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Strain-tuning of periodic optical devices : tunable gratings and photonic crystals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The advancement of micro- and nano-scale optical devices has heralded micromirrors, semiconductor micro- and nano-lasers, and photonic crystals, among many. Broadly defined with the field of microphotonics and microelect ...
Stochastic recruitment strategies for controlling artificial muscles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis presents a new architecture for controlling active material actuators inspired by biological motor recruitment. An active material is broken down into many small fibers and grouped together to form one large ...
Integrated strain actuation in aircraft with highly flexible composite wings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The purpose of this thesis is to provide a framework for the study of wing warping as a means of achieving multiple aeroelastic goals. Shape change is achieved by integrating anisotropic piezoelectric composites (APC) ...
On large deformation and large strain elastic-plastic analysis of continua
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
Heuristics for job-shop scheduling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Constraint management in conceptual design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Stress in the cartilage of the human hip joint
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
Kinetic modeling of carbon oxidation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
Control of telemanipulators with time delay : a predictive operator aid with force feedback
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Finite strain elastic-plastic deformation of glassy polymers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)