• Path-following control for power generating kites using economic model predictive control approach 

  Zhang, Zhang (2019-06-03)

  Exploiting high altitude wind energy using power kites is an emerging topic in the field of renewable energy. The claimed advantages of power kites over traditional wind power technologies are the lower construction costs, ...
• Modeling and simulation of the dual stage pressure retarded osmosis systems 

  Soltani, Roghayeh (2019-05-31)

  Utilization of renewable energy sources, as an approach to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, have been globally popular in the last few decades. Among renewable energy sources, pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has ...
• Simulation and network analysis of nanoparticles agglomeration and structure formation with application to fuel cell catalyst inks 

  Movassaghi Jorshari, Razzi (2019-05-21)

  Agglomeration of nanoparticles occurs in a number of colloidal systems related, for example, to material processing and drug delivery. The present work is motivated by the need to improve fundamental understanding of the ...
• Posture dependent dynamics in robotic machining 

  Assadi, Hamed (2019-05-15)

  Compared to conventional machine tools, industrial robots offer great advantages such as multitasking, larger workspace, and lower price. However, these advantages of robots are undermined by their high structural flexibility ...
• Experimental model for predicting cutting forces in machining carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites 

  Ahmadian, Amirali (2019-05-15)

  The demand for materials with high mechanical performances such as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) is increasing. However, there are major challenges in machining CFRP as it involves delamination, fiber pullouts, ...
• Performance assessment of a 3-body self-reacting point absorber type wave energy converter 

  Maloney, Patrick (2019-05-07)

  The Variable Inertia System Wave Energy Converter (VISWEC) is a self-reacting point absorber (SRPA) type wave energy converter (WEC) capable of changing its mechanical impedance using an internal reaction mass system. The ...
• Predicting regenerative chatter in turning using operational modal analysis 

  Kim, Sooyong (2019-04-23)

  Chatter, unstable vibration during machining, damages the tool and workpiece. A proper selection of spindle speed and depth of cut are required to prevent chatter during machining. Such proper cutting conditions are usually ...
• Average consensus in matrix-weight-balanced digraphs 

  Allapanda, Chinnappa Yogesh B. (2019-04-11)

  This thesis investigates the average consensus of multi-agent systems with linear dynamics whose interconnections are modelled by balanced digraphs with matrix- weights. The thesis first introduces the notion of balanced ...
• Development of a phased-array ionospheric imaging system 

  Bruce, Nicholas (2019-04-10)

  A novel approach to ionospheric imaging with the purpose of weather/distaster prediction and climate study is introduced. This feasibility study combines traditional material imaging techniques with high frequency (HF) ...
• Thermal performance of closed-cell foam insulation board under different temperature conditions 

  Jagdev, Gurpreet Singh (2019-03-05)

  Thermal performance of an insulation material is influenced by the in-service temperature condition. Unlike most other insulation materials, thermal resistance (R-value) of polyisocyanurate (polyiso) foam insulation with ...
• Robust model predictive control and scheduling co-design for networked cyber-physical systems 

  Liu, Changxin (2019-02-27)

  In modern cyber-physical systems (CPSs) where the control signals are generally transmitted via shared communication networks, there is a desire to balance the closed-loop control performance with the communication cost ...
• Field-directed nanowire chaining enabling transparent electrodes 

  Xu, Manyan (2019-01-08)

  Transparent electrodes (TEs) require materials that have both transparency and electrical conductivity, a combination not usually found in nature. They are in increasing demand for use in solar cells, touch screens, displays, ...
• A numerical investigation of the effects of laser heating on resonance measurements of nanocantilevers 

  Kutturu, Padmini (2019-01-08)

  Nanomechanical resonators (NR) are cantilevers or doubly clamped nanowires (NW) which vibrate at their resonance frequency. These nanowires with picogram-level mass and frequencies of the order of MHz can resolve added ...
• 3D finite element model for predicting cutting forces in machining unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites 

  Salehi, Amir Salar (2019-01-04)

  Excellent properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites are usually obtained in the direction at which carbon fibers are embedded in the polymeric matrix material. The outstanding properties of this ...
• Implications of distributed solar PV on the flexibility of hydro-dominant power systems 

  Fowler, McKenzie April (2019-01-03)

  Solar photovoltaic power generation will play a dominant role as jurisdictions around the world move toward a future decarbonized economy. For decarbonised power systems that rely on variable renewable energy, flexibility ...
• Conceptual design of wave energy converters 

  Bubbar, Kush (2019-01-03)

  Despite presenting a vast opportunity as a renewable energy resource, ocean wave energy has yet to gain commercial success due to the design space being divergent. To facilitate convergence, this dissertation has proposed ...
• Identifying British Columbia’s strategically important wave energy sites 

  Xu, Xinxin (2019-01-02)

  The West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI), with an average gross wave energy flux of 40-50 kW/m at the continental shelf, possesses one of the most energetic wave climates in the world and has the potential to meet the ...
• Experimental investigation of multi-component jets issuing from model pipeline geometries with application to hydrogen safety 

  Soleimani nia, Majid (2018-12-21)

  Development of modern safety standards for hydrogen storage infrastructure requires fundamental insight into the physics of buoyant gas dispersion into ambient air. Also, from a practical engineering stand-point, flow ...
• Experimental study of two-phase closed vertical thermosyphons for sub-ambient temperature applications 

  Silveira, Pedro Saynovich Berto da (2018-12-20)

  Two-phase closed vertical thermosyphons (TCVT), also known as gravity-assisted heat pipes, are very e cient heat transfer devices. They work in two-phase close cycles where latent heat of evaporation and condensation ...
• A general methodology for generating representative load cycles for monohull surface vessels 

  Truelove, William Anthony Lawrence (2018-12-19)

  In this thesis, a general methodology for generating representative load cycles for arbitrary monohull surface vessels is developed. The proposed methodology takes a hull geometry and propeller placement, vessel loading ...

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