ACELIFT

By-Election ' Notice

On Tuesday, May 22, Engineering Society
'B' will hold by-elections for the positions of
President and Vice President
I
Nominations: 8:30 am Wednesday,May 9 to
3:30 pm Monday, May 14
Campaigning: 8:30 am Tuesday, May 15 to I
3:30 pm Friday, May 18
Election: 8:30-4:30, Tuesday, May 22
For further Information, please contact the Chief Returning Orflcer at .
the Engineering Society Office, CPH 1327, x2323
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well before the deadline.
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Directions
To begin, I'd like to thank a number
of people who made this issue possible.
You may have noticed that the first issue
of the Iron Warrior is appearing a little
earlier than usual this term. This caused a
lot of stress, anxiety, and, near the end,
panic; but, in true EngSoc fashion,
everyone involved did their best to smooth
the way for us. Thanks to everyone listed
on the right for their extra effort,
especially to loge and Brian for scaring up
an amazing amount of advertising in so
little time. Thanks to Paul "Well, if it's
desperate ... " McKone of the EERC for the
use of his time and resources, and to
Cheryl, for letting us displace her from the
offtce Macintosh. Thanks to Ted Timar,
for being a font of wisdom and experience.
And thanks to AJ., who managed to get
an article to us in the midst of surviving a
very trying week.
Grown up
at last?
During the last term, one of the
people I worked with received spccial
recognition from the company (or having
completed thirty years of service. Thirty
years is a span of time that I cannot
appreciate. As well, there was an early
retirement incentive program while I was
there. I cannot imagine working for that
long, nor does the thought of being old
enough to retire often enter my mind.
But our perspective on time and age
changes. As a child it took forever to get
from Christmas to Christmas and from
summer to summer. We couldn't imagine
what it would be like to be old enough to
go to high school or to drive a car. When
we got to grade 9, it was graduation and
independence that seemed far away: to be
an adult. Throughout, the ultimate
seemed to be being a grown-up: "What do
you want to be when you grow up?"
Although we realize that there is no
magic age when you suddenly become an
adult (It didn't happen at 16, 19 or 20, and
it won't happen at any other birthday.), we
are essentially there.
I don't feel grown-up, and it still
surprises me to be referred to as an adult.
But there are several signs that time is
passing. Every now and then I am startled
to realize that I am a "grown-up" in many
wa s.
Iron Warrior
May 11, 1990
Onwards. In the past few months, a
lot of attention has focussed on certain
practices of Engineering Societies at
Canada's universities. One of the most
visible of these is the "traditional"
engineering newspaper. Many people here
at Waterloo have derived a lot of
satisfaction from comparing the Iron
Warrior to certain other newspapers, and
from loudly trumpeting -the fact that we
terminated our "traditional" paper five
years ago (not entirely by choice, though).
I'm not going to say that the Iron
Warrior is the "best" engineering paper
around, as some have claimed, bUI I do
think it's near the top of the pile. There
are concerns, though, that this might
change. The standards and principles of
the paper are maintained principally by
tradition rather than a formal mandate.
Without direction, the Iron Warrior might
one day shift its emphasis away from
engineering, and become just another
newspaper. Worse yet, it might devolve
into another Enginews.
So, there's some talk in EngSoc of
setting a mandate for the Warrior. It
would be extremely arrogant, though ,' for
one set of editors and EngSoc executives
to try to freeze the paper into their ideal
for all time. We need feedback from the
Iron Warrior's reading public. Following
are some of my thoughts about this.
Technical and informative articles are
the backbone of the paper. Every issue
should contain a few of these to tell
readers about things they may not have
heard or thought about before. This keeps
the emphasis on engineering and its
practice, and reminds us about what we'll
be doing after we get out of here.
1. I like to sleep. As children, our
parents spend a lot of time convincing us
to go to bed at night.and to settle down for
our afternoon nap. I like naps now.
When I am on vacation or have no plans
for a day, I like to to have a short sleep in
the afternoon. (Naps are also tempting
when you are supposed to be studying.)
All submissions, unless otherwise
stated. become the property of the l.mD
Warrior. which reserves the right 10 refuse
publication of material which it deems
unsuitable. The Iron Wmjor also rescrvers
the riaht 10 edit arammar. spelling and
portions of text that do not meet university
standards. Authors will be notified of any
major changes that may be required.
All submissioDs and advertising
cmquiries shbuld be forwarded to:
Inm Warrjox
Enaineeri.ns Society
CPH 1327
Univenity of Waterloo
WA'l"PJW')(). (laIario
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News and announcements are
important as well, but the campus has two
other newspapers to keep us informed of
general news. The Warrior should keep its
news coverage down to items that interest
engineers specifica1iy, and items that the
more general papers might neglect.
Opinion pieces are as important to the
Warrior as to any other paper, but are
slightly more restricted. Currently,
opinion pieces are limited to the editorials,
articles from the EngSoc executives,
Point-Counterpoint articles where both
sides of an issue are rationally and
responsibly covered, and Letters to the
Editor dealing either with previously
appearing items, or with immediately
IOpical EngSoc and engineering issues.
Then there's humour. One of the
most frequently heard complaints about
the Iron Warrior is that it should be
funnier. I agree. But if you come to
expect humour in each issue, and get to
the point where you have to have it, then
you quickly find that you're lowering your
standards and accepting items that may be
both unfunny and, possibly, tasteless and
needlessly offensive. For this reason, it's
unlikely that humour will ever be expected
from the Iron Warrior. We'll still be
happy to publish it, though.
If you have any comments about this,
or something 10 say about the direction of
the Iron Warrior, or comments on
anything else in this issue, please let us
know. As mentioned, we do accept
Letters to the Editor, and we'd love to hear
from anyone about anything.
By the way: have a great summer.

EDITORS
Linda Hachey
John Kingdon
ADVERTISING
Brian Champ
Inge Vangemeren
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lisa Anderson
Kevin Johnson
Mike Perello
Peter Szakaly
CONTRIBUTORS
A.J. Baxter
Dan BIosdale
Catherine Burns
Belinda Elysee-Collen
The Dean
Robert Greenwald
Elmer Horvath
2. I am becoming more independent. I Lily Jung
have a few pieces of furniture, my own
Tupperware, and a cheque cashing card for Brie 1.angford
the A&P.
3. There are a lot of weddings coming Sandy McKinney
up. When I meet classmates from high Sean Murphy
school, we have to spend time catching up
on engagements, marriages and expected Karen Peck
children. These are people my age, people Dave Stampe
I grew up with.
This time last year, no one close to Harvey Watson
me was gelling married. Now each night I
pray for five couples who are engaged.
can no longer be discounted as
somethmg that happens when you're
grown up and older.
All these weddings and plans for the
future remind me how old I am. (I guess
they also remind our parents how old they
arc.)
4. I do things that I always associated
with grown-up, older people. I have a
credit card; I work in an office; I file
income tax returns. I enjoy walks outside;
I like quiet evenings alone or with friends.
I can do absolutely nothing for several
hours as a change from the pressures of
the day.
And the final factor - I don't like
McDonalds anymore. Bul I still like the
little 69 toys, so maybe I'm not as old as
I thought.
LAYOUT
Brenda Beal (Manager)
Jefferson Darrell
Simon Lee
Jacques Millette
Loui Polic
TedTimar
DaveStampe
Harvey Watson
TYPESETIlNG
Jamie Caceres (Manager)
Glen Gagnon
TedTimar
CALENDAR
Martin Zagorsek
CARTOGRAPHER
Rob Davis
May 11, 1990
From the
DEAN
Dean Bill Lennox
Welcome back!
I hope that you had an enjoyable work
experience and that you are ready to get
down to the rigor of academic life once
again.
There are a number of informational
items that I will, in future issues, report
on. Obviously a key issue is the vsc.
The results of last term's referendum were
95% in favour with a vOler turnout of
40%. I want to use this opportu!lity to
say, on behalf of the Faculty, a sincere
thank you for your support. Once again
the leadership demonstrated so often by the
Waterloo Engineering students in so many
area i obvious to everyone.
... the leadership
de';lOnstrated ... is
obvious to everyone.
I want to use this first issue of the
Iron Warrior to draw your attention to the
very serious issue of harassment - sexual,
racial and/or other forms. This has always
been an issue, but the recent tragedy at
Ecole and the rather stupid events at other
universities has brought national focus to
this issues. Unfortunately, all it takes to
tarnish years of effort in addressing this
issue is the action of a few people.
1 believe Waterloo engineering has
been at the forefront of recognizing these
issues, and I am quite proud of the many
initiatives you have taken. Obviously we
need to continue this and do even more,
but I believe it is important to draw your
'attention to this issue. Sexual harassment
and racial are simply illegal
and have no place in our society.
Also the University Ethic Policy
states that it is an offence to interfere with
anyone's right to attend classes. Even a
"sit-in" staged as a "fun" event is an
offence according to this policy.
I hope that we can use Orientation as
an opportunity to make people aware of
these , and I invite your suggestions and
comments.
Iron Warrior Page 3
The Wi nds
of Change
A.J. Baxter
Vice President
During the last four months. the
profession of Engineering has had to take
a long hard look at itself. Antics and
publications that were previously
considered moderately acceptable (OK, we
didn't get expelled for them) are now
causing the engineers of Canada to be
branded with a very negative image. Over
the years, most of the blatant sexist and
discriminatory acts have been removed
from the Engineering repertoire of "fun
things to do" and the Human Rights
Commission has removed visibl e
inequality from the workplace.
However, on December 6th, 1989, a
tragedy occurred that caused many people
to stop and say "Have we really eliminated
the inequalities from our society?" The
answer was a resounding NO. So, yet
again, we set out on the long, tedious (but
rewarding) path of social change. Lately,
you may have been asking yourself "How
will these cries for change affect the
activities that we participate in as
undergraduate Engineers?" or rather, "How
come everybody is picking on us?"
In response to these enquiries I have
the following thoughts: our activities
will be re-evaluated by the Engineering
Society (your representatives) to ensure
that what we do as engineering students is
not construed as sexist, discriminatory, or
illegal. One manifestation of this process
is the modifications to our mascot, THE
TOOL. The name has been changed
slightly and the bearers are garbed in
coveralls, silver hard hats and gold face
coverings. Many have accused Eng Soc of
bowing to pressure and being forced into
change. I prefer to think that we re-
evaluated our mascot, discovered that
people (in the community) did not realize
that RIDGID TOOL was a trademark of a
line of tools produced by the Ridge Tool
company but instead thought of the TOOL
as a bunch of crude men glorifying the fact
that they had a male sex organ. We know
that the phallic interpretation of our
mascot is not consistent with the real
meaning behind the TOOL. but it is our
duty to remove the possible
misinterpretation that the name allows.
There is no denying that problems
exist within engineering. What I cannot
understand is why the entire responsibility
for the "cleanup" is being placed on the
faculty's and students' shoulders. We
should playa major role in the process,
but there are more factors involved than
can be controlled by the Engineering
faculty. It is society's responsibility to
educate children in a manner that does not
limit a child's interests on the basis of
gender. The primary and secondary
schools require a .guidance system that
helps encourage all students to maintain
their maths and sciences along with their
English and history. The profession of
Engineering should be doing everything
within its power to promote itself. We,
as students, should be involved in the
promotion of engineering as a field of
study, and we should not inadvertently
turn people off with misunderstood
traditions.
The process of correcting the faults of
engineering cannot be carried out by one
group. It requires the knowledge,
enthusiasm and hard work of all members
of society. So, the next time you hear of
things happening that you feel undermine
the spirit of engineering, sit back, look at
them from the outside, and evaluate the
whole picture.
Money Matter$
Sean Murphy
Treasurer
Welcome back to Waterloo for
another great summer term. Since it's the
beginning of the term, it's time for the
usual spew from the treasurer regarding the
need for Directors' Budgets.
... as well as an oak
bar with real bar
stools,
You may have noticed the reasons for
this. There's a new big screen TV in
POETS, as well as an oak bar with real
bar stools. Further improvements will
include window blinds to allow better
viewing of the screen, and a sound
compressor to improve the sound system
speaker output
For the first time, budgets are required
from all directors whether they need
money or not. Frugality and fun are not
mutually exclusive, and they will be the
watchwords for the Society this summer.
The Orifice has also changed.
Cheryl's desk has been moved to allow
freer movement for students in the Orifice.
Also, for the first time, a cash register
will be used lO keep track of revenue and
expenditures. Cheryl will personally
eliminate anyone even considering using it
without her permission. In her words,
"It's my baby."
A PO TS patio is in the works. bUI
it's been bogged down with red tape at
Plant Operations. With luck, we' ll sec it
by Canada Day; otherwi se. it may be
shelved unlil A Soc returns to campus.
A number 01 other llems may appear
on the scene to enhance the student society
atmosphere for engineering students.
EngSoc is flcl e for your benefit ; take
advantage of it, and have a great term!
Page4
Iron Warrior May 11,1990
Biathlon
Confusion
Scholarships
Available
To the Editor:
This letter pertains to the Waterloo
Biathlon that was run by the Engineering
Society, and which was supposed to
happen last Sunday, May 6. To my
surprise, I learned from the Engineering
Society on the Friday afternoon before that
it had been cancelled.
This was a minor setback for me,
because I wanted 10 use the race to find my
base of physical education before my
training program this summer. I felt sorry
for the people who wished to go all out in
this competition to put to use all the
training they had done this year.
EngSoc has run some
great events ... the
race was cancelled?
Instead I cycled with a group 01 people
10 the Elora Gorge and had a terrific time.
While we were riding past Fed Hall at
8:30 am Sunday, the registration location
of the biathlon, there was a woman to
receive people at the fronL I quickly
inquired if the race was on, and she said
yes! Now was I mistaken, did I hear
wrong, or did she misunderstand my
question? I asked again, and she confirmed
again that the race was on. How frustrated
I felt, being told that it was cancelled,
only to learn a half hour before the race
that it was on again, when I already had
plans to bike 10 Elora with some friends.
And then this morning, Monday May 7, I
phoned EngSoc to hear that it was
cancelled and it did not happen. Holy
Confusion, .Batman, is this a bad dream
I'm having?
This is not my only beef. I'm
disappointed in the amount of advertising
and promotion done for this event. I only
learned about it 3 weeks before the race
from a pamphlet I got off-campus
promoting the biathlon series of Ontario.
I did not see any flyers posted across
campus at all throughout April and May.
There are no references to the race in last
week's Imprint, and I don't remember any
articles or ads in last winter's issues.
I can understand that running such an
event requires hours and hours from
dedicated volunteers. EngSoc has run
some great events before, notably the
annual Ring Road Classic. I realize that it
is a change in the term with new students
moving in, and old students moving out,
and that last April was exam month.
So, honestly, why was the event
scheduled for such an awkward date. Why
didn't you advertise for volunteers if
were in trouble, including people outside
the faculty, (we are still one university.)
All I wish to say is, I hope we do not
have a repeat performance with the Ring
Road Classic, because it is the biggest
event I'm looking forward to competing in
this year. I know last year had some
mistakes. One guy was not allowed to
race a minute before the start because he
had handlebars for a triathlon, (where you
tuck down very low and narrow, with your
elbows resting on the handlebars.) For
my race, we never did find out if we had a
pace lap or not, and the start could have
been delayed 10 seconds to answer our
desparate questions.
Please plan well in advance.
Rick Millenaar
3B Health Studies
Student Awards Office
ANDERSON CONSULTING
SCHOLARSHIP
Two annual awards valued at $4()()
each are given to students entering their
3A term in either the Faculty of
Engineering or a Co-operative
Mathematics Program. Selection of
recipients will be based on academic
achievement, active participation and
leadership in extra-curricular activities,
ability to communicate and career
objectives of implementing change
through the Application Systems
Development andlor Manufacturing
Process Improvement. Relevant work-
term experience will also be considered.
Applications should be submitted to the
Student Awards Office during the 2B term.
Application Deadline: June 29, 1990
BELL CANADA SCHOLARSHIP
The value of these awards is tuition
for the final undergraduate year plus an
offer of summer employment with Bell
Canada, although acceptance of
employment is not a condition of the
A ward. The awards are available to third
year Engineering students who rank in the
top half of their class, have an interest in
telecommunications or related fields and
have been involved in on-campus or
community activities.
(Special Application)
Deadline: June 29,1990
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An award of $800 is available to an
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who has a high academic standing during
the first and second year and is continuing
in that progralT!. Positive evidence of
technical ability or superior technical
competence in laboratory of work term
effort and evidence of leadership activities
within or outside the institution is also
given strong consideration.
(Special Application)
Application Deadline: June 29, 1990
J. P. BICKELL BURSARIES
The Foundation makes available a
sum of money to be used in providing
bursary assistance to Chern ical
Engineering students of good academic
standing who need financial assistance.
Application Deadline: May 31,1990
B.P. CANADA BURSARIES
Two bursaries of $500 are offered
annually to two students enrolled in Earth
Sciences, Engineering, Commerce or
Economics at the University of Waterloo.
Application Deadline: May 31, 1990
SUNCOR BURSARIES
Suncor Inc. offers bursaries annually
to students in Chemical or Mechanical
Engineering which, in support of
employment equity, will be awarded to
women, aboriginal (native) Canadians,
persons with di sabilities and visible
minorities. Interested students should
apply on the University of Waterl oo
general bursary application and attach a
letter indicating their eligibility ror
assistance from this source.
Application Deadline: May 31, 1990
Applications are available in tlTe
Student Awards Office, 2nd Floor, Needles
Hall.
CASI
Karen Peck
CASI-UW Chair
Well, we're back...the CASI
(Canadian Aeronautics & Space Institute)
Spring '90 Exec, that is. Be prepared for a
fun-filled summer of events. Among the
speakers who will be presenting: Mr.
G. Ataman from DOWTY Canada Ltd.,
Mr. J. Reid from Canadair's CL-215 Water
Bomber Division, and Mr. J. M. Swain,
Director of Boeing DeHavilland Flight
Test Division. We're organizing another
trip to the London Air Show, and, of
course, another GLIDING TRIP!
Most events will be held in OC ] 302
every Wednesday from 11:30 to 12:30, but
watch our posters for possible changes.
We're looking forward to seeing everyone
there!
May 11,1990 Iron Warrior
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Recycling & Reusing
Dan Blosdale
Lily Jung
Recycling Directors
Environmentalists say that recycling
isn't the only solution to our waste
management problem. You can reuse!
"Reuse what?" you ask? Paper - but it's
cool paper because it is a note Little
elves (of a sort) collect fine used paper
from white boxes and turn it into bound
note pads. (Actually, if you want to play
an elf, we need help with this too.) These
will be available in the Orifice for $0.25.
Looking for a good reason to
procrastinate? We're looking for a bunch
of helpful folk with keen eyes and a
passion for the mundane. We're looking
for assistance in handling the voluminous
quantity of material suitable for
reincarnation. In other words, we need
assistants to sort the recyclables in CPH
foyer. You can help the environment and
maybe even get some P**5 points for
your class.
We wish to have a recycling box in
each class' main room. We will need a
representative from each class to empty
these into the new boxes in CPH foyer
that have been most generously provided
by our loving Dean Lennox. If you're
interested, tell your class reps that you
want to be a recycling rep for your class,
and they'll give us YOur name.
We're interested in determining the
demand for a reusable plastic engineering
mug. If there is enough interest, a load of
them can be ordered. If you would like 10
design a mug, please submit your ideas.
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Film
en
Centre for Society,
Technology and Values
"The Day the Universe Changed," a
film series created by British scholat-writer
James Burke, will be screened at
uw this spring, starting Thursday May 10
and ending Thursday July 12.
The screenings will take place every
Thursday in EL 101 from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Co-sponsors are the Centre for
Society, Technology and Values (CSTV),
the Sanford Fleming Foundation, the
Architecture Students Association,
Engineering Society B, and the' Science
Society.
The series traces the development of
Western scientific thought through "major
transformations over the centuries, taking
us to the rooms and ruins where history
has veered in new directions." Host James
Burke seeks to show how we have become
the "high-tech statistically-modelled
computer-oriented people" we are today.
Series
"The one constant in knowledge is
change," says a promotion for the series ,
noting that modes of thought tend to
overthrow each other and claiming that we
'Jive today "in constant tension between
new knowledge and inherently
conservative institutions and rituals."
Episode titles includes: "It starled
with the Greeks," "Science revises the
heavens," "Darwin's revolution," and
"Changing knowledge, changing reality."
Productions by Burke, who created lhe
"Connections" series some years ago, are
always marked by feature-movie quality
photography, great graphics and lively wit
The one constant in
knowledge is change.
- and by numerous and varied
locations. Like "Connections", thiS senes
was shot in many countries, including
England, Sicily, Tunisia, the United
States, Monte Carlo, Sierra Leone,
Lapland and Nepal.
Program guides will be posted.
JOBS:
Elmer Horvath
Sandy McKinney
UnWant Ads Directors
Well, you've made it through another
work term, and now, here's your chance 10
evaluate it (before you forget it). It does
m'atter what you thought of your recent
job and company.
Wanted
or
Unwanted?
The form has been streamlined to
speed up the time required to enter the data
(Start to finish: 1 'minute 23 seconds - or
your next one free) . Both positive and
negative comments are desired (e.g. what
you did, how you liked it, what the
cafeteria is like). A good response will
help you and everyone else going through
... what you did,
you like it, what
cafeteria is like.
how
the
The UnWant Ads are the students'
evaluations of the companies and the work
they performed. These are intended for
other students to read before applying to
and ranking companies in the co-op
process. Currently these forms are kept in
the Orifice and at Needles Hall. interviews. Your evaluation will be
But behold! EngSoc is once again online for 2 years so each company
breaking new ground on campus - this have a number of evaluations. But . don t
time by making the UnWantAds more worry a,boll:t those evalual10ns -
accessible. Starting this term, all everythmg IS confidenllal ..
evaluations will be entered lnto Look for the upcomtng of the
WATSTAR. In this way, students can WATSTAR UnWant Ads next time you
quickly access past evaluations of the log on, or in your class mailbox.
companies to which they are applying, Who knows, there may even be P**5
even after office hours. points to boot!
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Engineering and the Eye
and then readjusting its response.
However, the normal response pattern
changes when the image becomes blurred.
This project examined the effects of
blurring due to chromatic aberration,
where different colours of light refract to
different degrees.
Catherine Burns
3A Systems Design
Its separation from the main campus
by Ring Road is almost symbolic of the
many differences which separate the
School of Optometry from the other
departments of the University of Waterloo.
Often forgotten, the School of Optometry
is one of the truly unique disciplines at
Waterloo, the only English-speaking
school of Optometry in Canada.
By its very nature, Optometry is an
applied science and could arguably be
considered a form of engineering.
Optometry centers around the
improvement and extension of human
vision, possibly the most critical of the
human senses. Beyond the design of
lenses, optometry also encompasses the
application and design of new equipment
for improved investigation of the health of
the eye.
The focus of the program is on
practical experience gained through an
active clinic on the first floor of the
building which allows the students to gain
practical experience in a real clinic
situation. This clinic is open to the
public, offering eye examinations, glasses,
and contact lenses while, at the same time,
providing the students with experience.
Optometry and optometry research
touch a broad range of areas including
physiological optics, optics of the lens
and cornea, and human image processing,
which includes investigation of retinal
sampling and optical aliasing. Optical
system modelling is also an area of
interest, as is mathematical modelling of
the lens of the eye. Work. is being done in
areas of pathologies of the components of
the eye, as well as in ocular health and
hygiene which is concerned with the
protection of the visual system from such '
hazards as airborne particles and ultra-
violet radiation.
... new equipment for
... investigation of the
health of the eye.
During my work term with the School
of Optometry I was involved in two
projects. The first studied the properties
of the lens of the eye. Lasers were shone
through the lenses and the refraction
(bending) of these beams was studied to
yield information on the refractive power
of the lenses. The lens of the eye is a
complicated structure possessing a non-
homogeneous refractive index; beams do
not travel in straight lines but tend to
curve as they travel through the lens.
Because of this complexity. an exact
mathematical model of the human lens has
yet to be developed .
In a different direction, another project
involved the study of the effects of image
blurring on accommodation. In order to
view objects at different distances, the lens
contracts and expands, much like a
muscle. This response of the lens to
objects at various distances is called
accommodation. The lens can be modelled
as a feedback system, sensing the stimulus
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a fresh viewpoint in areas from biomedical
engineering and ergonomics to image
processing and mathematical system
modelling. With special permission,
students from outside the school may take
optometry courses, and co-op positions are
occasionally offered with professors from
the school. The school frequently offers
open seminars and is home to the
Optometry Museum, which presents an
historical review of developments in
optometry.
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untapped resource.
The entire atmosphere within the
school differs from that of regular
programmes. Even the architecture of the
building reflects this difference - the focus
of the building is the first floor clinic.
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the School of Optometry a visit - have
your vision checked at the clinic, tour the
museum, or altend a seminar.
Certainly, optometry is one the gems
of the university; it is regrettable that so
little contact occurs between optometry
and the other departments. On the one
hand, the School of Optometry may
appear to be isolated; on the other, perhaps
it's the rest of us who have been blind.
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PageS
The Return of
Micromouse
Dave Stampe
2B Computer
1990 should be a banner year for
MicroMouse at the University of
Waterloo. The IEEE student branch is
working to set up a development facility
for the use of students who wish to create
a MicroMouse as a tenn or extracurricular
project, or just to experiment with
robotics. This fall, both IEEE branches
and the University of Toronto's student
IEEE chapter will be organizing the North
American MicroMouse Championship, to
be held at the Ontario Science Centre.
Fundraising for both projects will be
carried out through this term.
North American
Micromouse Finals
A MicroMouse is a self-contained,
autonomously navigating robot which
solves a maze, competing against other
mice to travel from start to finish in the
shortest time. To explore a maze and find
the goal quickly is as much a matter of
luck as it is of good design in software and
hardware. Therefore, a MitroMouse is
allowed to make multiple runs: usually
one or more exploratory runs and one
high-speed run. The high-speed run is a
better test of motor control and steering
algorithms. Scoring is based on a fraction
(1/30) of the exploration time plus the
fastest run time. Bonuses are awarded if
the mouse can complete all runs without
human intervention.
A MicroMouse is a challenging
design problem. The maze that the mouse
navigates consists of walls spaced 18 cm
apart and are 5 cm tall. This limits the
size of the mouse's wheelbase to about
12 cm by 12 cm. Overall, tbe mouse
must be smaller than 25 cm in any
UW Facilities planned
dimension. Since the MicroMouse must
be self-contained, the batteries, computer,
sensors, and drive train must all fit into
this space. A low centre of mass is also
required for faster turns, acceleration and
braking.
A typical MicroMouse will have two
independently driven wheels and one or
more "caster" type support wheels. The
motors are driven either by stepping
motors, which are slow but simple, or by
a geared DC motor. Batteries
(rechargeable NiCd) are mounted as low as
possible, as they can make up one third 10
one half of the MicroMouse's weight.
The computer is usually mounted above
the chassis, allowing it to be larger by
extending over the top of the maze walls.
Steering and wall sensors also go on
lOp, extending over top of the maze walls.
Sensors are usually optical, as these are
faster and do not cause drag. The maze
floor is painted flat black and the walls red
and white 10 simplify the sensor's design.
The software challenge of a
MicroMouse is a dual problem, consisting
of a maze-solving algorithm and low-level
control routines. DC motor systems make
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for much better performance, but require
more complex motor "servo" software and
a precision mechanism. Even if the
MicroMouse designer has chosen to use
stepping mOlors, special care must be
taken with acceleration and deceleration to
avoid skipped steps. Steering and wall data
must be read from navigation sensors
hundreds of times per second and integrated
into the maze model. Navigation
decisions must be made in real time, and
far enough in advance to give the
MicroMouse time to accelerate and
decelerate.
Maze solving algorithms may be
simple goal-seeking methods that use the
first path found, or more complex methods
that try to find the fastest path. Some
algorithms used in the past explore the
entire maze before looking for the best
paths, while others concentrate on sections
of the maze likely to contain the best
path. This may not seem important given
the low weighting of exploration time,
but the previous U.S. champion, Dave
Otten of MIT, recently lost the title
despite having the fastest run time because
of his competitor's shorter exploration
time.
To present some idea of the
capabilities of current competition mice,
high-speed run times have been as low as
8.9 seconds for a path length of 9.2 meters
with 15 turns. The regulation maze size
is 16 by 16 cells, and the pa.th lengths
range from 5 to 50 meters. Mice try to
improve their scores by moving
diagonally and rounding comers, and by
looking over walls to cxplore the muze
faster.
The MicroMouse facility at UW will
include a computer and utilities for
software development, as well as EPROM
programming support and a serial port for
downloading code to MicroMouse
computers. A rcconfigurabJe ma:lC will be
available for debugging and performance
tests, as well as for local contests.
Fundraising for the maze, parts stock and
power supplies will be carried out this
summer. A contest will be held next May
for those learns who have developed mice
as a term project.
Because of its multidisciplinary
nature, a MicroMouse project should be of
interest LO student engineers in Electrical,
Computer, and Systems Design. As well,
team members in Mechanical Engineering
may be helpful in designing and
constructing the chassis and drive chain.
The IEEE student branch has been
collecting MicroMouse related technical
data, newsletters, and parts supply
locations. Videotapes of past contests
should be available some time this
summer. For firsthand advice, talk to us
about the MicroMouse that is under
construction now.
... multidisciplinary
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The North American Championship
MicroMouse contest will be held at the
Ontario Science Centre, October 11
through 14, 1990. At least two Canadian
teams and twelve U.S. teams are expected,
along with three "guest" teams from
overseas, including England, Australia and
Singapore. The foreign teams will not be
eligible for prizes; instead they will give
demonstrations and compete on
International Day. U.S. teams will
include Dave Otten from MIT and a team
from West Point
Demonstrations and informational
talks will be given by Susan Rosenbaum,
the chairperson of NAMA (North
American MicroMouse Association) .
Contcst runs win be hcld from Thursday
to unday, with the final winncrs to be
determined the last day. Media response to
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cxceptional, and this onc should be no
exception.
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Iron Warrior
May 11,1990
Winter Facts with Flavour
see if you have an interview by looking
up your last name.
Our faculty decided that we should try
and expand ourselves, so, starting soon,
there will be 60 more Electrical engineers
admitted each fall and 40 students enrolled
in Environmental Engineering. The new
program has a chairman but no other
faculty. Students will take a wide variety
of courses from Chemical, Chemistry,
Ci viI, Mechanical, Environmental
Studies, Management Science, and
Society, Technotogy and Values (STV)
plus some technical electives and 5 GSEs
during their five year stint
Harvey Watson
3B Chemical
Hi. Welcome back to this sullen and
dreary place where you work your fingers
to the bone just to get a piece of paper
with a few choice words and numbers
printed by a low grade dot matrix printer
on a lower quality piece of paper with the
hopes of eventually collecting enough
lines that read 0.5 CR to get a high
quality piece of paper that says you
graduated after five years hard labour from
the University of Waterloo Penal colony.
Since last you were here, very little has
changed. Another few hundred convicts
escaped believing they had attained the
exalted status of owning the high quality
paper, and if you watch carefully, you may
see one or two return and walk across a
stage to collect it.
The great political machine ground on
and mushed more people through its gears:
Doug Wright was chosen by Brian
Mulroney to be his representative to the
Council of Ministers of Education. Doug
now has another job on top of being
President of UW. (As if he wasn't busy
enough already.)
Our beloved Dean Lennox decided that
retirement was a good way to go and so
will be leaving us. We cried a Iiule when
we heard this, and we will certainly miss
him as we break in out new Dean:
Professor David B urns of the Mechanical
Engineering Deparunent.
The Feds had another election (the
yearly trial) and elected a new cast of
characters. The new Fed President is one
of our former EngSoc Presidents, John
Vellinga. Also starring in this cast are
VPOF Tess Sliwinski and VPUA Kim
Speers. Don't you just love how they
send out this amazingly arrogant piece of
mail during the term telling you that it is
your most important job to vote by
retwning the enclosed ballot and then they
don't even bother to send you a note to say
who won? Now, is that dedication to
communication with students, or what?
We were finally persuaded to join the
Canadian Federation of Students (CFS).
A mere $2.00 will be added to your fee
statement starting in September for this
dubious privilege.
The Imprint decided that it needs
another dollar a term from everyone but
were told by the Feds that they could only
have 65 cents. This is a mere 5% per year
since the last raise in '86.
Fortunately, we were spared another
drain on our pocket books because the
Feds couldn't organize a referendum to
raise fees to pay for the new Student Life
Building (it's been put off until the fall).
I'm not the most inattentive student on
campus, but when they casually
mentioned this building and the new funds
required to build it in the fading days of
the election, I must admit that I had
absolutely no idea as LO what they were
talking about
The VSC (Voluntary Student
Contribution) was ratified by your off
term counterparts, A Soc. Of the 40%
who voted, (compared to a miserable 36%
for B Soc), 94% were in favour, so you
now donate $75 a term to your beloved
Engineering Faculty to ensure that the
ungracious governments of our country
don't destroy our school through neglect (a
problem that grows more ominous each
term). This is a tax deductible donation so
you can get an income tax receipt for it.
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money was raised, and everyone had a
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The Tool. The bearers now sport
ominous black coveralls with bright
yellow hard hats and purple scarves over
their faces. Also, they may not be chained
to our newly renamed mascot because
bondage just isn't in these days.
... most important to
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who won.
The Co-op department hasn't been
completely dormant while you were off
gallivanting around the country, making
money, and having fun. Apparently you
guys (plus everybody else going through
interviews last fall) managed to miss a
total of 515 interviews. Employers got
peeved (and rightly so) forcing the
adoption of a new policy: miss one
interview and you can't rank any job
number one; miss two and you're out.
Even if you find a related job by yourself
it doesn't count as far as the university is
concerned. Remember that you need five
successful workterms to graduate. Not all
the news from Co-op is morbid, however.
A new and upgraded computer system is in
the works. The pilot run is expected for
the Fall 1991 interviews. An interim
program might possibly be in for this
term's interviews. You should be able to
Social events sprang up here and
there. Engineering Week and Weekend
both happened. Everyone involved had
fun. (So what else is new?) The regular
boring stuff was planned, such as boat
racing, human curling and Jello wrestling
(well, maybe not so boring).
The "Arts Lccture Sit in" was an
Engineering Weekend event that wasn't
nearly as fun 'as anticipated. A group of
about twenty students organized by 2A
Systems sat in on a first year English
class and proceeded to disrupt it for about
twenty minutes . Unfortunately,
disrupting a class in progress is an
academic offence carrying a punishment
a reprimand and expulsion. As
Dean Lennox said: "[It was] a stupid thing
' to have done, and now they'll have to take
the consequences."
Not to be outdone, some of our own
engineers organized "Mega Party" at the
beginning of the term. It was such a
success that they held "Mega Party II" at
the end of the term. Now I'm seeing
advertisements for "Mega Party III" on
Sal. June 2 at 414 Erb. The last one saw
well ovcr 500 people show up.
In short, the world of Waterloo
continued on without you and it didn't
blow up. Welcome back, and lets have a
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Discuss
Your Co-op
Robert Greenwald
Academics Director
Who did you work for? What was
your position? Where was your company
located? When ... ? Why ... ? And the key:
How Much .. ..... ?
Aren't you sick of these questions?
Don't get me wrong - I care about where
my friends spent the last four months -
but it's always the same questions over.
and over again. Read on to find out about
a possible solution.
After my first work term, I felt as
though an important component was
missing from the co-op system: there were
few opportunities for students to learn
about other job experiences. To fill this
void, Alex Poole (now on A stream), and
myself organized co-op seminars for
our class. The seminars provided
information concerning good and bad co-
op experiences. Furthermore, they were a
means for 'technology transfer' between
students concerning modem engineering
practices. This is how it works:
... the same questions
over and over again.
At informal get-togethers on a class-
by-class basis, students discuss anything
they want to about previous jobs. The
usual format is a five minute presentation
about each job followed by a question and
answer period. The class rep can set up a
schedule of six or seven students per hour
and let the class know who will be
speaking and about what jobs. A good
time to hold the seminars is during the
class prof hours two weeks prior to the
Term
release of the Want Ads, so the students
can hear about different jobs before
applying.
The best part of the seminars is that
students can really shoot from the hip.
There are no Co-ordinators, professors or
employers to influence the speakers. The
seminars are really an extension of the
UnWant Ads but with greater depth and
scope.
The seminars are not only for students
going through interviews. There is a lot
Ask y'ourself why you
are in a co-op
program.
to learn from your friends (really!),
whether you have a job locked up or not.
Ask yourself why you are in a co-op
programme, and the answers will always
bring you back to the principles behind
these co-op seminars.
Your class rep will be geuing
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of the term. Soeak to hcr/him about
Learn from th-e job
experiences of your
friends.
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leave a note for me in the Orifice or
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Canadian Engineering Students
Sean Murphy
2B Mechanical
Eric Langford
4A Civil (offstream)
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conference was "to increase awareness of
the issues presently facing engineering
education." That goal was met and
surpassed as thirty-one engineering
societies from across Canada discussed
issues ranging from gun control to cellular
communication.
The conference was hosted by Queen's
University in Kingston from January 9 to
14, 1990. The theme of the conference
was "Canadian Engineering Students:
Bridging the Technology Gap."
Though not the focus of the
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at the Ecole Poly technique and its
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and debate. As a result, other issues didn't
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The central theme of the conference
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famous Brick beer. (Brick beer was not so
welcome after the Waterloo party the rust
night of the conference.) These items are
not exclusive to Waterloo, but Waterloo is
the most organized in implementing them.
It's just another step in striving to be one
of the best engineering schools in Canada.
A large number of resolutions were
passed during the plenary session at
congress. Some were silly, such as the
resolution banning Brick beer at further
C.C.E.S. conferences (it was overturned),
and others were considerably more serious
(Be it resolved that the Congress of
Canadian Engineering Students is opposed
to anyone in Canadian territory having in
his/her possession any military or
paramilitary weapon, with the exception
of members of the Armed Forces and law
enforcement officers for the purpose of
their duties.) Many concerns were brought
up on both sides of this resolution. Most
delegates were unprepared for such a
statement from the congress, and were not
willing to put forward their own opinions
as those of their societies. As a result, the
resolution passed, but without the
unanimous consent of the delegates as the
national executive of the conference had
hoped.
. .. some areas still to
work on.
The conference revealed a number of
areas still to be worked on by Engineering
students all over Canada. The issues of
sexism, educational funding, and the
promotion of engineering for everyone
must be examined by all those who
consider themselves to be a part of the
solution and not of the nightmare that
followed the incident at the Ecole
PolyleChnique.
I'd like to thank the Dean for his
financial assistance in allowing Waterloo
to attend the conference. The next
C.C.E.S. confernce will be held in
Saskatoon in early January 1991. I
strongly recommend that anyone interested
should attend this or any other conference.
For further information, please leave me a
note in the Engineering Society Office.
May 11, 1990 Iron Warrior Page 11
Western Memories
Belinda Elysee-Collen
3A Chemical
This past worktenn I found myself
just about as far west as you get in
Canada. I was working for Howe Sound
Pulp and Paper, a pulp mill in Port
Mellon B.C.. No one lives in Port
Mellon; it's only a mill set on the waters
of Howe Sound amidst snow capped
mountains. The bulk of the population
lives in nearby Gibsons, B.C., home of
the Beachcombers and "Molly's Reach".
Gibsons can be reached via a 40-minute
ferry ride from Vancouver. r got to know
the ferry schedule quite well, as the
population of Gibsons is about 3000, a far
cry from the population I'm used to in
Toronto. I quickly lear.ned the
consequences of missing the last one of
the day; the ferry is your lifeline.
The UBC engineering
bug ... was suspended
from the bridge.
The main industry in B.C. is forestry,
and hence pulp and paper. The chemical
engineering program at UBC is geared
towards pulp and paper, and the bulk of
their graduates end up working in mills
around the province. The University of
Victoria does not have a chemical
engineering department, and Simon Fraser
University in Vancouver does not offer
engineering as such. The other technical
grads come from The British Columbia
Institute of Technology (B.C.LT.), which
is essentially geared towards pulp and
paper. I came to appreciate the, diversity
and choice of education offered to us in
Ontario.
The population of the entire province
of BC is only 3 million, 2.5 million of
which live in Vancouver and its suburbs.
And B.C. is covered in mountains, which
do not lend themselves to the building of
sprawling cities. Despite its size,
Vancouver has a small-town mentality.
The pace is very slow compared to that of
Southern Ontario. The local evening
news is comparable to that of a Northern
Ontario community like Thun,der Bay,
I<\ther than a big city like Toronto.
The drivers in Vancouver are
extremely courteous. In cases where two
lanes must merge into one, the cars take
turns and alternate from lane to lane. The
only cars which don't alternate usually
sport a rental sticker or Alberta plates. In
Toronto, everyone rushes and tries to
overtake the other cars, so that no one gets
anywhere very fast. Since Vancouver is
on the coast and contains many rivers, the
city resembles a large number of islands
connected by bridges. It can be useful to
know which bridges are busy. Accidents
cause big problems on bridges, so there
are hired tow trucks on each side of the
busy ones during the rush hour.
In the milder climate, automobile
bodies last much longer. Volkswagen
"bugs", extremely rare in Ontario, are seen
everywhere. The UBC engineers have a
Volkswagen bug with a large painted
engineering "E" that has been spotted in
sever paces over tlie years:onlDp- of ano -
inside builclings, and, of course, suspended
from the Lion's Gate Bridge.
Although they seem harmless enough
in the city, Vancouver drivers arc
transfonned once they hit the highway up
to Whistler. I'm not sure what it is about
the twisting, slippery mountains roads
that turns the most docile of drivers into a
road demon. The Whistler highway is not
unlike highway 400 to Barrie, but Barrie's
skiing just can't compare.
... turns the most
docile of drivers into
a road demon.
Whistler/Blackcomb Resort is absolutely
incredible, although popular and extremely
expensive. The popular ski season
continues until the end of April, and there
is year-round skiing on Blackcomb
Glacier. There are many other ski areas on
Vancouver Island and in the interior of
B.C. These are all much less expensive,
although smaller, and require 4-5 hours
travel time, compared to 2 hours to
Whistler. There are also smaller local
mountains about 15 minutes out of the
city. Even these have more runs than
anything near Toronto.
Vancouver has been planned in such a
way that there aren't any real highways
like those of Southern Ontario. On a
weekend trip to Seattle, one Vancouver
friend couldn't get over the size of the 8-
lane highway we were travelling on. The
freedom of lane changing was a brand new
experience. Imagine the culture shock a
Vancouverite would feel on the 16 lanes of
the 401 through Toronto. However, while
our express routes may be faster, our air
-----
U. S.A.
definitely suffers for it. I had to identify
the smog over Seattle as pollution to my
friend. This is a common sight in
Toronto on hot summer days. When I
returned to Ontario, I really noti ced the
haze in the air.
Vancouver is obsessed with proving
itself "better" than Toronto, which I think
is pretty oblivious to the rivalry. Perhaps
that's what angers the Vancouverites.
B.C. finds itself isolated from the rest of
Canada, and feels cheated when it comes
to federal spending. They don't seem to
realize that there are more than twice the
number of people in Ontario, which
therefore naturally receives more.
B.C. finds itself
isolated from the rest
of Canada.
B.C. residents have a difficult time
understanding why anyone would even
think of living in Ontario. Sometimes I
found that the comments hit a littl e too
close to home. Even those who have
never been farther east than Winnipeg were
pretty quick to find fault with Southern
Ontario. If I had one thing to tell each
province. I'd tell B.C. that there is much
more to Ontario than Toronto, and tell
Ontario to look beyond Vancouver when
considering B.C. They are both very
beautiful provinces, and they must be
appreciated differently. But to tell the
truth, I never fully realized how much
Ontario has to offer until I went away. I
also realized that home is home, no matter
where in the world it may be, and that was
a good lesson to learn.
TIlI
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