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Intuitive Teleoperation of an Intelligent Robotic System Using Low-Cost 6-DOF Motion Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-24)There is currently a wide variety of six degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) motion capture technologies available. However, these systems tend to be very expensive and thus cost prohibitive. A software system was developed to provide ... -
Invariance Properties and Performance Evaluation of Bit Decoding Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Certain properties of optimal bitwise APP (A Posteriori Probability) decoding of binary linear block codes are studied. The focus is on the Probability Density Function (<i>pdf</i>) of the bit Log-Likelihood-Ratio ... -
Invariant manifold theory for impulsive functional differential equations with applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-03)The primary contribution of this thesis is a development of invariant manifold theory for impulsive functional differential equations. We begin with an in-depth analysis of linear systems, immersed in a nonautonomous ... -
Invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) impacts on native fishes in tributaries of the Great Lakes
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Many invasive species have established in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin and have caused substantial impacts to native species and the lacustrine ecosystems within the basin. The establishment of Round Goby (Neogobius ... -
An Inventory and Recommendations for the Management of High Priority Invasive Alien Plants in Point Pelee National Park
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Point Pelee National Park in Ontario, Canada has been affected by a long history of human activity. This activity has encouraged the establishment of approximately 276 exotic invasive plant species. These plants decrease ... -
Inventory and Service Optimization for Self-serve Kiosks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-20)In the retail industry, labor costs constitute a big chunk of total operating costs and retailers are advancing towards process automation to minimize their operating costs and to provide reliable services to their customers. ... -
Inventory Decisions for the Price Setting Retailer: Extensions to the EOQ Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)Practical inventory settings often include multiple generations of the same product on hand. New products often arrive before old stock is exhausted, but most inventory models do not account for this. Such a setting gives ... -
An Inventory Routing Problem with Cross-Docking
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)This thesis concerns inventory-transportation tradeoffs in which a number of suppliers serve multiple customers, each ordering several product types. The goal is to design optimal routes to satisfy the customers’ demands. ... -
Inventory-Location Problems for Spare Parts with Time-Based Service Constraints
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)This thesis studies an inventory-location problem faced by a large manufacturer and supplier of small to medium sized aircraft and their spare parts. The sale of after market spare parts is a major source of revenue for ... -
Inverse Analysis of Light Scattered by Soot Aggregates
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-16)The impact of soot on human health and the environment is a function of its size and morphology. Thus, it is important to have a method to quickly and accurately determine the aggregate size distribution of soot. Elastic ... -
An Inverse Correlation between Corn Temperature and Nitrogen Stress: A Field Case Study
(2019-10-10)Nitrogen is one of the most important yield-limiting nutrients for corn (Zea mays). The ability of thermal remote sensing to detect nitrogen deficiency in corn may enable precision agriculture to modify nitrogen rates ... -
Inverse correlation between the molybdenum and uranium isotope compositions of Upper Devonian black shales caused by changes in local depositional conditions rather than global ocean redox variations
(Elsevier, 2020-10-15)Coupled Mo-U isotope data from the Upper Devonian Kettle Point Formation (Ontario, Canada) provide a cautionary tale regarding interpretation of global ocean redox conditions using data from euxinic black shales. In the ... -
Inverse Dynamics Modelling of Paralympic Wheelchair Curling
(Human Kinetics, 2017-01-13)Paralympic wheelchair curling is an adapted version of Olympic curling played by individuals with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and lower extremity amputations. To the best of the authors’ ... -
An Inverse Finite Element Approach for Identifying Forces in Biological Tissues
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-01)For centuries physicians, scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and many others have been asking: 'what are the forces that drive tissues in an embryo to their final geometric forms?' At the tissue and whole embryo level, ... -
Inverse Partial Fluorescence Yield Spectroscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-30)X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful probe of electronic and spatial structure that has been at the heart of many advances in physics, biology, chemistry, engineering and the earth sciences. Unfortunately, the ... -
Inverse Probability Weighted Estimating Equations for Randomized Trials in Transfusion Medicine
(Wiley, 2013-03-26)Thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by extremely low platelet counts, which puts patients at elevated risk of morbidity and mortality because of bleeding. Trials in transfusion medicine are routinely designed ... -
Inverse Problems and Self-similarity in Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-06)This thesis examines the concept of image self-similarity and provides solutions to various associated inverse problems such as resolution enhancement and missing fractal codes. In general, many real-world inverse ... -
Inverse Problems in Portfolio Selection: Scenario Optimization Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2011-10-27)A number of researchers have proposed several Bayesian methods for portfolio selection, which combine statistical information from financial time series with the prior beliefs of the portfolio manager, in an attempt to ... -
The inverse relation between self-esteem and anticipatory coping
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Inverted Index Partitioning Strategies for a Distributed Search Engine
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-21)One of the greatest challenges in information retrieval is to develop an intelligent system for user and machine interaction that supports users in their quest for relevant information. The dramatic increase in the amount ...