Browsing Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science by Author "Nokleby, Scott"
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Automated inspection of sintered uranium fuel pellets
Vanderlaan, Joe (2011-11-01)A method of applying high-speed, non-destructive testing technologies to the inspection process of UO2 (uranium dioxide) fuel pellets is presented. The scanning process examines the surface of each pellet for correct ... -
Automatic trajectory generation for mobile-manipulators using 3D LiDAR scans of unknown surfaces
Wrock, Michael (2019-07-01)An approach to improving worker safety in underground uranium drift mining through automating the radiation scanning and shotcrete application process is presented. Utilizing the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework to ... -
Autonomous ground cover clearing utilizing a robotic wheel loader
Ramcharan, Richard (2022-04-01)The ongoing need to remove ground covering such as sand, dirt and snow poses dangers to workers, from fatigue and repetitive work injures, to direct harm in hazardous locations. To address these challenges a robotic system ... -
Coded aperture imaging application in one-sided imaging of visually obscured objects
Scott, William (2011-05-17)The physical properties of visible light and its interaction with matter create obstructions the human eye cannot explore. High energy radiation has been used as an alternative to visible light to penetrate these concealed ... -
Design and development of a novel lightweight long-reach composite robotic arm
Willis, Darrin (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
Bemis, Steven (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 robotic crawler for CANDU fuel channel inspection
Shukla, Shivam (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 ... -
Design and development of a universal gripper mechanism and development of an omni-directional unmanned aerial vehicle for autonomous perching
Baird, Christopher (2020-04-01)A novel omni-directional multi-rotor prototype with an attached gripper mechanism named the OmniRaptor is presented with the capability of landing on inclined members in a controlled, stable manner to perform construction ... -
Design and development of an automated uranium pellet stacking system
Riess, Brian Scott (2009-06-01)A novel design for an automated uranium pellet stacking system is presented. This system is designed to replace the manual method for stacking uranium pellets for CANDU fuel bundles that is currently used at Cameco Fuel ... -
Design and development of an autonomous navigation system for an omni-directional four-wheeled mobile robot
Ginzburg, Sasha (2012-01-01)A navigation system developed for an omni-directional wheeled mobile robot, called the Omnibot, is presented. This system is developed to enable the Omnibot to autonomously navigate, in a collision-free manner, along ... -
Design and implementation of an automated gamma probe for jet boring uranium mining.
Niyongabo, Kasmet (2014-12-01)A proof-of-concept detector prototype capable of collecting and storing radiometric data in Jet Boring System (JBS) pilot holes at the Cigar Lake uranium mine is presented. Variant design is used to design, develop, test ... -
Development of a light-weight manipulator system for an omni-directional multi-rotor platform
Guy, Zachary (2020-10-01)This thesis presents the development of a proof-of-concept physical prototype and control system for a six degree-of-freedom manipulator attached to an omni-directional multi-rotor system known as the OmniRaptor. This ... -
Development of an autonomous omnicopter aerial vehicle
von Frankenberg, Florentin (2016-08-01)Traditional multirotors and helicopters control translational movement by changing the orientation of the entire vehicle. This limits the effectiveness of such vehicles in applications as a mobile manipulator base. In these ... -
Development of an autonomous omnidirectional hazardous material handling robot
Charabaruk, Nicholas (2015-12-01)This thesis describes the prototyping and testing of an autonomous omnidirectional robot, called the OmniMaxbot. The OmniMaxbot is designed to carry cans of uranium ash at Cameco Corporation's Port Hope Conversion Facility ... -
Development of an autonomous radiation mapping robot
Hosmar, Michael Edward (2017-04-01)The development of an autonomous robotic platform for generating radiation maps is presented. An integrated autonomous exploration algorithm, Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm, and the ability to accurately localize ... -
Development of an end-effector system for autonomous spraying applications and radiation surveying
Guy, Travis (2018-11-01)This thesis presents the design and testing of a scale proof-of-concept prototype end-effector system for autonomous shotcrete application and radiation surveying in underground uranium mining environments. The prototype ... -
Development of an obstacle detection and navigation system for autonomous powered wheelchairs
Diwan, Heta (2019-05-01)This thesis describes the development and prototyping of an after market system to convert an electric powered wheelchair into an autonomous wheelchair. The purpose of this research is to automatize powered wheelchairs for ... -
Haptic teleoperation of mobile manipulator systems using virtual fixtures.
Wrock, Michael (2011-11-01)In order to make the task of controlling Mobile-Manipulator Systems (MMS) simpler, a novel command strategy that uses a single joystick is presented to replace the existing paradigm of using multiple joysticks. To improve ... -
Localization of a robotic crawler for CANDU fuel channel inspection
Manning, Mark (2017-06-01)This thesis discusses the design and development of a pipe crawling robot for the purpose of CANDU fuel channel inspection. The pipe crawling robot shall be capable of deploying the existing CIGAR (Channel Inspection and ... -
Multimodal series elastic actuator for human-machine interaction with applications in robot-aided rehabilitation
DeBoon, Brayden (2019-11-01)Series elastic actuators (SEAs) are becoming an elemental building block in collaborative robotic systems. They introduce an elastic element between the mechanical drive and the end-effector, making otherwise rigid structures ...