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The following dissertations were examined, and degrees awarded as shown, in the academical year 1997/98. Borrowing copies may be obtained from the British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Yorkshire. Copies for retention, either in microfilm form or as hard copies, may be ordered from the Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge. In case of difficulty the Librarian of the University Engineering Department may be contacted.
Atta, R.M.H. - Micro-fabricated magnetic sensors
Barker, H.R. - Physical modelling of construction processes in the mini-drum centrifuge
Boger, M.S. - Aspects of brushless doubly-fed induction machines
Cantoni, M.W. - Linear periodic systems: robustness analysis and sampled-data control
Chen, Y. - Novel polysilicon high voltage thin film transistor
Chhowalla, M. - Carbon thin films with enhanced properties from cathodic arc plasmas
Choi, W.K. - Enhancement of liquid-crystal electro-optic effects using Fabry-Perot cavities
Chui, N.L.C. - Subspace methods and informative experiments for system identification
Cohen, A.D. - Spatial light modulator technologies for WDM
Coker, T.M. - Active backplane electrically addressed spatial light modulators for display systems and other applications
Collington, J.R. - Optically accessed electronic memory
De Foy, B.A.E. - Analysis and improvement of the accuracy of unstructured mesh operators with applications to an unsteady incompressible flow solver
Deshpande, V.S. - Steady-state deformation behaviour of bituminous mixes
Dupere, I.D.J. - Sound vortex interaction in pipes
El-Hamalawi, A.A-R. - Adaptive refinement of finite element meshes for geotechnical analyses
Ellis, E.A. - Soil-structure interaction for full-height piled bridge abutments constructed on soft clay
El-Mously, M.E-D.M. - Free vibration of cylindrical and hyperboloidal cooling-tower shells
Fandrich, M.E. - Impact mechanics of rigid and compliant bodies
Flewitt, A.J. - In-situ scanning tunnelling microscopy of hydrogenated amorphous silicon and related materials
Froggatt, M.W.D. - Microcrystalline silicon film transistors made by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition
Fu, T.T. - An investigation of heavy vehicle suspension design
Garner, D.M. - Silicon heterojunction bipolar transistors with wide band-gap amorphous semiconductor emitters
Gibson, T.M. - The passive control of shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions
Grant, E.B. - The international transfer of manufacturing: linking content and process
Harte, A-M. - The mechanics of braided components
Hicks, S.J. - Longitudinal shear resistance of steel and concrete composite beams
Hsu, Y.S. - Excess pore pressures under cyclically loaded model jack-up foundations
Huang, W. - Shape memory alloys and their application to actuators for deployable structures
Huber, J.E. - Ferroelectrics: models and applications
Humphries, J.J. - Accent modelling and adaptation in automatic speech recognition
Huzmezan, M. - Theory and aerospace applications of constrained model based predictive control
Isogai, T. - Creep-fatigue crack growth in engineering materials
Kangwai, R.D. - The analysis of symmetric structures using group representation theory
Keates, L.S. - Computer interaction for motion-impaired users
Klaubert, H.L. - Tiny design: a study of the design of microelectromechanical systems
Knight, A.M. - Analysis of line-start single-phase permanent magnet motors
Kuo, C-Y. - The acoustics of impinging jets
Lau, V.K.N. - Variable rate adaptive channel coding in mobile cellular systems
Lee, C.H. - Robust repetitive control and application to a CD player
Liew, B.H. - A methodology to review operational learning and knowledge processes: case studies of two multinational joint ventures
Liew, W.Y.H. - The role of gaseous lubricants in the orthogonal machining of aluminium alloys
Liney, D.J. - Radio frequency properties of high Tc superconductors
Lovatt, A.M. - Process selection in engineering design
Mandal, P. - Buckling of thin cylindrical shells under axial compression
Marshall, M.G. - A hybrid electroheat drying system
Miles, D.J. - Lateral thermal buckling of pipelines
Miyamoto, S. - Robust control design - a coprime factorization and LMI approach
Neophytou, R.I. - Modelling of radio frequency heating systems
Niesler, T.R. - Category-based statistical language models
Nowack, M.L. - Design guideline support for manufacturability
Place, J.M.M. - Three-dimensional flow in core compressors
Prosser, R. - Numerical methods for the computation of combustion
Redman, T.W.J. - A simulated focus technique for the compression of multiple view 3-D images
Ridler, E.L. - Wave-current interactions and drift velocities over rippled beds
Roberts, Q.D.H. - The trailing edge loss of subsonic turbine blades
Scahill, C.M. - Design of high power, single frequency semiconductor lasers
Seffen, K.A. - Analysis of structures deployed by tape-springs
Sharp, S.J. - The wear of polymers
Shi, Y. - International manufacturing networks: configuration, capability and transformation
Springle, I.D. - Photoluminescent liquid crystal displays
Srinivasan, G. - Modelling and control of vortex-induced bridge oscillations
Stevens, E.J. - Velocity and scalar measurements in premixed turbulent reacting flows
Sundaram, J. - Design of continous prestressed concrete beam bridges using expert systems
Swann, R.E.M. - MPEG-II video coding for noisy channels
Tan, L.S. - Analysis and implementation of the class E amplifier
Tennent, R.W. - Digital modems for mud pulse telemetry
Thomas, C.S. - Host country charactistics and manufacturing decisions: discovering influences and relationships
Tibbalds, A.D. - Three-dimensional human face acquisition for recognition
Tubb, A.J.C. - Optical fibre surface plasma wave sensors
Walker, G.W. - Constraints upon the achievable performance of vehicle suspension systems
Wallis, A.M. - The control of secondary and leakage flows in a shrouded multistage turbine
Wang, X. - Continuum modelling of cellular solids
Waterhouse, S.R. - Classification and regression using mixtures of experts
Wijetunge, J.J. - Velocity measurements in oscillatory and steady flows
Wring, D.J. - Political marketing and the Labour party: the relationship between campaign strategy and intra-organisational power
Wu, M. - Markov chain Monte Carlo methods applied to Bayesian data analysis
Yow, K.C. - Automatic human face detection and localization
Zheng, R. - Experimental and numerical studies of laminar counterflow flames with water
Cockerill, T.T. - Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube
Moynihan, E.F. - Robust control of diesel internal combustion engines
Suranthiran, S. - Control with non-quadratic criteria
Last modified: October 1999