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Enting, Marnix (author)Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) have showcased remarkable effectiveness in capturing complex 3D scenes and synthesizing novel viewpoints. By inherently capturing the entire scene in a compact representation, they offer a promising avenue for applications such as simulators, where efficient storage of real-world data, fast rendering and dynamic...master thesis 2024
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Yin, Lanke (author)This work introduces a novel training strategy for Gaussian Process (GP) models aimed at improving their predictive accuracy and uncertainty quantification capabilities over extended prediction horizons. This improvement is highly relevant for applications in model predictive control (MPC) in the autonomous driving domain. Learning-based MPC...master thesis 2024
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Brodnevskaya, Kristina (author)In the face of accelerating urbanization and the consequent surge in housing demands, particularly in European capitals, Copenhagen is at the forefront of adopting innovative urban development strategies. One such strategy is the conceptualization and eventual realization of Lynetteholm, an artificial island designed to mitigate housing...master thesis 2024
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Bink, Kiki (author)Facing the critical challenge of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the maritime industry, this thesis explores the potential of smart control systems using Reinforcement Learning (RL) for autonomous sailing. Traditional controls for sailing fall short in navigating the complex, dynamic conditions of maritime environments. RL has shown...master thesis 2024
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Hazelaar, Sander (author)New insights into the landing behavior of bumblebees show an adaptive strategy where the optical flow expansion of the landing target is step-wise regulated. In this article, the potential benefits of this approach are studied by replicating the landing experiment with a quadrotor. To this end, an open-loop switching method is developed,...master thesis 2024
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Bestebreur, Timon (author)The versatility of the internet enables many applications that play an increasingly bigger role in our society. However, users have little control over the route that their internet traffic takes, which prevents them from controlling who sees their packets and how their traffic is handled. Researchers have proposed an extension to the internet,...master thesis 2024
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Bolscher, Thijs (author)As the Moon reemerges as a renewed fronteer in space exploration, the Lunar Zebro project proposes to deploy a swarm of miniature rovers for efficient lunar surface exploration. One of their goals is to leverage recent advancements in deep learning and AI-accelerating hardware, in conjunction with Commercial Off-The-Shelf technologies and the...master thesis 2024
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Trip, Kenrick (author)With the introduction of autonomous vehicles on public roads, their performance in emergency situations has become a strong focus. Collision Imminent Control (CIC) concerns the planning and control of aggressive evasive maneuvers for collision avoidance of automated vehicles. CIC is implemented using adaptive Nonlinear Model Predictive Control ...master thesis 2024
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Zwanenburg, Andreas (author)These days, people see more and more applications for drones, including monitoring rainforests to protect plant and animal species. However, drones face challenges when navigating through the dense and cluttered vegetation of the forest. These environments necessitate advanced autonomous detection and navigation to make the drone traverse...master thesis 2024
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Homola, Marek (author)In the rapidly evolving aviation sector, the quest for safer and more efficient flight operations has historically relied on traditional Automatic Flight Control Systems (AFCS) based on high-fidelity models. However, such models not only incur high development costs but also struggle to adapt to new, complex aircraft designs and unexpected...master thesis 2024
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CHEN, XI (author)In autonomous driving, environmental perception, crucial for navigation and decision-making, depends on integrating data from multiple sensors like cameras and LiDAR. Camera-LiDAR fusion combines detailed imagery with precise depth, improving environmental awareness. Effective data fusion requires accurate extrinsic calibration to align camera...master thesis 2024
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Bērmans, Boriss (author)Detecting nearby vehicles involves utilizing data from various sensors installed on a car as it moves. Common sensors for identifying nearby vehicles include LiDAR, cameras, and RADAR. However, all of these sensors suffer from the same issue -- they cannot detect an approaching vehicle that is not yet visible. Hence, this thesis explores the...master thesis 2024
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Gao, Yuxing (author)The rapid advancement in autonomous driving technology underscores the importance of studying the fragility of perception systems in autonomous vehicles, particularly due to their profound impact on public transportation safety. These systems are of paramount importance due to their direct impact on the lives of passengers and pedestrians....master thesis 2023
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Schuurmans, Juul (author)Inadvertent bird nest destruction by autonomous mowing machines poses significant threats to the breeding success of meadow birds. Drone-based detection methods represent the current state-of-the-art for bird nest localization to attain mower circumvention. However, they only identify 80% of bird nests with average localization error of 3.344...master thesis 2023
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Duanmu, Zhengliang (author)With the development of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), a promising future for their implementation becomes increasingly apparent. However, it is essential to acknowledge that the effects of AV deployment are not straightforward, particularly when considering scenarios involving AVs from different manufacturers and various levels of automation. The...master thesis 2023
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Bani, Klait (author)This thesis introduces a novel model predictive controller (MPC) that integrates both torque vectoring and path following into one controller. Due to a need to improve vehicle safety, systems are being developed in order to improve vehicle handling. One system that is able to improve the vehicle handling is torque vectoring (TV). With torque...master thesis 2023
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Trevisan, Pietro (author)With the rapid advancement of technology, we are moving towards a society that is increasingly driven by computer intelligence. At the same time, we are facing pressing environmental issues that are pushing us towards cleaner solutions. One industry that is heavily influenced by these two factors is the automotive industry, where autonomous...master thesis 2023
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van den Berg, Jasper (author)The traumatic loss of a hand is a horrific experience usually followed by significant psychological, functional and rehabilitation challenges. Even though much progress has been made in the past decades, the prosthetic challenge of restoring the human hand functionality is still far from being achieved. Autonomous prosthetic hands showed...master thesis 2023
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ARchitechturing the journey: Speculating integration of immersive technologies in autonomous drivingKulkarni, Shreyas (author)Immersive technologies are redefining user interactions in the evolving digital landscape, promising deeper and almost physical digital experiences (Alpers et al., 2020). Concurrently, the mobility world is undergoing a paradigm shift, with an emphasis on advanced autonomous solutions. Such autonomy enables users to reclaim and repurpose their...master thesis 2023