Title: Design and Testing of a Galfenol Tactile Sensor Array The smart material Galfenol, Fe(100-x)Ga(x), where 15<x<28, offers a unique combination of mechanical and magnetostrictive properties that are expected to lead to its use in new sensor and actuator concepts. This thesis seeks to determine if Galfenol can be used to develop a 2-dimensional array [...]
Improved stability analysis of rocket engine nozzles
This master’s thesis was conducted at Volvo Aero Corporation (VAC) in Trollhättan at the department of combustion chambers and nozzles. This department is responsible for the development of the main engine nozzle extension to the European Ariane 5 rocket. During space flight there are a variety of loads which may cause structural instability in the [...]