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Model Discrimination Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-26)Model discrimination deals with situations where there are several candidate models available to represent a system. The objective is to find the “best” model among rival models with respect to prediction of system behavior. ... -
Model Driven Service Description and Discovery Framework for Carrier Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-26)The most dominant architecture in the contemporary business domain is Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The large number of the existing service description and discovery systems available today, including the ones ... -
Model for a cortical circuit associated with childhood absence epilepsy
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-23)Childhood absence epilepsy is suspected to result from mutations in genes which encode ion channels including sodium channels. Our purpose in this thesis is to explore some of the factors that alter the function of neurons ... -
A Model for Automated Construction Materials Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-16)Materials management is a critical factor in construction project performance, particularly in the industrial sector. Research has shown that construction materials and installed equipment may constitute more than 50% of ... -
A Model for Implementing an Automated Change Management Process for Construction Mega-projects
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-21)This thesis develops a model for implementing and continuously improving the automated change management process for construction megaprojects. Changes are inevitable in megaprojects. Their negative impact along with the ... -
A Model for Self-Phase Modulation Noise in Fiber-link Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Recent tele-communication hugely relies on fiber-optic systems. Linear fiber-optic impairments can be modeled with chromatic and polarization-mode dispersion. However, nonlinear impairments such as SPM and XPM noise are much ... -
A Model for Shear Response in Swimming Plankton
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-11)The responses of zooplankton to the hydrodynamic variables of their environment, such as shear, are not well understood. We examine stochastic swimming models of the run and tumble type for plankton moving in a velocity ... -
Model for the RE-TC thalamic circuit with application to childhood absence epilepsy
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-12)Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is an idiopathic neurological disorder affecting roughly 2-8 children per 100,000 children worldwide. It is characterized by absence seizures, or short lapses in consciousness, and the ... -
A Model of Ambulance Deployment: A Case Study for the Region of Waterloo EMS
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-02)In this thesis, we propose an optimization model to assist the Region of Waterloo Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to meet the new provincial land ambulance response time standard. The new land standard requires multiple ... -
A Model of Household Online Buying
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-01)The Internet has made profound changes in how people conduct their daily lives as well as how they buy goods and services. This study's objective is to shed light on the use and diffusion of online or electronic buying ... -
A Model of Household Online Buying
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The Internet has made profound changes in how people conduct their daily lives as well as how they buy goods and services. This study's objective is to shed light on the use and diffusion of online or electronic buying ... -
A Model of Persuasion for Speaking Rate Adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-20)Proper speaking rate is a key attribute of effective communication. Emerging persuasive technologies use computers as a tool to induce human behavioural and attitude changes. This thesis established a computational framework ... -
Model Predictive Control of Highway Emergency Maneuvering and Collision Avoidance
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-11)Autonomous emergency maneuvering (AEM) is an active safety system that automates safe maneuvers to avoid imminent collision, particularly in highway driving situations. Uncertainty about the surrounding vehicles’ decisions ... -
Model Predictive Controller Weight Tuning and Real-Time Learning-Based Weight Selection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-11)A variety of control systems with specific goals are designed and utilized in every vehicle system. Optimal performance of each of these control systems is essential to keep the vehicle in a safe and desirable driving ... -
Model Reduction for Vehicle Systems Modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-30)The full model of a double-wishbone suspension has more than 30 differential-algebraic equations which takes a remarkably long time to simulate. By contrast, the look-up table for the same suspension is simulated much ... -
Model Refinement and Reduction for the Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization of Styrene with Applications on the Model-Based Design of Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Polystyrene (PS) is an important commodity polymer. In its most commonly used form, PS is a high molecular weight linear polymer, typically produced through free-radical polymerization, which is a well understood and robust ... -
Model Synchronization for Software Evolution
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)Software evolution refers to continuous change that a software system endures from inception to retirement. Each change must be efficiently and tractably propagated across models representing the system at different levels ... -
The Model Theory of Algebraically Closed Fields
(University of Waterloo, 2000)Model theory can express properties of algebraic subsets of complex n-space. The constructible subsets are precisely the first order definable subsets, and varieties correspond to maximal consistent collections of ... -
Model-Based Bayesian Sparse Sampling for Data Efficient Control
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-24)In this work, we propose a novel Bayesian-inspired model-based policy search algorithm for data efficient control. In contrast to other model-based approaches, our algorithm makes use of approximate Gaussian processes in ... -
Model-based Control of Upper Extremity Human-Robot Rehabilitation Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-14)Stroke rehabilitation technologies have focused on reducing treatment cost while improving effectiveness. Rehabilitation robots are generally developed for home and clinical usage to: 1) deliver repetitive and stimulating ...