Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
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Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.
In the last several years, there has been a significant growth in research in the field of power harvesting, the process of capturing the energy surrounding a system and converting it into usable electrical energy. This concept has received particular interest in recent years with the ever-increasing production of portable…
In the last several years, there has been a significant growth in research in the field of power harvesting, the process of capturing the energy surrounding a system and converting it into usable electrical energy. This concept has received particular interest in recent years with the ever-increasing production of portable and wireless electronic devices. Many of these devices that are currently in production utilize electrochemical batteries as a power source, which while effective, maintain the drawback of having a finite energy supply, thus requiring periodic replacement. The concept of power harvesting, however, works to solve these issues through electronics that are designed to capture ambient energy surrounding them convert it into usable electronic energy. The use of power harvesting in energy scavenging devices allows for the possible development of devices that are self-powered and do not require their power sources to be replaced. Several models have been developed by Soldano et al [3] and Liao et al [2] that have been proven accurate at predicting the power output of a piezoelectric power harvester in a cantileaver beam configuration. The work in this paper will expand further on the model developed by Liao et al [2], and as its main goal will use a modified form of that model to predict the optimal dimensions for a beam power harvester to achieve the maximum power output possible. The model will be updated b replacing the mode shape function used to approximate the deflection of the beam with the true defletion, which is based on the complex wavenumber that incorporates the complex Young's modulus of the material used. Other changes to account for this replacement will also be presented, along with numerical results of the final model.
The purpose of this analysis of the Cottonwood Clippers Swim Team is to give the team and its Board members another perspective on the team's functioning and to identify potential changes that could benefit the team. As a previous member and coach, I have a unique perspective from my experiences…
The purpose of this analysis of the Cottonwood Clippers Swim Team is to give the team and its Board members another perspective on the team's functioning and to identify potential changes that could benefit the team. As a previous member and coach, I have a unique perspective from my experiences being on the team and from being a coach interacting with swimmers, parents, and the Board members. The idea of this thesis project stemmed from my personal experiences with the team and a desire to give back to the team members by helping them improve their business operations and helping to create new marketing strategies and tactics for the team to use in the future. In the sections that follow, the external environment will be examined to provide information about Cottonwood and the surrounding area. Then the internal environmental analysis will give insight into what the team is currently doing and its structure. This information will then be used to identify strategies and tactics that will help meet the goals the team has established.
