Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "System Design Engineering"
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Automatic Interferometric Alignment of a Free-Space Optical Coherence Tomography System
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-18)Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a relatively new interferometric technology that allows for high-resolution and non-destructive tomographic imaging. One of its primary current uses is for in vivo and ex vivo examination ... -
Automatic segmentation of skin lesions from dermatological photographs
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-21)Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer if left untreated. Incidence rates of melanoma have been increasing, especially among young adults, but survival rates are high if detected early. Unfortunately, the time and ... -
Bayesian Model Based Tracking with Application to Cell Segmentation and Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-14)The goal of this research is to develop a model-based tracking framework with biomedical imaging applications. This is an interdisciplinary area of research with interests in machine vision, image processing, and ... -
Bridging Private and Shared Interaction Surfaces in Collocated Groupware
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)Multi-display environments (such as the pairing of a digital tabletop computer with a set of handheld tablet computers) can support collocated interaction in groups by providing individuals with private workspaces that can ... -
Building Sustainability: Definitions, Process and Case
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-24)This thesis is an exploration of how to do sustainable development for buildings, especially during the earliest stages of such development. The thesis starts by considering clear definitions of sustainability, development ... -
Calibration of Hydrologic Models Using Distributed Surrogate Model Optimization Techniques: A WATCLASS Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2009-02-20)This thesis presents a new approach to calibration of hydrologic models using distributed computing framework. Distributed hydrologic models are known to be very computationally intensive and difficult to calibrate. To ... -
Canada’s Oil Sands: Strategic Decisions to Make Canada an Energy Superpower
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Systems methodologies are employed to investigate strategic decision problems regarding the development of the oil sands in Canada. Many countries believe energy to be one of their most important national security factors ... -
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Non-destructive Testing Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-07)Ultrasound is a popular technique for industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) applications. By sending ultrasonic waves into an object and observing the amplitude and the delay of the reflected or transmitted waves, one ... -
Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Fibre Based Radiation Dosimetry
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-25)The principle of radiobiology and, hence, clinical outcomes in radiotherapy are inherently dependent on accurate radiation dosimetry. Over the last few decades, ionization chambers, thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs), ... -
Cell Manipulations with Dielectrophoresis
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)Biological sample analysis is a costly and time-consuming process. It involves highly trained technicians operating large and expensive instruments in a temperature and dust controlled environment. In the world of rising ... -
Characterization and Application of a Human Corneal in vitro Model for Controlled Release of Ophthalmic Drugs
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)The cornea acts as a transparent shield protecting the eye from germs, dust and pathogens as well as regulating the ocular environment by controlling the diffusion of external substances like oxygen or drugs via the tear ... -
Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Based Thin Film Field Emitter
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-16)In recent years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as one of the best field emitters for a variety of technological applications. The field emitting cathodes have several advantages over the conventional thermionic ... -
Cognitive Evaluation of Potential Approaches to Increase the Efficiency of Air Traffic Controller Training and Staffing
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-15)Generic airspace, or air traffic control sectors with similar operational characteristics, is an operational concept being proposed as a means of increasing staffing flexibility and reducing training times as part of the ... -
Cognitive Work Analysis to Support Collaboration in Teamwork Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-24)Cognitive Work analysis (CWA) as an analytical approach for examining complex socio-technical systems has shown success in modeling the work of single operators. The CWA approach allows room for social and team interactions, ... -
Conflicting Attitudes in Environmental Management and Brownfield Redevelopment
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)An enhanced attitudes methodology within the framework of the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) is developed and applied to a range of environmental disputes, including a sustainable development conflict, an ... -
Congestion Control for Adaptive Satellite Communication Systems with Intelligent Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-25)With the advent of life critical and real-time services such as remote operations over satellite, e-health etc, providing the guaranteed minimum level of services at every ground terminal of the satellite communication ... -
Contact Dynamics Modelling for Robotic Task Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-26)This thesis presents the theoretical derivations and the implementation of a contact dynamics modelling system based on compliant contact models. The system was designed to be used as a general-purpose modelling tool to ... -
Cooperative Training in Multiple Classifier Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-15)Multiple classifier system has shown to be an effective technique for classification. The success of multiple classifiers does not entirely depend on the base classifiers and/or the aggregation technique. Other parameters, ... -
Data-guided statistical sparse measurements modeling for compressive sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-22)Digital image acquisition can be a time consuming process for situations where high spatial resolution is required. As such, optimizing the acquisition mechanism is of high importance for many measurement applications. ... -
Decision Support Tools for Strategic Policy Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-24)New or improved decision analysis tools are developed in this thesis to address strategic policy analysis with specific focus on two topics: strategic conflict analysis and region-performance comparisons. A strategic ...