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Multi-phase Multi-dimensional Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Oxygen Bleeding
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-26)Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are promising alternative green power source for mobile, portable and stationary applications. However, their cost, durability, and performance are impacted by their sensitivity ... -
Multi-Physics Analysis of Laser Solid Freeform Fabrication
(University of Waterloo, 2009-03-24)The quality of parts fabricated using Laser Solid Freeform Fabrication (LSFF) is highly dependent on the physical phenomena and operating parameters which govern the process. For instance, the thermal stress patterns and ... -
Multi-Physics Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-19)Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominated the market due to their relatively high energy/power density, and long cycle life. However, a multitude of factors need to be addressed which have hindered further development of LIBs ... -
Multi-point machining of sculptured surfaces
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Multi-Port RF MEMS Switches and Switch Matrices
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Microwave and millimeter wave switch matrices are essential components in telecommunication systems. These matrices enhance satellite capacity by providing full and flexible interconnectivity between the received and ... -
Multi-products productions from Malaysian oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB): Analyzing economic potentials from the optimal biomass supply chain
(Elsevier, 2017-12-01)The economic potentials of Malaysian oil palm empty fruit bunch are realized by several motivating factors such as abundance, cheapness and are generally feasible to produce multi-products that range from energy, chemicals ... -
A Multi-Proxy Study of Holocene Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics Recorded in Lake Sediments in Fennoscandia
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)Cellulose-inferred lake water oxygen-isotope records were obtained from five throughflow lakes situated along a north-south transect across Fennoscandia to help develop a better picture of Holocene changes in atmospheric ... -
Multi-Purpose Designs in Lightweight Cryptography
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-22)The purpose of this thesis is to explore a number of techniques used in lightweight cryptography design and their applications in the hardware designs of two lightweight permutations called sLiSCP and sLiSCP-light. Most ... -
Multi-purpose Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)This thesis proposes a multi-purpose electromagnetic energy harvesting system that harnesses mechanical energy from diverse types of mechanical motion sources and converts it into low power electrical energy. The harvested ... -
A Multi-Radio Interface for Dependable Body Area Network Communications
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)Body Area Networks (BANs) are emerging as a convenient option for patient monitoring. They have shown potential in improving health care services through a network of external or implanted biosensors and actuators collecting ... -
Multi-resolution Active Models for Image Segmentation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-25)Image segmentation refers to the process of subdividing an image into a set of non-overlapping regions. Image segmentation is a critical and essential step to almost all higher level image processing and pattern recognition ... -
Multi-Resolution and Asymmetric Implementation of Attention in Transformers
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)Transformers are the state-of-the-art for machine translation and grammar error correction. One of the most important components of transformers are the attention layers, but they require significant computational power. ... -
Multi-Resolution Approximate Inverses
(University of Waterloo, 1999)This thesis presents a new preconditioner for elliptic PDE problems on unstructured meshes. Using ideas from second generation wavelets, a multi-resolution basis is constructed to effectively compress the inverse of the ... -
Multi-resolution approximate inverses
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Multi-resolution Image Segmentation using Geometric Active Contours
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Image segmentation is an important step in image processing, with many applications such as pattern recognition, object detection, and medical image analysis. It is a technique that separates objects of interests from ... -
Multi-resource Fair Scheduler in Linux
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-29)Resource management is one of the main responsibilities of operating systems. In Linux, the Completely Fair Scheduler (CFS) allocates CPU time to processes, allowing them to share CPU time. Although effective in allocating ... -
Multi-robot Coverage and Redeployment Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-25)In this thesis, we focus on two classes of multi-robot task allocation and deployment problems motivated by applications in ride-sourcing transportation networks and service robots: 1) coverage control with multiple robots, ... -
Multi-Robot Path Planning for Persistent Monitoring in Stochastic and Adversarial Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)In this thesis, we study multi-robot path planning problems for persistent monitoring tasks. The goal of such persistent monitoring tasks is to deploy a team of cooperating mobile robots in an environment to continually ... -
A Multi-Scale Approach in Mapping the Sedimentological and Hydrostratigraphical Features of Complex Aquifers
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-22)Accessibility to consistent subsurface hydrostratigraphic information is crucial for the development of robust groundwater flow and contaminant transport models. However, full three-dimensional understanding of the ... -
Multi-Scale Design of Ink Formulations for the 3D Bioprinting of Soft and Elastic Tissue-Mimetic Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Three-dimensional (3D) engineered tissue and organ models with adjustable biochemical and physical properties are needed in regenerative medicine. As such, 3D printing has emerged as a potential strategy to create more ...