Browsing Theses by Subject "automotive"
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Adapting Regenerative Braking Strength to Driver Preference
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-13)The modern automotive industry has witnessed a growing emphasis on adapting the driving experience to individual drivers. With the rising popularity of electrified vehicles, the implementation of regenerative braking ... -
Design and Control of a Unique Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-20)The University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) is a student team that designs and builds vehicles with advanced powertrains. UWAFT uses alternatives to fossil fuels because of their lower environmental impacts ... -
Detecting Feature-Interaction Hotspots in Automotive Software using Relational Algebra
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-14)Modern software projects are programmed by multiple teams, consist of millions of lines of code, and are split into separate components that, during runtime, may not be contained in the same process. Due to these complexities, ... -
Detection of Feature Interactions in Automotive Active Safety Features
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-02)With the introduction of software into cars, many functions are now realized with reduced cost, weight and energy. The development of these software systems is done in a distributed manner independently by suppliers, ... -
Development of a Human Body Model for the Analysis of Side Impact Automotive Thoracic Trauma
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Occupant thoracic injury incurred during side impact automotive crashes constitutes a significant portion of all fatal and non-fatal automotive injuries. The limited space between the impacting vehicle and occupant can ... -
End-to-End Multiview Gesture Recognition for Autonomous Car Parking System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-21)The use of hand gestures can be the most intuitive human-machine interaction medium. The early approaches for hand gesture recognition used device-based methods. These methods use mechanical or optical sensors attached ... -
Fatigue of Forged AZ80 Magnesium Alloy
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-25)The majority of research surrounding the fatigue of Mg alloys generally exhibits a rigid dichotomy between theoretical and applied contributions. This research work addresses both of these domains of the field from a more ... -
Investigating the evolution of the aluminum-silicon coating on 22MnB5 steel during heating
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-07)To combat greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy, automotive manufacturers have searched for methods to reduce vehicle weight. As such, hot stamping has become an increasingly popular sheet metal forming technique, ... -
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 ... -
Natural Fiber Densification for Sustainable Composite Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2023-11-23)The need for inexpensive, sustainable, and environmentally friendly materials has significantly increased in recent years as a result of rising environmental awareness. Given the widespread usage of petrochemical plastics, ... -
Numerical Prediction of Panel Dent Resistance Incorporating Panel Forming Strains
(University of Waterloo, 2001)This thesis presents a numerical method of predicting both static and dynamic denting phenomena in automotive body panels. The finite element method is used as a predictive tool to assess panel performance prior to ... -
The Numerical Prediction of the Dent Resistance of Aluminum Structural Panel Assemblies
(University of Waterloo, 2001)An examination of static and dynamic dent resistance of structural panel assemblies representing automotive hoods is described in this thesis. Fabricated panel assemblies incorporating typical components of real automotive ... -
Soy-Polypropylene Biocomposites for Automotive Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-20)For the automotive sector, plastics play the most important role when designing interior and exterior parts for cars. Currently, most parts are made from petroleum-based plastics but alternatives are needed to replace ... -
A System Level FMCW RADAR Optimization For Automotive Powertrain Control Application Requirements
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)A full system level analysis, design, and ealization of frequency-modulation / continuous-wave (FMCW) RADAR is presented in this thesis. RADAR technology has been around for over half a century, and has found itself in a ... -
Towards Improved Understanding and Modelling of Compact Heat Exchangers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)The present work pursues the ability to increase the fundamental understanding of and to improve numerical modelling capabilities for Compact Heat Exchangers (CHE). This goal is achieved by numerically and experimentally ... -
vProfile: Voltage-Based Sender Identification on Controller Area Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Modern vehicles are becoming more accessible targets for cyberattacks due to the proliferation of wireless communication channels. The intra-vehicle Controller Area Network (CAN) bus lacks sender authentication, exposing ...