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Design and analysis of a three degrees of freedom (DOF) parallel manipulator with decoupled motions
(2009-04-01)Parallel manipulators have been the subject of study of much robotic research during the past three decades. A parallel manipulator typically consists of a moving platform that is connected to a fixed base by at least two ... -
Design and analysis of active aerodynamic control systems for increasing the safety of high-speed road vehicles
(2019-07-01)The lateral stability and the safety of road vehicles is dependent on the vehicle design and operating conditions. Under operating conditions such as slippery roads, high lateral acceleration and tight cornering, the forces ... -
Design and analysis of an active underbody aerodynamic device for tractor trailers
(2018-04-01)At highway speeds, up to 65 % of the total energy used by large trucks is for overcoming aerodynamic drag. The underbody region of a tractor-trailer is responsible for up to 30 % of the aerodynamic drag on tractor-trailers, ... -
Design and analysis of an adjustable wrist rehabilitation robot.
(2014-07-01)Numerous people lose motor capabilities of their hands every year because of the Stroke. Rehabilitation robot was used to recover the movement ability based on the plasticity theory. Many robots have been proposed but most ... -
Design and analysis of multiple input non-isolated DC-DC converter for fast charging station of electric vehicles
(2022-08-01)In the last decade, multi-input DC-DC converters have been studied in various research areas related to plug-in vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and renewable energy applications. They have several advantages over ... -
Design and analysis of the three degrees of freedom parallel kinematic machine
(2008-08-01)The thesis is about design and analysis of a PKM with 3 DOF. The new PKM is designed as a machine tool in various applications in manufacturing. The PKM is optimized based on the developed stiffness model. Kinematics and ... -
Design and characterization of next-generation tissue equivalent proportional counters for use in low energy neutron fields
(2014-04-01)Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counters (TEPCs) are devices that can measure the radiation dose levels for the mixed neutron and gamma ray fields that are encountered in nuclear facilities. TEPC designs typically consist ... -
Design and construction of a one-dimensional particle tracker for measurement of alpha particle stopping power
(2019-08-01)The energy deposited by a charged particle in a medium is non-uniform and peaks near the end of the particle’s path. The energy deposition through the medium is known as stopping power and the shape of this function is ... -
Design and control of FACTS-based high performance microgrid
(2015-12-01)The current power grid introduces many limitations and challenges in a world that is heavily dependent on electricity. Many government agencies, utility companies, researchers and engineers in the electric power industry ... -
Design and control of resilient interconnected microgrids for reliable mass transit systems
(2019-03-01)Mass transit systems are relied on a daily basis to transport millions of passengers and bring billions of dollars' worth of economic goods to market. While some forms of mass transit rely on a fuel, electrified railway ... -
Design and control of resilient micro-inverter system
(2016-02-01)The growing implications of climate change have created an increasing demand for clean and renewable energy sources. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are increasingly popular as an alternative energy source due to the fact that ... -
Design and development of a blockchain-based consent management system
(2021-08-01)Data management is defined as obtaining, processing, safeguarding, and storing information about an organization to aid in making better business decisions for the firm. With the proliferation of smart devices, the amount ... -
Design and development of a custom dual fuel (hydrogen and gasoline) power system for an extended range electric vehicle architecture
(2009-06-01)In recent decades there has been a growing global concern with regards to vehicle-generated green house gas (GHG) emissions and the resulting air pollution. Currently, gasoline and diesel are the most widely used automotive ... -
Design and development of a machine learning-based framework for phishing website detection
(2022-04-01)Phishing is a social engineering cyber attack to steal personal information from users. Attackers solicit individuals to click phishing links by sending them emails or social media text messages with deceptive content. ... -
Design and development of a novel anthropomorphic finger with pneumatic tactile sensing
(2020-04-01)The human hand is a tool that we rely on to conduct a vast variety of tasks, from cracking eggs to lifting boxes. Meanwhile, in an industrial setting, different tools are needed to complete specific tasks. Picking up a box ... -
Design and development of a novel DC/DC bidirectional converter with dual solar/PV-based snow removal and EV charging functionality
(2022-02-01)Different factors affect solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by decreasing input energy and reducing the conversion efficiency of the system. One of these factors is the effect of snow cover on PV panels, a subject lacking ... -
Design and development of a novel lightweight long-reach composite robotic arm
(2009-08-01)Metallic robotic arms, or manipulators, currently dominate automated industrial operations, but due to their intrinsic weight, have limited usefulness for large-scale applications in terms of precision, speed, and ... -
Design and development of a novel omni-directional platform
(2009-08-01)This thesis presents the design and development of a unique omni-directional platform known as the Omnibot which was built in the Mechatronic and Robotic Systems Laboratory at UOIT. The Omnibot's layout is novel because ... -
Design and development of a parallel Proof of Work for permissionless blockchain systems
(2019-04-01)Blockchain, which is the underlying technology for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, is a distributed ledger forming a decentralized consensus in a peer-to-peer network. A large number of the current cryptocurrencies use blockchain ... -
Design and development of a robotic crawler for CANDU fuel channel inspection
(2015-08-01)For the design of a new robotic crawler drive unit for CANDU fuel channel inspection, a complete design and screening process was done in order to fulfil the objective of this research. A brief explanation of CANDU reactors ...