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Automated Measurement of Neuromuscular Jitter Based on EMG Signal Decomposition
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)The quantitative analysis of decomposed electromyographic (EMG) signals reveals information for diagnosing and characterizing neuromuscular disorders. Neuromuscular jitter is an important measure that reflects the stability ... -
Automated Micromanipulation of Micro Objects
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)In recent years, research efforts in the development of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, (MEMS) including microactuators and micromanipulators, have attracted a great deal of attention. The development of microfabrication ... -
An Automated Modified Region Growing Technique for Prostate Segmentation in Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Images
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-20)Medical imaging plays a vital role in the medical field because it is widely used in diseases diagnosis and treatment of patients. There are different modalities of medical imaging such as ultrasounds, x-rays, Computed ... -
Automated Multiple Point Stimulation Technique for Motor Unit Number Estimation
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) is an electrodiagnostic procedure used to estimate the number of MUs in a muscle. In this thesis, a new MUNE technique, called Automated MPS, has been developed to overcome the shortcomings ... -
Automated Pipe Spool Recognition in Cluttered Point Clouds
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-06)Construction management is inextricably linked to the awareness and control of 3D geometry. Progress tracking, quality assurance/quality control, and the location, movement, and assembly of materials are all critical ... -
Automated Pose Estimation for the Assessment of Dynamic Knee Valgus and Risk of Knee Injury during the Single Leg Squat
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)Many clinical assessment protocols rely on the evaluation of functional movement tests such as the Single Leg Squat (SLS), which are often assessed visually. Visual assessment is subjective and depends on the experience ... -
An Automated Quality Assurance Procedure for Archived Transit Data from APC and AVL Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) systems can be powerful tools for transit agencies to archive large, detailed quantities of transit operations data. Managing data quality is an ... -
Automated Recognition of 3D CAD Model Objects in Dense Laser Range Point Clouds
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-11)There is shift in the Architectural / Engineering / Construction and Facility Management (AEC&FM) industry toward performance-driven projects. Assuring good performance requires efficient and reliable performance control ... -
Automated recognition of handwritten mathematics
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-17)Most software programs that deal with mathematical objects require input expressions to be linearized using somewhat awkward and unfamiliar string-based syntax. It is natural to desire a method for inputting mathematics ... -
Automated Rehabilitation Exercise Motion Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-10)Current physiotherapy practice relies on visual observation of the patient for diagnosis and assessment. The assessment process can potentially be automated to improve accuracy and reliability. This thesis proposes a method ... -
Automated Remote Sensing Image Interpretation with Limited Labeled Training Data
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)Automated remote sensing image interpretation has been investigated for more than a decade. In early years, most work was based on the assumption that there are sufficient labeled samples to be used for training. However, ... -
Automated Resolution Selection for Image Segmentation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-25)It is well known in image processing in general, and hence in image segmentation in particular, that computational cost increases rapidly with the number and dimensions of the images to be processed. Several fields, such ... -
Automated Safety Analysis of Administrative Temporal Role-Based Access Control (ATRBAC) Policies using Mohawk+T
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-17)Safety analysis is recognized as a fundamental problem in access control. It has been studied for various access control schemes in the literature. Recent work has proposed an administrative model for Temporal Role-Based ... -
Automated Segmentation of Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Images
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-21)Aim. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a fast and non-invasive medical imaging technique which helps in the investigation of each individual retinal layer structure. For early detection of retinal diseases and the study ... -
Automated Selection of Modelling Coordinates for Forward Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Modelling mechanical systems using symbolic equations can provide many advantages over the more widely-used numerical methods of modelling these systems. The use of symbolic equations produces more efficient models, which ... -
Automated Storage Layout for Database Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-24)Modern storage systems are complex. Simple direct-attached storage devices are giving way to storage systems that are flexible, network-attached, consolidated and virtualized. Today, storage systems have their own ... -
Automated Synthesis of Timed and Distributed Fault-Tolerant Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-21)This dissertation concentrates on the problem of automated synthesis and repair of fault-tolerant systems. In particular, given the required specification of the system, our goal is to synthesize a fault-tolerant system, ... -
Automated Test Framework For The Wireless Protocol Stack Development
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)Testing plays an important role in the wireless protocol stack development. In order to free the testers out of the shielded chamber, allow both the developers and the testers to use the test systems remotely and maximize ... -
Automated Topology Synthesis and Optimization of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-17)This thesis presents a framework to automate the process of designing Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) powertrain architectures. An algorithm was developed to assemble and compare all possible configurations of powertrain ... -
Automatic Code Generation of Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Intelligent Cruise Controllers
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Control systems have always been a vital part of the novel technological advancements of human being in any industry, especially transportation. With the introduction of the idea of autonomous driving, classical control ...