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Autonomous Driving at Intersections: A Critical-Turning-Point Approach for Planning and Decision Making
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)Left-turning at unsignalized intersection is one of the most challenging tasks for urban automated driving, due to the various shapes of different intersections, and rapidly changing nature of the driving scenarios. Many ... -
Autonomous Driving: Baseline Autonomy
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-13)In near future Autonomous driving will affect every aspect of transportation and offer a significant boost in mobility for everyone. Autonomous driving techniques and modules must be chosen according to the task the ... -
Autonomous Railway Defect Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Railway defects can lead to enormous economic and human losses. Among all types of the defects, surface defects are the most common and prominent. Although various non-destructive methods can be used to detect railway ... -
Axial Crush Performance of Hot Stamped Tailor Welded Blanks - Experiments and Numerical Simulations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-30)This thesis investigates the axial crush performance of hot stamped tailor-welded blanks (TWBs) and their potential for weight reduction in the front crush structure of a vehicle. A baseline demonstrator structure, fabricated ... -
Battery-Free Water Leak Detector Design Towards High-Scale Production
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-11)Water leaks can be a significant destructive environmental phenomenon that can result in extensive damage if not addressed promptly. Internet of Things (IoT) sensors help connect objects to the Internet for recording and ... -
Bayesian inference for source determination in the atmospheric environment
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-17)In the event of a hazardous release (chemical, biological, or radiological) in an urban environment, monitoring agencies must have the tools to locate and characterize the source of the emission in order to respond and ... -
Bayesian Methods for Gas-Phase Tomography
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-10)Gas-phase tomography refers to a set of techniques that determine the 2D or 3D distribution of a target species in a jet, plume, or flame using measurements of light, made around the boundary of a flow area. Reconstructed ... -
Behaviour of Magnesium Alloy Under Load-Control Cyclic Testing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-20)The characterization of material fatigue behaviour is crucial in the design of mechanical components. Magnesium alloys, particularly wrought magnesium alloys, are one of the most interesting materials for mechanical ... -
Bilateral Macro-Micro Teleoperation Using A Magnetic Actuation Mechanism
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-25)In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the advancement of microrobotic systems in micro-engineering, micro-fabrication, biological research and biomedical applications. Untethered magnetic-based microrobotic ... -
Bimodal grain microstructure development during hot compression of a cast-homogenized Mg-Zn-Zr alloy
(Elsevier, 2018-05-02)Hot deformation of a cast-homogenized ZK60 alloy was studied by compression at a temperature of 450 °C and a strain rate of 0.001 s−1 to investigate microstructural evolution. The deformed microstructure was characterized ... -
Binder Development for Binder Jetting of Aluminum Powder
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Binder jetting (BJ) is a branch of additive manufacturing (AM) technology that uses progressive addition of powders and adhesive binders to build parts with complex geometries. Compared to the other AM methods, the BJ ... -
Binder Jetting and Heat Treatment of Ferrous Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-15)Binder Jetting (BJ) is a manufacturing process that involves iterative and layer-wise deposition of powder material and an adhesive binder to construct geometrical features. It can be used to construct freeform and complex ... -
A Bio-Assembly, Mosaic Building, and Informatics System for Cell Biology
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)In the field of regenerative medicine, there is a need to develop technologies that can increase the overall efficiency of imaging and expanding cells in culture and in complex heterogeneous arrangements necessary for ... -
Biologically-inspired Motion Control for Kinematic Redundancy Resolution and Self-sensing Exploitation for Energy Conservation in Electromagnetic Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-07)This thesis investigates particular topics in advanced motion control of two distinct mechanical systems: human-like motion control of redundant robot manipulators and advanced sensing and control for energy-efficient ... -
Biomechanical analysis of the pelvic floor and pessary device design
(University of Waterloo, 2023-11-21)Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) including pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can significantly impact women’s quality of life. Pessaries, removable gynecological prosthetic devices, provide mechanical support for temporary or long-term ... -
Biomechanical Modelling of Paralympic Wheelchair Curling
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)This research represents the first documented investigation into the biomechanics and neural motor control of Paralympic wheelchair curling. A multibody biomechanical model of the wheelchair curling delivery was developed ... -
Bipolar resistive switching and memristive properties of hydrothermally synthesized TiO2 nanorod array: Effect of growth temperature
(Elsevier, 2018-08-05)In the present work, the hydrothermal approach is employed to develop 1D-TiO2 nanorod array memristive devices and the effect of hydrothermal growth temperature on TiO2 memristive devices is studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) ... -
Blade Number Influence on Centrifugal Impeller Flow Behavior
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-10)In this study, experiments were conducted to observe the performance and flow structure of the fluid inside the passage of 5 and 7 bladed impellers. The main purpose is to understand the influence of the number of blades ... -
Block Copolymer Self-assembly and Graphene Dry Etching
(University of Waterloo, 2015-03-13)This thesis focuses on interpreting the use of block copolymer self-assembly in nanolithography. Block copolymers are attractive materials for nanofabrication due to their ability to phase separate into ordered and chemically ... -
Bonding of Glass-to-Glass for the Development of Ultrafast Microchip Lasers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)Direct glass-to-glass bonding is important for high-technology components in optics, microfluidics, and microelectromechanical systems applications. The focus of this research is on the design of an ultrafast, pulsed, ...