Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Type "Doctoral Thesis"
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3D optical metrology by digital moiré: Pixel-wise calibration refinement, grid removal, and temporal phase unwrapping
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-24)Fast, accurate three dimensional (3D) optical metrology has diverse applications in object and environment modelling. Structured-lighting techniques allow non-contacting 3D surface-shape measurement by projecting patterns ... -
Acausal Modelling of Thermal Fluid Systems with a Focus on Engine Air Path Components
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-14)The automotive industry is rapidly developing more advanced vehicle propulsion systems, autonomous driving, emissions reduction, and improved fuel efficiency. Optimal control theory has evolved such that a system can be ... -
Adapting Evolutionary Approaches for Optimization in Dynamic Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Many important applications in the real world that can be modelled as combinatorial optimization problems are actually dynamic in nature. However, research on dynamic optimization focuses on continuous optimization ... -
Adaptive Fringe Projection and Error-Compensated Calibration for Compact 3D Shape-Measurement Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Measurement of the three-dimensional (3-D) shape of an object is needed for both industrial and consumer applications. In industrial applications, compact measurement systems are needed to accomplish certain tasks such as ... -
Air-coupled Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers based on Annular Cell Geometry
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-15)Air-coupled ultrasound is gaining increasing industry momentum due to the demands and development of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composite materials. Currently, the micromachining technology has advanced ... -
Antibacterial Porous Polymeric Monolith for On-Chip Cell Lysis
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-15)The application of porous polymeric monolith (PPM) column as an e effective tool for bacterial cell lysis is demonstrated in this thesis. By exploiting the expansive surface area and controllable pore size inalienable to ... -
Application of Nanomaterials for X-ray Shielding and Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-21)Lead is commonly used in medical radiology departments as a shielding material against X-rays. Lead-based protective materials are also routinely used by clinical personnel and patients during radiological examinations or ... -
Asynchronous Optical Flow and Egomotion Estimation from Address Events Sensors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-18)Motion estimation is considered essential for many applications such as robotics, automation, and augmented reality to name a few. All cheap and low cost sensors which are commonly used for motion estimation have many ... -
The Attentional Routing Circuit: A Neural Model of Attentional Modulation and Control of Functional Connectivity
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)Several decades of physiology, imaging and psychophysics research on attention has generated an enormous amount of data describing myriad forms of attentional effects. A similar breadth of theoretical models have been ... -
Attitude-Based Strategic and Tactical Negotiations for Conflict Resolution in Construction
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-01)An innovative negotiation framework for resolving complex construction conflicts and disputes has been developed in this research. The unique feature of the proposed negotiation framework is that it takes into account the ... -
Audification of Ultrasound for Human Echolocation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-22)Individuals with functional blindness must often utilise assistive aids to enable them to complete tasks of daily living. One of these tasks, locomotion, poses considerable risk. The long white cane is often used to ... -
Automated Remote Sensing Image Interpretation with Limited Labeled Training Data
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)Automated remote sensing image interpretation has been investigated for more than a decade. In early years, most work was based on the assumption that there are sufficient labeled samples to be used for training. However, ... -
Automated Resolution Selection for Image Segmentation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-25)It is well known in image processing in general, and hence in image segmentation in particular, that computational cost increases rapidly with the number and dimensions of the images to be processed. Several fields, such ... -
Automatic Identification of Algae using Low-cost Multispectral Fluorescence Digital Microscopy, Hierarchical Classification & Deep Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-05)Harmful algae blooms (HABs) can produce lethal toxins and are a rising global concern. In response to this threat, many organizations are monitoring algae populations to determine if a water body might be contaminated. ... -
Automatic Interferometric Alignment of a Free-Space Optical Coherence Tomography System
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-18)Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a relatively new interferometric technology that allows for high-resolution and non-destructive tomographic imaging. One of its primary current uses is for in vivo and ex vivo examination ... -
Autonomous Radar-based Gait Monitoring System
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-16)Features related to gait are fundamental metrics of human motion [1]. Human gait has been shown to be a valuable and feasible clinical marker to determine the risk of physical and mental functional decline [2], [3]. ... -
Basin-wide Water Demand Management: Transfers and Compensation among Competing Users
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-02)Water demand management is incorporated into a two-step water allocation process in order to motivate water users to implement water demand management strategies. In the first step, the initial allocation of water is based ... -
Bayesian Model Based Tracking with Application to Cell Segmentation and Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2008-02-14)The goal of this research is to develop a model-based tracking framework with biomedical imaging applications. This is an interdisciplinary area of research with interests in machine vision, image processing, and ... -
Biologically Inspired Spatial Representation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-08)In this thesis I explore a biologically inspired method of encoding continuous space within a population of neurons. This method provides an extension to the Semantic Pointer Architecture (SPA) to encompass Semantic Pointers ... -
Calibration of Hydrologic Models Using Distributed Surrogate Model Optimization Techniques: A WATCLASS Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2009-02-20)This thesis presents a new approach to calibration of hydrologic models using distributed computing framework. Distributed hydrologic models are known to be very computationally intensive and difficult to calibrate. To ...