Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Title
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Integrated Framework Design for Intelligent Human Machine Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)Human-computer interaction, sometimes referred to as Man-Machine Interaction, is a concept that emerged simultaneously with computers, or more generally machines. The methods by which humans have been interacting with ... -
Integrated MEMS-Based Phase Shifters
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-13)Multilayer microwave circuit processing technology is essential in developing more compact radio frequency (RF) electronically scanned arrays (ESAs) for next generation radar systems. ESAs are typically realized using the ... -
An Integrated Modeling Framework for Managing the Deployment and Operation of Cloud Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-23)Cloud computing can help Software as a Service (SaaS) providers to take advantage of the sheer number of cloud benefits such as, agility, continuity, cost reduction, autonomy, and easy management of resources. To reap the ... -
Integrated Optoelectronic Devices and System Limitations for WDM Passive Optical Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)This thesis puts focus on the technological challenges for Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) implementation, and presents novel semiconductor optical devices for deployment at the optical ... -
Integrated Photonics Structure for THz Systems Based on Silicon and Photoconductive Material
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)The field of terahertz (THz) technology has been immensely progressed over the past two decades, but integrated on-chip THz circuits and systems are still under development. This thesis is an effort to propose an ... -
An Integrated Polymer Based Polymerase Chain Reaction And Capillary Electrophoresis System For Genetic Diagnosis
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-24)Micro-Total-Analysis-Systems (µTAS) for genetic diagnosis have a great potential to revolutionize the future of health care. However the lack of µTAS, which is fully integrated, mass-producible and application oriented, ... -
Integrated System and Component Technologies for Fiber-Coupled MM-Wave/THz Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-17)THz and mm-wave technology has become increasingly significant in a very diverse range of applications such as spectroscopy, imaging, and communication as a consequence of a plethora of significant advances in this field. ... -
An Integrated Voltage Optimization Approach For Industrial Loads
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)Although Voltage Varying (VV) strategies like Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR) are widely used by utilities to reduce the overall energy consumption and peak power demand of distribution feeders, it is aberrant among ... -
Integrated Waveguide Interfaces for Quantum Optics Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-30)This dissertation explores the integration and interfacing of a variety of photonic devices with optical waveguides, aiming to minimize the optical losses and physical footprint of such systems. The specific investigations ... -
Integrating Security Mechanisms in Hard Real-Time Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)Traditionally Real-Time Systems (RTSs) and security have been considered as separate domains. This is mostly because traditional systems employed isolated customized components, while modern systems tend to be highly ... -
Integration of Local Positioning System & Strapdown Inertial Navigation System for Hand-Held Tool Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-25)This research concerns the development of a smart sensory system for tracking a hand-held moving device to millimeter accuracy, for slow or nearly static applications over extended periods of time. Since different operators ... -
Integration of Nanostructures and Quantum Dots into Spherical Silicon Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-26)In order to improve the optical losses of spherical silicon solar cells, new fabrication designs were presented. The new device structures are fabricated based on integration of nanostructures into spherical silicon solar ... -
An Integrative Overview of the Open Literature's Empirical Data on In-tunnel Radiowave Propagation's Power Loss
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This paper offers a comprehensive and integrative overview of all empirical data available from the open literature on the in-tunnel radiowave-communication channel's power loss characteristics, as a function of the tunnel's ... -
Intelligent Condition Assessment of Power Transformer Based on Data Mining Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-18)In recent years, the trade-off between quality and cost of power system components has become a matter of interest for many utilities. The widespread use of costly electricity networks either in residential or industrial ... -
Intelligent Low Voltage Series Arc Detection System
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-15)Protection from electric power hazardous has been used ever since applications of electricity were discovered. Hazards in the electric system can be in the form of over voltage or over current leading to catastrophic system ... -
Intelligent Microwave Detection of Surface and Sub-Surface Anomalies
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-21)Microwave near-field testing is a promising nondestructive testing method because of its unique capability to interrogate metallic surfaces and multi-layer dielectric structures. Due to today's need for lighter, stronger, ... -
Intelligent Microwaves-Based Modalities for Breast Cancer Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-13)Breast cancer is considered to be one of the major causes of mortality in women worldwide. Detection of breast tumors in their early stage is the key factor for possible successful treatment and can significantly reduce ... -
Intelligent Multi-Dimensional Resource Management in MEC-Assisted Vehicular Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-27)Benefiting from advances in the automobile industry and wireless communication technologies, the vehicular network has been emerged as a key enabler of intelligent transportation services. Allowing real-time information ... -
An Intelligent Multi-stage Channel Acquisition Model for CR-WBANs: A Context Aware Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-31)Cognitive Radio (CR) came as a solution to mitigate challenges that wireless body area networks (WBANs) suffer from. CR is an intelligence-based technology that senses, observes, and learns from its operating environment ... -
An Intelligent Sensor Management Framework for Pervasive Surveillance
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)The nature and complexity of the security threats faced by our society in recent years have made it clear that a smart pervasive surveillance system constitutes the most effective cure, as it presents a conducive framework ...