The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
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Sub-communities within this community
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Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing (ECDM) [3]
Researchers in the ECDM program develop methodologies and decision support tools that integrate the best business practices with those that produce superior environmental and social performance. Our research outcomes will ... -
Fusion Research Center (FRC) [84]
Fundamental research in the physics of magnetically confined plasmas and their interactions with material surfaces, the development of the engineering sciences of fusion, the conceptual design of fusion applications for ... -
Mechanical Properties Research Laboratory (MPRL) [12]
The MPRL is an interdisciplinary laboratory which supports education and research programs in structural materials. Its principle activities are directed toward the measurement and modeling of the mechanical properties ... -
Precision Machining Research Consortium (PMRC) [107]
The Consortium facilitates rapid and comprehensive transfer of technology through extensive interactions with a wide variety of industrial manufacturing facilities -
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute (RPMI) [3]
RPMI develops and deploys rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies and applications through education, research and service. -
Systems Realization Laboratory (SRL) [52]
The Systems Realization Laboratory was founded in 1992. In addition to a very strong research program, we assert that our primary mission is to provide an opportunity for students to learn how to rise to their full potential. ...
Collections in this community
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Annual Harold W. Gegenheimer Lecture Series on Innovation [3]
Established in 1995 to support student programs that encourage creativity, innovation and design -
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished Lectures [4]
Mechanical engineering allows a large number of multidisciplinary activities to be conveniently encompassed. Featured speakers come from engineering, academia, government and business. -
School of Mechanical Engineering OSP Research Reports [366]
OSP research reports by faculty and researchers in the School of Mechanical Engineering -
School of Mechanical Engineering Theses and Dissertations [3353]
Original work by students in the School of Mechanical Engineering
Recent Submissions
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Phenomena Identification and Ranking Tables (PIRT) Report for Fluoride High-Temperature Reactor (FHR) Neutronics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-04)Ranking and identification of the phenomena presented by FHRs relating to the verification and validation of neutronics tools -
The Current Status of the Tools for Modeling and Simulation of Advanced High Temperature Reactor Neutronics Analysis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-12)A current status of the tools for modeling and simulation of Advanced High Temperature Reactor neutronics is provided. -
Safety Barrier Certificates for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07)paper presents a formal framework for collision avoidance in multi-robot systems, wherein an existing controller is modified in a minimally invasive fashion to ensure safety. We build this framework through the use of ... -
Multi-Contact Locomotion on Transfemoral Prostheses via Hybrid System Models and Optimization-Based Control
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-03)Lower-limb prostheses provide a prime example of cyber-physical systems (CPSs) requiring the synergistic development of sensing, algorithms and controllers. With a view towards better understanding CPSs of this form, this ... -
Correct-By-Construction Adaptive Cruise Control: Two Approaches
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07)Motivated by the challenge of developing control software provably meeting specifications for real world problems, this paper applies formal methods to adaptive cruise control (ACC). Starting from a Linear Temporal Logic ... -
Multi-Contact Bipedal Robotic Locomotion
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCambridge University Press, 2015)This paper presents a formal framework for achieving multi-contact bipedal robotic walking, and realizes this methodology experimentally on two robotic platforms: AMBER2 and ATRIAS. Inspired by ... -
Towards Real-Time Parameter Optimization for Feasible Nonlinear Control with Applications to Robot Locomotion
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07)This paper considers the application of classical control methods, designed for unconstrained nonlinear systems, to systems with nontrivial input constraints. As shown throughout the literature, unconstrained classical ... -
Unification of Locomotion Pattern Generation and Control Lyapunov Function-Based Quadratic Programs
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-07)This paper presents a novel method of combining real-time walking pattern generation and constrained nonlinear control to achieve robotic walking under Zero-Moment Point (ZMP) and torque constraints. The proposed method ... -
Time Dependent Control Lyapunov Functions and Hybrid Zero Dynamics for Stable Robotic Locomotion
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-07)Implementing state-based parameterized periodic trajectories on complex robotic systems, e.g., humanoid robots, can lead to instability due to sensor noise exacerbated by dynamic movements. As a means of understanding ... -
First Steps Toward Translating Robotic Walking To Prostheses: A Nonlinear Optimization Based Control Approach
(Georgia Institute of TechnologySpringer, 2016)This paper presents the first steps toward successfully translating nonlinear real-time optimization based controllers from bipedal walking robots to a self-contained powered transfemoral prosthesis: AMPRO, with the ... -
Parallel wavelet-adaptive direct numerical simulation of multiphase flows with phase-change
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-04)High-powered and high-energy density electronics are becoming more common with advances in computing, electric vehicles, and modern defense systems. Applications like these require efficient, compact, and economical heat ... -
Impact of connecting different types of energy simulation models for data center cooling and waste heat re-utilization
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)Data centers are the facilities that house information technology (IT) equipment used for our daily digital activities. They are considered as one of the largest energy consumers and also the fastest growing industries in ... -
Assignment and pursuit in temporally heterogeneous robotic teams
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)Traditionally, robotic systems are built to move as fast as possible. In contrast to this, we investigate slowness and its effects on heterogeneous robotic teams inspired by biological systems. An assignment problem for ... -
Shock and Vibration Isolation Concepts Through Use of Dynamic, Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Mechanical Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-27)Shock and vibration isolation continues to be an area of great interest to structural designers and to mount manufacturers. When the input disturbance is single-frequency or narrow-band, several techniques are available ... -
Air-cooled condensers for thermoelectric power generation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)Thermoelectric power generation accounts for a significant portion of the fresh water demand, with the majority of the water being used for steam condensation. Currently, many thermoelectric power plants use wet-cooled ... -
Exploration of Forward and Inverse Protocols for Property Optimization of Ti-6Al-4V
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-26)The modeling and simulation of advanced engineering materials undergoing mechanical loading requires accurate treatment of relevant microstructure features, such as grain size and crystallographic texture, to determine the ... -
Exploring a novel energy-recovering architecture for hydraulic actuation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-02)This thesis begins through the introduction of a novel hydraulic actuation architecture and proceeds with the development of said architecture with respect to its control, sizing, and efficiency. Hydraulic actuation is ... -
Extreme Microgap Based Hotspot Thermal Management with Convective Boiling of Refrigerant
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-21)Performance of the next generation microprocessors is rapidly reaching its limits due to inability to remove heat, especially at high power density from so-called local “hotspots”. Convective boiling heat transfer in ... -
Probing the dynamics of a simple jumping robot on hard and soft ground
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-05)Jumping is an important behavior for many animals and robots. Unlike periodic gaits such as hopping or running, whereby energy generated in previous cycles can be leveraged to efficiently sustain motion, jumping relies ... -
Nanocellulose Reinforced Sheet Molding Compound for Automotive Composite Manufacturing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05-31)The focus of this research is to investigate the potential of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) as reinforcement in typical glass fiber/epoxy sheet molding compounds (SMC). The hypothesis is that addition of CNC can improve the ...
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