British Columbia Institute of Technology

About: British Columbia Institute of Technology is a education organization based out in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Smart grid & Belief revision. The organization has 458 authors who have published 785 publications receiving 16140 citations.

Air flow deflector

Abstract: An air flow deflector comprising (a) a deflector body having an outer surface, the deflector body providing an air passage extending through an inlet, a throat and an outlet, the size of the inlet is greater that the size of the throat; (b) a pair of channels provided between the inlet and the outlet and each of the pair of channels having a venturi profile; and (c) an outlet portion of the air flow deflector provided between the throat and the outlet to provide a gradual transition between the throat and the outlet; wherein the air flow deflector increases an air flow velocity of air entering said inlet.

Cost of Ownership of Upper Limb Prostheses: A Retrospective Analysis

Abstract: An external limb prosthesis is an externallyapplied medical device to replace entirely, or partly, any absent or deficient limb segment [1]. Prostheses for functional restoration of a compromised limb can be body-powered (BP) or externally-powered. A BP prosthesis relies on intentional body motion to create functional activities [2]. An externally-powered prosthesis uses signals initiated by the amputee to control actuators in the prosthesis. A myoelectric (Myo) prosthesis is an externally-powered prosthesis using myoelectric signals from the patient as control input. Electric motors and batteries are common actuators and power sources [3,4].