L’utilisation des cellules dynamiques pour améliorer la performance d’une ligne d’assemblage mixte d’une entreprise réseau et des membres sa chaîne de valeur

Ce projet s’attaque au délai de livraison d’un réseau de fabricants des meubles en bois avec la simulation informatique. L’objectif est de répondre aux deux questions suivantes; ‘et si l’entreprise enlève ou ajoute un tel produit de sa ligne de montage, diminuera-t-elle son temps de passage?’ et ‘et si les fournisseurs changent leurs aménagements, diminueront-t-ils […]

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Bio-sourced reagents for the flotation of minerals in the mining industry

Many mineral ores are concentrated by froth flotation, a process that often uses toxic chemicals to selectively alter mineral surface properties. With increasing regulatory restrictions, the industry could face a dead end with no alternative reagents that are sufficiently efficient, low cost or environment friendly. It has been previously shown that peptides could selectively bind […]

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Arctic Bifacial Solar Photovoltaics

Northern Canada presents favorable conditions for bifacial solar installations due to typically higher albedo, caused by a high degree of snow cover, and low temperature, which is ideal for PV module efficiency. In addition, many northern and remote Canadian communities, including Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay, rely on diesel power. Bifacial solar presents a clean and […]

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Input-output Equation for Spherical Four-bar Linkages

Four-bar linkages, consisting of four rigid links coupled by revolute joints forming a closed chain, can be found in a variety of applications, such as windshield wipers, pumps, window cranks, suspension systems, robots, and extraterrestrial rovers just to name a few. Designers of such mechanical systems are commonly confronted with the task of determining the […]

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Hydraulic evolution of fractured porous media during hydraulic stimulation

Hydraulic stimulation is a technique that is being used to increase the productivity and efficiency of natural resources under the ground. Hydraulic fracturing is a hydraulic stimulation method, in which the water is being injected into a borehole and that creates additional fractures within the hard rock formations. This may extend the flow network within […]

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Modeling stable and unstable detonations with boundary layer induced flow divergence

The phenomenon of near-limit detonation propagation, where detonations have been experimentally observed to propagate at average speeds smaller than the ideal Chapman-Jouguet (CJ) detonation speeds, has attracted extensive efforts on determining the influencing mechanisms through application of simple models for predicting such velocity deficits. Despite the large number of attempts to experimentally investigate the dynamics […]

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Development of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Tool for Municipal Fleets

The City of Surrey has about 500 vehicles in its municipal fleet, ranging from light-duty passenger vehicles to heavy-duty commercial vehicles or trucks. Because of increasing political and public pressure to reduce carbon footprint from municipal fleets, the City is interested in finding viable low-carbon alternative fuel vehicles to their conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles. […]

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A robotic end-effector for surgical tool handoff

The goal of this research project is to establish a working robotic “hand”, or gripper, that will be able to perform surgical instrument handoff to operating room staff members during surgery. This project will involve a both McGill University and Kinova, the partner organization. Kinova will benefit from this project through increased collaboration with academia, […]

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Injection molding with laser-micromachined molds to fabricate biomimetic flow enhancing polymer parts

With this collaborative project we plan to proof that non-stick, self-emptying containers can be produced through molding the polymer with a laser-micromachined steel mold. Imparting a Nature-inspired functional microstructure through laser-machining onto metals is a well understood method developed in Prof. Kietzig’s lab. By using a laser-structured metal mold to form plastics, we will imprint […]

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Analyse de l’erreur du positionnement assisté par la métrologie 3D

Le projet envisagé, a pour cadre l’industrie manufacturière, plus précisément, les activités liées à l’assemblage des composants d’aéronefs et de véhicules de transport. De façon régulière dans ces secteurs, l’assemblage est effectué grâce à des gabarits dédiés à effectuer une seule tâche. Lorsque celle-ci doit être changée ou modifiée, le gabarit doit subir des modifications […]

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Feature-based and unified surface geometry processing for product modeling

With the combination of reverse engineering, shape modeling and feature-based design, there could be a huge opportunity in industry to achieve highly efficient and rapid design of products, such as car and aircraft bodies as well as the derived modules and parts. Modern CAD technology has enabled sophisticated surface modeling tools and application which are […]

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