Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "optimization"
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Incorporating Ligament Laxity in the Upper Cervical Spine for Finite Element Modeling
(Elsevier, 2017-06-30)Background Context: Predicting physiological range of motion (ROM) using a finite element (FE) model of the upper cervical spine requires the incorporation of ligament laxity. The effect of ligament laxity can only be ... -
An integrated personnel allocation and machine scheduling problem for industrial size multipurpose plants
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)This paper describes the development and implementation of an optimization model to solve the integrated problem of personnel allocation and machine scheduling for industrial size multipurpose plants. Although each of these ... -
Simulating and Optimizing Nasopharyngeal Swab Insertion Paths for use in Robotics
(IEEE, 2022-11-03)The nasopharyngeal swab is the standardized method of collecting specimens for diagnosing COVID-19, among numerous other respiratory illnesses. While there has been interest from the robotics community in the design of ...