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Studying Economic Sanctions Using The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-28)The methodology of the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) is improved to show how a Graph Model can account for strength of sanctions, to introduce a trigger option to simplify a model, and to connect a Graph Model ... -
Subject-Specific Assistive Control of a Stroke Rehabilitation Robot
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-23)The branch of medicine known as rehabilitation involves an injured patient employing repetitive practices under the supervision of a physiotherapist in an effort to help the patient recover motor control. But during stroke ... -
Supporting Caregivers in Complex Home Care: Towards Designing a Voice User Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-10)Despite significant advancements in the development of digital health tools and the rising provision of health care services in the home, information management and communication has yet to be standardized through digitization ... -
Supporting Situation Awareness and Workspace Awareness in Co-located Collaborative Systems Involving Dynamic Data
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Co-located technologies can provide digital functionality to support collaborative work for multiple users in the same physical space. For example, digital tabletop computers — large interactive tables that allow users to ... -
A survey of mathematics-based equivalent-circuit and electrochemical battery models for hybrid and electric vehicle simulation
(Elsevier, 2014-06)In this paper, we survey two kinds of mathematics-based battery models intended for use in hybrid and electric vehicle simulation. The first is circuit-based, which is founded upon the electrical behaviour of the battery, ... -
Sustainable Conflict Resolution: Modelling, Analysis, and Strategic Insights
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)New methodological contributions for modelling and analyzing conflicts evolving over time are developed to provide strategic insights into the sustainability of equilibria. More specifically, key characteristics of evolving ... -
Symbolic Integration of Multibody System Dynamics with Finite Element Method
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)A general procedure integrating the finite element method with multibody system dynamics using symbolic computation is presented. It takes advantage of both the nodal formulation and the graph-theoretical approach, so it ... -
Symbolic Modelling and Simulation of Wheeled Vehicle Systems on Three-Dimensional Roads
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-26)In recent years, there has been a push by automotive manufacturers to improve the efficiency of the vehicle development process. This can be accomplished by creating a computationally efficient vehicle model that has the ... -
Symmetry Induction in Computational Intelligence
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-06)Symmetry has been a very useful tool to researchers in various scientific fields. At its most basic, symmetry refers to the invariance of an object to some transformation, or set of transformations. Usually one searches ... -
Synthetic Correlated Diffusion Imaging for Prostate Cancer Detection and Risk Assessment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-31)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common form of cancer among men worldwide and the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in 112 countries. While the overall 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer is very ... -
System of Systems Engineering for Policy Design
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-02)A system of systems (SoS) framework is proposed for policy design that takes into account the value systems of multiple participants, harnesses the complexity of strategic interactions among participants, and confronts the ... -
Systematic Characterization Framework of Row-Column Ultrasound Imaging Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-30)3-D ultrasound imaging offers unique opportunities in the field of non-destructive testing that cannot be easily found in A-mode and B-mode images. To acquire a 3-D ultrasound image without a mechanically moving transducer, ... -
A Systems Approach for Rural Energy Intervention Design in India: Integrating Women, Resources, Technologies, and Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-16)One of the greatest challenges facing a developing country such as India is how to meet the domestic energy needs of a substantial and growing rural population in an ecologically sustainable manner. Over the past three ... -
Task-Parameterized Transformer for Learning Gripper Trajectory from Demonstrations
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-26)The goal of learning from demonstration or imitation learning is to teach the model to generalize across unseen tasks based on available demonstrations. This ability can be important for the stable performance of a robot ... -
Text Detection and Recognition in the Wild
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-19)Text detection and recognition (TDR) in highly structured environments with a clean background and consistent fonts (e.g., office documents, postal addresses and bank cheque) is a well understood problem (i.e., OCR), however ... -
A Three-Dimensional Forward Dynamic Model of the Golf Swing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-30)A three-dimensional (3D) predictive golfer model can be a valuable tool for investigating the golf swing and designing new clubs. A forward dynamic model for simulating golfer drives is presented, which includes: (1) a ... -
A three-dimensional forward dynamic model of the golf swing optimized for ball carry distance
(Springer, 2016-12-01)A 3D predictive golfer model can be a valuable tool for investigating the golf swing and designing new clubs. A forward dynamic model, which includes a four degree of freedom golfer model, a flexible shaft based on Rayleigh ... -
Three-Dimensional Hand Tracking and Surface-Geometry Measurement for a Robot-Vision System
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-21)Tracking of human motion and object identification and recognition are important in many applications including motion capture for human-machine interaction systems. This research is part of a global project to enable a ... -
Three-dimensional micromechanical assessment of bio-inspired composites with non-uniformly dispersed inclusions
(Elsevier, 2019-03-15)Bio-inspired composites with hexagonal platelet and cylindrical inclusions were studied. A novel algorithm termed staggered hardcore algorithm (SHCA) was used to rapidly generate 3D periodic representative volume elements ... -
Tickle Trunk: a Toolkit for Communication and Brainstorming Between Hapticians and Non-Hapticians
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)This thesis introduces the Tickle Trunk, a haptic communication toolkit designed to support communication and brainstorming for haptic and tangible interaction design. Haptic technology is becoming increasingly popular in ...