MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AREAS
NSF I/UCRC Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe)
Working within the NSF I/UCRC program CenTiRe performs industrially-relevant, pre-competitive research via multi-member, sustained partnerships among industry, academe, and government. As the only tire research center within this NSF program, CenTiRe在为会员提供具有成本效益的途径来获取轮胎及轮胎相关材料领域的技术进步和培训学生方面具有独特的地位, modeling, testing, and manufacturing. More...
3D Printing of Smart Structures
先进增材制造实验室(AAML)成立于2011年春季，具有各种3D打印能力. Multi-material, 各种智能材料的多尺度3D打印正在皇冠官方APP下载用于人造皮肤, structural electronics, biomedical devices, robotic actuators, etc. 正在进行制造、材料和应用方面的多学科皇冠官方APP下载. More...
Acoustic/Elastic Composite Metamaterials
声学/弹性复合超材料表现出天然材料中不常见的独特性能. By specially designing their microstructures, 这些超材料在某些频率范围内具有负的有效质量密度. This implies that stress waves cannot be transmitted through the material, thus enabling control and attenuation of stress wave propagation. This results in interesting applications including vibration control, impact protection, blast wave mitigation and energy harvesting. More...
Computational Aerodynamics
该小组的皇冠官方APP下载工作集中在计算流体动力学(CFD)的新兴领域，包括涡度限制方法，用于准确预测由AFRL支持的飞行器中的涡和气动阻力, ARO, Navy SBIR and NSF. 其他资助的项目包括化学气相沉积过程中微纳米流体的耦合分子和连续体建模, 高超声速飞行中热防护罩的烧蚀及海上石油钻井爆炸模拟. More...
Electrospun Polymer Adhesives
The fibrous adhesives perform like commercial adhesives, with additional benefits of self-cleaning, re-usable and easy re-attachable. 干胶粘剂可由可纺聚合物的电纺无纺布制成, wherein the polymer fiber forming the non-woven is aligned. 聚合物纳米纤维可以由高度可纺材料的混合物形成, 与粘合剂组分结合，进一步增强对基材的附着力. 非织造布可以通过塑性变形进一步加工，以产生微突起. More...
Micro/Nano Engineering Lab
我们运用理论和数值方法来解决微纳米尺度的工程问题. Atomistic modeling (Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Lattice Dynamics), 采用统计建模(玻尔兹曼输运方程和蒙特卡罗方法)和连续体建模(有限微分/体积/单元方法)来皇冠官方APP下载力学, thermal and electrical properties of materials. More...
Microelectromechanical Systems Lab
Lab-on-a-chip biosensors. Biomedical devices. Smart sensors for machine health monitoring. Smart structures and devices for aerospace engineering. Micro/nano object manipulation. Micro/nano energy harvesting. Nano devices. Optical MEMS. More...
Multi-scale Modeling of Damage and Failure of Materials
Computational solid mechanics. Constitutive modeling of advanced materials. Nonlinear fracture mechanics. Constraint effect and toughness scaling. Multi-scale modeling of damage and failure of composite materials. 基于力学的材料失效过程模拟和结构构件断裂预测方法. Fatigue life prediction. More...
Performance, Failure Mechanisms and Life of High Temperature Composites
基于微观结构的陶瓷纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料力学性能皇冠官方APP下载. 复合材料的声发射和电阻率等损伤检测和健康监测技术, structures (e.g., joining and integration of dissimilar materials), and machines. Work with NASA, Air Force, Navy, Goodrich, aero engine companies, and small businesses (SBIR and STTR). More...
Surface Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing
SEAM小组使用各种表面处理技术来设计金属表面的有益微观结构和/或残余应力变化，以提高性能和性能. 我们将实验与多尺度模拟相结合，探索加工-结构-性能之间的关系. More...
Joint Laboratory for Flow Visualization and Lubrication (LFVL)
LFVL拥有最先进的激光和PIV设备，用于非侵入性地可视化强制对流和自然对流中的流动和温度模式. 使用远距离显微镜可以在小到25微米(MEMS cooing)的外壳中皇冠官方APP下载流动, bearings and seals). 实验室还设有两个高速(60公里/分钟)主轴试验台(分别为40和200马力)，用于评估高速轴承和接触和非接触密封(刷密封和手指密封)的性能。. 实验室的皇冠官方APP下载人员(教师和学生)在自循环金属润滑轴承领域进行了创新, non-contacting finger seals, in-line debris health monitoring, and intelligent controllable bearings and seals.
Nonlinear Dynamics and Structural Mechanics
本皇冠官方APP下载领域主要皇冠官方APP下载非线性工程系统的动力响应, with application to the areas of vibrations and dynamical systems, contact dynamics and control theory, 一个潜在的主题是通过简化模型的开发和分析来理解这些系统. More...
Autonomous Systems Laboratory
The laboratory is home to research in robotics, intelligent systems, controls, structural health monitoring, biomedical devices and low-cost remote monitoring platforms. Past work includes brake modeling for Formula One race teams, 为美国国家航空航天局(NASA)进行火箭测试的智能监测，并设计神经外科和泌尿外科领域的生物医学设备. 目前的工作重点是开发基于Arduino/Raspberry平台的低成本监测设备，可用于多个垂直领域，如基因组学, food production, water purification and reduction of healthcare costs. More...
Advanced Energy & Sensor Lab
We study energy conversion and storage systems, 特别是电化学系统，如多物理场的电池和燃料电池 & multi-scale modeling to design & manufacturing, performance testing, degradation & 便携式，车辆，住宅和电网应用的安全分析和优化. The secondary field is studying measurement systems and sensors. More...
Solid Mechanics
Composite structures; sandwich structures; elastomers; blast and impact mechanics; fluid-structure interaction; damage modeling; FEA. Current interests in the use of foam-core composite sandwich panels for underwater blast mitigation; polymer foam constitutive modeling; multi-scale, damage modeling for FEA simulation of filled rubbers. More...
