I believe Mercedes uses an electric clutch on some of their superchargers to make it where the car doesn't have to be in boost all the time... there is a series of butterflies that operate in conjuction with the electric clutch to channel air either straight to the engine or into the supercharger plenum when the electric clutch is engaged.
for a thesis, why not modify this type of design into a more straight forward MagnaCharger design with variable vains that can be adjusted via rheostat and resistance/current... this would be, essentially, a supercharger version of the variable vain turbos.
but, then again, this comes from a mechie who has more free time at work than fabrication time at the house
