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Aerosol Jet Printed Strain Gauge and Temperature Compensated Strain Gauge Design
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-23)Aerosol jet printing (AJP) is a non-contact, computer aided design (CAD) based printing that allows for an aerosol stream, being focused by a sheath gas, to print patterns on non-planar surfaces based on the specified ... -
Ag Nanoparticles and their Application in Low-Temperature Bonding of Cu
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-03)Ag nanoparticle (NP) paste was fabricated and used to bond Cu wire to Cu foil at low temperatures down to 433 K. The relatively low bonding temperature promotes this method to be used in polymer-based flexible electronics, ... -
Air Jets for Lift Control in Low Reynolds Number Flow
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)The environmental and monetary cost of energy has renewed interest in horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT). One problem with HAWT design is turbulent winds, which cause cyclic loading and reduced life. Controlling short-term ... -
Analysis and Design of a Stationary Magnetic Abrasive Finishing System
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)Magnetic Abrasive Finishing (MAF) is a very effective technique used in precision surface finishing and polishing processes. It is defined as one of the advanced and nonconventional finishing processes, which is used to ... -
Analysis and Modeling of Uncooled Microbolometers with Tunable Thermal Conductance
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-20)Uncooled microbolometers have attracted significant interest due to their small size, low cost and low power consumption. As the application range of microbolometers broadens, increasing the dynamic range becomes one of ... -
Analysis and Performance of Adhesively Bonded Crush Tube Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Lighter structural and energy absorbing materials are essential to increase fuel efficiency in transportation systems and have provided a motivation to investigate the use of new joining techniques based on the use of high ... -
Analysis of a Mechanically Ventilated Multiple-skin Facade with Between-the-Panes Venetian Blinds
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-16)A Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (BIPV/T) system that consists of a mechanically ventilated, multi-skin facade, a between-the-panes venetian blind layer, and a between-the-panes Photovoltaic (PV) panel is considered. ... -
Analysis of Facial Emotional Characteristics: Impact of Culture and Gender
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-22)Emotional expressions are considered universal for a long time. However, some evidence indicates that there are gender and cultural specific variations in emotional expressions, which leads to inaccurate recognition result ... -
Analysis of Fire Performance, Smoke Development and Combustion Gases from Flame Retarded Rigid Polyurethane Foams
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-16)Rigid polyurethane foam is a polymeric material which is widely used for thermal insulation in building construction and other applications. Given recent emphasis on energy conservation and efficiency, there has been ... -
Analysis of Iron Precursor Assisted Emission Reduction in Counterflow Methane Diffusion Flame
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)Addition of metallic precursors to flames draws interest due to their potential ability to catalyze hydrocarbon combustion by means of supplemental gas phase and surface reactions. A counterflow flame burner is utilized ... -
Analysis of Semi-Rigid Connections Subject to Fire Loads in a Steel Framework
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-26)The purpose of this study is to develop an approach that considers fire as a load in the design of structures. Recent studies of the full-scale fire tests in Cardington, UK and the World Trade Centre collapse have shown ... -
Analysis of the Economic and Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle-to-Grid in Alberta and Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-16)Connecting battery electric vehicle (BEV) to the grid is a way of utilizing existing BEV fleet to cut the cost on energy storage and provide monetary incentives to vehicle owners. By coordinating the charging and discharging ... -
An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Electrochemical Measurements of the Condition of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-16)Electrochemical assessment of the condition of the steel reinforced concrete structures is being carried out increasingly and more regularly, both in the laboratory and in the field. It is important to have enough information ... -
Analytical and Experimental Study of a PV/Thermal Transpired Collector
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-18)In the last few years, unglazed transpired solar collectors (UTCs) have proven to be an effective and viable method of reducing HVAC loads and building energy consumption. With the growing interest in PV/Thermal collectors, ... -
Analytical Study of Coupling Effects for Vibrations of Cable-Harnessed Beam Structures
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019-01-22)This paper presents a distributed parameter model to study the effects of the harnessing cables on the dynamics of a host structure motivated by space structures applications. The structure is modeled using both Euler-Bernoulli ... -
Anti-Idling Systems for Service Vehicles with A/C-R Units: Modeling, Holistic Control, and Experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)As people have begun to pay more attention to energy conservation and emission reduction in recent years, anti-idling has become a growing concern for automobile engineers due to the low efficiency and high emissions ... -
Application of a Network Model for Complex Fenestration Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)In the fight to reduce carbon emissions, it is easy to see the necessity of reducing energy consumption. Buildings consume a large amount of energy, and have significant potential for energy savings. One tool for realising ... -
Application of a Rate Dependent Cohesive Zone Model to Predict Impact Response in Adhesively Bonded Ultra-High Strength Steel Tubes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-15)The design of multi-material lightweight vehicle (MMLV) structures incorporating structural adhesive joining requires advanced CAE supported by material characterization and computational model validation at the component ... -
Application of Game Theory to Interactive Lane Change Decision Making for Autonomous Driving
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)The decision-making and motion planning play a critical role in the autonomous driving by connecting the perception to the vehicle control. It aims at generating available paths in the specific driving environment considering ... -
The application of localized surface plasmons resonance in Ag nanoparticles assisted Si chemical etching
(AIP Publishing, 2014-01-06)Localized surface plasmons excited by Ag nanoparticles are introduced in the chemical etching process of silicon. A special crateriform structure with gradually varying radius is achieved by the surface electromagnetic ...