Investigation of the Effect of a Surface Protuberance on a High Speed Boundary Layer

One of the major challenges that engineers face when designing a high speed vehicle is aerodynamics heating. While ideally the external surfaces are expected to maintain a smooth profile, this is not the case in most vehicles, which might be laden with discontinuities like steps, gaps, and other protrusions. These could alter the local flow...

Heartbeat Detection using Infrared Thermometry in the Ear

Heart rate is a key factor in cardiovascular system monitoring and sports science. Some recent commercial applications use sensors in the ear but are faced with motion artifacts which corrupts the signal. In this report, a comprehensive review of heart rate detection methodologies was completed in order to find possible solutions with better...