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Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering: Recent submissions
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Digital Twin Feed Drive Identification for Virtual Process Planning
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-04)Computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines have become an integral part of the manufacturing industry, allowing companies to increase the accuracy and productivity of their manufacturing lines. The next step to improving ... -
Predictive Powertrain Management through Driver Behaviour Recognition
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)With automotive trends leading towards electrification and inclusion of intelligent technology for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), there is a need to research the use of advanced control strategies. This report ... -
Elastic Actuator Line modelling for the Wake-induced Fatigue Analysis of Horizontal Wind Turbine
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The fatigue damage on wind turbine blades will threaten the safety and stability of the wind turbine and thus lower the efficiency and economy of the power generation system. The wake-induced fatigue plays an important ... -
WatkeRR - Robotic Research Platform and Machine Vision System: Design, Development and Construction
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)Rollators/wheeled walkers are a commonly used mobility aid that is utilized by people with a wide array of mobility challenges such as Alzheimer ’s disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and general loss of stability and ... -
Locally-Adaptive Tabulation of Low-Dimensional Manifolds using Bezier Patch Reconstruction
(2017-05-17)An efficient tabulation strategy for turbulent combustion simulations is proposed. Using a locally adaptive arrangement of structured Bezier patches–often used in computer graphics–the combustion manifold can be efficiently ... -
PV ENABLED NET ZERO EV CHARGING STATION: SYSTEM DESIGN AND SIMULATION STUDY
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)A paradigm shift in the transportation sector is being witnessed due to resurgence of electric vehicles (EVs). They are ideally considered to be non-polluting and eco-friendly, however it has its own demerits of overloading ... -
Design, Optimization, and Experimental Characterization of a Novel Magnetically Actuated Finger Micromanipulator
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)The ability of external magnetic fields to precisely control micromanipulator systems has received a great deal of attention from researchers in recent years due to its off-board power source. As these micromanipulators ... -
Advances in the Modeling of Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Incandescence
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Aerosolized nanoparticles represent both great potential for the development of emerging technologies and one of the biggest challenges currently facing our planet. In the former case, aerosol-based synthesis techniques ... -
Direct Visual-Inertial Odometry using Epipolar Constraints for Land Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Autonomously operating vehicles are being developed to take over human supervision in applications such as search and rescue, surveillance, exploration and scientific data collection. For a vehicle to operate autonomously, ... -
Extensible Modeling of Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)There is a growing number of renewable energy sources that can supply power to the electrical grid. These renewable sources of energy are intermittent in nature and therefore the transition from using fossil fuels to ... -
Role of Loading Direction on Fatigue Behavior of Smooth and Notched ZK60 Extrusion
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)In spite of the increasing trend of magnesium (Mg) application over the last decade, numerous technical restrictions still limit Mg alloy’s extensive implementation in industry. For instance, many mechanical behaviors of ... -
Effect of Forming Temperature and Sheet Temper on the Brazing Characteristics of Aluminum Alloy Sheet
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Automotive heat exchangers are fabricated by forming and brazing of multi-layered aluminum (Al) alloy sheets. The Al brazing sheets are comprised of two alloy layers: an AA3xxx core, which provides strength to the assembly, ... -
Self-propulsion of aluminum particle-coated Janus droplet in alkaline solution
(Elsevier, 2018-12-15)Janus droplet motion powered by gas bubbles is studied in this paper. The Janus droplets were fabricated by partially covering one side of an oil droplet with aluminum particles under gravity effect. By placing the Janus ... -
Research and Development of Long Life Lead Carbon Battery for Energy Storage
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-19)This thesis is a summarization of a lead acid battery research and development work. The first four sections present briefly the lead acid battery (LAB) history, battery structure, fundamental theory, application in ... -
Statistical Techniques and Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Copper Wire Bond Reliability Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-19)Microelectronic devices require packaging for mechanical protection and electrical interconnections. Reliability challenges in microelectronics packaging are becoming more severe, as applications demand smaller package ... -
Injection and Separation Evaluation for Microfluidic Protein and DNA Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-11)Electrophoresis is the separation of charged particles under an applied electric field and is applied for macromolecules such as DNA, proteins, RNA and peptides through a solvent. It has been one of the most widely used ... -
Bayesian Methods for Gas-Phase Tomography
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-10)Gas-phase tomography refers to a set of techniques that determine the 2D or 3D distribution of a target species in a jet, plume, or flame using measurements of light, made around the boundary of a flow area. Reconstructed ... -
Fabrication of Nanocomposite Filaments for 3D-Printing of Water Treatment Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-07)The ever-increasing demand to provide fresh, potable water combined with the continued discharge of industrial and agricultural water pollutant chemicals in the water, require developments in conventional water and wastewater ... -
The effect of Electro Spark Deposition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of IN718
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)The Electro Spark Deposition is a technique of continuing interest to repair or coat the surface of expensive components used in the aerospace industry. A potential use for this technique is to repair damaged turbine blades ... -
Tailoring the Ignition and Reaction Properties of Cu2O Thermite Nanolaminates
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Thermites are a class of energetic material that produce heat through an exothermic reaction, making them useful for welding, metal refining, and propulsion applications. Compared to traditional micron-scale thermite ...