Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Master's degree
Recent Submissions
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A control allocation technique to recover from driver-induced oscillations
(Bilkent University, 2019-12)The focus of this thesis is the study of driver induced oscillations. When the rear tires of a car are force saturated due to aggressive driver behaviour, high velocity on a slippery road, sudden steering action or heavy ... -
Spatio-temporal evolution of evaporating liquid films sheared by a gas
(Bilkent University, 2019-11)The main purpose of this work is the investigation of the spatio-temporal characteristics of an evaporating liquid film under the in uence of inertia, hydrostatic pressure, thermocapillary effects, vapor recoil, and ... -
Microfluidic synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) based organic-inorganic hybrid microparticles
(Bilkent University, 2019-10)Utilizing micro uidic systems inevitably changes tools used in chemistry due to advantages such as handling differential volume, controlled reaction environment, enhanced mixing performance, less time required to complete ... -
Development of a non-ordinary state-based peridynamics solver
(Bilkent University, 2019-10)Damage prediction is crucial in the design process of engineering structures to ensure structural integrity. The limitations of empirical methods and the high costs associated with experimental analyses have prompted the ... -
Design, control, fabrication and maneuverability analysis of an untethered miniature soft robot
(Bilkent University, 2019-10)As the robotics field grows, it searches for new potential workspaces to be interacting with. The conventional robotics, which involves utilization of robots made out of hard materials like metals and hard plastics, has ... -
Three-dimensional modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow in a flat-grooved heat pipe
(Bilkent University, 2019-10)Flat-grooved heat pipes (FGHP) are widely used in many applications from thermal management of electronic devices to space industry due to their robustness and ability of dissipating heat from the system effectively and ... -
Collision resilient foldable micro aerial robot
(Bilkent University, 2019-10)Collision management strategies are integral part of micro air vehicles for the reliability of their operation. Collision avoidance strategies require enhanced environmental and situational awareness for generating evasive ... -
Investigating the effect of CP titanium microstructure on the mechanics of microscale machining
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Metal cutting in microscale brings along many challenges and unanswered questions. Mechanical response of the material to the micro-cutting process is one of them, since feed values and the edge radius of the tool can ... -
Single nanoparticle sensing with nanoelectromechanical resonators operating at nonlinear regime
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Machines working at the nanoscale dimensions o er an important technological opportunity for healthcare and biomedical screening. State-of-the-art nanomachines are usually operated at small displacements, since engineering ... -
An experimental approach to nanomechanical buckling and snap-through phenomenon
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Buckling has received little attention as a valuable resource for engineering applications since it is regarded as a type of failure in civil and mechanical engineering. Nevertheless, buckling has a great potential in ... -
Nonlinear modeling of non-Newtonian hydrodynamic lubrication
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)Lubrication is essential to improve the performance of sliding surfaces. Power transmission in mechanical and biological systems rely on proper lubrication to minimize wear and energy losses. However, most practical ... -
Linear stability analysis of evaporating falling liquid films
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)In order to improve our understanding of the wavy dynamics of evaporating falling liquid films, we perform a linear stability analysis using the Orr Sommerfeld (OS) eigenvalue problem. In the present work, the OS problem ... -
Design of a droplet based microfluidic reactor to synthesize chitosan coated iron oxide nanoparticles
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)Nanoparticles possess unique structural, mechanical, thermal, optical and chemical properties which are highly dependent on their size; therefore it is important to be able to synthesize them uniformly. In general they ... -
Homogenization of composites embedding general imperfect interfaces
(Bilkent University, 2019-06)The objective of this work is to present a systematic study on the overall behavior of composites embedding general interfaces between the constituents. The zero-thickness interface model represents a finite-thickness ... -
Pre- and post-buckling analysis of nanobeams
(Bilkent University, 2019-02)Interest in nanobeams is increasing as their application areas widen and new properties are discovered. These structures exhibit size dependent intrinsic properties that are absent in macroscale. This requires employment ... -
Smart composites with tunable stress-strain curves
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)Smart composite materials with tunable stress-strain curves are examined numerically. Microscopic constituents of the composites respond to external stimuli by changing their elastic response in a well-defined, continuous ... -
Development of control oriented vehicle models and their application to adaptive control allocation problems
(Bilkent University, 2018-10)Emerging vehicle control systems have increased the need for valid vehicle models. In this study, two controller oriented vehicle models are developed and linearized for easier controller design. These models are validated ... -
Investigation of AC electro-osmotic flow based microfluidic mixer with micro rods
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)AC electrokinetics (ACEK) is useful technique for providing species manipulation and liquid transportation. This method is applicable to many fields like cell separation, synthesis, pumping, mixing in microfluidics ... -
Design, control, modeling, and gait analysis in miniature foldable robotics
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)Miniature or micro robotic platforms are perfect candidates for accomplishing tasks such as inspection, surveillance, and hazardous environment exploration where conventional macro robots fail to serve. Such applications ... -
An investigation of the effects of human dynamics on system stability and performance
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)Considered as a challenging element of closed-loop structures, the human operator, and his/her interactions with the underlying system, should be carefully analyzed to obtain a safe and high performing system. In this ...
