Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Type "Master Thesis"
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3D Ground Truth Generation Using Pre-Trained Deep Neural Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-24)Training 3D object detectors on publicly available data has been limited to small datasets due to the large amount of effort required to generate annotations. The difficulty of labeling in 3D using 2.5D sensors, such as ... -
3D Motion Planning using Kinodynamically Feasible Motion Primitives in Unknown Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-01)Autonomous vehicles are a great asset to society by helping perform many dangerous or tedious tasks. They have already been successfully employed for many practical applications, such as search and rescue, automated ... -
3D Shape Reconstruction of Knee Bones from Low Radiation X-ray Images Using Deep Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-02)Understanding the bone kinematics of the human knee during dynamic motions is necessary to evaluate the pathological conditions, design knee prosthesis, orthosis and surgical treatments such as knee arthroplasty. Also, ... -
Accuracy Improvement for Measurement of Gas Diffusivity through Thin Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-31)Accurate measurement of the gas diffusion coefficient through porous media is of significant interest to science and engineering applications including mass transfer through soils, building materials, and fuel cells to ... -
ACL Strain During Single-Leg Jump Landing: An Experimental and Computational Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-11)The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a commonly-injured ligament in the human knee joint. ACL injury repair is a costly procedure; however, left unrepaired, ACL injuries can lead to complications later in life. In ... -
Actuation Techniques For Frequency Modulated MEMS Gyroscopes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-23)This thesis focuses on the design and implementation of an analog actuation circuit for a novel frequency-modulated MEMS gyroscope. The gyroscope detects angular rotations as the difference between the natural frequencies ... -
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 ... -
Adaptive Motion Estimation and Control of Intelligent Walkers
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-10)One of the most critical factors in the quality of elderly lives is their ability to move. As the size of the ageing society grows, more elderly people suffer from walking impairments. Most of them prefer to stay at home ... -
Adaptive Tire Model For Dynamic Tire-Road Friction Force Estimation
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-01)As vehicle dynamics research delves deeper into better insights in performance, modeling, and vehicle controls, one area remains of utmost importance: tire and road friction forces. The vehicle’s interaction with the road ... -
Adaptive Wireless Biomedical Capsule Localization and Tracking
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-22)Wireless capsule endoscopy systems have been shown as a gold step to develop future wireless biomedical multitask robotic capsules, which will be utilized in micro surgery, drug delivery, biopsy and multitasks of the ... -
Additive Manufacturing of Functionally- Graded Porous Biodegradable Scaffolds using Sacrificial Porogens
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-30)The focus of this dissertation is on the additive manufacturing (AM) of a porous biodegradable scaffold using a fine Calcium Polyphosphate (CPP) powder, with the aid of sacrificial porogens. CPP is a member of Calcium ... -
Additively-manufactured Deterministic Porous Structures for Transpiration Cooling
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-17)Transpiration cooling is increasingly being studied as a method of thermal protection in hypersonic flight, rocket engine liners, and gas turbines. To date, materials for transpiration cooling have been restricted to porous ... -
Adhesive bonding of polymer composites reinforced with carbon unidirectional non-crimp fabrics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-22)Lightweight materials have always played a significant role in product design, but global trends toward emissions reduction and resource efficiency have further increased the importance of this topic. In particular, the ... -
Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques for Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes
(University of Waterloo, 2017-07-06)Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) diodes are nanoelectronic devices that operate by quantum tunneling of electrons through a thin dielectric layer to rectify high frequency alternating current (AC) to usable direct current (DC). ... -
Advancing the Industrialization of Thin Film Deposition: Tools for Mitigating Powder Formation in Spatial-ALD Systems and for Real-time, In-situ Metrology
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-11)Thin-film manufacturing through Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (SALD) offers high throughput and cost-saving advantages, but challenges such as powder formation and the lack of real-time in-situ metrology hinder its ... -
An Aeroacoustic Study of Airfoil Self-Noise for Wind Turbine Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-25)The current study addresses the issue of noise relating to both large and small scale wind turbines. In utility scale applications, larger size rotors in new generations of wind turbines bring an increasing challenge to ... -
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 ... -
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 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. ...