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Design and Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Array based Field Emission Cathode for X-ray Tube
(University of Waterloo, 2013-07-25)Field emission cathodes have proven themselves to be excellent candidates for some special medical X-ray applications. Spindt cathode and CNT (carbon nanotube) based field emission cathode have been widely studied for many ... -
Design and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Optimal Controllers for Hybrid Electric Powertrains
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-06)The main objective of this research is the development of a flexible test-bench for evaluation of hybrid electric powertrain controllers. As a case study, a real-time near-optimal powertrain controller for a series hybrid ... -
Design and Implementation of a Controller for an Electrostatic MEMS Actuator and Sensor
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)An analog controller has been analyzed and built for an electrostatic micro-cantilever beam. The closed loop MEMS device can be used as both actuator and sensor. As an actuator it will have the advantage of large stable ... -
Design and Implementation of Calculated Readout by Spectral Parallelism (CRISP) in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-20)CRISP is a data acquisition and image reconstruction technique that offers theoretical increases in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and dynamic range over traditional methods in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The incoming ... -
The Design and Validation of Virtual Trailblazing and Guidance Interfaces for the VTrail System
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-05)Wayfinding is a complex skill and the lack of tools supporting the specific sub-types of navigation hinders performance in large-scale virtual environments and consequently can slow the adoption of virtual technology for ... -
Design Feasibility of an Active Ankle-Foot Stabilizer
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Walking is the most common form of mobility in humans. For lower limb mobility impairments, a common treatment is to prescribe an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or brace, which is a passive device designed to resist undesired ... -
Design of a Propulsion System for Swimming Under Low Reynolds Flow Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)This work focuses on the propulsion of swimming micro-robots through accessible, quasi-static, fluid-filled, environments of the human body. The operating environment dictates that the system must function under low Reynolds ... -
Design of Carbon Nanotube Based Field Emission Facility
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-12)The objective of this research is to build a prototype of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based micro X-ray tube array, which can be used in a real-time cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scanner for cancer research. The X-ray ... -
Design of Collaborative Systems for Modern Cockpits
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-28)One of the most significant developments in cockpit technology over the past several years is the emergence of a new cockpit architecture that uses cursor control devices and keyboards for interaction with individual and ... -
Design Optimization for Spatial Arrangement of Used Nuclear Fuel Containers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)Canada's proposed deep geological repository is a multiple-barrier system designed to isolate used nuclear fuel containers (UFCs) indefinitely with no release of radionuclides for at least one million years. Placing UFCs ... -
Design Optimization of the Spacing Parameters in the Canadian Deep Geological Repository Containing High Level Radioactive Nuclear Waste
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The Canadian Deep geological repository (DGR) is the facility designed to isolate and contain the highly radioactive nuclear waste at approximately 500m underground for approximately one million years. The reliability and ... -
Design, Dynamics, and Control of Active-passive Upper-limb Exoskeleton Robots
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)Modern power assistive technologies, neuromuscular rehabilitation engineering, and haptic research have all entered into a new age thanks to wearable exoskeleton robotics. Exoskeleton robots, which range from fully passive ... -
The Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Imaging Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have proven themselves to be excellent candidates for medical ultrasonic imaging applications. The use of semiconductor fabrication techniques facilitates the fabrication ... -
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a 2-D SOI MEMS Micromirror with Sidewall Electrodes for Confocal MACROscope Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-26)Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) micromirrors have been developed for more than two decades along with the development of MEMS technology. They have been used into many application fields: optical switches, digital ... -
Design, Modeling, and Nonlinear Dynamics of a Cantilever Beam-Rigid Body Microgyroscope
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-06)A new type of cantilever beam gyroscope is introduced, modeled, and analyzed. The main structure includes a cantilever beam and a rigid body attached to the free end of the beam. The model accounts for the eccentricity, ... -
Designing and Delivering Interactive, Simulator-based Aviation Research Studies on the Web
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-01)Traditionally, interactive, simulator-based aviation research studies have been conducted in physical labs. However, the internet has allowed researchers to deliver experiments via web platforms, thus gaining the ability ... -
Designing and testing of pilot control interfaces for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-27)The advancements in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have rapidly increased in the past few years, and there are working prototypes with human pilots already tested. With the current state of progress, provided ... -
Designing Discoverable Digital Tabletop Menus for Public Settings
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-20)Ease of use with digital tabletops in public settings is contingent on how well the system invites and guides interaction. The same can be said for the interface design and individual graphical user interface elements of ... -
Designing for Risk Assessment Systems for Patient Triage in Primary Health Care: A Literature Review
(MDPI, 2016-08-15)Background: This literature review covers original journal papers published between 2011 and 2015. These papers review the current status of research on the application of human factors and ergonomics in risk assessment ... -
Designing for Risk Assessment Systems for Patient Triage in Primary Health Care: A Literature Review
(JMIR, 2016-08-15)Background: This literature review covers original journal papers published between 2011 and 2015. These papers review the current status of research on the application of human factors and ergonomics in risk assessment ...