Anesthesia is delivered to patients in vapour form, supplied via Mechanical ventilation in closed loop anesthesia circuit. This necessitates the removal of the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during respiration. Currently, anesthesia circuits use granulate-based CO2 absorbents that react with CO2 to remove it from the gas stream. However, anesthetic vapours also react with the chemical […]

This project explores how interaction designers can use physical objects to ‘sketch’ out ideas for interactive experiences. Just as a painter might first sketch his or her idea in pencil, interaction designers can use the objects in this toolkit to create 3D sketches of their ideas in the real world. Each of the objects is […]

Les logiciels actuels de DHM (Digital Human Modeling ou d’ergonomie virtuelle) destinés à la conception de situations de travail et de produits demeurent difficiles à utiliser ce qui en limite grandement l’utilisation par les concepteurs et les ergonomes. Pourtant, l’utilisation plus répandue de DHM permettrait d’en arriver à des environnements de travail plus sécuritaires et […]

Unmanned aerial vehicles (also known as drones) constitute a sector of the Canadian aerospace industry that is growing very rapidly. Because there is a broad range of applications for drones, there is also a wide variety of drone configurations. This, coupled with the small size of drones, leads to a scarcity of convenient rules-of-thumb and […]

Over the past 10 years, the commercial aircraft market has seen almost a tripling in the number of players while business aircraft manufacturers around the world have filled or narrowed segment gaps with clean sheet or major derivative products. In this new reality, product differentiation is becoming extremely challenging and gaining a distinct advantage in […]

Présentement, la localisation par vision artificielle pour des robots mobiles présente des difficultés, mais aussi beaucoup de potentiel. Les robots mobiles actuels se localisent principalement par des systèmes de localisation globale (GPS). Toutefois, ces systèmes ne sont pas accessibles dans tous les environnements (forêts, villes, décombres, etc.) et ne permettent pas de se positionner par […]

Les réseaux et les microréseaux électriques sont rarement accessibles pour effectuer des tests. Le recours à des simulateurs à temps réel est une solution efficace pour permettre l’étude de ces réseaux électriques. Le réalisme de ces simulateurs à temps réel est étroitement lié à la précision des modèles utilisés ainsi que leurs lois de commande. […]

This project will focus on using cameras to measure the rotation angle of a wood log in a sawmill production line. This work will involve updating a cart to move and rotate a wood log, setting up a camera to see the full path of the wood log, and writing a computer code to find […]

The proposal aims at improving the design process of a wingbox by focusing on the disciplines using the finite element model. The Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal will provide improvements on the aerodynamic loads, create topology optimzation set-up and tools for sizing the structure and develop an image-based methodology for monitoring and measuring the deformation of […]

Ce projet de recherche a été mis sur pied pour répondre à une problématique émergente de préoccupation mondiale portant spécifiquement sur l’élimination des résidus médicamenteux issus des eaux usées d’hôpitaux. Ces contaminants sont à l’origine de nombreuses perturbations de la faune aquatique et constituent de plus un risque pour la santé humaine. Le traitement à […]

Passive optical networks (PON) are a key technology to provide broadband Internet services to personal and business users through high-speed fibre cables. This technology has been deployed worldwide for local and access networks. In order to accommodate the drastically increased data volume, the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has recently defined a 40-Gb/s capacity PON system. […]

Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell production facility must condition rolls of catalyst coated membrane [CCM] material to specific humidity and temperature conditions before using CCM in the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell manufacturing process. Rolls of CCM material are conditioned in a clean room for a fixed time upon delivery to the facility. The fixed time conditioning […]