This project deals with the development of three applications of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research aiming at improving the cost, response time and flexibility of production cost assessment, process planning and production at Nétur. Nétur manufactures high precision parts for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in the aerospace industry, such as Pratt & Whitney. Data mining […]

Dental caries affects the majority of the world’s population and causes tooth decay and loss. Bacteria in the mouth cause this disease. Sugar consumption plays a role in causing these bacteria to make acid that results in dental caries. Studies have shown that a type of sugar alcohol, called xylitol, can help prevent this disease. […]

During External-Beam Radiotherapy in cancer therapy, Bolus, a thick sheet of flexible material, is used to cover the skin surface in order to minimize damage healthy tissues. A significant problem of using bolus is air gaps generated between the bolus and patient’s skin if an inaccurate shape of bolus was made. In this research, an […]

Electric motors for traction applications come in many types, but in-hub induction motor with concentrated winding is not one of them. This specific configuration is of high interest for Nordresa – an electric truck manufacturer based in Montréal, Canada. In effect, this motor type presents numerous advantages: because of the concentrated winding and the absence […]

Existing methods and techniques for process mapping will be considered to develop a process framework which will be adapted to perform analysis and provide improvements to the process. Analysis techniques will be applied to detect redundant, duplicated or misaligned process activities. Results will provide means to assess and evaluate the discrepancies between the actual and […]

There is a desperate need for a fast, non-contact, non-invasive, safe and accurate technique that can measure oxygen saturation, oxygen metabolic activity and multilayered histology-like information. Oxygen saturation and oxygen metabolic activity play a vital role in understanding several diseases including early tumour and vision loss diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, when the oncologic care team […]

La société Enercon, produit des éoliennes et par la suite opère les centrales qui ont été installés, pour garantir le bon fonctionnement de celles-ci. L’un des enjeux à surmonter pour la maintenance d’une centrale éolienne est la prédiction des défaillances, afin d’intervenir le plus rapidement possible et de limiter le temps d’arrêt des turbines. La […]

Stelia Amérique du Nord (Stelia) est une entreprise du secteur aérospatial qui offre différents services, produits et composants de haute technologie aux grands donneurs d’ordres comme Airbus et Bombardier. Stelia opère deux importantes usines en Amérique du Nord et achète globalement environ 14.000 pièces et composants spécifiques et standards. L’objectif de ce projet est d’aider […]

Algae-C is a company specialized in algal biomass production. It enables on-site production of algae for a wide variety of sectors (aquaculture, nutraceutical, cosmetic and biofuel). To date, many fuels, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products are extracted from plants. These valuable plant natural products (PNPs) are often produced in low quantities in plants and extraction methods […]

Pour délivrer des médicaments, les formulations solides à administration orale sont préférées par les patients et l’industrie pharmaceutique. De plus, les excipients sont préférablement des polymères biocompatibles d’origine naturelle. Les propriétés spécifiques des excipients (solubilité, susceptibilité aux enzymes gastro-intestinales) peuvent rendre difficile l’utilisation d’un seul polymère pour la livraison de l’actif à chaque segment du […]

Clearcut logging and acid deposition affect plants, lichens and slugs (lichen consumers) and may facilitate the introduction and spread of alien invasive slugs, which can increase grazing pressures on at-risk lichens. The main research goal of this project is to improve our understanding of how clearcutting practices affect herbs and slugs and facilitate both the […]

Un équipement sous pression est un réservoir ou une conduite conçue pour contenir des gaz ou des liquides à une pression nettement différente de la pression atmosphérique. Ce type d’équipement peut être fabriqué, entre autres, en métal ou en matériau composite. La production de ces équipements évolue de manière très significative et le développement informatique […]