This research addresses the issue of self-tapping screw (STS) failures resulting from the swelling of mass timber products during the installation process or service. STS is a common type of fastener used for connecting timber members. Since mass timber products are relatively new, there is a lack of specific design guidelines for STS in the […]

Une quantité importante de matières organiques résiduelles, issues de diverses sources telles que l’agriculture, l’industrie agroalimentaire, et d’autres secteurs, est générée dans la région d’Abitibi- Témiscamingue. La valorisation de ces déchets au sein des processus de production favorise l’intégration de l’économie circulaire, visant à rendre les processus industriels durables et respectueux de l’environnement. La réutilisation […]

This project in collaboration with Oxford University focuses on improving how robots work together through coarse Collaborative Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). SLAM technology is crucial for autonomous navigation, allowing robots to map and understand their surroundings while providing real-time localization estimates. The coarse approach we aim to develop would simplify how robots map their […]

The need to reduce fossil fuel use is urgent, especially in sectors that produce a lot of greenhouse gases like heavy-duty road transportation. This is necessary because of increasing energy demand, urbanization, and global climate change. In Canada alone, more than $30 billion is spent yearly on fuel for heavy vehicles, resulting in a large […]

Le projet CANberries développe et intègre des technologies agrivoltaïques et thermiques (pompe à chaleur, biomasse, stockage thermique et aérogéothermie) dans une serre solaire passive pour produire des framboises biologiques pendant 9 mois de l’année, d’octobre à juin. Chaque sous-composant cible un défi spécifique et fonctionne en symbiose: conditions de croissance optimales, faible consommation d’énergie, gestion […]

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Les mesures par contact des vibrations structurelles sont effectuées traditionnellement à l’aide d’accéléromètres. Les mesures de vibrations sans contact ont été initiées avec la vibrométrie laser Doppler, mais le nombre d’applications à des excitation transitoires reste limité car la vibrométrie nécessite une opération de scan. Les techniques photographiques, comme la déflectométrie ou la corrélation d’images […]

Development of an ultrasonic detector for detecting partial discharges (PD) across high voltage insulators or electrical connections

(UAV) and a network of ground/aerial control stations for long range communications to connect various remote places of Northern Canada. The main goal of this project is to design, test and implement a robust communication subsystem for such a vehicle to maintain a long range communication with a required data throughput. Most of the civilian […]

While most of the literature focuses directly on cellular response to biomaterials, cell attachment and behaviour is mediated by the proteins attached to the material. The composition and characteristics of such proteins is dependent on the substrates’ properties, both chemical, physical and mechanical. However, how surface characteristics control protein-material interactions still requires further investigation. The […]

Harvesting wheat grains require that the plant be cut from the stem and threshed. When the stem (straw) of the wheat bend due to pest and other factors, losses are incurred during harvesting. To minimize losses, breeders have developed pest-resistant wheat (solid stemmed) as compared to the hollow stemmed. The solid stemmed varieties may lead […]

This project proposal describes a new approach for the design, implementation, and testing of a robust flight control for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such as a hexcopter. The motivation for this work is driven by the limitations of the current commercial controllers (e.g., the difficulty to deal with variable payloads and challenging environments). This […]