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Rapid & controlled manufacturing of microfluidic devices using hot embossing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Microfluidics are becoming commonplace in research and medicine, particularly in point-of-care diagnostics and drug development. Many manufacturing methods exist for such devices, but initial setup can be costly and slow, ...
Unlocking DC throughput capacity through improved flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The large multi-channel apparel distribution center was built as a purely wholesale building in the 1900s. With distribution becoming more complex due to e-commerce and smaller orders for more frequent replenishment, the ...
Shipboard condition based maintenance and integrated power system initiatives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
With the U.S. Navy's continued focus on developing and implementing a robust integrated power system aboard future combatants, there has been an ever increasing effort to guarantee an electrical distribution system that ...
3D particle tracking velocimetry using synthetic aperture imaging
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
3D visualization of fluid flow is of critical significance to a number of applications ranging from micro-scale medical devices to design of ships and airplanes. Of the various techniques currently used to visualize flow ...
CrowdConcept : assessing the crowd's creative capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Crowdsourcing creative work - the process of outsourcing a creative task to a large online community or crowd - has grown in popularity over the last decade and is now considered a serious design strategy. However, there ...
Crevice volume effect on spark ignition engine efficiency
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
A set of experiments and a simulation study are completed to quantify the effect of the piston crevice on engine efficiency. The simulation study breaks down the loss mechanisms on brake efficiency at different displacement ...
Decentralized mixing function control strategy for multi-robot informative persistent sensing applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In this thesis, we present a robust adaptive control law that enables a team of robots to generate locally optimal closed path persistent sensing trajectories through information rich areas of a dynamic, unknown environment. ...
Magnetic tunable microstructured surfaces for thermal management and microfluidic applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Micro and nanostructured surfaces have broad applications including heat transfer enhancement in phase-change systems and liquid manipulation in microfluidic devices. While significant efforts have focused on fabricating ...
Predictive parameter estimation for Bayesian filtering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
In this thesis, I develop CELLO, an algorithm for predicting the covariances of any Gaussian model used to account for uncertainty in a complex system. The primary motivation for this work is state estimation; often, complex ...
Development of control system to automate the PCB pin insertion process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis describes the development of the control system that runs the automated pin insertion machine in a surface mount technology assembly line. The control system is divided into 2 subsystems viz. pin sorting and ...