manufacturability assessment, Friedrich B. Prinz, Young Choi, Jyh-Huei Chern, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
A method for improving the producibility of precision planar stamped products, Jim Schmitz, Subhas Desa, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Fourier-based state parameterization for optimal trajectory design of linearly constrained linear-quadratic systems, Vincent Chai-Tse Yen, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1988
Redesign of stamped products for improved manufacturability, Jose Tadeo V. de Castro, Subhas Desa, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Geometric abstractions using medial axis transformation, F. B. Prinz, Jyh-Huei Chern, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Designing near optimal trajectories of structural systems by Fourier-based methods, V Yen, Mark L. Nagurka, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1987
Product redesign for performance, manufacture, and assembly : a rational methodology towards total system design, Subhas Desa, Mark L. Nagurka, A Ghosal, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Function and form relationships : a basis for preliminary design, J Rinderle and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Automatic identification of critical design relationships, J Rinderle, John D. Watton, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Submissions from 1986
An integrated approach for the optimal design of a dynamic system and its controller, Mark L. Nagurka, V Yen, and Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.