Browsing Theses by Subject "System Design Engineering"
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3D MEMS Microassembly
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-03)Due to the potential uses and advantages of 3D microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), research has been ongoing to advance the field. The intention of my reasearch is to explore different gripper designs and their ... -
Adaptive Affective Computing: Countering User Frustration
(University of Waterloo, 2013-03-28)With the rise of mobile computing and an ever-growing variety of ubiquitous sensors, computers are becoming increasingly context-aware. A revolutionary step in this process that has seen much progress will be user-awareness: ... -
Adaptive Fringe Pattern Projection Techniques for Imgae Saturation Avoidance in 3D Surface Measurement
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-29)Fringe-pattern projection (FPP) techniques are commonly used for surface-shape measurement in a wide range of applications including object and scene modeling, part inspection, and reverse engineering. Periodic intensity ... -
Adaptive Fringe Projection and Error-Compensated Calibration for Compact 3D Shape-Measurement Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Measurement of the three-dimensional (3-D) shape of an object is needed for both industrial and consumer applications. In industrial applications, compact measurement systems are needed to accomplish certain tasks such as ... -
Affine and Regional Dynamic Time Warping
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-11)Time series are a ubiquitous form of data prevalent in everyday life, and their analysis has gathered immense interest in many domains. Pointwise matches between two time series are of great importance in time series ... -
The Application of FROID in MR Image Reconstruction
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), sampling methods that lead to incomplete data coverage of k-space are used to accelerate imaging and reduce overall scan time. Non-Cartesian sampling trajectories such as radial, spiral, ... -
Application of Nanomaterials for X-ray Shielding and Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-21)Lead is commonly used in medical radiology departments as a shielding material against X-rays. Lead-based protective materials are also routinely used by clinical personnel and patients during radiological examinations or ... -
Applications of Crossmodal Relationships in Interfaces for Complex Systems: A Study of Temporal Synchrony
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-13)Current multimodal interfaces for complex systems, such as those designed using the Ecological Interface Design (EID) methodology, have largely focused on effective design of interfaces that treat each sensory modality as ... -
The Attentional Routing Circuit: A Neural Model of Attentional Modulation and Control of Functional Connectivity
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)Several decades of physiology, imaging and psychophysics research on attention has generated an enormous amount of data describing myriad forms of attentional effects. A similar breadth of theoretical models have been ... -
Attitude-Based Strategic and Tactical Negotiations for Conflict Resolution in Construction
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-01)An innovative negotiation framework for resolving complex construction conflicts and disputes has been developed in this research. The unique feature of the proposed negotiation framework is that it takes into account the ... -
Attitudes and Coalitions in Brownfield Redevelopment and Environmental Management
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-25)Conflict analysis tools are applied to brownfield negotiations in order to investigate the impacts of coalition formation and a decision maker’s (DM’s) attitudes upon the successful resolution of brownfield disputes. The ... -
Audification of Ultrasound for Human Echolocation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-22)Individuals with functional blindness must often utilise assistive aids to enable them to complete tasks of daily living. One of these tasks, locomotion, poses considerable risk. The long white cane is often used to ... -
Automated Epileptic Seizure Onset Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-27)Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures due to abnormal or excessive neuronal activity in the brain. An estimated 50 million people around the world suffer from this ... -
Automated Ice-Water Classification using Dual Polarization SAR Imagery
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-19)Mapping ice and open water in ocean bodies is important for numerous purposes including environmental analysis and ship navigation. The Canadian Ice Service (CIS) currently has several expert ice analysts manually generate ... -
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 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 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 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 Generation of Real-Time Simulation Code for Vehicle Dynamics using Linear Graph Theory and Symbolic Computing
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-14)In recent years, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation has assumed a prominent role in the vehicle development process. A physical part, which may be a prototype at any stage of development, is tested, while the rest of ...