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Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of an Industrial Design Workflow to Incorporate 3D Scanning for Manufacturing Tooling Processes

Today’s modern industries aim at supplying premium quality products that can offer added performance value, lower weight, less environmental impact, decreased manufacturing and maintenance costs, increased durability and safety, and eventually higher customer satisfaction and market competitiveness. To achieve these goals, new-engineered materials such as glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRPs) are rapidly replacing traditional single materials such as steel and aluminum. The proposed MITACS research will develop best-practice engineering and management workflows to improve the efficiency, controllability and profitability of the polyester gelcoat and acrylic-coat glass-fibre reinforced polymer composite spray-up process, used in the manufacture of tub shower units at a leading composite manufacturer in B.C., Canada. Namely, research will focus on an emerging application of 3D scanning technology to accurately model and document GFRP moulds used in the tub shower manufacturing process, which have traditionally been ‘hand-made’ by senior technicians, and not based on a sustainable engineering approach

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abbas Milani

Student:

Armin Rashidi Mehrabadi

Partner:

Hytec Plumbing Products - Division of Kohler Canada Co

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Underwater Acoustic Channel Characterization for Ultra-Sonic Communication Applications

There is an increase in commercial subsea activity, as well as a growing need to monitor the health of our oceans and rivers. Remote sensors must be deployed underwater. Because of the high level of activity along the coast, in harbours, and even in rivers, the sensors are often deployed in shallow environments. To reduce the costs, small untethered nodes are preferable, and the remote data is transmitted to the surface via a wireless technology. In this work, underwater ultra-sonic communication is proposed to enable a short range telemetry link. A shallow water channel model will be developed, and will be used to predict the communication link reliability in specific environmental conditions. Further, channel coding will be applied to maintain a reliable communication link in a channel that suffers from multipath and Doppler spread.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Francois Bousquet

Student:

Habib Mirhedayati Roudsari

Partner:

Amirix Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Plant infestation diagnosis using a high-resolution sensory system for detection of biogenic signals

Pests and diseases are major problem that growers face with plants. Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. (EIS) is proposing a solution to this problem that turns to plants as reliable source of information about their own health and well-being. EIS will provide data from different sensory measurements for clean and infested plants. We intend to use recent advances in machine learning to build a model that automatically diagnose the plants from these measurements. The intern will work on developing the model and adapting it for different crops and cultivating environments. Moreover, he will focus on advancing research into transfer learning by focusing on more effective training strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Schmidt

Student:

Mohamed Ahmed

Partner:

Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of parameters in Blade Element model for Helicopter Training Simulators

Helicopter training simulators are an important part of improving the safety of both civil and military helicopter operations. The most important part of helicopter training simulators is the model of the helicopter dynamics since it drives all the other simulator subsystems. This project aims to provide CAE with a more automated and accurate method for determining the parameters within their blade element helicopter model such that it matches the real helicopter behaviour.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Grant

Student:

Gregory Moszczynski

Partner:

University of Toronto

Discipline:

Aerospace studies

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

X-ray Microtomography Imaging and Finite Element Modeling of Copper-Coated Steel Corrosion Processes for Long-Term Nuclear Waste Management

Through the Mitacs internship program, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is partnering with Western University researchers to build confidence in the lifetime of copper-coated steel containers, proposed as one of several barriers that will keep nuclear waste contained and isolated from the environment. The intern, Ms. Thalia Standish, will simulate the corrosion of copper-coated steel materials in a variety of conditions, followed by three-dimensional imaging using X-ray microtomography. Together with her supervisor, Dr. David Shoesmith, Ms. Standish will work with the NWMO technical experts, including corrosion scientist Dr. David Hall, to develop statistical models of the corrosion behaviour and lifetime predictions of the copper-coated steel materials. During this program, Ms. Standish will develop skills and experience in corrosion, materials science, and modeling techniques. The results will complement ongoing programs at Western and the NWMO to ensure the long-term safety of Canadians and the environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Shoesmith

Student:

Thalia Standish

Partner:

Western University

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Energy

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Scaling Geocontextualization

Urban design and development is an iterative process that involves community engagement and multiple feedback cycles. Advances in internet technologies and web mapping technologies has made it possible to display design plans on websites and to collect feedback on specific locations or aspects of the provided design. Using web mapping applications to feedback from the community is formally known as facilitated volunteer geographic information (FVGI). FVGI has potential to improve decision making in urban governance but it comes with challenges such as data overload, poor data quality and data ambiguity. This research proposes an automated process to identify key locations within FVGI data using a process called Geocontextualization. Urban decision makers will be able to identify areas of concern as a result. This internship will benefit the intern as there is an opportunity to work with real data sets and projects and to build a web solution at scale. This internship will benefit the partner because it will allow the firm to leverage the latest GIS workflows to new competitive service in urban development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Feick

Student:

Majuratan Sadagopan

Partner:

Gerrard Design Associates Inc

Discipline:

Urban studies

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerating Roll-out of Electric Vehicles in the GTA

In Canada, the transport sector contributes to almost a quarter of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are already having a dramatic effect on planetary climate systems. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) the share of transport sector emissions increases to over half of all GHG emissions. To help reduce greenhouse emissions from this sector, a number of new technologies (e.g. battery electric vehicles (EV) and buses, natural gas fueled buses) and community services (e.g. ridesharing) are proposed and being tested. Each of these alternatives has social, economic, technical, and environmental impacts, as well as business opportunities. The objective of this project is to investigate specific economic and technical challenges with EV and ride sharing options in three representative GTA communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Khalil El-Khatib

Student:

Roozbeh Jalali

Partner:

Plug’n Drive

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Ontario Tech University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation and design of a novel CO2 methanation reactor integrated into a Biogas upgrading facility

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in Canada. However, its supply is not aligned with the energy demand, thus energy storage becomes important. The Power to Gas process (P2G) is a promising technology in which electrical energy is converted into chemical energy (methane). Methane can be stored in already existing natural gas distribution infrastructure. Within the P2G process, excess electricity is converted to hydrogen via water electrolysis and subsequently converted with CO2 (biogas upgrading) to methane. This project will evaluate, design and build novel reactors (prototype and pilot-plant) for small scale that can be integrated into current biogas upgrading facilities, which are manufactured by Xebec Adsorption Inc. By developing a reliable CO2 methanation stage, the first-of-its-kind Canadian P2G pilot plant can be built, which would place Xebec Inc. at the forefront of the industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jan Kopyscinski

Student:

Mario Alberto Ascencio Pinedo

Partner:

Xebec Adsorption Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Extrusion of Metal Matrix Composite material: orientation of reinforcements and transfer of properties

The aim of this project is to develop and characterize metal matrix composite materials for applications in the field of power electronics and automotive. The material under study are constituted by a copper or aluminum matrix, reinforced by carbon (fibers or platelets) and it is known that the composite properties depend on the orientation of the reinforcements. The objective of this research is to study and to evaluate the effect of a deformation (e.g extrusion) of the material on its thermal, electrical and mechanical properties. For this, a deep characterization of the microstructures will be conducted to establish correlations between the microstructures and the final properties of the composite. It should lead to an optimized composite materials, according to a given application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mary Wells

Student:

Marine Lechartier

Partner:

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink

Understanding the social function of pre-trial detention: A comparative study between Canada and France

Understanding the recent frequent use of pre-trial detention in Canada and France is crucial, considering its impact on the lives of individuals that are detained while still being presumed innocent, as well as the significant financial costs for the state. This project aims to compare the institution of pre-trial detention and examine the role that it is currently playing in Canada and France – two countries that share different legal traditions namely common law and civil law. The objectives of this research are threefold. It will not only reveal the ways that this institution is implemented in both jurisdictions, but also the social functions that this mechanism plays within the criminal justice system. Finally, from a comparative perspective, it will allow legal comparativists to understand whether criminal justice institutions, such as pre-trial detention, can share similar social functions despite the fact that they are part of different legal traditions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie Manikis

Student:

Julien Larregue

Partner:

Discipline:

Law

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink

Dynamic Control of Robotic Arm

In the design of robotic mechanisms, dynamic balancing i.e. force and moment balancing is an important issue. The robotic mechanism’s accuracy and efficiency are affected because of the unbalance. Moreover, the forces and moments cause fatigue, noise and disturbance in its structural base. Previous research done by Prof. Chris Zhang include a force balancing method that is termed as adjusting kinematic parameters (AKP) for robotic mechanisms or real-time controllable (RTC) mechanisms. This research includes dynamic balancing method for planar mechanisms only i.e. two dimensional. This method is compared with counter-balance method (CW). It is shown that AKP-method performed better than CW-method in dynamic balancing of robotic mechanism. My MSc thesis topic is ‘dynamic control of robotic arm’. My research includes furthering the AKP-method in terms of dynamic balance and optimization for spatial (X, Y & Z) 6-DoF mechanism. My research also includes dynamic balancing application to oscillators and robots.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Zhang

Student:

Anil Borugadda

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Globalink

Real-time fault diagnosis and prediction in structures under earthquake excitation

A large number of civil engineering structures in North America have long survived their expected service life. As they continue to age, there is a significant demand to minimize damage under severe environmental impacts such as earthquake. The main objective of this project is to develop and validate vibration-based monitoring and control strategies using modern sensing technologies. During the course of this research, the testing facilities and the large shaking table at the IIT Kanpur will be extensively used by the applicant with the supervision of the academic supervisor of host university (Dr. Samit Ray Chaudhuri) and home university (Dr. Ayan Sadhu).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ayan Sadhu

Student:

Nawaf Almasri

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Globalink

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