Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations
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Characterization of Hydrodynamics Impacting Renewable Energy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-05-23)Renewable energy is the energy that is collected from renewable sources such as sunlight, wind, waves, geothermal, and biomass. Transitioning to renewable energy is becoming increasingly important as the projected depletion ... -
Materials Affected Manufacturing: Simulation of the Crystallographic Texture, Microstructure, and Inelastic Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Polycrystalline Materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-12-07)Additive manufacturing (AM) has attracted huge attention in the past decade due to its capability of producing complex geometries at a much less cost than conventional methods. The additively manufactured parts are being ... -
Model-Based Life Extending Control for Rotorcraft
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)Rotorcraft are subjected to fatigue loads that not only limit the fatigue life of components but also add to their cost. Most of the fatigue-critical rotorcraft components are located in the rotor system, creating challenges ... -
EFFICIENT LEARNING FOR HARDWARE SECURITY VALIDATION USING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIDE CHANNELS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-15)The objective of this thesis is to combine the non-destructive monitoring advantages of standard and backscattering electromagnetic side channels with modern machine learning techniques to efficiently validate the authenticity ... -
High-Efficiency Topology Optimization for Very Large-Scale Integrated-Photonics Inverse Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-15)This work establishes the mathematical and algorithmic framework necessary for a large-scale, photonics inverse-design methodology that is fully compatible with (and experimentally validated on) commercial, semiconductor-foundry ... -
Characterization of Non-volatile Particulate Matter in Pressurized Premixed Laminar Jet-A Flames Via Thermophoretic Sampling
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-16)Production and subsequent emissions of non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) pose a challenge for both optical diagnostics and physical probing, especially at conditions relevant to practical combustors. Key to enabling ... -
TRANSIENT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLY(PHTHALALDEHYDE) AND THE VARIABLE FREQUENCY MICROWAVE CURING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOSETS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-08)Research presented in this thesis is split into two parts. The first section involves tuning the transient and mechanical properties of poly(phthaldehyde) to form a flexible, liquefiable transient material that can ... -
Operating On-Demand Ride-Sharing Services
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Public transit agencies are increasingly exploring mobility options to supplement their traditional rail, bus, and streetcar offerings. One such option is demand-responsive transport (DRT), “any non-fixed route system of ... -
Scalable Data Mining via Constrained Low Rank Approximation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Matrix and tensor approximation methods are recognised as foundational tools for modern data analytics. Their strength lies in their long history of rigorous and principled theoretical foundations, judicious formulations ... -
A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF OWNERSHIP-INDUCED QUALITY GAPS IN THE LONG-TERM CARE SECTOR: INFLUENCES OF OWNERSHIP CONVERSIONS, SELF-REPORTING, REGULATORY REFORMS, AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)This dissertation presents a quantitative analysis of the association between ownership types and quality of services in the long-term care sector in the United States. The study employs dynamic difference-in-differences ... -
Essays on Environmental, Fiscal, and Demand-Side Policies in Electricity Markets
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Essays on Environmental, Fiscal, and Demand-Side Policies in Electricity Markets” -
Greedy Approaches for Large-Scale Flow and Load Planning
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)The flow and load planning problem is to determine freight flows through a network and to schedule containerized dispatches to accommodate these flows. The problem is perhaps the core decision problem faced by parcel express ... -
THE NON-EXISTENT CHAIR SERIES: EVALUATING GENERATIVE DESIGN OUTCOMES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)Generative Design has been a popular topic in the design world for a while, earlier inventions like shape grammar and space syntax generate geometrical designs with sets of rules defined by the user. The latest invention ... -
MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)Multiple studies have recognized that spatial variability of soil deposits affects the performance and reliability of geotechnical structures. Even though the relevance of spatial variability has been acknowledged, it is ... -
Prediction of Part Quality in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)This work proposes physics-based analytical modeling methods for the prediction of part quality in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal additive manufacturing, including lack-of-fusion porosity, keyhole-induced porosity, ... -
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ROADWAY AND CRASH ATTRIBUTES, INCLUDING BALL BANK INDICATOR, IN PREDICTION OF CURVE LANE DEPARTURES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)More than 25 percent of roadway fatalities are associated with a horizontal curve, and the vast majority of these crashes are due to lane departures[1]. To mitigate these fatalities, engineers often utilize safety performance ... -
Use solid-state NMR to study the molecular structures of disease-associated peptide aggregates
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Our lab uses solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) to characterize the molecular structures of different types of aggregates formed by disease-associated proteins or peptides. In this thesis, we study three aggregate ... -
Simplifying robotic locomotion by escaping traps via an active tail
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-02)Legged systems offer the ability to negotiate and climb heterogeneous terrains, more so than their wheeled counterparts \cite{freedberg_2012}. However, in certain complex environments, these systems are susceptible to ... -
Design and Operations of Satellite Constellations for Complex Regional Coverage
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Fueled by recent technological advancements in small and capable satellites, satellite constellations are now shaping the new era of space commercialization creating new forms of services that span from Earth observations ... -
Flow Physics of Fluidically Controlled Attachment in Separation Cells
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-08-01)Internal flows subjected to adverse pressure gradients are susceptible to three-dimensional separation on flow boundaries that can result in flow instabilities and significant losses. Active, surface-integrated flow control ...
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