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Power and Fuel Economy Optimization of Unthrottled Spark-Ignition Engines Using Highly Flexible Hydraulic Variable Valve Actuation System
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-16)Variety of technologies along with the mechanisms for their implementations have been developed in order to pursue possible improvements in the performance and efficiency of gasoline engines. Yet, most of the commonly used ... -
Power Characterization of a Digit-Online FPGA Implementation of a Low-Density Parity-Check Decoder for WiMAX Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-17)Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes are a class of easily decodable error-correcting codes. Published parallel LDPC decoders demonstrate high throughput and low energy-per-bit but require a lot of silicon area. Decoders ... -
Power Characterization of a Gbit/s FPGA Convolutional LDPC Decoder
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)In this thesis, we present an FPGA implementation of parallel-node low-density-parity-check convolutional-code (PN-LDPC-CC) encoder and decoder. A 2.4 Gbit/s rate-1/2 (3, 6) PN-LDPC-CC encoder and decoder were implemented ... -
Power Generation and Blade Flow Measurements of a Full Scale Wind Turbine
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-31)Experimental research has been completed using a custom designed and built 4m diameter wind turbine in a university operated wind facility. The primary goals of turbine testing were to determine the power production of the ... -
Power Generation Shortage in Developing Countries: Causes, Challenges and Solutions
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-14)Electricity consumers in developing countries are seeking reliable electricity services to subsidize the economy and assist the rising population. Underprivileged electricity services are major concerns for these consumers ... -
The Power Landmark Vector Learning Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-12)Kernel methods have recently become popular in bioinformatics machine learning. Kernel methods allow linear algorithms to be applied to non-linear learning situations. By using kernels, non-linear learning problems can ... -
Power Management for Deep Submicron Microprocessors
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-18)As VLSI technology scales, the enhanced performance of smaller transistors comes at the expense of increased power consumption. In addition to the dynamic power consumed by the circuits there is a tremendous increase in ... -
Power Module Packaging in Automotive Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-02)In this study, nano silver paste was used as die attach material with the aim of increasing reliability of joints in power modules in automotive applications. Prior to joining, nano silver paste was spread on the interface ... -
The Power of Optimal Encoding: Distinctiveness and Differentiation Defeat Directed Forgetting
(University of Waterloo, 2008-06-25)The goal of this dissertation is to examine circumstances that encourage optimal encoding in memory. To accomplish this, several encoding manipulations were examined in the context of intentional forgetting. The typically ... -
The Power of Social Connections: Feelings of Connectedness Result in Sharing Goals, Emotions, and Intergroup Empathy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of the following research was to test the prediction that a sense of social connectedness to a stranger would result in the tendency to share psychological states with him/her. An overview of the literature on ... -
Power, Architecture, Transition: Creating a Safe Space for Victims of Domestic Violence.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)This thesis examines issues of poverty and homelessness in Toronto, specifically focusing on the needs of women and children who are the most vulnerable group and are homeless as a result of being victims of domestic ... -
A Power-Efficient Smart Lighting System: Modeling, Implementation and Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)Lighting load accounts for approximately one third of overall energy consumption in modern office buildings. To reduce this load, we have designed a smart lighting control system that attempts to minimize power consumption, ... -
Powerful Shocks and Cavities in the Hot Atmosphere of the MS 0735 Galaxy Cluster
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Cool core clusters host bright centres that radiate away their energy in less than 10^9 yr. If uncompensated by heating, the hot atmosphere will cool and form stars at rates of hundreds to thousands of solar masses per ... -
Powers and Anti-Powers in Binary Words
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Fici et al. recently introduced the notion of anti-powers in the context of combinatorics on words. A power (also called tandem repeat) is a sequence of consecutive identical blocks. An anti-power is a sequence of consecutive ... -
Powertrain Selection and Integration of a Single Shaft Pre and Post-Transmission Series-Parallel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Camaro
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)The ever-growing concern for the environment as well as stricter emissions has fueled the drive for the automotive industry to sway away from the conventional fossil-fueled vehicle. As the pursuit of using alternative ... -
PPE Distribution Planning and Capacity Acquisition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions to global supply chains and the uncer- tainty surrounding its progression has created challenges in distributing critical supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE). We ... -
PPLN-based photon pair sources toward biphoton quantum frequency conversion
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-03)While quantum properties of light promise much-needed enhancements to metrology, further development of quantum light sources and associated tools are needed to readily harness two-photon interactions via energy-time ... -
Practical Advances in Quantum Error Correction & Communication
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)Quantum computing exists at the intersection of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering; the main goal of quantum computing is the creation of devices and algorithms which use the properties of quantum mechanics ... -
Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-14)This thesis considers the cooperation and coordination of multi vehicle systems cohesively in order to keep the formation geometry and provide the string stability. We first present the modeling of aerial and road vehicles ... -
Practical interference management strategies in Gaussian networks
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-14)Increasing demand for bandwidth intensive activities on high-penetration wireless hand-held personal devices, combined with their processing power and advanced radio features, has necessitated a new look at the problems ...