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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
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Engineering
1%
Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of a CSA Standard on Geotechnical Design for Buildings

The National Building Code of Canada (and hence Canada) currently lacks an enforceable minimum safety standard for the design of its foundations. It is becoming increasingly apparent to the geotechnical community that the lack of a minimum standard of practice for such a critical component of each building, its foundation, leads to either inefficient designs, and so a waste of limited funds, or to designs which fall below a societally acceptable level of safety. At the moment, building foundations in Canada are designed using either manuals or codes of practice from other jurisdictions (e.g., the Eurocode), so that there is no enforceable minimum safety standard for building foundations in Canada.
A task group of the National Building Code of Canada has developed a geotechnical design code which will eventually become a CSA Standard on Geotechnical Design for Buildings. The only remaining need now is the calibration of the code design factors required to achieve minimum safety levels for building foundations. The objective of this research project is to determine the required design factors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Fenton

Student:

Gennaro Esposito

Partner:

Canadian Standards Association

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Concrete Slab-On-Grade Analysis for Slab-Mounted Jib Cranes

Various industries and warehouse operations often need free-standing jib cranes to be installed on the floor. Industrial floors typically consist of unreinforced or very lightly reinforced concrete slabs poured directly on the ground which may not have sufficient strength to support the crane. Improper design may result in severe cracking which raises concrete durability issues or catastrophic collapse which could endanger lives. The project will develop a design software to assist engineers design slab-mounted jib cranes based on an in depth theoretical and numerical study of concrete slab behaviour. This project will help broaden the portfolio and profitability of crane and material handling system manufacturers as well as help a large number of industries that require the use of slab-mounted jib cranes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eugene Kim

Student:

Kington Chu

Partner:

Engineered Lifting Systems

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Field Test and Model Validation of an Actively Controlled Seat Suspension System

There is a chance of loss of control, health complications and fatigue caused by the impact forces and vibrations transmitted form the vehicle body to the passengers. The main objective of this research is to conduct the field tests of the active suspension, which was designed, patented, simulated, and tested in the laboratory in previous steps in order to validate the model of the system and enable optimization of the control algorithms of the suspension. The field tests will validate the modeling and laboratory testing results, and prove the performance of the designed system in practice and in the final application environment based on relevant standards. The previously developed software and hardware will be tested and necessary changes will be applied to reach the final product ready for being used by the customers of the partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Qiao Sun

Student:

Iurii Storozhenko

Partner:

Beasley Marine Engineering

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

High Efficiency GaN RF Power Amplifiers for 5G and Beyond Applications

This research project will be a collaborative effort to explore, understand, and capitalize on the growing market shift from Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductors (LDMOS) to Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based radio units in the base station market, which is ever-growing with the increased demand for 5G. The intern will be trained on simulation, measurement, design, and development tools that will allow for a comprehensive analysis of these GaN-based units. The intern will learn valuable practical design skills that are complementary to her theoretical work and Recon-RF will benefit from a proven technique that will answer their needs for future designs. Between this upskilling and the candidate’s current Master’s thesis work, along with the expertise and resources offered by Recon-RF, the collaboration will demonstrate advanced waveform engineering products that are guaranteed to have a large impact in the base station and 5G market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamed Helaoui

Student:

Akshita Tangri

Partner:

Recon RF

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Bond dependent shear behaviour of hollow core plank core plugs

Hollow core planks are used as floor systems in some structures. These planks are precast offsite of the structure and shipped to the building site for installation. They rely on the use of prestressing steel to help span large distances with minimal depth. The planks have several large voids in the interior of the concrete cross-section which results in a lower weight, more efficient structural element. These voids can cause strength problems in some circumstances, but this is mitigated by selectively filling the voids with concrete after casting of the planks. This research project studies the effect of casting the void fill plugs at different times after the construction of the planks on the strength of the system. A series of experimental tests of planks with various void fill scenarios will be tested to failure and the results will be used to provide design guidance and construction best practices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Lloyd

Student:

Taylor Quinlan

Partner:

Strescon Limited

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Path planning, Navigation, and Control of the tractor-trailer type Autonomous Vehicles at the Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS)

The project’s overall objective is to design, develop, and implement path planning and object avoidance algorithms for an autonomous Cart Puller (Tractor-Trailer) vehicle, developed by Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS) Inc. Cart puller is an autonomous tractor-trailer type vehicle designed to operate in out-door and in-door nursery farms and greenhouses efficiently. They are used for moving planted pots fully autonomously. The Robotic Operating System (ROS) and STM32 microcontroller will be used to develop the high-level and machine-level control strategies, respectively. The partner organization, Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS) located in Burnaby, BC, Canada, is a custom robotics company that creates customized autonomous robotic solutions for real world problems. In particular, the focus of the company is on design and development of unmanned systems to be used in nursery farms and greenhouses. There is no other place better than BC, Canada to start developing innovative solutions for autonomy in handling planted pots in horticultural industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehran Mehrandezh

Student:

Behnam Moradi

Partner:

Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Sector:

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Measuring Charity Impact Value Using Social Return on Investment: The Value of Implementing Experiential Sustainable Development Goal Learning into Children’s Activities

Scouts Canada is adapting programing to align more closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research project will measure the amount of change in SDG awareness and behaviours of the participants and volunteers of the program. These outcomes will be monetized into a Social Return on Investment that compares the value of the outcomes to the input costs.
All organizations around the globe are being called to help achieve the global SDG targets. Through this research project, Scouts Canada will obtain: a better understanding of if new SDG programming achieves desired outcomes and what activities contribute most to achieving the outcomes; financial valuation estimates of the outcomes; comparisons of the financial valuations of outcomes to the input costs in a summary SROI metric; and measures that inform scouting parents and funders of scout programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Herremans

Student:

Vanessa Anne Brown

Partner:

Scouts Canada

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Study the recovery of gold from mine tailings using a novel clean technology.

AJ Min Inc. is developing a technology to recover gold from tailings material. The technology is a novel combination of older and newer technologies and is not currently patented. The technology requires little energy, little to no reagents and little to no additional water. Past testwork has indicated that this technology can recover significant amounts of gold from some tailings material, and that the recovered gold can be upgraded. This project will build on past testwork to evaluate if the recovered gold can be upgraded sufficiently to be potentially commercially viable. In addition, empirical models will be developed from the testwork to describe the performance and capabilities of the technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Yuxuan (Henry) Zhang

Partner:

AJ Min Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding Erosion Sensitivity in the Etobicoke Creek Watershed

The Etobicoke Creek watershed is heavily urbanized with erosion issues due to the high amount of impervious cover and creek channelization. This research will help to better understand the current erosion sensitivities and risks within the watershed for inclusion in a comprehensive watershed plan that will inform municipal land use and infrastructure planning.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce MacVicar

Student:

Elli Papangelakis

Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Test package for digital microfluidic electrochemiluminescence assays

Portable medical tests that could be used in the clinic or at the patient’s home significantly reduce the time it takes to get a diagnostic result. To make them portable, miniaturized fluid handling systems are used to control and automate the test procedure. By combining these tests with sensitive detection strategies, we can use small volumes of samples, such as a finger prick of blood. Verv Tec of Sudbury Ontario is developing the next generation of portable medical testing systems and require assistance in developing and optimizing diagnostic tests. The intern will develop microfluidic tools and instrumentation as well as optimized diagnostic tests that Verv Tec can use in future development. These tools will allow Verv Tec to asses different manufacturing strategies for producing test cartridges used by their portable testing device.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bryan Koivisto;Darius Rackus

Student:

Allison Bidulock

Partner:

Verv Technologies

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Structural modeling for glycosaminoglycan/peptide complexes

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are biological anchors for growth factors (GF) and other chemical substances. The binding of these substances to GAGs can be modified in times of need. For example during wound healing the increased number of GAGs in the injured areas enables a very localized increase in growth factors and chemokines necessary for wound healing. It appears that the orchestration of initial inflammation, tissue repair and scar formation in would healing is a result of a well-directed feedback between the tissues and the circulating GF. The tissue need for GF is aided by a local increase in specific GAGs to which these GF preferentially bind. This project will explore the forces that determine the specificity of peptide binding to GAGs, in order to develop therapies that act locally and prevent undesired toxicities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jack Tuszynski

Student:

Rajeev Jaundoo;Sahar Arbabimoghadam

Partner:

CSTS Health Care

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Low-Cost UAV imagery systems for Precision Agriculture

The proposed project aims to develop the use of Low-Cost UAV imagery systems for precision agriculture applications with focus on weed and irrigation management applications. Generally, Precision Agriculture is a management system that aims to compile different technologies to control the use of the agriculture process inputs such as chemical herbicides, seeds, water, etc., to enhance the quality and quantity of its output, while preserving the surrounding environment from any harm that might be caused due to the use of these inputs. Recently, during the last decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) platforms showed great potential to enhance the use of remote sensing and imagery sensors for different PA applications as weed and irrigation management. Therefore, the proposed project aims to help the agriculture industry through providing the users with the ability to generate a map for the agriculture field which show the weed patches in the agriculture field along with the water needs of every spot in the field using low-cost UAV imagery system. The partner organization (Cansel) will work with the inter to generate a processing tool that can be provided to its customers to enhance their work especially for irrigation management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Naser El-Sheimy

Student:

Mohamed Hassanein

Partner:

Cansel Survey Equipment Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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