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Kuai, H. (author), Civera, M. (author), Coletta, G. (author), Chiaia, B. (author), Surace, C. (author)In structural engineering, offshore structures are undoubtedly among the most exposed to the effects of harsh environmental conditions. The external conditions of these semi-immersed systems involve complex combinations of wave and wind loads. The operating conditions are also unique because oil production platforms are subjected to repeated...journal article 2024
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Schipper, Jurrien (author)Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) is challenging due to the strong coupling between the aerodynamics of the turbine and the hydrodynamics of the floating structure, which makes the dynamic response of the whole system highly complex. A variety of numerical approaches can be used to predict this response.<br/><br/>The frequency...master thesis 2023
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van der Bend, Marius (author)During single-blade offshore wind turbine (OWT) installation, wind disturbance results in blade root motion. The sensitivity to this wind disturbance is more significant for larger blades, reducing the allowable installation weather limit. A potential solution is a Hook Mounted Compensator (HMC) between the crane and the load that can provide...master thesis 2023
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Çetindağ, Can (author)Active knee prostheses are potent in assisting users, providing symmetry in walking, reducing metabolic costs, and preventing long-term health problems. The heart of their complex control algorithm employs the Impedance Control (IC) Law, which controls the torque output of the device by three parameters: stiffness coefficient, equilibrium angle,...master thesis 2023
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Penning, Thijs (author)Gaze estimation is an important area of research used in a wide range of applications. However, existing models trained for gaze estimation often suffer from high computational costs. In this study, frequency domain channel selection techniques were explored to decrease these costs by reducing the size of the input data. The main research...bachelor thesis 2023
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ten Napel, Zoë (author)Tidal flats are important coastal ecosystems that support a diverse range of plants and animals. Accurate prediction of water motion over tidal flats is crucial for the design of coastal infrastructure, hazard assessment, environmental management and oceanography research. Defina [1] derived a new set of shallow water equations that allow for...master thesis 2023
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Kluwer, Thomas (author)Global warming has caused an increasing demand for renewable energy. Currently, 50% of the renewable energy is provided by wind and solar combined. However, these renewable energy sources are highly volatile. Wave energy converters can provide a stable renewable energy source. Previous research has contributed to understanding various combined...master thesis 2023
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Vaccaro, D. (author), Akamatsu, H. (author), Gottardi, L. (author), Bruijn, M. P. (author), van der Linden, A. J. (author), van Leeuwen, B. J. (author), van der Hulst, P. (author), de Vries, C. P. (author), Gao, J.R. (author)We report our most recent progress and demonstration of a frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) readout technology for transition-edge sensor (TES) arrays, both of which we have been developing in the framework of the X-IFU instrument on board the future Athena X-ray telescope. Using Ti/Au TES micro-calorimeters, high-Q LC filters and analog...journal article 2023
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Kühn, Martin J. (author), Holke, Johannes (author), Lutz, Annette (author), Thies, J. (author), Röhrig-Zöllner, Melven (author), Bleh, Alexander (author), Backhaus, Jan (author), Basermann, Achim (author)Developments in numerical simulation of flows and high-performance computing influence one another. More detailed simulation methods create a permanent need for more computational power, while new hardware developments often require changes to the software to exploit new hardware features. This dependency is very pronounced in the case of...journal article 2023
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Ahmadi Dastjerdi, A. (author), Astolfi, Alessandro (author), Saikumar, N. (author), Karbasizadeh, Nima (author), Valerio, Duarte (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)This article introduces a closed-loop frequency analysis tool for reset control systems. To begin with sufficient conditions for the existence of the steady-state response for a closed-loop system with a reset element and driven by periodic references are provided. It is then shown that, under specific conditions, such a steady-state response...journal article 2023
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Mubarak, F.A. (author), Muñoz Muñoz, F.A. (author), Spirito, M. (author)In this contribution, we present a rigorous analysis based on uncertainty propagation techniques to estimate the random variation of the controlled reflection coefficient in mixed-signal load-pull test benches. A digital-to-analog converter is commonly used in these test benches to generate the baseband signal required to synthesize the high...conference paper 2023
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Zhang, X. (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)Reset control systems have possessed the potential to meet the demands of machines, such as faster response times, improved disturbance rejection and enhanced tracking performance. However, prior research on the analysis and design of reset controllers has been restricted to the assumption of two resets per period, neglecting multiple-reset...conference paper 2023
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Ahmadi Dastjerdi, A. (author), Astolfi, Alessandro (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)Reset controllers have the potential to enhance the performance of high-precision industrial motion systems. However, similar to other non-linear controllers, the stability analysis for these controllers is complex and often requires parametric model of the system, which may hinder their applicability. In this paper a frequency-domain...journal article 2023
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Khosravi, M. (author), Smith, Roy S. (author)This paper discusses the problem of system identification when frequency domain side-information is available. We mainly consider the case where the side-information is provided as the H<sub>∞</sub>-norm of the system being bounded by a given scalar. This framework allows considering different forms of frequency domain side-information, such...journal article 2023
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Buitenhuis, R. N. (author), Saikumar, N. (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)The ever-increasing industry desire for improved performance makes linear controller design run into fundamental limitations. Nonlinear control methods such as Reset Control (RC) are needed to overcome these. RC is a promising candidate since, unlike other nonlinear methods, it easily integrates into the industry-preferred PID design...journal article 2023
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Castellino, Francesco (author)One of the main cost drivers of an offshore wind power plant are the support structures of the wind turbines, it is therefore of primary importance to optimize their design. Among the support structures available, the concept most widely adopted is the monopile-based support structure, whose design is often fatigue-driven. Offshore structures...master thesis 2022
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Benschop, Michiel (author)Due to increasingly efficient engineering of the last decades, the design process for civil structures is heading in the direction of optimal solutions. Among other things, the reduction in self-weight enhances the susceptibility to dynamic loads. As the process for the determination of realistic modal parameters from a digital model often...master thesis 2022
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Fu, Yuan (author)Facial expression recognition on head-mounted devices (HMDs) is an intriguing research field because of its potential in various applications, such as interactive virtual reality video meetings. Existing work focuses on building a supervised learning pipeline that utilizes a vast amount of labeled periocular images taken by the built-in cameras....master thesis 2022
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Caporale, Daniel (author)Linear time-invariant controllers are undoubtedly the most popular type of regulators used in industrial applications, with the overwhelming majority of companies employing them. The reason is mainly given by their simple design methods. In particular, frequency domain predictive performance analysis and stability methods allow the use of...master thesis 2022
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Tuppen, Sam (author)Motivated by environmental concern, the industry has been developing an alternative marine seismic source, in particular a marine vibrator. By spreading the emitted energy out over time, vibrator sources are perceived to be less intrusive to marine mammals. It is also believed that vibrators have greater control of the emitted source wavelet...master thesis 2022