Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Mann, Stephen"
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Application of Stereo-Depth Camera and Alignment Algorithms for Part Monitoring During Machining
(University of Waterloo, 2023-11-20)A stereo-depth camera is proposed to be used in conjunction with fiducial markers on a calibration plate and a fine-tuning alignment algorithm for part monitoring in a CNC machine. Together, a selected pyramid-shaped ... -
Development of a Scalable Machining Feature Recognition System
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-19)In this thesis, various pre-processing and training techniques were applied to improve the performance of a model trained with an existing machining feature recognition approach by Yeo et al. using a smaller dataset that ... -
Fast and Robust Approach to Find the Gouge-free Tool Position of the Toroidal Cutter for the Bézier Surface in Five Axis Machining
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-15)One of the approach used for tool path generation for Bézier surfaces is the Multipoint machining (MPM) approach, in which the toroidal cutter touches the machined surface at two points of contact. Multipoint machining ... -
A Generalized Blending Scheme for Arbitrary Order of Continuity
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-20)In this thesis, new templates and formulas of blending functions, schemes, and algorithms are derived for solving the scattered data interpolation problem. The resulting data fitting scheme interpolates the positions and ... -
Learning Sample-Based Monte Carlo Denoising from Noisy Training Data
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-15)Monte Carlo rendering allows for the production of high-quality photorealistic images of 3D scenes. However, producing noise-free images can take a considerable amount of compute resources. To lessen this burden and speed ... -
Making CNC Machines Smarter
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-16)CNC machines are a commonly used manufacturing tool. Over the years, they have become increasingly sophisticated. While there is a lot of research into making the machines more sophisticated, there is little research into ... -
Using Least Squares to Construct Improved Clough-Tocher Interpolant
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-08)In this thesis, a quartic Clough-Tocher interpolation scheme is introduced, and additional modifications, to adjust the macro-boundary and the order of continuity across domain triangles, are provided to improve both the ...