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Effects of Nozzle Design and Tool Rotational Speed on MQL Performance in Machining of Aerospace Materials

Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) is a new technology used nowadays in machining processes and is very promising for near dry machining. Compared to dry machining and flood machining processes MQL  has clear economical and ecological advantages. However, MQL implementation is still applied using a trial and error approach. Limited research work has been done on evaluating the effect of MQL on product quality, especially, in aerospace materials (composites and difficult to cut materials like Inconel). Therefore an extensive study is critically needed for understanding and optimization of MQL application in machining of aerospace materials thereby increasing the applicability of the technique. In this project, an experimental investigation will be carried out to evaluate the performance of two MQL systems in machining of aerospace materials for external supply. This will help in understanding the parameters of MQL  and thereby optimizing the effect of these parameters on the cutting forces, temperature, tool wear, surface roughness, which affect the product integrity and mechanical performance. Multi-phase flow visualization will be carried out to understand the effect of tool rotation and the nozzle configuration on the flow behavior to optimize the MQL system by using PDA. An investigation of the performance of new green cutting fluids on machining process and a study of tribological aspect (MQL, dry, air, and flood) will also be performed to examine their effects on the performance of the machining (milling/routing) aerospace materials. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Helmi Attia

Student:

Amit Shriram Tendolkar

Partner:

Technolub Systemes

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Can the fetal short-term variability measure RMSSD be reliably recorded using a novel ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring system?

 

A certain number of newborn babies may suffer from infection. Many of such infections go unnoticed but may have negative effects on child's health. There is currently no satisfying means to detect such babies early on. We have learned that using information contained in fetal heart beats we might better predict if a yet unborn baby has an infection. This would allow to intervene and prevent problems with baby's health after birth. We would like to learn more about how to acquire such information from fetal heart beats. We want to compare a well established device to record fetal heart beats during labour to a new one that would allow us to measure fetal heart beats in unborn babies. The partner organization would benefit by being able to offer the new device for this new indication of monitoring fetal well-being, a win-win situation for the patients and the company.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Martin Frasch

Student:

Carl Frédéric Duchatellier

Partner:

Bionetics

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

The Effects of a Deep Pressure Therapy Device on Anxiety, Attention, and Behaviour

The purpose of this research project is to test the effects of an inflatable garment (vest) for providing Deep Pressure Therapy to children with autism spectrum disorders and other health disorders. The vest provides overall, evenly distributed pressure to the torso, and pressure can be adjusted through a pump and monitored through a pressure sensor. We are interested in how the vest will affect a child’s anxiety, attention, and inhibition, and their general behaviour. We will measure physiological, subjective, and performance-based measures of distress, attention, and behaviour, and compare these measures when children are wearing the vest, when they are not wearing the vest, and when they are wearing the vest in its inactive form (deflated). We will be testing children with autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ulrich Mueller

Student:

Kayla Ten Eycke

Partner:

Squeezease Therapy Inc.

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Mobile Health Application Design and Implementation

This research project involves the design and implementation of an anxiety management application for transmission on the iPhone. The application employs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) methodology and is designed for the 16 to 25 year old demographic. Normally used in face to face therapeutic interactions, the use of a mobile application is unique in that it supplies the patient with just in time access to the therapeutic techniques necessary to manage their anxiety.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Bruce Gooch

Student:

Halimat Alabi

Partner:

Westcoast Child Development Group Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Mining Association Rules from Tucker SAGD Database

 

Tucker project is Husky Energy’s first major project in the Alberta’s oil sands and it uses the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oil recovery technology. Large amount of geological, operational, drilling and testing data has been collected for over 5 years in Tucker project, which contains implicit knowledge to improve the oil production. The first part of this study will focus on analyzing the geological and well placement data to identify key factors influencing the oil production. The second part is to find patterns from historical injection-production data what operational conditions will result a high oil production. Results from the proposed study may help Husky Energy save the production cost of the Tucker project and enhance the well placement in the future drilling projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Drs. Xin Wang & John Chen

Student:

Baijie Wang

Partner:

Husky Oil Operations Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - petrochemical

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mobile Transaction Initialization, Authentication and Cooperation

 

The intern and organizational partner are looking for unique and interesting ways of using mobile devices to help authenticate users and methods of cooperation between a mobile device and another device, a PC for example. The intern will research and implement different authentication techniques on mobile devices. Additionally, it is prudent to study and develop a way of simplifying user interactions while maintaining a high level of security at all times.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Eugene Fiume

Student:

Abhishek (Aby) Das

Partner:

Secure Key Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Budget impact analysis for single stage breast implantation reconstruction in women with a mastectomy

Women with breast cancer often undergo mastectomy, or removal of the breast. Afterwards, they may elect to reconstruct their breast using one of several methods. One of these methods is by implantation with a permanently adjustable prosthesis which may show a smaller budgetary impact. This project will estimate the budgetary impact to the government or hospital with a Mentor Spectrum permanently adjustable prosthesis, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies, in post-mastectomy women under a scenario of projected future use, using epidemiological, economic and preference estimates on the use of breast implantation with a permanently adjustable prosthesis. This will benefit the Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies by providing valuable information to be used show a hospital or the government any budgetary impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Daria O’Reilly

Student:

Julian Nam

Partner:

Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Implementation of a Framework for Performance Management in Service Oriented Virtual Organizations

 

In this research, we propose a framework for performance management in virtual organizations (VOs) equipped with service oriented architecture (SOA). This framework enables networks of organizations to evaluate and manage their collaboration performance and also to align and coordinate their various goals and objectives. Distributed management of VO will be enhanced to reduce the necessity of a central authority. In addition providing transparency at an agreed level within VO will facilitate mutual trust among partners. The proposed solution will benefit from SOA infrastructure to form VO collaborative workflows, and to enable more dynamic VO creation and management. As IBM is one of the major providers of SOA based solutions for B2B interactions, Business Intelligence and Performance Management, the proposed framework in this research will help IBM to extend their B2B solutions to better facilitate automated agile virtual organizations. Employing the proposed framework, IBM can extend, customize and improve their products to better support the management and evolution of Virtual Organization in a dynamic global world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Drs. Bijan Raahemi & Gregory Richards

Student:

Seyed Mohammad Amin Kamali

Partner:

IBM Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

A novel cost-effective skin-tone detector for consumer devices

 

Skin-tone detection has received considerable attention in recent years and applied in wide range of image processing and computer vision applications. The objective of this research project is to develop a real-time skin-tone detection solution optimized for consumer devices, allows for a deliverance of high detection performance at minimal computational costs. The proposed solution will deliver reliable and robust performance even under varying illumination conditions and unconstrained complex background. Key challenge faced by researchers dealing with skin tone detection includes selection of a model of skin color distribution and a color space. Addressing this challenge requires collaborative research which involves academia and industry. We will carry out comparative evaluation of various skin-tone detectors in terms of detection performance and computational complexity to identify the best algorithms suit for our requirements. Consequently, the proposed research will allow us to develop a low complexity skin-tone detection module, enabling robust real-time detection in consumer grade devices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Konstantinos N. Plataniotis

Student:

Dohyoung Lee

Partner:

Qualcomm Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Research and implement a software module for real-time data acquisition, visualization and analysis

Develop a software module for real-time data acquisition, visualization and analysis of data extracted during real time 3D physical simulation allowing to perform regression testing comparison of different Vortex versions, to find differences in system parameterization of similar mechanical system or to compare results from other simulation platform like Matlab. The result of the project will be integrated to the current Vortex suite of product allowing external clients a better environment to create their simulation and to internal client to improve product development efficiency and quality of deliverable.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Benoit Ozell

Student:

Ricardo Polar

Partner:

CM Labs Simulations

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

International Sales and Service Assessment Model for the C-130 Aircraft

Cascade Aerospace has developed an industry leading competency around the C-130 military transport aircraft through their relationship with the Canadian Air Force. They would like to market these service support skills, modification competencies, and refurbished aircraft to foreign militaries. Cascade does not currently possess a working plan or model to accomplish the difficult task of determining who their potential customers will be. By partnering with MITACS, Cascade is getting access to resources normally reserved for academic endeavors as well as the skills of a student with the relevant graduate level work in both strategic and defence matters with a Master’s in War Studies as well as a being a current MBA student, both highly relevant fields for this project. By utilizing the most up-todate analysis of the political, social, economic, and defence needs of potential customers, a working model to facilitate selection of nations will be created. These nations will then be further analyzed using a framework derived from the selection criteria to assess the implications of a business relationship with that nation and whether it is feasible. This will allow Cascade to have a working system to simplify a complicated landscape in which to navigate.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Colleen Collins

Student:

Matthew Harris

Partner:

Cascade Aerospace

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Estimating the Impacts of Oil Tanker Spills on Indigenous Cultures: A Case Study of the Potential Effects from the Northern Gateway Project on Coastal First Nations

 

The study will evaluate potential impacts of a catastrophic oil spill associated with tanker traffic from the proposed Northern Gateway Project on Coastal First Nations commercial and traditional activities. Main objectives of the study include determining and quantifying both economic initiatives and traditional activities of Coastal First Nations, evaluating environmental impacts of an oil spill and assessing potential economic costs of a spill on Coastal First Nations interests, and examining the consequences of approving a major oil and gas development project prior to the completion of a marine-use planning process. The study will use existing research on oil tanker spills to infer impacts from the  northern Gateway Project, particularly data generated from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1989. This study will be the first of its kind and will inform the Coastal First Nations of potential impacts to their economic and traditional interests.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Thomas Gunton

Student:

Sean Broadbent

Partner:

Great Bear Initiative Society

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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