In open pit mining, planning production phases, i.e. pushbacks, significantly affects the profitability. Generating practical pushbacks is a complex and time consuming task, mostly due to the difficulty of adhering to the geometric constraints of the mining operation such as the minimum width, the smoothness of the pit shell, and continuity of each pushback. A […]

Cycling is a mode of transportation that is increasing in popularity in Brazil. Within a city, there are many different complexities due to geography and design that can lead to the accumulation of air pollution in certain areas. Cyclists, being so close to cars, are more susceptible to breathing in air with higher concentrations of […]

Rupture of cerebral aneurysms often leads to mortality or sever morbidity in most cases. Pathogenesis of aneurysms has been attributed to abnormal flow-induced forces that act on the vessel walls. These forces are typically measured by first recreating patient’s aneurysm model from medical images, and, afterwards, using these as input for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) […]

Sensing technologies require the deployment and maintenance of complex and large infrastructures. This research proposal is focused on people’s activity recognition technologies though existing Wi-Fi infrastructures. The information gathered by this technology can be applied to different industries like home automation, security systems, etc. In the future, this technology will powered applications in the home […]

Le projet a pour but de développer une méthodologie globale permettant d’élaborer des systèmes pronostics intelligents. Cette méthodologie inclura deux aspects : une approche pronostic générique hybride (mécanismes de dégradation, données diagnostiques et connaissances d’expert) et des méthodologies d’aide à la décision (analyse des incertitudes du modèle, sélection d’algorithmes IA, génération d’indicateurs ciblés). Ceci permettra […]

Les mines en exploitation doivent se soumettre à des directives environnementales en ce qui a trait à la qualité de leurs effluents. La non-toxicité aquatique, pour la truite arc-en-ciel et les daphnies, est un des critères essentiels, alors que l’azote ammoniacal est l’un des principaux paramètres responsables, même à faible concentration. Ses sources sont l’eau […]

Ce projet vise à sélectionner, caractériser et usiner des pièces en aluminium à faible expansion thermique pour des applications spatiales en remplacement des pièces dont la performance et les coûts de fabrication ne sont plus satisfaisants. Différents alliages incluant ceux à base de silicium sont pressentis pour ce projet, mais il y a soit un […]

Dans différents outils de conception assistée par ordinateur (CAO), dont CATIA, il est possible d’intégrer un mannequin humain dans une maquette numérique à des fins de simulations. Pour intégrer un mannequin humain au sein d’une maquette numérique, il est nécessaire de le positionner adéquatement. Le positionnement des mains du mannequin sur l’objet à saisir constitue […]

The NWMO is designing an engineered barrier system to contain and isolate highly radioactive used nuclear fuel from people and the environment in Canada. Used nuclear fuel is hazardous to humans for millennia. The millennia design life of the engineered barrier system necessitates the use of computer models to predict their evolution. The results of […]

Eye diseases, such as dry eye syndrome, affect about 15% of the population. Eye drop formulations are the most common way to treat eye diseases, but patients struggle with the multiple daily applications required and the resulting side effects. Our goal is to develop an eye drop formulation that requires less frequent application using nanoparticle […]

Timber I-joists are very common for construction of residential and small scale commercial buildings around the world. Timber I-joists are commonly known as engineered I-joist due to utilization of engineered wood products (such as Oriented Strand Board (OSB) or Plywood as web materials and timber as flange materials) for manufacturing of I-joist. These engineered I-joists […]

A novel diesel fuel Ignition Quality Tester (IQT™) was developed by Advanced Engine Technology Ltd. (AET) to provided fast, precise, and reliable measurements of Cetane number, which can be obtained by measuring the ignition delay from the start of diesel fuel injection to the point of combustion. The current testing system using IQT™ requires extensive […]