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Design of a carbon fiber suspension system for FSAE applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Reducing weight while maintaining structural integrity is one of the key challenges Formula SAE teams face as they try and design the suspension of the formula car. The purpose of this paper is to present experimental data ...
Solar cooking : the development of a thermal battery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
There are many rural area in the world where cooking fuel is very scarce. One solution to this problem is to use solar energy to cook food. However most people around the world like to cook large meals at night, when the ...
Design of an STM and EPL control system and linear actuator preload diaphragm
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Increasing demand for nano-scale machining processes in the semiconductor industry necessitates new mechanisms for nano-machining. A system capable of nano-scale machining of conductive material via Electronic Pen Lithography ...
Design and process/measurement for immersed element control in a reconfigurable vertically falling soap film
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Reinforcement learning has proven successful at harnessing the passive dynamics of underactuated systems to achieve least energy solutions. However, coupled fluid-structural models are too computationally intensive for ...
The behavior of rotator cuff tendon cells in three-dimensional culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The rotator cuff is composed of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subcapularis, and teres minor tendons. Rotator cuff injuries are common athletic and occupational injuries that surgery cannot fully repair. Therefore tendon ...
Valuing project financing using Monte Carlo simulation, with application to the expansion of a chemical company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the specific project value of a chemical company that undertook a major expansion in the late 1990s. The actual details of the investment were unique and conditional on the level ...
Pottery engineering in ancient Guerrero, Mexico : the site of Las Fundiciones
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis examines ancient pottery from the site of Las Fundiciones, Guerrero, Mexico. Because this site provides the only documented evidence of prehispanic metal smelting in Mesoamerica it is critical to examine artifacts ...
Redesign of the double hand rim modification of the "Whirlwind" Wheelchair for manufacture in developing nations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
In this thesis, I investigate possible improvements to the design of a wheelchair for manufacture in a developing nation, specifically one designed for use by persons with hemiplegia. Ralf Hotchkiss's "Whirlwind" Wheelchair ...
Effects of catalyst pretreatment for carbon nanotube growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The effects of pretreatment of iron catalyst for carbon nanotube (CNT) growth was studied. CNTs were grown on Fe/A1203 (1/10 nm) thin-film catalyst deposited on silicon substrates via exposure to C2H4 in a thermal chemical ...
Temperature effects on the electronic conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The room-temperature electronic conductivity and temperature dependence of conductivity were measured for samples of carbon nanotubes of three types: pristine; functionalized with a nitrobenzene covalent functionalization, ...