Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Fall 2014
Rectangular waveguides (RWG) are highly desirable in millimeter-wave applications due to their excellent RF performance and their low signal loss. As the result, waveguide devices such as waveguide switches have been widely used for the majority of high-frequency low-loss applications during the...
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Fall 2011
3D model is a promising type of multimedia content for entertainment, research and education purposes. This thesis addresses the representation and manipulation of 3D models based on skeletonization, which is a commonly used technique to extract a compact descriptor and effectively capture the...
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3D Multi-view Imaging: Object Contour Approximation for Depth Image Coding and Multi-view Image/Video Streaming
DownloadFall 2017
Thanks to the rapidly dropping cost of digital cameras, multi-view imaging—using a series of cameras capturing images from the same 3D scene simultaneously but from different viewpoints—opens a wide variety of interesting research topics and applications. Among them, free viewpoint TV and light...
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Fall 2014
The need for increasingly high resolution 3D models and the cost in processing high resolution polygonal meshes have made 3D point clouds an alternative for many researchers in recent years. Considerable research has been devoted to various areas of point clouds. This thesis presents three...
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Fall 2013
3D reconstruction of transparent and specular objects is a very challenging topic in computer vision. The goal is to get the 3D information of the points on the surface of a transparent or specular object and accumulate the points to form the reconstructed surface. For opaque objects, the...
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Fall 2020
This thesis describes the research and development process in creating a 3D ultrasound-based navigation system to assist screw insertion for scoliosis surgery, with a focus on children who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Screw placement accuracy is critical to prevent spinal cord or...