Defence Archives

2019:

December 20, 2019 – Development of a Computer Vision Framework for Improved Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations – Brenden Ooi (M.A.Sc.)
December 19, 2019 – Validating the Deployment of a Novel Tether Design for Net-Based Orbital Debris Removal Missions – Kevin Stadnyk (M.A.Sc.)
December 17, 2019 – Analysis of Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Linear Friction Welded Titanium Alloys – Sidharth Rajan (M.A.Sc.)
December 17, 2019 – Assessing tradeoffs between solar thermal and wind energy integration in an isolated community electrical-thermal grid – Keelia LaFreniere
December 16, 2019 – Combustion Characteristics of n-heptane Through Temperature Variation Measurements Using Ignition Quality Tester – Osama Hmood (Ph.D.)

December 10, 2019 – Steady-State Fracture Propagation and Low-Cycle Fatigue of Ductile Materials – Chris Bassindale (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
December 9, 2019 – Hygrothermal Response of Vacuum Insulation Panels in New and Retrofit Canadian Construction – Brock Conley (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
December 2, 2019 – Optimization and Testing of Flat-Plate Trailing Edge Serration Geometry for Reducing Broadband Airfoil Self-Noise – Basim Al Tlua (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
October 3, 2019 – Ultrasonic Localization of a Quadrotor using a Portable Beacon – John O’Keefe (M.A.Sc.)
August 19, 2019 – “Intelligent Learning Assistive Devices” – Abdallah Zreiba (M.A.Sc.)
August 16, 2019 – “Control, Simulation, and Testbed Development for Improving Maritime Launch and Recovery Operations” – Johanna McPhee (M.A.Sc.)
May 7, 2019 – “Pose Tracking Control for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Using the Udwadia-Kalaba Framework” – Abin Alex Pothen (M.A.Sc.)
May 6 2019 – “Validation of a computational model for predicting fatigue life” – Nilesh Gaonkar (M.A.Sc.)
May 6, 2019 – “Application of an Optical Diagnostic (LII/ELS) to Measure Soot Formation Trends within Turbulent Buoyant Non-Premixed Flames” – Jasvardan Singh Sethi (M.A.Sc.)
May 2, 2019 – “Spectroscopic Measurements of Path-Averaged Species Correlations in Turbulent Flare Plumes” – Scott Seymour (M.A.Sc.)
May 1, 2019 – “Design and Adaptive Control of a Tendon-Driven Manipulator for the Capture of Non-Cooperative” – Justin Kernot (M.A.Sc.)
April 29, 2019 – “Constrained Optimization and Radial Basis Functions in Computational Engineering” – Graeme Schmidt (Ph.D.)
April 17, 2019 – “Experimental and Modeling Study of Sliding Wear Performance for Selected Molybdenum Stellite Alloys” – Rachel Collier (M.A.Sc.)
March 19, 2019 – “Multiscale Mechanics and Metallurgical based Design Optimization of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Lattice Materials” – Peter Walker (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
March 15, 2019 – “Optical Co-orbital Measurements in Low Earth Orbits” – Kevin Bernard (M.A.Sc.)
January 14, 2019 – “Spacecraft Pose Estimation Using a Monocular Camera” – Jian Feng Shi (Ph.D.)
January 14, 2019 – “Passive flow control of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft airfoils via Surface-based Trapped Vortex Generators” – Khinder Al-Jaburi (Ph.D.)

2018:

December 20, 2018 – “Performance Estimation and Fault Diagnostics for the Starter of Auxiliary Power Unit” – Yu Zhang (M.A.Sc.)
December 19, 2018 – “A Biphasic Multiscale Investigation of the Biomechanical Microenvironment of Articular Cartilage” – Abdul Khan (M.A.Sc.)
December 18, 2018 – “Catalysed Hydrothermal Carbonization of Woody Biomass and Recycling the Process Liquid” – Amin Ghazinaskar (M.A.Sc.)
December 17, 2018 – “Adaptive Extended Kalman Filtering Strategies for Autonomous Relative Navigation of Formation Flying Spacecraft” – Cory Fraser (M.A.Sc.)
December 12, 2018 – “Operation of solar combisystems with seasonal thermal energy storage for single detached houses” – Curtis Meister (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
November 23, 2018 – “Development of a physics-based online framework for surface roughness assessment of high-pressure turbines” – Zhi Li (M.A.Sc.
November 6, 2018 – “Atomistic Simulation of Halloysite–Polyurethane Nanocomposite” – Mohammadreza Heidari Pebdani (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
October 30, 2018 – “A Combined De-icing Strategy Utilizing Tailored Anti-icing Coatings and Electro-mechanical Ice Protection Systems for Rotary-wing Aircraft” – Nicholas Tepylo (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
October 18, 2018 – “Life prediction of a SPS Thermal Barrier Coating Systems with Vertical Cracked Structure” – Bingjie Xiao (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
September 18, 2018 – “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Control” – Kirk Hovell (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
September 14, 2018 – ” An Experimental Evaluation of Fixed and Fludized Beds of Zeolite 13X for the Application of Compact Thermal Energy Storage” – Dylan Bardy (M.A.Sc.)
September 13, 2018 – “Analysis of Radiographic Contrast Markers for X-ray Digital Image Correlation of Tissue-Simulants under Dynamic Load” – Stephane Magnan (M.A.Sc.)
September 6, 2018 – “AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF A SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE RADIAL INFLOW TURBINE USING MEANLINE AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS” – Turner Strang (M.A.Sc.)
September 5, 2018 – “Dynamic Balance Measures and Sensing for Humans in Fall Detection and Prevention” – Stephanie Eng (M.A.Sc.)
September 4, 2018 –“Combustion Characteristics of Diesel Fuels Using Ignition Quality Tester” – Osama Hmood (P.h.D. Comprehensive Exam)
August 31, 2018 – “Assessing the Impact of Rock-Bed Storage for Tempering Air-to-Air Heat Pumps” – Nina Dmytrenko (M.A.Sc.)
August 30, 2018 – “A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Ejector Acoustics and Ejector Silencer Design” – Gerard Desmarais (M.A.Sc.)
August 29, 2018 – “Economic Optimization of a Campus Energy System Using Real Time Pricing” – Maxime St-Jacques (M.A.Sc.)
August 28, 2018 – “Modelling and Simulation of Marine Cables with a Dynamic Winch and Sheave Contact” – Cassidy Westion (M.A.Sc.)
August 27, 2018 – “Design, Development and Calibration of Multi-Axis, Fiber-Optic, Force/Torque Sensors for Biomechanical Applications” – Osama Al-Mai (P.h.D. Comprehensive Exam)
August 24, 2018 – “Design Optimization of Dental Implants Using Additively Manufactured Lattice Materials” – Soraya Mareishi (M.A.Sc.)
August 23, 2018 – “Design and Analysis of Novel Metallic Structural Concepts for Lightweight Freight Railcars” – Danial Molavitabrizi (M.A.Sc.)
August 23, 2018 – “High Fidelity and Efficient Computations of Dynamic Loads for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Flexible Transport Aircraft” Michelle Guzman (M.A.Sc.)
August 21, 2018 – “Development and Design Optimization of High fidelity Reduced Order Models for Dynamic Aeroelasticity Loads Analyses of Complex Airframes” – Paul Vazhayil Thomas (M.A.Sc.)
July 18, 2018 – “Mathematical Modeling and Testing of a Loop Heat Pipe using a Two – Way Pressure Regulating Valve” – Juan Posada (M.A.Sc.)
July 4, 2018 – “Overheating Prediction and Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries” – Rui Zhao (Ph.D.)
July 4, 2018 – ‘Supersonic Multi-Objective Optimization of a Rocket Based Combined Cycle Inlet By Differential Evolution” – Craig Jee (M.A.Sc.)
May 4, 2018 – “Mapping the Zr-H Phase System” – James Corrigall (M.A.Sc.)
May 3, 2018 – “Shear Stability of Vegetable Oil-Based Lubricants with Ethyl Cellulose Viscosity Index Improvers” – Niall McCallum (M.A.Sc.)
May 1, 2018 – “Synthesis of Halloysite-Polyurethane Nanocomposites” – Rafaela Aguilar (P.h.D.Comprehensive Exam)
April 30, 2018 – “The Design, Fabrication, and Commissioning of a High-Speed Aeroacoustic Wind Tunnel for Studies of Surface Pressure Fluctuations Beneath Turbulent Boundary Layers’ – Frank Giardino (M.A.Sc.)
April 27, 2018 – “On the modelling and analysis of converting existing Canadian residential communities to net-zero energy” – Adam Wills (Ph.D.)
April 27, 2018 – “Experimental and Numerical Study of Inhaler Spray Characterization (Size Distributions and Velocity)” – Abubaker AA Alatrash (Ph.D.)
April 24, 2018 – Optimal Trajectory Planning and Compliant Spacecraft Capture Using a Space Robot – Alexander Crain (M.A.Sc.)
April 24, 2018 – “Spacecraft Formation Guidance and Control in J2-Perturbed Eccentric-Orbits – Bradley Kuiack (M.A.Sc.)
April 19, 2018 – “The Ballistic Response of Particle-filled Elastomeric Systems” – Christian Comtois-Arnaldo(M.A.Sc.)
March 23, 2018 – “Characterization of heat transfer rates in an air to phase change material thermal storage unit for integration in air handling units” – Sarah Wert (M.A.Sc.)
March 21, 2018 – “An Experimental Study of Novel Cold Worked Penetrative Reinforcement of GFRP/ Aluminium Bonded Joints” – Andrew Fawcett (M.A.Sc.)
February 21, 2018 – “Experimental and Modelling Studies of High-Temperature Failure Behaviour of Thermal Barrier Coatings” – Samia Essa (P.h.D. Comprehensive Exam)
February 1, 2018 – “Multi-Layered Fibre-Matrix Interphase Coatings Applied by Electrophoretic Deposition for Durable Ceramic Matrix Composites” – Taylor Robertson (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam).
January 19, 2018 – “Preliminary Design of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Centrifugal Compressor” – Alberto Martel Matos ( M.A.Sc.)
January 15, 2018 – “An Experimental Evaluation on Air Conditioning Performance with Vairtex Air Director Applied on Residential Condenser Unit” – Vien Nguyen (M.A.Sc.)
January 12, 2018 – “EFFECT OF WIND IN THE FIELD OF PLAY FOR ELITE SPRINT KAYAKERS” – Hali Barber (M.A.Sc.)
January 11, 2018 – “Range Sensor Characterization for Small Uninhabited Aircraft Systems.” – Darren Penley (M.A.Sc.)- Postponed
January 11, 2018 – “Analyzing the Performance of a Heat Pump Water Heater when Coupled with a Heat Recovery Ventilator for Heating Applications in Canada.” – Patrick Smith (M.A.Sc.)

2017:

December 18, 2017 – “Evaluating the thermal resistance of a vacuum insulation panel wall assembly containing thermal bridges using industry standard calculation methods and numerical simulation techniques.” – Travis Moore (M.A.Sc.)
December 18, 2017 – “Experimental and Modeling Studies of Creep Performance of High-Chromium Steel with Oxidation-Resistant Coating”. – Xiaozhou Zang (Ph.D.)
December 8, 2017 – “Computer Vision for Real-time Navigation with Unknown, Uncooperative and Tumbling Space Targets” – Satereh Yazdhasti (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
December 5, 2017 – “Sounding Rocket Roll Control Through DBD Plasma Actuator Boundary Layer Control” – Spencer Sumnik (M.A.Sc.)
November 23, 2017 – ” Improved Method for Airborne Photogrammetry Using Small Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles” – Joshua Dalphy (M.A.Sc.)
November 9, 2017 – Navigation and Control of Flexible – Wing UAV’s – Malik Al-Isawi (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
October 10, 2017 – “Display Scaling of Degraded Visual Environment Helicopter Symbology in Station-Keeping Tasks” – Fabian Erazo (M.A.Sc.)
September 15, 2017 – “Functional Analysis of a Non – Surgical User Driven Spinal Decompression System” – Zahra Mohammad (M.A.Sc.)
September 14, 2017 – “Investigating the Impact of Using CFD generated Unsteady Mach Number Dynamic Stall Data for Numerical Rotor Analysis of Helicopter Forward Flight” – Dustin Jee (M.A.Sc.)
September 8, 2017 –“Development of Preheating and Power Inverting Systems for Lithium-Ion Batteries” – Long Zhai (M.A.Sc.)
September 7, 2017 – “Simulations of Ductile Fracture in Pipeline Steels under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions” – Chris Bassindale (M.A.Sc.)
September 5, 2017 – “Dynamic Tensile Failure in Nanocomposite Materials: An Experimental Investigation of Spall Fracture” – Jonathan Pepper (M.A.Sc.)
September 5, 2017 – “Acoustic Prediction of Modern Propeller Configurations Using Early Acoustic Theory” – Mark Kotwicz Herniczek (M.A.Sc.)
September 5, 2017 – “Spacecraft Formation Flying Using L1 Adaptive Control Techniques” – Jayant Sachdev (M.A.Sc.)
September 1, 2017 – “Additive Manufacturing and Related Certification Challenges for Aerospace Applications” – Hayat El Fazani (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
August 29, 2017 – “Environmental Degradation of Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites: An Experimental Investigation” – Jeff Carrette (M.A.Sc.)
August 25, 2017 – “Electrochemical Study of Corrosion Behavior of Stellite 6 Alloy and 17-4PH Stainless Steel in Amine Solutions” – Yi Li (M.A.Sc.)
August 24, 2017 – “A Quantitative Model-Based Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) System for Zone Level Inefficiencies” – Justin Berquist (M.A.Sc.)
August 21, 2017 – “Reproducing Acceleration Power Spectral Density from an Aircraft Fuselage Panel excited by Turbulent Boundary Layer using Piezoelectric Actuators” – Steven Sonnenberg (M.A.Sc.)
May 4, 2017 – “Design of a Troposkien Two-Bladed-Shifted Vertical Axis Wind Turbine” – Doma Hilewit (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
May 2, 2017 – “Exploratory Experiments to Determine Effects of Injected Aerosolized Water, Hydrochloric Acid, and Sodium Chloride Solutions on Lab-Scale Flare Emissions” – Melina Jefferson (M.A.Sc.)
May 2, 2017 – “Predicting Interference Patterns between Offshore Wind Farms through Wake Analysis” – Melissa Matis (M.A.Sc.)
May 1, 2017 – “Analysis and design of a solar-combisystem for high solar fraction Canadian housing with diurnal and seasonal water-based thermal stores” – Briana Kemery (M.A.Sc.)
April 28, 2017 – “Use of Optical Fibers for Structural Health Monitoring of Aircraft Components” – Prem Anand (M.A.Sc.)
April 27, 2017 – “Experimental Characterization and Modelling of a Heat Pump Water Heater” – Ghaith Khalaf (M.A.Sc.)
April 26, 2017 – “Molecular diffusion from bone into cartilage: A study of the osteochondral junction” – Nadine Vautour (M.A.Sc.)
April 25, 2017 – “A Wind-tunnel Investigation of an Ultralight Wing and Ultralight Aircraft – Wael Khaddage – (M.A.Sc.)
April 24, 2017 – “A Coupled Icephobic Coating and Piezoelectric Actuator System for Aircraft De-icing Applications – Nicholas Tepylo (M.A.Sc.)
April 20, 2017 – “Thermal Evaluation of Vacuum Insulation Panels Within Residential Building Envelopes” – Brock Conley(M.A.Sc.)
April 19, 2017 – “The Integration of Heat Pumps and Thermal Storage for Residential Demand Side Management” – Christopher Baldwin (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
April 13, 2017 – “Detumbling Space Debris Using Tethers” – Kirk Hovell (M.A.Sc.)
March 31, 2017 – “Indoor Positioning Using Stereo Cameras for Domestic Robots – Kun Zhuang (M.A.Sc.)
January 13, 2017 – ” Vibrotactile Feedback for Human Balance Improvement: Experimental Investigation of Optimal Feedback Location” – Christiane Courtemanche (M.A.Sc.)
January 13, 2017 – “A Completely Generalized and Algorithmic Approach to Identifying the Maximum Area Inscribing Ellipse of an Asymmetric Convex Quadrangle” – Zachary Copeland (M.A.Sc.)
January 13, 2017 – “Experimental Validation of a Viscoelastic Ring Life Theory” – Eugene Lee (M.A.Sc.)
January 12, 2017 – “Neuromusculoskeletal Dynamic Modelling of Human Movement in Motion Environments” – Burhan Terai (M.A.Sc.)
January 11, 2017 – “A Numerical Investigation of Dual-Rotor Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine using an In-House Vortex Filament Code (DR_HAWT)” – Kenny Lee Slew (M.A.Sc.)
January 10, 2017 – “An Optical Diagnostic for Instantaneous Measurements of Soot Volume Fraction, Primary Particle Diameter and Mean Aggregate Radius of Gyration in Large Turbulent Flames”- David Sawires (M.A.Sc.)
January 6, 2017 – “Determining Airspeed Without a Pitot-Static System for Use in a General Aviation Flight Data Recorder Using an Ardu-Pilot” – James Adams (M.A.Sc.)

2016:

December 20, 2016 – “Thermal Evaluation of Vacuum Insulation Panels Within Residential Building Envelopes” – Brock Conley (M.A.Sc.)
December 20, 2016 – “Fracture and Fatigue Analysis of Welded Structures Using Finite Element Analysis” – Denys Vodzyk (M.A.Sc.)
December 16, 2016 – “Spacecraft Pose Estimation Using a Monocular Camera” – Jian-Feng Shi (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
December 15, 2016 – “Joining of Powder Metallurgy Beta Gamma Titanium Aluminide through Diffusion Brazing” – Trevor Sawatzky (Ph.D.)
December 14, 2016 – “Aeroacoustic Optimization of Flat-Plate Serrated Trailing Edge Extensions for Broadband Noise Reduction” – Matthew Brezina (M.A.Sc.)
December 13, 2016 – A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Transient Behavior of a Loop Heat Pipe with a Pressure Regulated Valve – Hooman Jazebizadeh (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
December 13, 2016 – The Multi-Objective Design of Flatback Wind Turbine Airfoils – Michael Miller (M.A.Sc.)
November 1, 2016 – “Collection and Storage of Solar Gains Incident on a Radiant Floor in Highly Glazed Houses” – Sebastien Brideau (Ph.D.)
October 19, 2016 – “Performance Analysis and Modeling of a Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger with Air and Carbon Dioxide as Working Fluids” – Amr Daouk (M.A.Sc.)
October 19, 2016 – “Developing a methodology for assessing the energy potential of residential micro-cogeneration systems” – Geoffrey Johnson (Ph.D.)
September 27, 2016 – “Computational Aeroacoustic Prediction of Propeller Noise Using Grid-Based and Grid-Free CFD Methods” – Jason Hambrey (M.A.Sc.)
September 27, 2016 – “The effect of femoroacetabular impingement corrective surgery on acetabular labrum seal” – Suzanne Bsat (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
September 13, 2016 – ” Advanced Vibration Signature Analysis for Gearbox” – Weidong Li (M.A.Sc.)
September 7, 2016 – “Multiaxial Fatigue Analysis of Landing Gear Fuse Pins” – Quoc-Viet Le-The (M.A.Sc.)
August 29, 2016 – “Variable frequency air coupled ultrasonic phased array sensors” – Taran Sachdeva (M.A.Sc.)
August 29, 2016 – “Experimental Characterization of Turbulent Motions using Wall-Pressure Measurements in Low Reynolds Number Turbulent Boundary Layers” – Jared Van Blitterswyk (M.A.Sc.)
August 26, 2016 – “An implementation of Wang tilings for the representation of metallic glasses in Molecular Dynamics” – Roxana Barcel Singh (M.A.Sc.)
August 25, 2016 – “Mobility of Hydrogen-Vacancy Complexes in Nickel” – Bopanna Kokkengada Madappa (M.A.Sc.)
August 12, 2016 – “Numerical predictions of propeller-wing interaction induced noise in cruise and off-design conditions” – David Boots (M.A.Sc.)
July 11, 2016 – “Femoroacetabular Impingement and Osteoarthritis: Finite Element Analysis” – Ali Shegaf (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
July 11, 2016 – “Kinematic Calibration of a Serial Robotic Arm Using a Linear Movement Constraint” – Katie DiCola (M.A.Sc.)
June 28, 2016 – “An All-Weather Thermal Management and Protection System for Lithium Ion Battery Packs Used in Canada” – Rui Zhao (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
June 23, 2016 – “Development and Implementation of a Cost-effective Cockpit Interface Architecture for Flight Simulation” – Brent Cameron (M.A.Sc.)
June 8, 2016 – “Experimental and Numerical Study on Bolted/Bonded Composit Joints for Aircraft” – Pedro Lopez-Cruz (Ph.D.)
June 1, 2016 – “Investigation into the Applicability of Using Incoloy 800H as a Fuel Classing Material in a Generation IV Super Critical Water Reactor” – Qays Nazarali (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
May 10, 2016 – ” Development of a Finite Element Model Updating Methodology for the Indentificaton of Structures using Experimental Data – Melissa Aras
May 6, 2016 – Development of a Tunable-Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Mass-Flux Sensor for Qualifying Hydrocarbon Storage Tank Venting – Simon Festa Bianchet (M.A.Sc.)
April 28, 2016 – “Experimental Evaluation of a Triple-State Sorption Chiller” – Daniel Bowie (M.A.Sc.)
April 25, 2016 – “An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Evaporating Meniscus Dynamics and Instabilities” – John Polansky
April 21, 2016 – “CALPHAD Based Cellular Automata Model for Microstructures Simulation of Fusion Welding Process – Ghazi Alsoruji
February 26, 2016 – “An MCNP Feasibility Study for a Switchable Radioactive Gamma Source for SPECT Gamma Camera Calibration or Blood Irradiation” – Ruxandra Dranga (M.A.Sc.)
February 24, 2016 – “Characterization of Elastic-plastic Crack-tip Fields Under Nonproportional Loading Conditions” – Zhaoyu Jin
January 29, 2016 – “Development of Multifarious Cueing Systems for Cost-effective Flight Simulation Training Devices” – Hooman Rajaee (M.A.Sc.)
January 26, 2016 – ” Fibre Reinforced Composites for Hopper Railcar Structural Components” – Sadeem Al Attar (M.A.Sc.)
January 14, 2016 – “Effect of Pre-Oxidation and Thermal Exposure on the Microstructure of Superalloys and Thermal Barrier Coating Systems” – Megan Walker (M.A.Sc.)
January 7, 2016 – ” The Design and Experimental Analysis of an Air Source Heat Pump for Extreme Cold Weather Operation” – Tom Mackintosh (M.A.Sc.)