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Practical Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems in Formation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-14)This thesis considers the cooperation and coordination of multi vehicle systems cohesively in order to keep the formation geometry and provide the string stability. We first present the modeling of aerial and road vehicles ... -
The Precipitation Hardening and Annealing Behavior of a Laminated Al Alloy System
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-03)The laminated system processed using FusionTM technology is reported to contain a compositional gradient between the different layers. The interface region exhibits various precipitation characteristic during the subsequent ... -
Precision Control of High Speed Ball Screw Drives
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-16)Industrial demands for higher productivity rates and more stringent part tolerances require faster production machines that can produce, assemble, or manipulate parts at higher speeds and with better accuracy than ever ... -
Precision Control of High Speed Drives using Active Vibration Damping
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-02)In order to meet industry demands for improved productivity and part quality, machine tools must be equipped with faster and more accurate feed drives. Over the past two decades, research has focused on the development of ... -
Precision Landing of a Quadrotor UAV on a Moving Target Using Low-Cost Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-16)With the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) becoming more widespread, a need for precise autonomous landings has arisen. In the maritime setting, precise autonomous landings will help to provide a safe way to recover ... -
Predicting Steady-State Performance of Falling-Film Drain Water Heat Recovery Systems from Rating Data
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-08)Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) systems are counter-flow heat exchangers typically used to recover energy from warm water going down shower drains. Such systems are becoming commonplace in many residential buildings; ... -
Predicting the axial crush response of CFRP tubes using three damage-based constitutive models
(Elsevier, 2018-08)Availability of newly developed rapid manufacturing processes may in the near future enable the integration of continuous fiber composites into vehicles while maintaining the volume production rates typical for the automotive ... -
Prediction of Bead geometry in Gas Metal Arc Welding by Statistical Regression Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-25)Manufactures in fabrication industry have long depended on Gas Metal Arc welding as one of the most reliable and economical techniques for joining parts. The need for reducing costs and addressing a skills shortage on the ... -
Prediction of Forces and Moments in Multiphase Naval Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)This thesis investigates the prediction of forces and moments in the static and dynamic planar motion mechanism (PMM) simulations of ship manoeuvring problems using the open-source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software ... -
Prediction of ply crack evolution and stiffness degradation in multidirectional symmetric laminates under multiaxial stress states
(Elsevier, 2018-01-15)A comprehensive study was performed to assess the influence of microscopic ply crack interactions on crack surface opening (COD) and sliding displacements (CSD) for arbitrary plies in general symmetric multidirectional ... -
A PREDICTION OF THE DROPLET SIZE AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION IN A SPRAY FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-12)The maximum entropy formalism is used to predict the droplet size and velocity distribution in a spray resulting from the breakup of a liquid sheet. The physics of the process are described by simple conservation constraints ... -
Predictive Model for a PV/Thermal Impinging Jet Solar Collector
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-19)This thesis is a study of impinging jet PV/Thermal collectors. More specifically, the thesis deals with the development of a model for this type of collector and its validation. The model developed for this thesis ... -
Predictive model of impact-induced bonding in cold spray using the Material Point Method
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-27)Cold spray technology has emerged in recent years as a promising method of powder deposition that is inherently different from other processes. Without melting of the particles prior to deposition, powders of a wide range ... -
Predictive Powertrain Management through Driver Behaviour Recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)With automotive trends leading towards electrification and inclusion of intelligent technology for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), there is a need to research the use of advanced control strategies. This report ... -
Primary Blast Injury of the Head: Numerical Prediction and Evaluation of Protection
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)The prevalence of injuries sustained from blast have been increasing over the past few decades due to the increasing use of Improvised Explosive Devices in areas where peacekeepers are deployed, as well as terrorist bombing ... -
Prioritized Obstacle Avoidance in Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-21)Driver errors are a critical factor of the majority of car crashes. Autonomous vehicles take drivers and driver errors out of the equation, so they are being developed to reduce car crashes. However, in some situations, a ... -
The Process Fundamentals and Parameters of Electro-Spark Deposition
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-27)Electrospark Deposition (ESD) is a micro-bonding process that is capable of depositing wear and corrosion resistance coating to repair, to improve and to extend the service life of the components and tools. During the ... -
Process Kinetics of Transient Liquid Phase
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)The problem of inadequate measurement techniques for quantifying the isothermal solidification process during transient liquid phase sintering (TLPS) in binary isomorphous systems such as Ni-Cu, and the resulting uncertainty ... -
Process Mapping and Optimal Process Window Identification for Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Invar36
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)The development of Additive Manufacturing (AM) has reached a point where it is positioned to be disruptive for the manufacturing sector, with a majority of manufacturers having leveraged the use of AM in their operations. ... -
Process Mapping and Optimization of Titanium Parts Made by Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-08)Additive manufacturing (AM) has recently seen an increase in adoption outside of its traditional role of rapid prototyping and is being used more and more for the production of functional components. The increased adoption ...