Due to increasing demands for novel services, advancements in non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are seen as an effective solution to complement terrestrial networks (TNs) in under-served areas. However, the high mobility of new users, e.g., autonomous cars, in addition to that of NTN platforms, will cause extreme signal fluctuations. The latter will lead to radio link […]

Dans le cadre d’un projet sur l’extrusion, un besoin de documentation des propriétés mécaniques de profilés est présenté par le LOPFA et pourrait intéresser un élève d’école d’ingénieur en stage. Dans le cadre de ce stage, l’étudiant devra caractériser l’anisotropie de profilés extrudés en alliages d’aluminium (AA6063 et 6082). Pour se faire, il faudra réaliser […]

Metallic materials have been used in various applications such as gas sensors, space lubrication, and power transmission. Under different environmental conditions, materials can have vastly different friction properties. Understanding the wear and friction properties of materials is imperative for determining suitable materials for different applications, although oftentimes poses a challenge. Recently, the Colas Group developed […]

Current spacecraft rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking systems typically rely on human-monitored or controlled Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems. This project focuses on an autonomous GNC system specifically for spacecraft rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking applications. Autonomous systems are advantageous as they allow for operation without human intervention, do not rely on intermittent communication […]

Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada have all initiated projects on Additive Manufacturing processes. Although applications are different, all companies are facing the same challenges including the lack of a mature certification path and a mature Canadian supply chain. In order to accelerate the maturation of this technology, we […]

Given the high mobility and flexible deployment of UAVs, this technology has evolved as a key enabler of several applications such as aerial cargo delivery and precision agriculture. However, with the advancement of its payload, including storage and computing capabilities, UAVs can handle critical services such as road traffic monitoring, accident prediction, and vehicular traffic/task […]

This project is to enable groups of people to better brainstorm decisions in which people can have divergent opinions. Building on ValueCharts that lets people input their utility, we will build a tool that lets decision makers explore the space of the expressed opinion to see where there are differences and whether they matter to […]

The primary role of the lubrication system of aero-engines is to remove the excess heat generated by the movement of the bearings, gears and shafts. An aircraft engine has bearing chambers to contain the oil used for lubrication and excess heat removal. Inefficient scavenging of the oil out of the bearing chamber can result in […]

Autonomous flying vehicles are the future of aerospace industry. They require a robust trajectory tracking algorithm capable of finding an optimal solution in real-time. Optimal control, such as Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) is a powerful technique which can handle the nonlinearities of a system by including the restrictions and constraints of its states and […]

This project deals with the continuation of a project at Concordia University in 2020 via Mitacs Globalink research award. The project investigated different manufacturing scenarios of a thermoplastic skin/grind structure using automated fiber placement (AFP) in the Concordia Center for Composites labs. The thermoplastic skin/grin structure was successfully fabricated via AFP in-situ consolidation. Now, this […]

Les objectifs de ce projet de recherche sont : 1. Programmer un prototype d’application CPDLC tel qu’implémenté sur le Airbus A380 (version A); 2. Développer un prototype de la nouvelle application CPDLC selon les maquettes conçues par notre équipe (version B); 3. Programmer l’interface CPDLC du contrôleur aérien pour la réception et l’envoi de message; […]

With the abundance of data in the current era of the industrial revolution, it would be essential to have software with offline data security features to perform data-based analysis of equipment life by identifying the factors affecting equipment failure, which leads to the loss of production. Therefore, this project aims to develop software that can […]