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Design of a Power Amplifier and Envelope Amplifier for a Multi-band Multi-standard Envelope Tracking System
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)This thesis presents the design of a Power Amplifier (PA) and envelope amplifier for an Envelope Tracking (ET) system that is aimed at meeting emerging radio standards in terms of power efficiency and linearity. The class ... -
Design of a Propulsion System for Swimming Under Low Reynolds Flow Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)This work focuses on the propulsion of swimming micro-robots through accessible, quasi-static, fluid-filled, environments of the human body. The operating environment dictates that the system must function under low Reynolds ... -
Design of a Real-Time Embedded Control System for Quantum Computing Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-27)This thesis describes the design of a real-time control system for trapped ion quantum computer experiments. It is framed in the context of the QuantumIon project, a project at the University of Waterloo’s ... -
Design of a Recommender System for Participatory Media Built on a Tetherless Communication Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-18)We address the challenge of providing low-cost, universal access of useful information to people in different parts of the globe. We achieve this by following two strategies. First, we focus on the delivery of information ... -
Design of a Remote, Integrated, Automatic and Continuous Bedload Sediment Transport Monitoring Station and Application in a Rural Stream in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)The form and function of a stream network is directly influenced by natural processes and human activities that occur within the watershed. Human modifications in the form of urban and agricultural development alter natural ... -
Design of a Robotic Rollator for Sit-To-Stand and Walking Assistance of Older Individuals with Mobility Disorders
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)Many elderly people suffer from a loss of mobility due to musculoskeletal disorders, neurological conditions, diabetes, frailty, or other impairments, and thus require assistance during walking and Sit-to-Stand (STS) ... -
Design of a Robust Priming Controller for SMA Actuators
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-21)Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have been demonstrated to be effective actuator elements in a wide range of applications, such as robotics, medicine, aerospace and automotive. Enabled by the unique thermo-mechanical properties ... -
Design of A Saccadic Active Vision System
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Human vision is remarkable. By limiting the main concentration of high-acuity photoreceptors to the eye's central fovea region, we efficiently view the world by redirecting the fovea between points of interest using eye ... -
Design of a Smart Tire Sensor System
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-22)A research project is conducted that involves the design of a smart tire sensor system that can determine six tire outputs, including tire longitudinal force, tire lateral force, tire vertical force, tire aligning moment, ... -
Design of a Solid-State Electrochemical Methane Sensor Based on Laser-Induced Graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-17)Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with significant, yet largely unknown, emissions occurring across gas distribution networks and mining/extraction infrastructure. The development of low-cost, low-power electrochemical ... -
Design of a Time Based Analog to Digital Converter
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-12)Analog to digital converter (ADC) plays a very important role in any mixed analog/digital system. Because digital CMOS technology can take advantage of technology scaling, system designers try to increase the percentage ... -
Design of a Two-Stage Level-Two Bidirectional On-Board Battery Charger for Plugin Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-23)Depletion of fossil fuel reserves, increasing awareness of air pollution levels and continuous rise in gasoline prices are some of the major drives that have been revolutionizing the automotive industry since the last ... -
Design of an IGBT-Based Pulsed Power Supply for Non-continuous-mode Electrospinning
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Nanofibres are useful in a broad range of applications in areas such as medical science, food science, materials engineering, environmental engineering, and energy and electronics due to their outstanding characteristics: ... -
Design of an In-situ Spinal Rod Cutter for Orthopaedic Surgeons
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-20)As spine deformities scoliosis and kyphosis progress in severity, surgical treatment is often required. Implant rods are attached by bone screws to the spinal vertebrae to correct these deformities and stabilize the ... -
Design of an Integrated Electrostatic Atomic Force Microscope
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)The need for investigation and characterization of physical, chemical and structural properties of material surfaces at the micro and nano scales led to the invention of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in 1986 as a successor ... -
Design of an Inverse Photoemission Spectrometer for the Study of Strongly Correlated Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-23)The design and construction of a state-of-the-art ultra-high vacuum spectrometer for the performance of angle-resolved inverse photoemission spectroscopy is presented. Detailed descriptions of its most important components ... -
Design of an OTN-based Failure/Alarm Propagation Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-19)This thesis presents OTN failure/alarm propagation behavior analysis and an OTN simulator based on failure/alarm propagation behavior on the optical layer of optical transport network (OTN) architecture. The simulator code ... -
The Design Of An Out-Diffusion Experiment And The Use Of Geochemical Analyses For The Purpose Of Matrix Pore Fluid Extraction And Characterization: A Case Study For Radioactive Waste Disposal
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-30)Deep crystalline rock formations of low permeability have been identified as a possible geological medium for high-level radioactive waste disposal. In order for the safe disposal of radioactive waste, a site characterization ... -
Design of Binocular Stereo Vision System Via CNN-based Stereo Matching Algorithm
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-06)Stereo vision is one of the representative technologies in the 3D camera, using multiple cameras to perceive the depth information in the three-dimensional space. The binocular one has become the most widely applied method ... -
Design of Carbon Nanotube Based Field Emission Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-12)The objective of this research is to build a prototype of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based micro X-ray tube array, which can be used in a real-time cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scanner for cancer research. The X-ray ...