Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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MODEL-PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF A HYDRAULIC ACTIVE HEAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM WITH HEAVE PREDICTION
(2015)This masters thesis presents the results of tracking ship heave motion with a heave prediction model-predictive controller (MPC) in the experimental actuation of a nonlinear, unloaded, full-scale active-heave compensation ... -
Modeling Activity Selection and Scheduling Behavior of Population Cohorts within an Activity-Based Travel Demand Model System
(2018-04-02)Understanding the time-use activity patterns of population cohorts in the region will contribute greatly to modeling spatio-temporal urban transportation demand models. The research detailed in this dissertation focuses ... -
Modeling and Optimization of Off-Grid solar street lighting system
(2014-09-04)Off-grid solar street lighting presents an opportunity to illuminate specific sections of areas and roads which are not served by the electricity grid. Proper sizing of components may lead to decreasing capital cost as ... -
Modeling certain complex phenomena that occur within reservoir fluid movements.
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MODELING CLINICAL PATHWAYS AS BUSINESS PROCESS MODELS USING BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING NOTATION
(2012-03-09)We take a healthcare knowledge management approach to represent the Clinical Pathway (CP) as workflows. We have developed a semantic representation of CP in terms of a CP ontology that outlines the different clinical ... -
Modeling Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Infection Using an Engineered Mucus-like Hydrogel
(2022-10-28)Airway mucus provides protection to airway epithelial surfaces by trapping and clearing harmful pathogens. In cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that primarily impacts the respiratory system, airway mucus has altered ... -
MODELING DISPERSION INTERACTIONS ON METAL SURFACES USING THE EXCHANGE-HOLE DIPOLE MOMENT
(2018-07-23)Graphene is a two-dimensional material possessing unique electrical and physi- cal properties. London dispersion interactions play a significant role in its adsorp- tion and friction on metal surfaces. Accurate computational ... -
Modeling of a one-inch diameter air-water cylindrical hydrocyclone .
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MODELING OF HOURLY STREAM TEMPERATURES WITHIN TWO FORESTED
(2013-03-12)Water temperature is a key physical habitat determinant in lotic ecosystems as it influences many physical, chemical and biological properties of rivers. Hence, a good understanding of the thermal regime of rivers is ... -
Modeling of national and regional residential energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
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Modeling of smart composite structures.
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MODELING OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HETEROGENEITY OF THE HUMAN LUNG
(2013-09-05)This thesis investigates variability in airway caliber and the distribution of ventilation within the human lung as thought to occur in asthma. Currently, the understanding of how an integrated network of airways can lead ... -
Modeling Pressure Swing Adsorption Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
(2018-06-14)A multi-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model was developed using OpenFOAM to simulate pressure swing adsorption. The model incorporates momentum conservation equations for the fluid phase, and species and energy ... -
Modeling the fate and behavior of oil spills in the Salish Sea
(2018-12-14)Growing transportation of diluted bitumen blends and vessel traffic in the Salish Sea, BC coast could increase the risk of marine oil spill. Understanding the fate and behavior of spilled oil are of importance to help with ... -
Modeling the Fluid Dynamics of a Commercial Ebullated Bed Hydroprocessor
(2017-10-10)Due to the nature of bitumen extracted from Canada’s Athabascan oil sands, upgrading of this heavy oil to lighter, more valuable, products is required. Ebullated bed hydroprocessors are used for the conversion of bitumen ... -
Modeling the Impact on Sediment Texture of Large-Scale Tidal Power in the Bay of Fundy
(2012-12-12)The output of a 3-D ocean circulation model and information on nearly 10,000 sediment samples are used to examine the extent to which a model of ocean currents can be used to predict seabed sediment texture in the Bay of ... -
MODELING THE INFLUENCE OF SURFACTANT ARCHITECTURE ON THE CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION OF DOUBLE-HEADED AND GEMINI SURFACTANTS
(2010-08-17)Monte Carlo simulations have been used in the past to investigate a variety of surfactant systems; however, there is little published literature for double-headed and gemini surfactants with asymmetric tails. We perform ... -
Modeling the Patient Variability and Hierarchy in Joint-Level Kinematic and Kinetic Function Before and After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
(2017-04-05)The purpose of this study was to comprehensively capture the variability of improvement in knee joint-level biomechanics during walking gait of participants immediately before to one year after TKA, measured objectively ... -
Modeling the prostate cancer tissue microenvironment using hyaluronan hydrogels
(2020-04-14)Prostate cancer cells exist in dynamic, evolving tissue environments and their behaviour is influenced by context-specific interactions with their surroundings. To better understand how and why prostate cancer cells behave ... -
Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Residential and Commercial Energy Systems
(2013-08-26)A Residential Energy Management System (REMS) in smart grid provides capability to manage a daily load curve in order to reduce power consumption and energy cost. Consequently, (REMS) offers significant benefits for both ...