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Generative Thermal Design Through Boundary Representation and Deep Reinforcement Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-08)Advancement in Additive Manufacturing (AM) allows fabrication of complex geometries. This provides the opportunity to think beyond hand-designed topologies. The main goal of this dissertation is to build a Generative Design ... -
Geometric Optimization of Solar Concentrating Collectors using Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)This thesis is a study of the geometric design of solar concentrating collectors. In this work, a numerical optimization methodology was developed and applied to various problems in linear solar concentrator design, in ... -
Glazing System U-Value Measurement Using a Guarded Heater Plate Apparatus
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1988)Precise heat transfer measurements have been carried out during the last 20 years using a guarded heater plate apparatus. This apparatus has been adapted and used over the last several years to perform U-value measurements ... -
The GR3 Method for the Stress Analysis of Weldments
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-02)Determination of the fatigue life of a component requires knowledge of the local maximum fluctuation stress and the through-thickness stress distribution acting at the critical cross-section. This has traditionally been ... -
Granular Filtration of Airborne NaCl Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Filtration is one of the primary technologies for nanoparticle control. However, conventional filtration techniques are evaluated mostly for solid mass removal and do not show promising effectiveness for filtration of ... -
Granularity measures and complexity measures of partition-based granular structures
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)Granular computing is an emerging field of study in which the complexity of problem solving is reduced through granulation. Researchers have proposed various granularity measures of partitions to quantify the effects of ... -
Graphene-based FET biosensors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-16)Graphene and graphene-based materials are highly attractive for field effect transistor (FET) applications because of their elevated theoretical charge carrier mobility. Graphene FETs (GFETs) are studied for biosensing ... -
A graphene-based microporous layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Characterization and performance comparison
(Elsevier, 2018-10-01)Water management is a critical issue for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, and the use of a microporous layer (MPL) substantially improves the PEM fuel cell performance, reliability and durability through improved ... -
Grid Filters for Local Nonlinear Image Restoration
(University of Waterloo, 1998)A new approach to local nonlinear image restoration is described, based on approximating functions using a regular grid of points in a many-dimensional space. Symmetry reductions and compression of the sparse grid make ... -
Hardware Design and Implementation of an Electromagnetic Levitation System in an Additive Manufacturing Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-29)Magnetic Levitation and Additive Manufacturing are two promising fields with ever growing interest in several industrial settings. There is, however, negligible overlap between the two fields. This research aims to combine ... -
A Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Platform for Planetary Rovers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-02)Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test platform for planetary rovers was designed, fabricated and tested in the present work. The ability for planetary rover designers and mission planners to estimate the rover’s performance ... -
Heat Generation Measurements of Prismatic Lithium Ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)Electric and hybrid electric vehicles are gaining momentum as a sustainable alternative to conventional combustion based transportation. The operating temperature of the vehicle will vary significantly over the vehicle ... -
Heat Release Rate in Ventilation-Limited Furniture Fires
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-21)There has always been motivation to investigate and understand fires with hopes of implementing useful changes to fire safety procedures, standards, codes, and education. Due to the unpredictability and destructive nature ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis of a Between-Panes Venetian Blind Using Effective Longwave Radiative Properties
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2004)Center-glass thermal analysis programs based on one-dimensional models have proved to be exceptionally useful. Recently efforts have been made to extend the analysis to include venetian blinds. It is convenient to model ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis Of Windows With Venetian Blinds: A Comparative Study
(2007-06)The potential to reduce building load and annual energy consumption is widely recognized in the use of shading devices to control solar gain. Consequently, the ability to include and model shading layers in complex glazing ... -
Heat Transfer Modeling of Roller Hearth and Muffle Furnace
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-28)In hot forming die quenching, furnaces are used to austenitize ultra high strength steel blanks. In the case of coated steels, like Usibor® 1500 P, furnace heating also transforms a protective Al-Si layer into a permanent ... -
Hessian Estimation Based Adaptive and Cooperative Extremum Localization
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)The thesis is on Hessian estimation based adaptive and cooperative extremum localization via a single mobile sensory agent as well as a network of multiple such agents. First, we develop a continuous time adaptive extremum ... -
Heterogeneous Reactions of Micro and Nano Aluminum Particles with Various Oxidizers
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Micro and nano aluminum (Al) particles have drawn much attention for properties as metal fuels in energetic materials. Aluminum is the preferred metal due to its thermodynamic stability after long term storage, abundance ... -
Hierarchical Adaptive Control of Modular and Reconfigurable Robot Manipulator Platforms
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-26)Within the rapidly growing interest in today's robotics industry, modular and reconfigurable robots (MRRs) are among the most auspicious systems to expand the adaptability of robotic applications. They are adaptable to ... -
High Productivity Milling of Calcium Polyphosphate
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)The main objective of this thesis is to further reduce the machining cycle time for producing Calcium Polyphosphate (CPP) implant constructs. To achieve this, the impregnation of the CPP lattice with various polymers is ...