Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Subject "modeling"
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Analysis and Modeling of Uncooled Microbolometers with Tunable Thermal Conductance
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-20)Uncooled microbolometers have attracted significant interest due to their small size, low cost and low power consumption. As the application range of microbolometers broadens, increasing the dynamic range becomes one of ... -
Characterization and Modeling of Forged ZK60 Mg Alloys under Quasi-static and Fatigue Loadings
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)In response to impending changes to the environmental regulations on the vehicles’ gas consumption rate, the transportation sector is motivated toward the widespread adoption of lightweight materials in the manufacturing ... -
Experimental and numerical investigation of split sleeve cold expansion of AZ31B magnesium alloy
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-23)The serious pollution problem caused by transportation can cause critical environmental effect such as global warming. This has drawn attention towards lighter materials for use in the transportation industry. Magnesium ... -
Fabrication and Design of Hybrid Monolithic Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-21)Shape memory alloys (SMA) offer several advantages over traditional electro-mechanical devices, including: smooth, silent, clean operation; linear actuation; high power/weight ratio; scalability; and reduced part counts. ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Transient Transport Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-07)The dynamic performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is of great interest for mobile applications such as in automobiles. However, the length scale of a PEM fuel cell's main components are ranging ... -
Measurements and Models Related to Solar Optics in Windows with Shading Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-13)Shading devices have the potential to reduce peak cooling load and annual energy consumption because they can be used to control solar gain. Thus, the need to model shading devices in a glazing system analysis is ... -
A modeling and experimental study of capacity fade for lithium-ion batteries
(Elsevier, 2020-11)Lithium-ion batteries are extensively used in electric vehicles, however, their significant degradation over discharge and charge cycles results in severe capacity fade, limiting driving ranges of electric vehicles over ... -
Modeling the Residual Stress Distribution and Experimental Characterization of Shot Peening on AZ31B Rolled Sheet
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-17)The drive to reduce fossil fuel consumption due to its environmental impacts has generated renewed interest in employing magnesium (Mg), the lightest industrial metal, and its alloys in vehicle manufacturing. One of the ... -
Multi-Scale Modeling of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process for Superalloys
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-02)Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique to fabricate complex geometries with minimal material waste. Over three hundred printing parameters can be altered to control the final part quality. ... -
Rapid Thermo-mechanical Modeling of Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing using an Effective Heat Source
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)Laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF) is one of the most common types of additive manufacturing (AM) processes that has gained a lot of attraction by industries. This process induces a high magnitude of a temperature gradient ... -
Redundant Hybrid Cable-Driven Robots: Modeling, Control, and Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)Serial and Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (CDPRs) are two types of robots that are widely used in industrial applications. Usually, the former offers high position accuracy at the cost of high motion inertia and small workspace ...