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CR56 Version IEEE December / Décembre 2007, No. 56 Canadian ReReviewview La revue canadienne de ll’IEEE’IEEE Wind Power Technology — State of the Art How Green Are Compact Fluorescent Lamps? Engineers Can Help Stop E-Waste Generation • Process Maturity & Performance • Safety in Engineering Design • Chroniques en génie biomédical The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Canada Post—Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement # 40592512 Canada Post—Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Editorial / Éditorial Eric Holdrinet SMIEEE, Rédacteur en chef / Managing Editor e numéro a été posté en retard. Désolé. Pour changer cet état his issue was mailed late. Sorry. To de choses, il nous faut un volontaire pour gérer la revue dili- change this state of affairs, we need a vol- gente des articles, et un autre pour superviser la production. Ce unteer to manage the peer-review of arti- C pourrait être vous; devenez actif(-ve) dans votre association pro- T cles, and another to oversee production. fessionnelle! En attendant nous ferons de notre mieux, nous It could be you; become active in your continuerons d’insister sur la qualité du contenu et de la présentation, et professional association! Until then we will do as façonnerons trois numéro par an avec des sujets d’intérêt pour les membres best as we can, we will keep focusing on quality of du IEEE au Canada. content and presentation, and craft three issues per year with subjects of interest for IEEE members in Canada. Le monde et la société ont été modifiés par la technologie, le plus visible- ment au cours du dernier siècle, apportant de nombreux bénéfices – et cer- tains inconvénients dont nous sommes de plus en plus conscients. Plusieurs How Green was my Engineering… The world and human society have formes de pollution et autres coûts sociétaux de l’utilisation ou l’abus des been changed by technology, most visibly in the last century, with enor- technologies font maintenant l’objet d’articles médiatiques, d’avis gou- mous benefits – and some drawbacks of which we are increasingly aware. vernementaux, et de discussions de salons. Many forms of pollution and other societal costs of technology’s use or misuse now form the subject of media pieces, government briefs, and Nos concitoyens se fient sur les ingénieurs pour leur fournir le prochain kitchen discussions. mécanisme qui améliorera leur vie ou atténuera les inconvénients de la dernière génération de produits. L’électricité éolienne est souvent citée en Our neighbours rely on engineers to bring about the next construction that exemple pour le remplacement de vieilles sources d’énergie polluantes et will improve their life, as well as mitigate the downsides of the last genera- non-renouvelables. Les ingénieurs canadiens font leur part ainsi que les tion of products. Wind power generation, for example, is presented as a gouvernements et autres parties prenantes; nous vous offrons un court sur- prime example of how to replace some older, polluting and non-renewable vol du domaine, avec éléments canadiens, dans “Wind Power Technology – energy sources. Canadian engineers do their bit along with governments and State of the Art”. other stakeholders in bringing this about; we present a short overview of the field, with Canadian tidbits, in “Wind Power Technology – State of the Art”. Un autre moyen pour les ingénieurs d’apporter des changements positifs est dans la façon dont ils font leur travail. “Safety in Engineering Design: Another way for engineers to bring about positive change is in the very way Innovation through Competition” présente la Compétition de design sécuri- they do their job. “Safety in Engineering Design: Innovation through taire James Ham de Minerva Canada, qui récompense de nouvelles façons Competition” presents the Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design de créer des produits plus sécuritaires*. Aussi, “Achieving The Right Competition, which celebrates new ways to create safer products*. As well, Balance Between Process Maturity And Performance” discute d’améliora- “Achieving The Right Balance Between Process Maturity And tion de qualité dans les processus de développement, et “Engineers Can Performance” tells a story about improving quality in your organisation’s Help Stop E-Waste Generation” plaide pour la minimisation des impacts development process, and “Engineers Can Help Stop E-Waste Generation” écologiques futurs dans le design de produits électroniques. argues that electronic design can be performed in a way that minimizes future ecological impacts. Mais les ingénieurs ne peuvent tout faire et ne peuvent décider pour toute la société. Les décideurs corporatifs devraient voir un avantage dans l’apport au But engineers can’t do it alone, and cannot decide for the whole of society. marché de produits plus verts, et les gouvernements peuvent fournir des inci- Corporate deciders should see an advantage in bringing greener products to tatifs – via une réglementation judicieuse – pour les y contraindre. Voir notre market, and governments can provide the right incentives – through judi- article sur les ampoules compactes fluorescentes. cious regulation – to spur them on. Read our article on “Compact Fluorescent Lamps” for a case in point. Finalement, il incombe à chacun de nous de prendre nos responsabilités et ajuster notre comportement, en tant que consommateurs et concepteurs, Finally, it behooves each of us to take responsibility and adjust our behav- pour améliorer le lot de notre communauté ainsi que celui du village glob- iour, as consumers and as designers, to improve the lot of your local com- al. Nos achats ont un impact, mais aussi ce que nous disons à nos leaders, munity as well as that of the human village. What we buy has an impact, nos collègues, nous amis et notre famille, et spécialement comment nous what we tell our leaders, our colleagues, friends and family, and especially montrons l’exemple. how we lead by example. * Vous pouvez aussi devenir membre de la toute nouvelle Société IEEE * You could also become a member of the all new IEEE Product Safety Product Safety Engineering! Engineering Society! Table of Contents / Table des matières Page Page News / Nouvelles Génie Biomédical / Engineering in Medicine and Biology Editorial / Éditorial ............................................................................. 3 Chroniques en Biotechnologie et Modélisation Biomédicale ........... 26 Director’s Report / Rapport du Président ........................................ 4 by Alain Zarka Class of/Classe de 2007 Fellows, IEEE Canada ................................ 7 Community News / Nouvelles de la communauté Canadian Newslog / Coupures de Presse Canadienne .................... 8 CSSCIT 2007 Report ........................................................................... 27 AView from the West / Nouvelles de l’ouest .................................... 9 by Dan Sirbu, William W. Armstrong Power / Electricité Product Safety / Sécurité des produits Wind Power Technology — State of the Art ..................................... 10 Safety in Engineering Design: Innovation through Competition .... 28 by Yongqiang Lang, Bin Wu and Navid Zargari by Marc A. Rosen Electronics / Electronique Engineering Management / Gestion du génie Engineers Can Help Stop E-Waste Generation ................................ 18 Engineering Management: What’s New in the Literature? ............ 30 by Maggie Wojtarowicz and Michelle Bast by Terrance Malkinson Power / Electricité Conferences / Conférences How Green Are Compact Fluorescent Lamps? ............................... 21 CNSR 2008 ............................................................................................ 31 by Guy Olivier, Rachid Benhaddadi Conferences: IEEE & Collaboration, in Canada, 2008 .................... 32 Engineering Management / Gestion du génie Balancing Process Maturity and Performance ................................. 23 by Louis A. Poulin IEEE Canadian Review — December / Décembre 2007 3 Director’s Report Rapport du Président Bob Hanna, FIEEE, FEIC, FIEE, President of IEEE Canada: 2006-2007 / Président de l'IEEE Canada: 2006-2007 his year IEEE Canada held its ette année le IEEE Canada a tenu sa première conférence first annual Electrical Power annuelle sur l'Énergie électrique. Elle a eu lieu à Montréal les conference. The conference 25-26 octobre 2007 (http://www.ieee.ca/epc07) et a été un T took place in Montreal on C grand succès. La conférence était organisée par les sections October 25-26, 2007, de Montréal et d'Ottawa et le IEEE Canada. Nous sommes (http://www.ieee.ca/epc07) and was a great reconnaissants envers les auteurs, conférenciers invités et leur comman- success. The conference was organized by ditaires. Nos remerciements sincères à Dr. Vijay Sood, Président de la the Montreal Section, Ottawa Section and conférence, et au comité organisateur pour leur dévouement et leurs IEEE Canada. We are grateful to all of the efforts. La conférence de l'an prochain se tiendra en octobre à authors, invited guest speakers and the Vancouver. Les préparations sont en bonne voie, sous la gouverne de Dr. sponsors. Our sincere gratitude goes to Dr. Ebrahim Vaahedi. Vijay Sood, conference chair, and the orga- nizing committee for their dedication and Nos félicitations à l'équipe étudiante de l'Université d'Alberta pour avoir hard work. Next years conference will take place during October in remporté la 3e compétition annuelle d'innovation IEEE Canada/TELUS Vancouver. Arrangements are well underway, led by Dr. Ebrahim et le prix
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