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'Oops! I can't believe I did that!' Inducing Errors in a Routine Action Sequence
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-21)‘What was I thinking ?!?’ – No matter age, intelligence or social status, we all experience moments like these. Perhaps it is walking into a room and forgetting what you went there to do or maybe failing to add sugar to ... -
Op Amp Design in Nanoscale Processes Using Fixed-Length Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-10)Analog integrated circuit design has become increasingly difficult in modern fabrication processes. The motivation for digital speed has posed problems for mixed-signal projects that wish to implement digital and analog ... -
Open Aerial Map, Drones and Archaeology: The implications of using drones to contribute and share aerial data on an open data repository
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-04)The purpose of this research is to determine the potential benefits and challenges of volunteered aerial imagery by looking at OpenAerialMap (OAM) and by presenting how a repository like OAM may be applied in archaeological ... -
Open Source Software Evolution and Its Dynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis undertakes an empirical study of software evolution by analyzing open source software (OSS) systems. The main purpose is to aid in understanding OSS evolution. The work centers on collecting large quantities ... -
Open Territory
(University of Waterloo, 2015-03-05)Territory, as an incipient design setting, is progressively displacing conventional notions of site within design research and practice, and, with this, the design professions are increasingly exploring their agency as ... -
Open-Ended Problem Solving in Groups
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-08)Previous experimental research on problem-solving has predominantly investigated well-structured problems with predefined solutions. Studies of ill-structured, open-ended problem-solving have primarily employed observational ... -
Open-Innovation in Healthcare: an analysis of motivations, learning, and program outcomes
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-30)The goal of this study is to examine open-innovation programs run in two different healthcare settings. Open innovation is the process of engaging external sources of knowledge and capabilities in the pursuit of developing ... -
Open-Loop Transient Atomic Force Microscopy
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-01)The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is an instrument for measuring, in fact “seeing”, phenomena at nanoscale (10^(-9) m) and all the way down to the atomic scale (<10^(-10) m). It was borne out of a need to observe physical ... -
OpenBSD Hardware Sensors — Environmental Monitoring and Fan Control
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)This thesis discusses the motivation, origin, history, design guidelines, API, the device drivers and userland utilities of the hardware sensors framework available in OpenBSD. The framework spans multiple utilities in ... -
OpenCMP: An Open-Source Computational Multiphysics Package
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-24)Computational multiphysics offers a safe, inexpensive, and rapid alternative to direct experimentation, but there remain barriers to its widespread use. One such barrier is the generation of conformal meshes of simulation ... -
Operating multi-user transmission for 5G and beyond cellular systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-16)Every decade, a new generation of cellular networks is released to keep up with the ever-growing demand for data and use cases. Traditionally, cellular networks rely on partitioning radio resources into a set of physical ... -
Operation of Distribution Systems with PEVs and Smart Loads
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-13)With the evolving concept of smart grids, Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) are gradually integrating advanced technologies and intelligent infrastructures to maximize distribution system capability, modernize the grid, ... -
Operation of Microgrids with Conventional and Virtual Energy Storage Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-30)Distribution systems are now increasingly becoming more active due to the sustainable integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER). While this has enabled a cleaner and more efficient generation, it has also resulted ... -
Operational and Planning Aspects of Distribution Systems in Deregulated Electricity Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2009-03-16)In the current era of deregulated electricity markets, the power distribution systems have attained a very important and crucial role in the industry. A distribution company (referred to as a disco) plays an active and ... -
Operational Approaches to Quantum Correlations and Particle Creation in Field Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-22)In this thesis we examine a variety of question regarding several quantum information-theoretic concepts as they manifest in the context of relativistic quantum fields. In particular, we study the qualitative and quantitative ... -
Operational Control and Analysis of a Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid
(University of Waterloo, 2018-03-21)In light of the growing demand for electrical power around the globe, the need to increase electrical power generation in order to diminish total carbon emissions has led to the installation of renewable resources to replace ... -
Operational Design Domain Monitoring and Augmentation for Autonomous Driving
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-19)Recent technological advances in Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) show promise in increasing traffic safety. One of the critical challenges in developing ADS with higher levels of driving automation is to derive safety ... -
Operational Risk Assessment of Power Systems with Distributed Energy Resources Using Minimal Cut Sets
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-16)Electric power system networks are facing major challenges because of the rapid increase in penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs). Reliability evaluation plays an important role in system analysis, design, ... -
An Operational Road towards Understanding Causal Indefiniteness within Post-Quantum Theories
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-07)A theory, whatever it does, must correlate data. We commit ourselves to operational methodology, as a means towards studying the space of Generalised Probability Theories that are compatible with Indefinite Causality. Such ... -
Operational Robustness of Drinking Water Treatment Plants with Respect to Turbidity Representing Normal, Severe and Unprecedented Weather Events
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-16)Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) are required to supply safe drinking water continuously to the consumers to protect public health and sanitation. The adverse effects of climate change can influence raw water quality, ...