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1. Collision avoidance/detection system for neutron scattering experiments
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L. Clapham
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Ron Rogge, Chalk River
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2. An integrated 'profile tracking' mechanism for neutron scattering experiments
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L. Clapham
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3. A remote control unit to maintain TV volume at a constant level
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L. Clapham
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4. A child detector for school buses
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L. Clapham
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5. An environmentally responsible Computer Disposal system
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L. Clapham
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6. A one-player foosball table
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L. Clapham
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7. Finite element vibrational analysis of a prototype beetle-type scanning tunneling microscope
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Alastair McLean
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8. Design of a nanomotor
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Alastair McLean
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9. A field CT (computed tomography) scanner using a radioactive source rather than x-rays
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John Schreiner, Cancer Centre
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10. A Quality Assurance (QA) system to verify operation of audible and light alarms in hazardous sites and situations.
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John Schreiner, Cancer Centre
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11. An odometer/speedometer for canoes and kayaks
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John Schreiner, Cancer Centre
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12. A low cost ventilation monitor to verify air exchanges in accelerator rooms
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John Schreiner, Cancer Centre
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13. Autonomous automobile control system (autopilot for automobiles)
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Kevin Robbie
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14. Recommendations for security keys for pipeline inspection tools
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David Atherton
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15. Possible electronic data coding keys for pipeline inspection logs
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David Atherton
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16. Design of a house circulating water system for winter heating and summer cooling
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Don Taylor
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17. Design of a house heating/cooling system based on availability of continuous year-round circulation of cool water (eg from Lake Ontario)
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Don Taylor
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18. Design of a remote-controlled power mechanism for house windows (eg. for invalids and seniors)
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Don Taylor
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19. Emulate a quantum computing algorithm with a superconduction fluxon switching circuit (student must have taken digital/computer logic courses and have obtained >80% in PHYS343)
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John Harrison
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20. Design an improved automatic feed system for strong trimmers (Weed eaters)
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To Be announced
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David Strong Industrial Chair in Design Engineering (strongd@ilc)
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21. Design of a robots to be used in a 4th year mechatronics course
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To be announced
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David Strong Industrial Chair in Design Engineering (strongd@ilc)
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22. Design an ultralight transponder for bird tracking
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Hugh Evans
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23. Design a solar powered electric fence
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Hugh Evans
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24. Design a smart home electrical power box to allow user to continuously monitor power use
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Hugh Evans
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25. Low energy source for CT imaging during radioisotope-based tomotherapy
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Andrew Kerr
Cancer centre
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26. Design of a multisource Cobalt-60 tomotherapy unit
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Andrew Kerr
Cancer centre
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27. Design an output power meter for cyclists
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Andrew Kerr
Cancer centre
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28. A delayed neutron counting system for the SLOWPOKE-2 Reactor
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Les Bennett, RMC
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29. Design a baseball that when used in a stadium in Denver will behave the same as a baseball in Seattle
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Warren Watson
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30. Design a variable front and rear airfoil wing for a F1 racing car
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Warren Watson
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31. Self synchronizing alarm clock
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Jordan Morelli
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32. 16 sided Langmuir probe for measuring flow in a magnetized plasma
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Jordan Morelli
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33. Inductively coupled plasma lamp
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Jordan Morelli
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34. Large screen colour display using LEDs
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Jordan Morelli
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35. Fast gas pressure feedback control system
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Jordan Morelli
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36. Wireless home monitoring system
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Jordan Morelli
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37. Ion Doppler spectrometerfor measuring flow in hydrogen plasma
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Jordan Morelli
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38. Wind generator for distributes production of electrical power
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Jordan Morelli
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39. Solid-State dynamic VAR compensator
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Jordan Morelli
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40. Geothermal home heating/cooling system
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Jordan Morelli
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41. Design a computer-based ‘item’ locating system for home use
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Kayll Lake
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42. Design an all-optical waveguide switch (must take PHYS460)
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Marc Dignam
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43. Minimizing Bend Losses in Waveguides (must take PHYS460)
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Marc Dignam
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44. Design a tuneable all-optical Bragg filter (must take PHYS460)
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Marc Dignam
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45. Design a micro-mechanical clock
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Rob Knobel
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46. Design a programmable current/voltage source with no 60 Hz noise
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Rob Knobel
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47. Design a micro mechanical based ‘nose’
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Rob Knobel
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50. Asteroid Collision Avoidance
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Larry Widrow
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51. Variometer & Altimeter for a Radio Controlled Sailplane
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Geoff Lockwood
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52. PC based Ultrasound scanner
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Geoff Lockwood
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53. Design of a remotely actuated neutron and gammas source for in-situ SNO calibrations
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Tony Noble
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54. Design of a cryostat and safety containment system for kilotonne sized cryogenic dark matter or double beta decay detectors
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Tony Noble
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55. Design a facility for isotope separation of Germanium
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Aksel Hallin
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56. Design a facility for fabrication of ultra-pure solid state germanium detectors
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Aksel Hallin
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57. Design a molybdenum foinl magnetic spectrometer for high precision beta decay measurements (requires heavy duty computer simulations)
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Aksel Hallin
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58. Design an electrically-pumped polymer diode laser
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Jun Gao
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59. Design a plastic solar cell module
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Jun Gao
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60. Design a plastic thin film transistor
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Jun Gao
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61. Evaluate cost models for lab-on-a-chip technologies
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Mike Watt
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62. Design and micro-nuclear energy source
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Mike Watt
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63. Design a microdischarge array
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Mike Watt
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64. Design a micro-heat source array
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Mike Watt
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65. Design a de-orbit mechanism for a Cubesat microsatellite
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Alan Kidd (retired Telesat engineer) (kidd.roberts@sympatico.ca)
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66. Design a ‘fuel-less’ attitude control system for a Cubesat microsatellite
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Alan Kidd (retired Telesat engineer) (kidd.roberts@sympatico.ca)
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