This research project investigates methods for detecting damage and breakage in fibers used in fiber-reinforced polymer composite pressure piping. Of primary interest is Acoustic Emission (AE) technology to isolate and identify damage types and corresponding AE features for fiber reinforcement rupturing when exposed service loads and different environmental conditions. Sound signals produced by fiber rupture […]

Graduate students working on the NSERC RDC program titled: Clutched redundant Rotary Motors for Aircraft Primary Flight Control will have the opportunity to pursue their respective research projects at the locations of the two industrial partners supporting the project. Bell Helicopter will accept 5 fulltime 4 months internships and Bombardier will accept 4 fulltime 4 […]

High channel count sensor and actuator devices are needed to tackle a growing number of functions in aircrafts. With traditional avionics technology, connecting these devices results in bulky wiring bundles. The stringent safety standard of avionic systems requires redundant installation of all components on board, which further exacerbates the situation. Moreover, in new avionic systems, […]

The internship for each student will be under the supervision of Gilles Bourque PhD, the Combustion Research and Technology Team Leader. Mr Bourque has been working for the past 12 years at RR Canada of which 10 in the Combustion department. The student will be an integral part of his team and as such will […]

L’hiver présente des conditions de route difficiles pour les véhicules autonomes: présence de neige, de glace. La chaussée devient alors glissante et dangereuse pour la navigation. Le principal défi de ce projet de recherche concerne la mise au point d’une méthode d’identification et d’estimation du taux de glissement (mouvement non-contrôlé du véhicule dans la direction […]

Safety critical software systems such as those that control nir navigntion nre subject to very high standards of quality. They need to explicitly provide system requirements nnd make sure there nre enough test cases that nssure an acceptable level of quality, per requirement. However, with the current fnst pace ofsollworo development, sometimes the program and […]

True North Marine is a Montreal based consulting company offering services on route selection and analysis to ocean going vessels. Current practice is finding shortest time routes. The IMO (International Maritime Organization) is implementing new regulations as of January 1st 2020, requiring vessels to burn fuel with much lower sulphur content (drop from 3.5% to […]

Atmospheric water harvesting allows arid regions with low rainfall or unsustainable/expensive groundwater resources to collect fresh water from the air to meet their needs. Typical water harvesting methods rely on a simple principle: humid air is forced through a mesh net, where water condenses and droplets drain away through gravity. However, these traditional approaches face […]

The intern will research and develop an Energy Harvesting Device (EHD) prototype. This device will be used to power a Cargo Security Device (CSD) as well as charge the battery for the CSD. The reason for the battery is that the proposed EHD will not produce energy at all times but the CSD needs to […]

The main objective of this internship is to build a software tool, which will be incorporated on board a test aircraft, in order to indicate to the pilot areas where the cosmic radiation intensity and energy could affect the immunity of electronic modules installed onboard aircraft. For analysis and design purposes, the measurement system inside […]

The basic objective of the proposed research is to undertake diagnostic assessment of critical airport systems, specifically the baggage handling system, passenger boarding tunnels and pedestrian bridges using vibration measurements. The underlying premise is that the overall health of these systems is manifested in their vibration measurements. By undertaking such an interrogation, it will be […]

Sustainable public transfer systems are getting a lot of attention, and many organizations are transforming their fleets into systems that rely on alternative fuels; the Electric Vehicle (EV) being most popular. The environmental, geopolitical and financial advantages of EV vehicles are well studied; however, security of these systems is not given full attention. The most […]