Design optimization of barricades made of waste rocks

Stope backfilling with mining wastes has witnessed an increasing trend in the mining industry. Prior to filling underground stopes, barricades must be constructed at the base near the entrance of the stopes to retain backfill slurry. Over the past years, a number of barricade failures have been reported. The consequences associated with a barricade failure […]

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Développement d’une méthodologie d’analyse en temps réel de l’état des connexions boulonnées d’un simulateur de vol

Les simulateurs de vols sont devenus des instruments indispensables pour former les pilotes et membres d’équipages. Le leader mondial dans la conception de ces simulateurs est CAE, une entreprise Canadienne comptant plus de 10 000 salariées. Cependant, afin de garder une longueur d’avance sur ses concurrents, il est nécessaire de constamment ajouter de nouvelles fonctionnalités […]

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Multiproduct production routing problem under vehicle capacity uncertainty

This project aims at providing new and tractable models and solution procedures to optimize production, inventory, distribution and routing decisions simultaneously. This type of problem, commonly called Production Routing Problem (PRP), is especially important in the context of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), in which the supplier manages the inventories of retailers and decides on the […]

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Développement d’une plateforme dynamique d’aide à l’élaboration et la gestion assistées de plans d’intervention du réseau de l’éducation, de la santé et des services sociaux en utilisant de l’intelligence artificielle

Le plan d’intervention du réseau de l’éducation ou de santé ou de services sociaux consiste à définir un système de recommandation impliquant une planification d’actions visant à favoriser le développement et la réussite d’un jeune qui requiert, en raison d’une difficulté ou d’une déficience, la mise en place d’actions coordonnées. Cette planification, qui est réalisée […]

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Developing a Submaximal EMG-Assisted Subject-Specific Musculoskeletal Model of the Spine: Combined Computational and Experimental Study

There is no direct way to measure spinal loads, and existing methods are indirect and invasive; alternatively, musculoskeletal models can predict spinal loads accurately and economically. Existing musculoskeletal models of spine substantially simplify the spine and/or use optimization algorithms to estimate muscle forces. Thus, we aim to develop a subject-specific musculoskeletal model of the spine […]

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Developing a Submaximal EMG-Assisted Subject-Specific Musculoskeletal Model of the Spine: Combined Computational and Experimental Study – Year two

There is no direct way to measure spinal loads, and existing methods are indirect and invasive; alternatively, musculoskeletal models can predict spinal loads accurately and economically. Existing musculoskeletal models of spine substantially simplify the spine and/or use optimization algorithms to estimate muscle forces. Thus, we aim to develop a subject-specific musculoskeletal model of the spine […]

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Distributed and Decentralized Optimization for Electricity Consumption Flexibilities and Network Constraints

In the context of the “Smart Grid”, the exploitation of electricity consumption flexibilities will be a key lever in the optimization of the electric system. It can help to limit power demand peaks, increase the share of renewable energy and limit network infrastructure investments. Consumption flexibilities, which are offered by many residential consumers, are distributed […]

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Few-shot Generative Adversarial Networks

The most successful computer vision approaches are based on deep learning architectures, which typically require a large amount of labeled data. This can be impractical or expensive to acquire. Therefore, few-shot learning techniques were proposed to learn new concepts with just one or few annotated examples. However, unsupervised methods such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) […]

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Advanced Multi-camera vehicle identification, tracking and geo-localization system

The proposed project proposes design solutions for a Multi-camera vehicle identification, tracking and geo-localization system. The systems is constrained to use video streams from inexpensive surveillance cameras, and leverages image recognition software trained to detect and track vehicles in a controlled area. This will allow apps to pinpoint vehicles easily and reliably. Such technology works […]

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Réduction des risques liés aux troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS) et aux vibrations main-bras lors d’activités d’ébavurage chez Héroux-Devtek Inc. – Part 2

La recherche vise à développer un poste de travail incluant des outils manuels, des méthodes de travail, des dispositifs de maintien des pièces, d’aspiration des poussières, et d’éclairage qui permettent de réduire les facteurs de risques à la santé et à la sécurité des travailleurs dans une usine de remise à neuf de pièces de […]

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