L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier et améliorer les performances d’un rotor de queue d’hélicoptère novateur. Le concept à l’étude fait usage de plusieurs hélices fixées sur des moteurs électriques pour générer une poussée. Ce concept se veut intéressant pour plusieurs raisons notamment la réduction des émissions sonores, la réduction de la consommation énergétique et […]

Fleetmetrica is a new business startup that offers an innovative and patent-pending technology called SafetyMonitor for monitoring and controlling fleet safety of large commercial vehicles. Fleetmetrica has achieved success with initial fleets, including improved driver habits using their product and are interested in formally quantifying the effectiveness of their technology. Fleetmetrica is also interested in […]

Oil sand tailings could take ages to naturally dewater enough to be reclaimed. Finding ways to accelerate dewatering fluid tailings is crucial to improving overall reclamation planning and performance. The goal of the proposed project is to establish a new thermoanalytical technique for quantification and analysis of free and bound water contents in both individual […]

La pandémie COVID-19 offre une occasion unique d’observer l’impact d’un facteur exogène qui crée une grande incertitude dans la gestion des entreprises, d’une part, et génère des conditions pouvant avoir un impact sur la santé mentale (ex. confinement prolongé, perte d’un emploi, peur de la maladie, etc.), d’autre part. Comprendre comment les entrepreneurs vont affronter […]

Malgré la forte croissance des protéines émergentes et alternatives, la consommation de protéines conventionnelles telles que issues de l’œuf continue d’augmenter. Le jaune d’œuf reste très peu valorisé du fait de ces propriétés fonctionnelles limitées. Néanmoins, dernièrement, des travaux ont démontré que l’application des hautes pressions hydrostatiques (HPH – technologie mature et à faible impact […]

Just as every computer needs a processor, every processor needs a cooling system. Without one, the significant heat generated by the processor will overheat the system. As time has advanced, this heating issue has only become more critical, thus necessitating the advent of more effective cooling solutions. Microgaps, which pass coolant through, as the name […]

The surgical practices involving fat are constantly evolving at the cutting edge of technology. Procedures involving fat manipulation, such as liposuction, contain a degree of subjectivity which is mainly guided by the surgeon’s visual or tactile perception of the underlying fat. This lack of subjectivity raises an important issue regarding the surgeon’s ability to replicate […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our lives in the same way as the advent of the Internet and cellular phones has done. However, it takes thousands of CPUs and GPUs, and many weeks to train the neural networks in AI hardware. Traditional CPUs, GPUs, and brain-inspired electronics will not be powerful enough to train the […]

There is a need for research on electronic CBT (eCBT) in real-world settings, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic as access to face-to-face treatment is limited. Understanding the challenges in delivering eCBT will be crucial for improving access to care during the current pandemic, and in preparing a response to future pandemics. The intern will lead […]

Shape memory alloys are materials which, when cooled are easily stretched, but when heated, return to its previously “remembered” shape with a high force. This allows for a simple heat engine to be made, which can use hot and cold sources to create motion and do work. The amount of work that can be done […]

Currently, the service provided by GRAD4 has an interface for visualization of CAD models. However, there is still room for improvement in speed and comprehensibility for the users: both manufacturers and buyers. The main challenge of implementing the improvements is in relatively high computational cost of such visualizations: while a regular PC handles such task […]

In recent years, automation has become more accessible to small- and medium-sized businesses, leading to an increase in popularity of ultra-compact and easy-to-integrate industrial robot arms like Mecademic’s Meca500. However, because of their size constraints, it is harder for these robots to accurately follow a programmed path. This research project aims to improve the path-tracking […]