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Real Time Dynamic State Estimation: Development and Application to Power System
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)Since the state estimation algorithm has been firstly proposed, considerable research interest has been shown in adapting and applying the different versions of this algorithm to the power transmission systems. Those ... -
Real Time Tracking System and Data Reduction
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)Today, for various purposes, vehicle tracking systems are used for determining the geographic location of vehicles and transmitting this information to a data center. For detecting the location, a GPS is used, and for the ... -
Real Time Vehicle Tracking System and Energy Reduction
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)Technology has been growing rapidly and various fields of technology can be combined to advance societies. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of these technologies that combines and connects a variety of things to come ... -
Real-Time Implementation of Time-Varying Surface Prediction and Projection
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)Spatial augmented reality makes use of projectors to transform an object into a display surface. However, for time-varying, non-rigid surfaces this can prove to be difficult, and often leads to image distortion. In order ... -
Realization of atomically smooth defect free InGaAs/InAlAs superlattice on InP(111) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-15)InGaAs and InAlAs epilayers and superlattices were grown on rounded edge InP(111)A and InP(111)B substrates as well as on 0.45°, 1° and 2° misoriented InP(111)B substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE). Rounded edge ... -
Realization of Non-Volatile Memory in Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)The integration of memory circuits in thin-film transistors (TFTs) is essential to extend the functionalities of large-area applications such as flat-panel displays, imagers etc. Intensive research is being conducted with ... -
Receive Soft Antenna Selection for Noise-Limited/Interference MIMO Channels
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-07)Although the Multi-Input and Multi-Output (MIMO) communication systems provide very high data rates with low error probabilities, these advantages are obtained at the expense of having high signal processing tasks and ... -
Receiver Channel Recovery in High-Frame-Rate Ultrasound Imaging using Branched Convolutional Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)High frame rate ultrasound (HiFRUS) is an imaging paradigm that utilizes unfocused transmissions to perform acquisitions at kilohertz frame rates, and its high temporal resolution enables its use in tracking dynamic ... -
RecHap: An Interactive Recommender System For Navigating Large Dataset of Mid-Air Haptic Designs
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-13)Designing haptics is a difficult task especially when the user attempts to design a sensation from scratch for a novel experience. In the fields of visual and audio design, designers often use large example libraries for ... -
Reconfigurable Cryogenic Microwave Devices Using Low Temperature Superconducting rf-SQUIDs
(University of Waterloo, 2022-11-21)In the physical implementation of modern superconducting quantum computing systems, microwaves play a significant role in the control and measurement of qubits. The advances towards the use of microwaves in the quantum ... -
Reconfigurable Impedance Matching Networks Based on RF-MEMS and CMOS-MEMS Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)Reconfigurable impedance matching networks are an integral part of multiband radio-frequency (RF) transceivers. They are used to compensate for the input/output impedance variations between the different blocks caused by ... -
Reconfigurable Power Combiner and Miniature Filter
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Microwave communication systems have undergone tremendous changes in the past two decades. There is an ever-growing demand for devices with higher performance, lower cost and smaller size. Hence, more focus is given to ... -
Reconfiguration and Self-healing Mechanisms in Distribution Systems with High Distributed Generation (DG) Penetration
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-16)Recently, interest in Smart Grid (SG) as a tool for modernization and automation of the current distribution system has rapidly increased. This interest can be explained by the common belief that SG technologies greatly ... -
Recovering Scale in Relative Pose and Target Model Estimation Using Monocular Vision
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-11)A combined relative pose and target object model estimation framework using a monocular camera as the primary feedback sensor has been designed and validated in a simulated robotic environment. The monocular camera is ... -
A Reduction from Smart Contract Verification to Model Checking
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)We present a reduction from verification of smart contracts to model checking. A smart contract is a computer program written in a language with constructs that correspond to real-world contracts, such as verified sending ... -
Reduction of Implementation Complexity in MIMO-OFDM Decoding for V-BLAST Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-26)This dissertation documents alternative designs of the Zero Forcing decoding algorithm with Successive Interference Cancellation (ZF-SIC) for use in Vertical Bell Laboratories Layered Space Time Architecture (V-BLAST) ... -
Regulation of Hysteretic Systems with Preisach Representation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)Piezoelectric actuators are well suited for high precision mechanical and electrical engineering applications. However, its performance in regulator configurations has been limited due to hysteresis. The hysteresis in these ... -
Reinforcement Learning for Determining Spread Dynamics of Spatially Spreading Processes with Emphasis on Forest Fires
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-20)Machine learning algorithms have increased tremendously in power in recent years but have yet to be fully utilized in many ecology and sustainable resource management domains such as wildlife reserve design, forest fire ... -
Relating Declarative Semantics and Usability in Access Control
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)This thesis addresses the problem of usability in the context of administration of access control systems. We seek to relate the notion of declarative semantics, a recurring theme in research in access control, with ... -
Relative Pose Estimation Using Non-overlapping Multicamera Clusters
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-17)This thesis considers the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) problem using a set of perspective cameras arranged such that there is no overlap in their fields-of-view. With the known and fixed extrinsic calibration ...