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2010

Buzi, Gentian (2010) Control Theoretic Analysis of Autocatalytic Networks in Biology with Applications to Glycolysis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MHMV-9M59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02262010-130618704

Chu, Chia-Chieh (2010) Multiscale Methods for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations and Related Applications. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PFGA-YY17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07312009-095021

Du Toit, Philip Christopher (2010) Transport and Separatrices in Time-Dependent Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X0Y5-N133. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10072009-165901284

Gayme, Dennice F. Maynard (2010) A Robust Control Approach to Understanding Nonlinear Mechanisms in Shear Flow Turbulence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/P1DS-Q379. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272010-195149679

Kharevych, Liliya (2010) Geometric Interpretation of Physical Systems for Improved Elasticity Simulations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8ZF3-XN72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11172009-224005473

Pekarek, David N. (2010) Variational Methods for Control and Design of Bipedal Robot Models. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KATX-3233. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282010-094801935

Peng, Jifeng (2010) A Lagrangian Approach to Transport of Momentum and Biomass in Aquatic Biological Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3XEF-X568. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07212009-132708

2009

Lucas, Leonard Joseph (2009) Uncertainty Quantification Using Concentration-of-Measure Inequalities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DRAM-H941. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292009-165215

Othmer, Jonathan Andrew (2009) Algorithms for Mapping Nucleic Acid Free Energy Landscapes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VJX1-6376. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12312008-153810

Pavlov, Dmitry (2009) Structure-Preserving Discretization of Incompressible Fluids. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KCQK-QF78. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05222009-125630

Stern, Ari Joshua (2009) Geometric Discretization of Lagrangian Mechanics and Field Theories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K943-VJ44. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12312008-173851

2008

Donaldson, Roger David (2008) Discrete Geometric Homogenisation and Inverse Homogenisation of an Elliptic Operator. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/S4S7-8T31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05212008-164705

Flores Contreras, Melvin Estuardo (2008) Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Constrained Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline Basis Functions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TK01-9X60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02192008-153449

Grubits, Katalin Anna (2008) Low-Dimensional Representations of Transitions in Molecular Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YMTC-WQ16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06062008-171210

Rinderknecht, Derek Gresham (2008) Development of a Microimpedance Pump for Pulsatile Flow Transport - Part 1: Flow Characteristics of the Microimpedance Pump. Part 2: A Systematic Study of Steady and Pulsatile Transport in Microscale Cavities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0K4J-0548. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292008-115810

Waydo, Stephen J. (2008) Explicit Object Representation by Sparse Neural Codes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1XY7-2H19. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11022007-104734

2007

Afshari, Ehsan (2007) Optotronics: Optically Inspired Electronics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z95M63XK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08042006-144107

Bou-Rabee, Nawaf Mohammed (2007) Hamilton-Pontryagin Integrators on Lie Groups. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0EC4-2042. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06052007-153115

Kulkarni, Yashashree (2007) Coarse-Graining of Atomistic Description at Finite Temperature. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W9M0-HX47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11102006-152125

Rubel, Michael Thomas (2007) A Theory of Stationarity and Asymptotic Approach in Dissipative Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VWDE-GB16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01122007-114557

Zhang, Lei (2007) Metric Based Upscaling for Partial Differential Equations with a Continuum of Scales. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/AZ06-4B54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05162007-172755

2006

Demanet, Laurent (2006) Curvelets, Wave Atoms, and Wave Equations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1TEF-RQ51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262006-133555

Shadden, Shawn Christopher (2006) A Dynamical Systems Approach to Unsteady Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BG86-YB12. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05122006-083011

Spanos, Demetri Polychronis (2006) Distributed Gradient Systems and Dynamic Coordination. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D1NJ-KF96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06262006-171822

Zielonka, Matias Gabriel (2006) Configurational Forces and Variational Mesh Adaption in Solid Dynamics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/V6RB-FR94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05112006-162905

2005

Bhat, Harish Subrahmanya (2005) Lagrangian Averaging, Nonlinear Waves, and Shock Regularization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8DJ2-F672. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262005-100534

Del Vecchio, Domitilla (2005) State Estimation in Multi-Agent Decision and Control Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SAX3-ED56. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-113928

Fung, Jimmy (2005) Coarse Analysis of Multiscale Systems: Diffuser Flows, Charged Particle Motion, and Connections to Averaging Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wn0z-gn57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-165938

Gavriliu, Marcel (2005) Towards More Efficient Interval Analysis: Corner Forms and a Remainder Interval Newton Method. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/C196-9R88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022005-174844

Gregory, Irene Michelle (2005) Design and Stability Analysis of an Integrated Controller for Highly Flexible Advanced Aircraft Utilizing the Novel Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y6B1-ZZ55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07232004-075729

Prajna, Stephen (2005) Optimization-Based Methods for Nonlinear and Hybrid Systems Verification. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/S3BJ-4M47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272005-144358

Yavari, Arash (2005) Atomic Structure of Ferroelectric Domain Walls, Free Surfaces and Steps. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/jdy3-1m77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12142004-121255

Yu, Xinwei (2005) Localized Non-bBlowup Conditions for 3D Incompressible Euler Flows and Related Equations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/K5E1-W938. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05302005-161405

2004

Dunbar, William Bruce (2004) Distributed Receding Horizon Control of Multiagent Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1N74-MZ62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282004-170123

Leok, Melvin (2004) Foundations of Computational Geometric Mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KDV0-WR34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03022004-000251

Ross, Shane David (2004) Cylindrical Manifolds and Tube Dynamics in the Restricted Three-Body Problem. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KHYT-A428. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05182004-154045

Vasylkevych, Sergiy (2004) Poisson Structures for PDEs Associated with Diffeomorphism Groups. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/472S-D335. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05212004-052003

West, Matthew (2004) Variational Integrators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CMZ1-RQ16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072004-161416

2003

Fetecau, Razvan Constantin (2003) Variational Methods for Nonsmooth Mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VXBJ-R447. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05222003-110241

Grinspun, Eitan (2003) The Basis Refinement Method. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QH6Z-0276. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05312003-133558

Hartl, Michael David (2003) Dynamics of Spinning Compact Binaries in General Relativity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KZ5M-MR27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05222003-161626

Hirani, Anil Nirmal (2003) Discrete Exterior Calculus. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZHY8-V329. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05202003-095403

Lekien, Francois Paul (2003) Time-Dependent Dynamical Systems and Geophysical Flows. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/A83E-VZ73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04082003-180353

Lew, Adrián José (2003) Variational Time Integrators in Computational Solid Mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6C74-GC16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262003-200254

Milam, Mark Bradley (2003) Real-Time Optimal Trajectory Generation for Constrained Dynamical Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1X68-E370. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06022003-114340

Radford, James Edward (2003) Symmetry, Reduction and Swimming in a Perfect Fluid. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CE65-XM80. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06042003-181857

Thoutireddy, Pururav (2003) Variational Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Method. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DQT0-5104. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292003-113845

Vela, Patricio Antonio (2003) Averaging and Control of Nonlinear Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/N7HH-PM67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282003-094253

2002

Chang, Dong Eui (2002) Controlled Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3DRR-ZV53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10112010-161816245

Fax, Joseph Alexander (2002) Optimal and Cooperative Control of Vehicle Formations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/M4N7-AK02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10242005-105000

Garduño, Antonio Hernández (2002) Regularization of the Amended Potential around a Symmetric Configuration. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NBWA-EQ57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12122003-115521

Murphey, Todd David (2002) Control of Multiple Model Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/17Q7-Y019. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07312002-091923

Rowley, Clarence Worth, III (2002) Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Cavity Flow Oscillations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/G4ZX-KH73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12032004-075012

Vela-Arevalo, Luz Vianey (2002) Time-Frequency Analysis Based on Wavelets for Hamiltonian Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8MBB-3Z60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03302004-115559

2001

Jadbabaie, Ali (2001) Receding horizon control of nonlinear systems: a control Lyapunov function approach. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CRHD-3202. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10262010-112027161

2000

Parrilo, Pablo A. (2000) Structured semidefinite programs and semialgebraic geometry methods in robustness and optimization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2K6Y-CH43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05062004-055516

Wang, Yong (2000) Effects of actuator limits in bifurcation control with applications to active control of fluid instabilities in turbomachinery. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/229f-f376. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06282005-103901

1999

Bullo, Francesco (1999) Nonlinear control of mechanical systems : a Riemannian geometry approach. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xrak-3409. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02072008-100242

Huang, Yun (1999) Nonlinear optimal control: an enhanced quasi-LPV approach. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5VNR-GF60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05212007-082553

Primbs, James A. (1999) Nonlinear optimal control: a receding horizon appoach. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4AD2-0T48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10172005-103315

Zare, Douglas J. (1999) Geometric Invariants in Contact Structures on 3-Manifolds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ywkx-tc69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11212019-165707283

1998

Glavaski, Sonja (1998) Robust system analysis and nonlinear system model reduction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/jh14-eg48. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08122005-094404

Goodwine, John William (1998) Control of stratified systems with robotic applications. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/49h9-q898. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01232008-144001

Lin, Qiao (1998) Mechanics and Planning of Workpiece Fixturing and Robotic Grasping. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1d4m-j065. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01302008-111854

Rudnev, Mikhail K. (1998) Exponentially small splitting of separatrices and the Arnold's diffusion problem. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/mxyg-3c49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01252008-161610

1997

Beck, Carolyn Louise (1997) Model Reduction and Minimality for Uncertain Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MPV7-2Q79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01042008-091550

D'Andrea, Raffaello (1997) Generalizations of H-infinity optimization. Control of rotating stall. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4R8P-RR02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01092008-110959

Rathinam, Muruhan (1997) Differentially flat nonlinear control systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/k7pm-hs13. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01152008-082733

1996

Ostrowski, James Patrick (1996) The mechanics and control of undulatory robotic locomotion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y1TF-RF86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10202005-153514

Paganini-Herrera, Fernando (1996) Sets and Constraints in the Analysis of Uncertain Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3X73-5F28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09172007-080812

Soatto, Stefano (1996) A geometric framework for dynamic vision. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/x87w-t943. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01082008-103705

1995

Lewis, Andrew David (1995) Aspects of geometric mechanics and control of mechanical systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CHWF-M421. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07132006-143133

1994

Mezic, Igor (1994) On the geometrical and statistical properties of dynamical systems : theory and applications. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SM03-1C46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07212005-131406