System Modeling and Experimentation Research Group
Fall 2008 | Main Page | Research Activity Page
 Group Member   Thesis/Report Topic or Project Office Affiliation/Support
1
Joaquin Campos
Ph.D.
Energy storage for remote hybrid power generation systems
MCC
UT-IAT
2
Tehmoor Dar
Ph.D. Online Terrain Parameter Estimation for Small Scaled Tracked Vehicle With Application to Packbot
3.146
ME 244L
3
Albert Espinoza*
M.S. -
1.104
NSF/UTHSC
4
Shilpa Gulati
Ph.D. Control of Graceful Wheel Chair Motion (co-advised with Prof. Ben Kuipers (CS))
CS
-
5
Clay Hearn
M.S. Prime Mover and Energy Storage Considerations for a Hydrogen-Powered Series Hybrid Shuttle Bus
PRC
UT-CEM
6
Jonathan LeSage
M.S.. Electromechanical Retrofit of Submarine Control Surface Actuators
--
ARL/ONR
7
Javier Solis
Ph.D. Statistical Predictive Simulation Methods for Mobility of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
--
-
*Expected completion December 2008 |
Graduates
Doctoral (reverse chronological order)
15
12.5 Chinmaya Patil Robust synthesis of selectively constrained compliant mechanisms for nano-precision machines (co-advised with S.V. Sreenivasan)
May 2008
 
14
11.5 Junmin Wang Coordinated and Reconfigurable Vehicle Dynamics Control
May 2007
 
13
10.5
Chayawee
Wangcharoenrung
Development of Adaptive Transducer Based on Biological Sensory Mechanism
May 2005
 
12
9.5
Fu Zhang Simulation of dynamic systems with uncertain parameters
August 2004
 
11
8.5
Seyoon Kim
A Bond Graph Approach to Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Dynamic Systems
December 2003
 
10
7.5

Jerry Cuderman

Anti-Lock Braking Performance (with Kurt Marshek)
December 2001
 
9
7.0

Charles Baroud

Study of turbulence in rotating flows
(Co-advised with Prof. Harry Swinney, UT Austin, Physics)
December 2001
 
8
6.5
Marc Compere Simulation of Engineering Systems Described by High-Index DAE and Discontinuous ODE Using Single Step Methods
August 2001
 
7
5.5
Hanzhong Zhang
A Moving Boundary Problem in a Distributed-Parameter System with Application to Diode Modeling (with Prof. M. Driga, UT ECE)
August 2001
 
6
5.0
Javier A. Kypuros Variable structure model synthesis for switched systems
May 2001
 
5
4.0
Thomas J. Connolly Synthesis of Multiple Energy Active Elements for Mechanical Systems
May 2000
 
4
3.0
Nick Kiritsis Modeling of Microdialysis Processes and Systems used for In Vitro Experiments
August 1999
 
3
2.0
Hyung Je Woo
Cavity Expansion Analysis of Non-Circular Cross-Sectional Penetration Problems (with S. Bless, UT-IAT)
August 1997
 
2
1.5
Sikhanda Satapathy

Application of Cavity Expansion Analysis to Penetration Problems (with S. Bless, UT-IAT)
May 1997
 
1
1.0
Minhyung Lee
Generation of Shock Waves by a Body During High-Speed Water Entry (with Prof. D. Wilson)
December 1995
 

Masters
26 Theodore Gilbert Development of an Interactive Tracked Vehicle Simulator
August 2008
 
25 Dannelle Sierra Modeling and Simulation of an Electric Powered
Rear-Wheel Driven Wheelchair
December 2007
 
24 Jeffrey Krol Design and Implementation of a Mock Circulatory System for the Evaluation of LVADs
December 2007
 
23 Amiee Quon

Surgical Robotics
Now@: JPL

May 2007
 
22 Alex Bjelica Design of an Automated System for Insertion of a Tube into the Human Thoracic Cavity
Now@:
May 2007
 
21 Jerad Park Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of an Automatic Reconfigurable Shipboard Power System
Now@: US Digital, Vancouver, WA
May 2006
 
20 Fernand Thomassy Traction Modeling in Continuously Variable Transmissions
Now@: Fallbrook Technologies, Austin, TX
May 2006
 
19 Michael Mosley Evaluation and Modification of the TxDOT Mobile Load Simulator
Now@: KFAB PMT Equip. Engineering,
Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, TX
December 2005
 
18
Tom Pate Design and Development of a Circular Left-Ventricular Assist Device
Now@: Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Austin, TX
August 2005
 
17
Tehmoor Dar Traction Force Models for Small-Scale Robotic Tracked Vehicles
Now@: UT-Austin, doctoral studies

August 2005

 
16
Javier Solis Modeling and Simulation of a Robotic Tracked Vehicle in Off-Road Terrains
Now@: UT-Austin, doctoral studies
May 2005
 
15
Christiaan Best Modeling the Rock/Running Gear Frictional Interface
Now@: <start-up>, Austin, TX
May 2005
 
14
Chance Meek Optimization of Switching for Electric Ship Power System Topologies
Now@: Millennium Engineering and Integration, Colorado Springs, CO
December 2004
 
13
Jarrett Goodell Simulation and parameter sensitivity studies of skid-steering and Ackerman steering on an eight-wheeled vehicle
Now@: SAIC, Austin, TX
May 2004
 
12
Joaquin Campos Bond Graph Modeling of the Jeffcott Rotor
Now@: UT-IAT, doctoral studies
August 2003
 
11
Chinmaya Patil Anti-lock Brake System Re-design and Control Prototyping using
a One-Fifth Scale Vehicle Experimental Test-bed
Now@: UT-Austin, doctoral studies
August 2003
 
10
Gilberto Lopez Tire-surface characterization for vehicle dynamics and control applications
Now@: IDEO, Lexington, MA
December 2002
 
9
Anish Mathews Implementation of a Fuzzy Rule Based Algorithm for Adaptive Antilock Braking in a Scaled Car
December 2002
 
8
Amrou Al-Sharif Design and Development of a Scaled Test Laboratory for the Study of ABS and other Active Vehicle Systems
August 2002
 
7
Raylon M. Yow Effects of Constraint Representation on Computer Simulation Run Time of Planar Mechanisms with Closed Loops
August 2002
 
6
Clark Anderson A Simulation Study Comparing Electric and Conventional Power Trains on an All-Terrain Vehicle
December 1999
 
5
Chayawee Wangcharoenrung Modeling of the Mammalian Mechanism of Hearing
May 1999
 
4
Javier A. Kypuros A Wave Scattering Approach for Modeling Switched Power Converters
May 1998
 
3
Vinoo Naranayan Design of an Active Inertial Vibration Absorber for the Space Shuttle Ergometer
December 1994
 
2
Sanjay Rajagopalan Optimal control of hydroelastic oscillations of flexible structures under time-dependent flow
May 1994
 
1
Chang-Ho Kang Comparison of Six Numerical Schemes for Solving Impulsively Started Flow Around a Circular Cylinder
May 1993
 

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