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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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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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