Research

Last Updated September 28 2007

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Research Specialties
Acoustics in fluids and solids, transducer design.
Recent Publications [Complete List]
- D. J. Morris, D.F. Bahr, M.J. Anderson , “Displacement Amplification in Curved Piezoelectric Diaphragm Transducers”, accepted for publication in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical.
- Anderson, M., Richards, C., Richards R., Bahr, D., “Lumped Parameter Analysis of an Enclosed Incompressible Squeeze Film and a Central Gas Bubble”, accepted for publication in ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering.
- R.S. Budwig, M.J. Anderson, G. Putnam*, C. Manning, “Ultrasonic Particle Size Fractionation in a Moving Air Stream”, accepted for publication in Ultrasonics.
- Anderson, T., Manubarthi, U. Corti, G., Anderson, M., “Response prediction of switched inductor/piezoelectric vibration suppression,” Smart Mater. Struct., Vol. 16, No. 1, pp.135-139, 2007.
- J.H. Cho*, R.F. Richards, D.F. Bahr, C.D. Richards, M.J. Anderson, “Efficiency of Energy Conversion Using Piezoelectrics”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, pp. 104107, 2006.
- Anderson, M.J., Cluff, A.C., Lemmon, E.C., Putnam, G.C., “Use of a Curved Reflector to Amplify Ultrasonic Standing Waves in an Air-Filled Channel”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 117, No. 3, pp. 1122-1126, 2005.
- Novascone, S.R., Anderson, M.J., Weinberg, D.M., "Frequency Shift of a Rotating Mass-Imbalance Immersed in an Acoustic Fluid", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 118, No. 2, pp. 745-750, 2005.
- Anderson, I.P., Carlson, A.C., Edwards, D.B., Anderson, M.J., Feeley, J.J., "An Autonomous Forest Robot That Uses a Hierarchical, Fuzzy Logic Controller", Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 1603-1617, 2005.
- J. Cho, M. Anderson, R. Richards, D. Bahr, C. Richards, "Optimization of Electromechanical Coupling for a Thin Film PZT Membrane. Part I: Modeling", IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. 1797-1803, 2005.
- J. Cho, M. Anderson, R. Richards, D. Bahr, C. Richards, “Optimization of Electromechanical Coupling for a Thin Film PZT Membrane. Part II: Experiment", IOP Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. 1804-1809, 2005.
Recent Grants
- “Developing Fleets of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”, PI D. Edwards, coPI M. Anderson C. Liou, M. O’Rourke, R. Wall, J. Frenzel, and R. Wells, $1,370,036, 4/1/2005-3/31/2006.
- “Manning Optimal Bio-aerosol Sampler, Phase II”, PI M. Anderson, PI. R. Budwig, DoD, $120,498, 1/1/2005-9/30/2006.
- “Communication and Control for Fleets of Underwater Autonomous Vehicles”, PI D. Edwards, coPI M. Anderson and R. Wall, $730,855, 4/15/2004-1/31/2006.
- “Ultrasonic and Megasonic Wastewater Treatment: Application to Water Recovery for Long-Duration Human Spaceflight”, PI G. Moller, coPI M. Anderson, NASA ISGC, $30,000, 1/04 to 6/1/04.
- "Decentralized Control of Multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”, PI D. Edwards and J. Feeley, coPI M. Anderson and R. Wall, ONR, $880,000, 6/1/03 to 5/31/05.
- “Manning Optimal Bio-Aerosol Sampler”, PI R. Budwig, coPI M. Anderson, $16,600, 8/03 through 2/04.
- "Open Acoustic Resonators with Mean Flow", DoD ARO, $278,031, 2000-2003.

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