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Ultra-Low latency in Human-machine Interfacing using EMG Onset Detection and Pattern Recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)The research and development of advanced human-machine interfaces (HMI) have seen a significant surge during the last decade. These HMIs are gradually started to be integrated into our lives. Electromyography (EMG) is one ... -
Understanding and Improving Undergraduate Engineering Education
(University of Waterloo, 2001)This thesis seeks to understand the past and present state of engineering education and to plot a course for its future evolution. This research is limited to engineering education as it has taken place in North American ... -
Understanding Clinicians’ Requirements, Perception and Acceptance of Clinical Decision Support Systems: User Study for Implementation of Sepsis Best Practice Advisory in General Paediatric Care
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-11)Clinicians are faced with ever-increasing patient data as well as medical evidence which are all required for them to make the best possible decisions. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) are widely used to support ... -
Understanding pedestrian decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus became a worldwide global emergency in January 2020 and a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory illness that primarily ... -
A Unified Hybrid Formulation for Visual SLAM
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-16)Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Visual SLAM (VSLAM)), is the process of estimating the six degrees of freedom ego-motion of a camera, from its video feed, while simultaneously constructing a 3D model of the ... -
University Intellectual Property Policies And University-Industry Technology Transfer In Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research investigates the relationship between those incentives for faculty support of university-industry technology transfer that are governed by university intellectual property policies and technology transfer ... -
A Unified Probabilistic Computational Framework for Cross-Domain Compensated Medical Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-23)The quality of medical imaging is an important factor that can directly affect on the results of different medical imaging tests which routinely being used for various clinical studies and related research. The existence ... -
Unsupervised Clustering and Automatic Language Model Generation for ASR
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The goal of an automatic speech recognition system is to enable the computer in understanding human speech and act accordingly. In order to realize this goal, language modeling plays an important role. It works as a ... -
Unsupervised learning for coherent structure identification in turbulent channel flow
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)Coherent structures (CS), i.e., regions of flow exhibiting significant spatio-temporal coherence, have long been observed in turbulent fluid flow. These CS offer an opportunity to gain insights on fluid behaviour by bypassing ... -
Usage of Interactive Event Timelines in Collaborative Digital Tabletops with Automation
(Springer, 2016)Tabletop computers are increasingly being used for complex scenarios, such as emergency response. In such scenarios, maintaining situation awareness of dynamic changes automated by the system is crucial for users to make ... -
Use of Instabilities in Electrostatic Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Actuation and Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-12)This thesis develops methods to exploit static and dynamic instabilities in electrostatic MEMS to develop new MEMS devices, namely dynamically actuated micro switches and binary micro gas sensors. Models are developed for ... -
Use of Kinematics to Minimize Construction Workers' Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-29)Construction work requires more repetitive and highly physical effort than, for example, office work. Despite technological advancements in construction, the human factor is still an essential part of the industry. Hence, ... -
Use of Technological Tools for Supporting Interpersonal Trust: From Modelling to Fostering Trust Through Design
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-15)Trust is a core construct of our social lives, influencing how we interact with other individuals that are part of our social circle. Whether at work, in teams, or with friends and family, trust influences how much information ... -
User-Defined Gestures with Physical Props in Virtual Reality
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)When building virtual reality (VR) environments, designers use physical props to improve immersion and realism. However, people may want to perform actions that would not be supported by physical objects, for example, ... -
User-Defined Gestures with Physical Props in Virtual Reality
(ACM, 2021-11-05)When interacting with virtual reality (VR) applications like CAD and open-world games, people may want to use gestures as a means of leveraging their knowledge from the physical world. However, people may prefer physical ... -
Using Natural Language Processing to Detect Breast Cancer Recurrence in Clinical Notes: A Hierarchical Machine Learning Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-26)The vast amount of data amassed in the electronic health records (EHRs) creates needs and opportunities for automated extraction of information from EHRs using machine learning techniques. Natural language processing (NLP) ... -
Validation of Volumetric Contact Dynamics Models
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-05)A volumetric contact dynamics model has been proposed by Gonthier et al. [1, 2, 3] for the purpose of rapidly generating reliable simulations of space-based manipulator contact dynamics. By assuming materials behave as a ... -
Variations on Acoustophoretic Microchannels: From the Facile to the Highly Capable
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-31)The lab-on-a-chip toolkit is replete with techniques for microparticle manipulation. The use of ultrasonic waves to impart forces on particles, referred to as acoustophoresis, is one particularly powerful yet gentle option. ... -
Vehicle Dynamic Modelling and Parameter Identification for an Autonomous Vehicle
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-19)For autonomous vehicles to be feasible, a fast and accurate model of the vehicle dynamics is required due to the complexity of the task. There are many different aspects to a driverless vehicle, including path planning, ... -
Vehicle Tracking in Occlusion and Clutter
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-08)Vehicle tracking in environments containing occlusion and clutter is an active research area. The problem of tracking vehicles through such environments presents a variety of challenges. These challenges include vehicle ...