Engineering (Faculty of)
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Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Strain Gauges
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-10)Additive manufacturing (AM) is quickly leading a new revolution in manufacturing. Aerosol ink jet printing (AJP) is a non-contact printing method that allows for printing on irregular substrates. When paired nanoparticulate ... -
Machine Learning for SAT Solvers
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-07)Boolean SAT solvers are indispensable tools in a variety of domains in computer science and engineering where efficient search is required. Not only does this relieve the burden on the users of implementing their own search ... -
Patent Technological Diversity and Examination Outcomes in China
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-07)This study examines how the duration of patent examination is affected by technological diversity of patent applications, using a sample of all pharmaceutical patent applications filed between 1985 and 2017 at State ... -
A micromechanical investigation of biomimetic composites: experimental characterization and three-dimensional computational modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-06)Biological and natural composites have been naturally optimized over millions of years. These materials benefit from high-performance responses under various loading conditions. Mimicking these materials offers the opportunity ... -
A Micromechanical Study of Undrained Granular Media Using Fluid-coupled Discrete Numerical Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-06)Engineering behavior of saturated granular materials under rapid loading as during earthquakes is reasonably well explored empirically. Presently, theoretical models developed within concepts of classical soil mechanics ... -
Towards the Development of a ϕC31Int-Competent Sf9 Cell Line
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-05)The Sf9 cell line, as a component of the Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS), is a popular platform for industrial-scale production of protein products. However, the natural course of the BEVS results in host-cell ... -
Electrokinetic phenomena of electrically induced Janus droplets and their applications
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Janus droplets refer to droplets comprised of two hemispheres with different properties. Among the Janus droplets, electrically anisotropic Janus droplets with two sides carrying opposite signs of surface charges are unique. ... -
Nonprehensile Manipulation via Multisensory Learning from Demonstration
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Dexterous manipulation problem concerns control of a robot hand to manipulate an object in a desired manner. While classical dexterous manipulation strategies are based on stable grasping (or force closure), many human-like ... -
Development of a Ridged Slip-Resistant Connection for Modular Aluminum Bridge Deck Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Aluminum is a lightweight material that possesses excellent corrosion resistance and has been shown to be an attractive alternative to steel and concrete for the construction and rehabilitation of bridge structures. It ... -
Towards Robust Autonomous MAV Landing with a Gimbal Camera
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)As micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) become increasingly common as platforms for aerial inspection, monitoring and tracking, the need for robust automated landing methods increases, for both static and dynamic landing targets. ... -
Measuring Tool Embodiment in Ready-to-Hand and Unready-to-Hand Situations Using Virtual and Physical Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)Virtual environments can provide access to a variety of information that can be designed to mimic physical attributes or afford physical-like actions. Virtual reality and other ways of interactions such as multi-touch, ... -
Realistic expectations for the treatment of FMGP residuals by chemical oxidants
(Elsevier, 2018-12-01)Methods to remediate soil and groundwater contamination at former manufactured gas plant (FMGP) sites are scarce. The objective of this study was to investigate the ability of two chemical oxidants (persulfate and permanganate) ... -
Granularity measures and complexity measures of partition-based granular structures
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)Granular computing is an emerging field of study in which the complexity of problem solving is reduced through granulation. Researchers have proposed various granularity measures of partitions to quantify the effects of ... -
Acrylonitrile copolymer/graphene skinned cathode for long cycle life rechargeable hybrid aqueous batteries at high-temperature
(Elsevier, 2018-04-01)For aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB), excellent cycling stability at elevated temperature is highly desirable in its application of electric vehicles (EVs). However, most state-of-art ARLBs show poor durability ... -
Fabrication of high aspect ratio (HAR) atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes by one step e-beam lithography and AFM cantilever patterning using grafted monolayer brushes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-28)Atomic force microscopy (AFM) allows imaging individual atoms where a very sharp tip touches and feels the substrate. Although a regular AFM tip can achieve atomic resolution, it produces false images on substrates with ... -
Assessing the Utility of Hydrologic Model Diagnostics for Decision Support
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)Theoretical, computational and experimental advances have led to easier access to more complex and robust hydrologic models. These hydrologic models may be used to support decision making by water managers and stakeholders. ... -
Semiconductor Device Characterization and Modelling for Effective Design of 5G Front-Ends
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)The realization of fifth-generation mobile communication will require transceiver front-ends that can handle data-rates of multi-gigabits per second. To provide such data-rates, bandwidth in the hundreds of megahertz will ... -
Energy Management and Demand Response of Industrial Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-26)Energy management is an important concept that has come to the forefront in recent years under the smart grid paradigm. Energy conservation and management can help defer some capacity addition requirements in the long-term, ... -
Automatic Refactoring for Renamed Clones in Test Code
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-21)Unit testing plays an essential role in software development and maintenance, especially in Test-Driven Development. Conventional unit tests, which have no input parameters, often exercise similar scenarios with small ... -
Vortex break-down during the impact of a starting subsonic compressible gas jet on a multi-plume spray
(Springer, 2016-11-01)The impact process and the consequent two-phase interaction for a compressible subsonic starting gas jet colliding on a multi-plume spray are investigated using large eddy simulation with Eulerian/Lagrangian multiphase ...
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