Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Title
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Design and development of hydrophobic and protective polymer-based spray coatings for treating glass surfaces in building and automotive applications
(2019-08-01)Glass surfaces in buildings and vehicles are susceptible to two common problems: unrestricted energy transmittance of light-waves resulting in increased HVAC costs, and reduced visibility as a consequence of wetting during ... -
Design and development of multifunctional energy harvesting and storage systems for sensor applications
(2011-06-01)This research focuses on the design and development of multifunctional components intended to provide three basic functions: (i) power generation, (ii) power storage, and (iii) structural support. They are made of composite ... -
Design and development of side underride protection devices (SUPD) for heavy vehicles
(2014-04-01)There exists a large mismatch between the bumper of a passenger vehicle and the ground clearance of heavy vehicles. During collisions between the car and the side of the heavy vehicle, a large amount of intrusion is observed ... -
Design and evaluation of a hybrid multi-task learning model for optimizing deep reinforcement learning agents
(2021-04-01)Driven by recent technological advancements within the artificial intelligence domain, deep learning has emerged as a promising representation learning technique. This in turn has given rise to the evolution of deep ... -
Design and evaluation of GAN-based models for adversarial training robustness in deep learning
(2023-04-01)Adversarial attacks show one of the generalization issues of current deep learning models on special distribution shifted data. The adversarial samples generated by the attack algorithm can introduce malicious behavior to ... -
Design and evaluation of integrated waste to energy multigenerational systems
(2022-04-01)This thesis study develops three renewable energy-based waste-to-energy multigeneration systems and examine them thermodynamically and economically. The first system uses solar-based energy and animal manure waste, and the ... -
Design and evaluation of solar and geothermal energy systems integrated with Cu-Cl cycle
(2020-09-01)This thesis study proposes solar and geothermal based three multigeneration systems. System 1 consists of a bifacial photovoltaic (BiPV) plant, multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination unit and, proton exchange membrane ... -
Design and implementation of a component-based distributed system for text mining in social networks
(2016)This report presents the design and implementation of a component-based distributed system for text mining in social networks. The system consists of three main types of components, data collection, data processing and ... -
Design and implementation of an automated gamma probe for jet boring uranium mining.
(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 ... -
Design and implementation process for controls integration using CAN bus on a full function electric vehicle conversion
(2014-03-01)From the electrical engineering perspective, this thesis addresses the design and implementation of the conversion process from a hybrid electric to a full function electric vehicle (FFEV). The architecture selection process ... -
Design and optimization of a compliant parallel robotic surgical instrument with multifunctional forceps for minimally invasive surgery
(2015-11-01)Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) technique has seen its great success in the last few decades due to its significant advantages compared to the traditional open surgeries. This technique requires only a few 10 mm incisions ... -
Design and optimization of a macro-micro manipulator featuring a 3-UPS compliant parallel mechanism
(2016-10-01)Micromanipulation in microtechnology is highly needed for microfabrication and biomedical applications. Specifically, high manipulation resolution combined with accurate macromotions plays a more crucial role especially ... -
Design and optimization of a three-fingered robot hand
(2011-04-01)Humanoid robots have proven to be very useful and could revolutionize the way humans live. Knowing human anatomy and behaviour helps improve a robotic mechanisms ability to perform human tasks. The following thesis introduces ... -
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 ... -
Design and simulation of MEMS-based insulin micro-pump with integrated micro-needle array
(2015-11-01)One of the most effective treatments for diabetes type 1 and 2 is the administering Insulin. Single needle mechanical insulin pumps are heavy and painful. A generation of micro-needle-based MEMS-based drug delivery devices ... -
Design and validation of active trailer steering systems for articulated heavy vehicles using driver-hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation
(2015-08-01)To improve the low-speed maneuverability and high-speed lateral stability of Double Trailer Articulated Heavy Vehicles (DTAHVs), an Active Trailer Steering (ATS) system has been designed. To date, investigations on ATS ... -
Design and validation of high speed active trailer steering system for articulated heavy vehicle
(2016-01-01)Articulated heavy duty vehicles are widely used around the world for its economic and environmental benefits. A-train double is one of the most popular heavy duty vehicles in Canada. Despite its advantages, the spread of ... -
Design and verification of situation-aware real-time systems
(2018-12-01)A real-time system (RTS) is usually well-defined and operates based on a specific model defined during system design. However, the RTS can interact with different objects from its environment and needs to satisfy a number ... -
Design automation and QoS requirements preservation for multiprocessor embedded systems
(2019-07-01)The number of processors is increasing in embedded systems but the usefulness of parallel computation is not better leveraged due to the inflexibility of design and implementation for multiprocessor embedded system ... -
Design considerations for fixed node assisted multi-hop mobile sensor networks
(2015-10-01)Node mobility in Wireless Sensor Network poses a challenge to the routing protocol; it causes link breakages and disconnections between the nodes. This instability in the network leads to a drop in the successful transmission ...