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Design synthesis of articulated heavy vehicles with active trailer steering systems
(2010-04-01)A new design synthesis method for articulated heavy vehicles (AHVs) with an active trailer steering (ATS) system is examined and evaluated. Due to their heavy weights, large sizes, and complex configurations, AHVs have ... -
Energy use analysis and technology for electric transit buses
(2010-05-01)Electric vehicles offer a method of transportation where the energy generation process is moved from the on-board engine to the electrical generation system. The Canadian electrical generation mix has a significant portion ... -
Profile extrusion of wood plastic cellular composites and formulation evaluation using compression molding
(2010-05-01)Wood Plastic Composites (WPCs) have experienced a healthy growth during the last decade. However, improvement in properties is necessary to increase their utility for structural applications. The toughness of WPCs can be ... -
Thermochemical energy storage systems: modelling, analysis and design
(2010-07-01)Thermal energy storage (TES) is an advanced technology for storing thermal energy that can mitigate environmental impacts and facilitate more efficient and clean energy systems. Thermochemical TES is an emerging method ... -
Second law analysis of a liquid cooled battery thermal management system for hybrid and electric vehicles
(2010-08-01)As hybrid and electric vehicles continue to evolve there is a need for better battery thermal management systems (BTMS), which maintain uniformity of operating temperature of the batteries in the vehicles. This thesis ... -
Design and Optimization of Intelligent PI Controllers (Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy) for HVDC Transmission System
(2010-08-01)This thesis deals with enhancing the performance of Fuzzy Logic (FL) based PI controllers for High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Systems (HVDC) by optimizing the key parameters i.e. membership functions (MFs) and ... -
Simulation of voltage source converter based shunt active filter in EMTP‐RV
(2010-08-01)The deterioration in power quality due to the increase in non linear loads has sparked a new interest in the filtering techniques used in transmission and distribution systems. Unlike passive filters, active filters are ... -
Modeling of voltage source converter based HVDC transmission system in EMTP-RV
(2010-08-01)Voltage Source Converter (VSC) applications include but are not limited to HVDC, Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices such as STATCOM, SSSC, UPFC and Wind generators and active filters. The VSC based HVDC system ... -
Integration of component-based frameworks with sensor modeling languages for the sensor web
(2010-08-01)The goal of this thesis is to develop an easily modifiable sensor system. To achieve this goal SensorML (an XML based sensor language) is combined with Java Beans (a component model language). An important part of SensorML ... -
Piezoelectric flexing and output voltage of a microchannel heat engine
(2010-08-01)In this thesis, a new model is formulated for a piezoelectric membrane and fluid motion in a microchannel heat engine. A new slug flow model is developed for droplet motion in a circular cross-section channel. The model ... -
Optomal three-time slot distributed beamforming for two-way relaying
(2010-08-01)In this study, we consider a relay network, with two transceivers and r relay nodes. We assume that each of relays and the two transceivers have a single antenna. For establishing the connection between these two transceivers, ... -
Optimal power minimization in two-way relay network with imperfect channel state information
(2010-08-01)We study a two-way amplify and forward relay network with two transceivers which communicate through a network of nr relays while there is no direct link between the two transceivers. Each relay is equipped with a single ... -
Analytical model for force prediction when machining metal matrix composites
(2010-09-01)Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) offer several thermo-mechanical advantages over standard materials and alloys which make them better candidates in different applications. Their light weight, high stiffness, and strength have ... -
Conversion of a scroll compressor to an expander for organic Rankine cycle: modeling and analysis
(2010-12-01)Conversion of a scroll compressor to an expander for organic Rankine Cycle: modeling and analysis -
Well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions and energy use analysis of hypothetical fleet of electrified vehicles in Canada and the U.S.
(2010-12-01)The shift to strong hybrid and electrified vehicle architectures engenders controversy and brings about many unanswered questions. It is unclear whether developed markets will have the infrastructure in place to support ... -
Risk-informed maintenance for non-coherent systems
(2010-12-01)Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) is a systematic and comprehensive methodology to evaluate risks associated with a complex engineered technological entity. The information provided by PSA has been increasingly implemented ... -
Model predictive control of wheeled mobile robots
(2010-12-01)The control of nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) has gained a lot of attention in the field of robotics over the past few decades as WMRs provide an increased range of motion resulting in a larger workspace. This ... -
Motion planning for multi-link robots with artificial potential fields and modified simulated annealing
(2010-12-01)In this thesis we present a hybrid control methodology using Artificial Potential Fields (APF) integrated with a modified Simulated Annealing (SA) optimization algorithm for motion planning of a multi-link robots team. The ... -
A Hybrid LCC-VSC HVDC Transmission System Supplying a Passive Load
(2010-12-01)High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems continue to be an excellent asset in modern power systems, mainly for their ability to overcome the problems of AC transmission, such as the interconnection of ... -
Investigation of sustainable hydrogen production from steam biomass gasification
(2010-12-01)Hydrogen is a by-product of the gasification process and it is environmentally friendly with respect to pollution and emission issues when it is derived from a CO2-neutral resource such as biomass. It is an energy carrier ...