Loudspeaker Filter Design with AI: Communication, Evaluation and User Interaction

This thesis describes the design and implementation of a controller and GUI for an AI loudspeaker filter design program. This program uses a genetic algorithm to create a combination of analog passive filters, one for each driver in a loudspeaker system. In the controller, two cost functions are designed to evaluate these filter combinations,...

Investigating the Theoretical Feasibility of Longitudinal Motion Control in Indoor Cycling Trainers

As the indoor cycling trainer industry keeps innovating, a cycling trainer that has a similar longitudinal motion to outdoor cycling does not yet exist. Therefore, this thesis aimed to design a simulator controller that can actively simulate longitudinal cycling motion and assess its performance in translating outdoor longitudinal cycling...

Controller-Related Security Risks and Vulnerabilities in Software-Defined Networking

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a relatively new networking paradigm that proposes to separate the control and the data logic in networks. The control logic is centralized in a controller, which allows for a programmable network. SDN is promising but also intro- duces some critical security vulnerabilities to networks. This work proposes a...

Improving the Performance of INDI Flight Control for a Quadrotor in the Ceiling Effect

As the application areas of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) keep expanding, new flight areas are encountered more often. Small UAVs, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), even fly in areas like sewage pipes. These areas introduce new difficulties such as aerodynamic effects caused by the ground and/or ceiling. In this paper two main contributions are...

Traffic management at large-scale events: Design and evaluation of a controller providing route and departure time advice to individual visitors

At large-scale events, the large inflow of visitors travelling by car often causes queues on the roads in the direct surroundings of the event. These queues can spill back to the main road network, where through traffic is driving as well: this through traffic will be hindered by the congestion, while those travellers don’t have the event venue...

Concept design of the modular Xbox One controller

This graduation project is based on the design brief where Microsoft identifies durability issues with its Xbox One controller. During the project a modular controller was developed. The design of the modular controller consists of 4 interchangeable parts, each sliding into one of the four designated areas located on the top side of the Modular...

Modelling, control and stability analysis of the COBRAcable project integrated in the Dutch transmission system: Evaluation of the performance of the controllers

The COBRAcable project is one of the major interconnectors being constructed in the North Sea, connecting the Netherlands with Denmark. It is a 325 km submarine cable which will have the ability to transfer 700 MW. The importance of the interconnector is manifold: to facilitate the exchange of renewable energy coming from the onshore Danish...

Differential Dynamic Programming for Aerial Robots using an Aerodynamics Model

State of the art trajectory generation schemes for quadrotors assume a simple dynamic model. They neglect aerodynamic effects such as induced drag and blade flapping and assume that no wind is present. In order to overcome this limitation, this thesis investigates a trajectory optimization scheme based upon Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP)...

Designing a Product Family of Lightshow Controllers for the Midiator Brand

This master thesis shows the design process of a family of lightshow contollers. It was done for the starting company Midiator, located at YES!Delft, a centre that inspires and supports young entrepreneurs to form their own company. During the graduation project, a conceptual product family was created. One member has been fully elaborated up to...