Theses + Dissertations
The following is a list of theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the CMR. Electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) can be accessed by selecting the associated link and selecting "access item" on the abstract. The BYU ETD database can be searched at the following site: BYU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. For theses and dissertations without an ETD, hard copies are available through the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
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Design of Precise Hinges for Optical Space Arrays
Jake Sutton
2025 M.S. Thesis
Design of Bistable Compliant Scissor Mechanisms and Analysis of Inflatable Isoperimetric Truss Robot Workspace and Control
Isaac Weaver
2025 M.S. Thesis
Development of Fiber Composite Joints to Improve Folding of Deployable Arrays
Luke Gardner
2025 M.S. Thesis
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Modeling of Transduction Methods and Design of a Compliant Mechanism in an Accumulator for Energy Storage
Jared Erickson
2025 M.S. Thesis
Origami Without Paper: Surrogate Folds for Origami-Inspired Mechanisms
Ivy Running
2025 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Mechanisms for Scalable Systems and Precision Deployment
Jared Hunter
2025 M.S. Thesis
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Actuation and Stabilization of Volume-Efficient Origami-Inspired Mechanisms
Hunter Pruett
2024 PhD Dissertation
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Design Considerations for Self-Deploying Origami-Inspired Space Arrays
Katie Varela
2024 M.S. Thesis
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Design of Precision Deployable Origami-based Space Arrays
Clark Roubicek
2024 M.S. Thesis
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Membrane Hinges for Deployable Systems
Mitchel Skinner
2024 M.S. Thesis
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Development of Deployable Arrays for Satellites through Origami-Pattern Design, Modeling, and Optimization
Nathan Coleman
2024 M.S. Thesis
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User-Centered Design of Compliant Mechanism and Origami-Based Products
Bethany Parkinson
2024 M.S. Thesis
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Deployable Mechanisms and Applications for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Jacob Sheffield
2023 M.S. Thesis
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Methods for Designing Compact and Deployable Origami-Inspired Flat-Foldable Spacecraft Antennas and Other Systems
Collin Ynchausti
2023 PhD Dissertation
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Selecting and Optimizing Origami-Based Patterns for Deployable Space Systems
Diana S. Bolanos
2022 M.S. Thesis
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Laser Forming of Compliant Mechanisms and Flat-Foldable Furniture
Daniel Calvin Ames
2021 M.S. Thesis
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Characterizing Behaviors and Functions of Joints for Design of Origami-Based Mechanical Systems
Nathan Chandler Brown
2021 M.S. Thesis
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Development of an Origami Inspired Composite Deployable Structure Utilizing Compliant Joints as Surrogate Folds
Samuel Porter Smith
2021 M.S. Thesis
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Incorporating Stability in Deployable Origami-Based Engineering Applications
David Wayne Andrews
2020 M.S. Thesis
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On Creases and Curved Links: Design Approaches for Predicting and Customizing Behaviors in Origami-Based and Developable Mechanisms
Jared Butler
2020 PhD Dissertation
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Designing Developable Mechanisms on Conical and Cylindrical Developable Surfaces
Lance Hyatt
2020 M.S Thesis
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Enabling Compact Devices Through Origami and Developable Mechanisms
Jacob Greenwood
2019 M.S. Thesis
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Techniques for Using Internal Strain-Energy Storage and Release in Origami-Based Mechanical Systems
Mary Wilson
2019 M.S. Thesis
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Joint Analysis of and Applications for Devices with Expanding Motions
Kendall Seymour
2019 M.S. Thesis
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Developing Origami-Based Approaches to Realize Novel Architectures and Behaviors for Deployable Space Arrays
Nathan Alan Pehrson
2019 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Methods for Creating Rigid Foldability in Origami-Inspired Deployable Mechanisms
Alden Yellowhorse
2018 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Augmented Design Capabilities for Origami Tessellations
Janette Fernelius Herron
2018 M.S. Thesis
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Art to Engineering: Curved Folding and Developable Surfaces in Mechanism and Deployable Structure Design
Todd Nelson
2018 Ph.D. Dissertation
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A Definition and Demonstration of Developable Mechanisms
Trent Zimmerman
2018 M.S. Thesis
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Using Collapsible Systems to Mitigate Buckling in Thin Flexible Instruments in Robotic Surgery
Brandon Sargent
2018 M.S. Thesis
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Origami-Based Design of Fold States and Stability
Alex Avila
2018 M.S. Thesis
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Packing Sheet Materials into Cylinders and Prisms Using Origami-Based Approaches
Jared Thomas Bruton
2018 M.S. Thesis
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Developing New Classes of Thick-Origami-Based Mechanisms: Conceal-and-Reveal Motion and Folding Printed Circuit Boards
Bryce De Figueiredo
2017 M.S. Thesis
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Considering Manufacturing in the Design of Thick-Panel Origami Mechanisms
Erica Crampton
2017 M.S. Thesis
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Developing Hybrid Thickness-Accommodation Techniques for New Origami-Inspired Engineered Systems
Kyler Tolman
2017 M.S. Thesis
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Highly Compressible Origami Bellows for Harsh Environments
Jared Butler
2017 M.S. Thesis
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Selecting Surrogate Folds for Use in Origami-Based Mechanisms and Products
Jason Allen
2017 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Analysis of Two Compliant Mechanism Designs for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments
Jason L. Dearden
2016 M.S. Thesis
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Stiffness Reduction Strategies for Additively Manufactured Compliant Mechanisms
Ezekiel Merriam
2016 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Development of a Thickness Accommodation Technique for Origami-Inspired Design
Bryce J. Edmondson
2016 M.S. Thesis
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Deployable and Foldable Arrays of Spatial Mechanisms
Thomas Evans
2015 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Manufacture of Meso-Scale, Robotic Surgical Instruments
Clayton L. Grames
2015 M.S. Thesis
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An Approach for Designing Origami-Adapted Products with Aerospace Mechanism Examples
Jessica Morgan
2015 M.S. Thesis
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Using the Offset Panel Technique to Develop Innovative Origami-Based Applications
Michael Robert Morgan
2015 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Mechanisms for Deployable Space Systems
Shannon Zirbel
2014 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Modeling and Testing of Bistable Waterbomb Base Configurations
Brandon Hanna
2014 M.S. Thesis
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Elastic Energy Absorption via Compliant Corrugations
Sean Tolman
2014 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Compliant Joints Suitable for Use as Surrogate Folds
Isaac L. Delimont
2014 M.S. Thesis
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Design Considerations in the Development and Actuation of Origami-Based Mechanisms
Eric W. Wilcox
2014 M.S. Thesis
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Origami-Based Design for Engineering Applications
Kevin Francis
2013 M.S. Thesis
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Fully Compliant Mechanisms for Bearing Subtraction in Robotics and Space Applications
Ezekiel Merriam
2013 M.S. Thesis
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A Study of Action Origami as Systems of Spherical Mechanisms
Landen A. Bowen
2013 M.S. Thesis
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Identifying Potential Applications for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms and Evaluating Their Suitability for Credit-Card-Sized Products
Nathan Bryce Albrechtsen
2012 M.S. Thesis
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Investigation of Compliant Space Mechanisms with Applications to the Design of a Large-Displacement Monolithic Compliant Rotational Hinge
Robert M. Fowler
2012 M.S. Thesis
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A Method for Exploring Optimization Formulation Space in Conceptual Design
Shane K. Curtis
2012 M.S. Thesis
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The Application of Origami to the Design of Lamina Emergent Mechanisms (LEMs) with Extensions to Collapsible, Compliant and Flat Folding Mechanisms
Holly C. Greenberg
2012 M.S. Thesis
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Evaluation and Development of Actuators for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms with Emphasis on Flat Solenoids
Justin D. Black
2012 M.S. Thesis
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Mechanical Properties and MEMS Applications of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Forests
Walter C. Fazio
2012 M.S. Thesis
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Devices and Methods for Electro-Physical Transport of DNA across Cell Membranes
Quentin Aten
2011 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Characterization of the Mechanical Response of the Lumbar Spine
Shannon Zirbel
2011 M.S. Thesis
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Spinal Implant with Customized and Non-Linear Stiffness
Eric Dodgen
2011 M.S. Thesis
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Expanding Lamina Emergent Mechanism (LEM) Capabilities: Spherical LEMs, LEM Joints, and LEM Applications
Samuel E. Wilding
2011 M.S. Thesis
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Mathematical Model and Experimental Exploration of the Nanoinjector Lance Array
Nathan C. Toone
2011 M.S. Thesis
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A Generalized Two-Dimensional Model to Reconstruct the Impact Phase in Automobile Collisions
Regis David
2010 Ph.D. Dissertation
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A Design Framework that Employs a Classification Scheme and Library for Compliant Mechanism Design
Brian Olsen
2010 M.S. Thesis
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Straightness of Growth For Carbon Nanotube Microelectromechanical Systems
Kellen Moulton
2010 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Analysis of a Compliant Mechanism Spinal Implant
Eric Stratton
2010 M.S. Thesis
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Modeling, Design and Testing of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms in Spinal Arthroplasty
Peter Halverson
2010 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Development of Criteria for Lamina Emergent Mechanism Flexures with Specific Application to Metals
Devin Ferrell
2010 M.S. Thesis
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Design Principles and Preliminary Actuation Approaches For Novel Multiple-Layer Lamina Emergent
Paul Gollnick
2010 M.S. Thesis
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Piezoresistive Models for Polysilicon with Bending or Torsional Loads
Gerrit Larsen
2009 M.S. Thesis
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Off-axis Stiffness and Piezoresistive Sensing in Large-Displacement Linear-Motion Microelectromechanical Systems
David Smith
2009 M.S. Thesis
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Principles, Functions and Concepts for Compliant Mechanically Reactive Armor Elements
Cameron Andersen
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Multi-physics Modeling and Calibration for Self-sensing of Thermomechanical In-plane Microactuators
Kendall Teichert
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Testing of a Pumpless Microelectro-Mechanical System Nanoinjector
Quentin Aten
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Achieving Complex Motion with Fundamental Components for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms
Brian Winder
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Fundamental Components for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms
Joseph Jacobsen
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Characterizing the Three-dimensional Behavior of Bistable Micromechanisms
Brian Cherry
2008 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Fabrication of Out-of-Plane Silicon Microneedles with Integrated Hydrophobic Microchannels
Mike Diehl
2007 M.S. Thesis
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Integrated Piezoresistive Sensing for Feedback Control of Compliant MEMS
Robert Messenger
2007 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Elliptical Rolling Link Toggle Mechanisms for Passive Force Closures with Self-Adjustment
Jacob Montierth
2007 M.S. Thesis
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Large-Displacement Linear-Motion Compliant Mechanisms
Allen Mackay
2007 M.S. Thesis
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Multi-Stable Compliant Rolling-Contact Elements
Peter Halverson
2007 M.S. Thesis
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The Piezoresistive Effect In Microflexures
Gary Johns
2007 M.S. Thesis
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Development of Deployable Wings for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Compliant Mechanisms
Steven D. Landon
2007 M.S. Thesis
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Large 3-D Deflection and Force Analysis of Lateral Torsional Buckled Beams
Rob Chase
2006 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Ortho-Planar Spring Behavior Under Complex Loads
Nathan Rasmussen
2006 M.S. Thesis
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Modeling and Validation of Tension-Element Based Mechanisms for Golf Ball-Club Impact
Aaron Robison
2006 M.S. Thesis
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Piezoresistive Sensing of Bistable Micro Mechanism State
Jeffrey Anderson
2005 M.S. Thesis
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Ortho-Planar Mechanisms for Microelectromechanical Systems
Craig Lusk
2005 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Dual-stage Thermally Actuated Surface-micromachined Nanopositioners
Neal Hubbard
2005 M.S. Thesis
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Simulation-based Design Under Uncertainty for Compliant Microelectromechanical Systems
Jonathan Wittwer
2005 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Preliminary Design Approach for Prosthetic Ankle Joints Using Compliant Mechanisms
Jason Matthew Wiersdorf
2005 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Mechanisms to Perform Bearing and Spring Function in High Precision Applications
Jesse Cannon
2004 M.S. Thesis
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Fully Compliant Tensural Bistable Mechanisms (FTBM) with On-chip Thermal Actuation
Daniel Wilcox
2004 M.S. Thesis
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High-Torque Capacity Compliant Centrifugal Clutches
Ryan Weight
2004 M.S. Thesis
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A Comprehensive Model for Technology Push Product Development
Gregory Loren Bishop
2004 M.S. Thesis
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Selecting Appropriate Design Concepts for Manufacture in Developing Countries
Danielle Johnson
2004 M.S. Thesis
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Design and Analysis of End-Effector Systems for Scribing on Silicon
Ben Cannon
2003 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant, In-plane Ratchet and Pawl Micromechanisms for Safety Applications
John Kennedy
2003 M.S. Thesis
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The Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Dynamic Predictions of Macro and Micro Compliant Mechanisms
Scott Lyon
2003 Ph.D. Dissertation
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Design of Compliant Mechanisms for Grasping with Application to Mechanical Disc Brakes
Scott Brooks
2003 M.S. Thesis
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Analysis and Design of Surface Micromachined Micromanipulators for Out-of-plane Micropositioning
Kimberley Jensen
2003 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Mechanisms Suspensions
Timothy Allred
2003 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Mechanisms Subjected to Compressive Loadings
Alex Guerinot
2003 M.S. Thesis
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An Approach to Concept Development for Compliant Mechanisms Possessing High Coefficients of Restitution
Brandon Woolley
2003 M.S. Thesis
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Metamorphic Process for Compliant Ortho-planar Mechanism Design
Daniel Carroll
2002 M.S. Thesis
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On-Chip Actuation of Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanisms
Michael Baker
2002 M.S. Thesis
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Predicting the Effects of Dimensional and Material Property Variations in Micro Compliant Mechanisms
Jonathan Wittwer
2001 M.S. Thesis
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Development of In-Plane Compliant Bistable Microrelays
Troy Gomm
2001 M.S. Thesis
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Development and Design of Constant Force Mechanisms
Brent Weight
2001 M.S. Thesis
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A Self-Retracting Fully-Compliant Bistable Micromechanism
Nathan Masters
2001 M.S. Thesis
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Electrothermomechanical Modeling of a Surface-micromachined Linear Displacement Microactuator
Christian Lott
2001 M.S. Thesis
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Principles for the Design and Development of Modular Consumer-Products
Chris Mattson
2001 M.S. Thesis
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A Closed-Form Dynamic Model of the Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model
Cameron Boyle
2001 M.S. Thesis
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High Production Manufacturing Considerations for Metallic Compliant Mechanisms with Long Thin Beams
Aaron Herring
2001 M.S. Thesis
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Implementing Compliant Mechanisms in Micro-Electo-Mechanical Systems
Deanne Clements
2000 M.S. Thesis
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Behavior Models for Compliant Continuously Variable Transmissions
Clint Mortensen
2000 M.S. Thesis
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Compliant Centrifugal Clutches Design Analysis and Testing
Nathan Crane
1999 M.S. Thesis
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Thermal Microactuators for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Rebecca Cragun
1999 M.S. Thesis
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Ortho-Planar Mechanisms
John Parise
1999 M.S. Thesis
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An Investigation of Compliant Over-running Ratchet and Pawl Clutches
Gregory Roach
1998 M.S. Thesis
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Demonstration of the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Macro and Micro Compliant Pantographs
Andrew Nielson
1998 M.S. Thesis
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Identification of Macro- and Micro-Compliant Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior
Brian Jensen
1998 M.S. Thesis
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Variable Compliance Via Magneto-Rheological Materials
Alisa Henrie Millar
1997 M.S. Thesis
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Modeling and Analysis of Compliant Bi-stable Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model
Patrick Opdahl
1996 M.S. Thesis
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Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segments
Brian Edwards
1996 M.S. Thesis
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The Pseudo-Rigid-Body-Model Concept and its Application to Micro Compliant Mechanisms
James Derderian
1996 M.S. Thesis
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