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van der Plaats, Lisa (author)The quality of rigid endoscopes deteriorates during clinical use due to the sterilization process, mechanical forces and wear and tear during regular use. Regulations and standards on ensuring the quality of these instruments are currently non-existent or contain only qualitative measures, resulting in subjective examinations . Defective rigid...master thesis 2019
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Pandey, Saksham (author)Hydrogenated Indium Oxide (IOH) has been recognized as a high performance transparent conductive oxide (TCO) due to its excellent mobility (>100 cm2/Vs) and high transparency (>90%) in the visible and near infrared region of the spectrum. Plasma enhanced spatial atomic layer deposition (PESALD), a new type of deposition process developed...master thesis 2019
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Srinivasan, Aditya Vasan (author)The increasing availability of data, computing power & advances in the algorithms has really driven the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years. However, many industries & societies despite realizing the value of AI are still skeptical in accepting AI, especially when several controversial incidents have come into our...master thesis 2019
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Goorden, Marjolijn (author)Reducing carbon emissions in the power generation sector can be done by generating energy from renewable sources such as wind and sun. However these sources alone cannot provide a reliable electricity system and therefore an energy storage system is needed. Power-to-gas is a concept in which surplus renewable electricity is used for the...master thesis 2019
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Vizcarro Carretero, Marc (author)Meaningful dual-polarized radar estimations suitable for radar meteorology require a cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) and isolation (XPI) in excess of 30 dB to reach a differential reflectivity accuracy lower than 0.1 dB. A planar dual-polarized patch antenna array featuring low cross-polarization is proposed to meet these requirements...master thesis 2019
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Pandit, Arvind (author)Among the trends that are going to shape the automotive industry in the coming years, autonomous vehicles stand out as having the potential to completely change the automotive industry as we know it. One of the critical tasks in this framework includes robust execution of the steering control action to maintain a pre-defined path.<br/><br/>The...master thesis 2019
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Rodriguez Galvez, Luis (author)Galveston Bay is an area in the Upper Texas Coast (USA) historically suffering from the impact of several large magnitude hurricanes. In 2008 hurricane Ike, one of the most devastating natural disasters in Unites States recent past, raised awareness of the flood vulnerability problem of the area and triggered the beginning of different proposals...master thesis 2019
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Kocaman, Mina (author)Cycling as a way of commuting is becoming more attractive from the eyes of the public, employers, and policymakers. By offering the ability to go faster with less physical effort, electric bicycles (e-bikes) can motivate more people to cycle to work. While the numbers of e-bicycles sold in the Netherlands is increasing (BOVAG-RAI, 2017; Plazier,...master thesis 2019
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Santos Barros, Andres Alfonso (author)Deep Soil Mixing is an often-applied technique in the reinforcement of embankments, but little has been done to investigate and understand its behavior when used in excavation projects. The present research presents a database of the results of previous studies on the Deep Soil Mixing technique in Scandinavian soils. An expression that can...master thesis 2019
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Thuraka, Neha (author)Crowdsensing is a powerful tool to easily sense diverse physical environments by collecting data from an undefined network of people. With advancements in smartphone technology, there has been an increase in the use of mobile applications to perform crowdsensing tasks. However, previous work shows that mobile applications have issues with...master thesis 2019
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Manivannan, Padmini (author)Natural or man-made disasters can have a drastic impact on social, economic and environmental aspects of an affected population. Specifically, earthquakes are one of the most potent natural hazards, which cause a disproportionate amount of fatalities, primarily due to a) unexpected building collapses, b) restricted or limited access to basic...master thesis 2019
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Brands, Marnix (author)In dit onderzoek is een Monte Carlo algoritme beschreven voor het schatten van de dominante eigenwaarde en bijbehorende eigenvector van een niet-negatieve, irreducibele matrix. Naast de werking van het Monte Carlo algoritme is ook de convergentiesnelheid onderzocht. Tevens zijn een aantal simulaties in de praktijk uitgevoerd voor zowel het Monte...bachelor thesis 2019
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Narayanan, Swarna (author)Wireless sensor networks play a vital role in major technological developments. The success of such networks depend on the quality and reliability of data acquisition. Despite a lot of research involving network clock synchronization, the area of synchronous sampling has not been dealt in much detail. This thesis aims at studying and...master thesis 2019
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Singh, Aditya (author)Deformable mirrors are used for changing the wavefront of the reflected light by using one or more actuators behind the mirror to physically deform it. This application is widely used in telescopes to compensate for atmospheric aberrations using a feedback wavefront sensor. Recent advances in lithography process require more precise wavefront...master thesis 2019
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Bendermacher, Ralf (author)The world is experiencing a new technological revolution that can have profound implications for the nature of work. Currently, attention is particularly focused on the implication of the increased adoption of industrial robots. Multiple studies predict that especially developing countries are at risk to be negatively affected by robotization in...master thesis 2019
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Barendse, Marc (author)Traffic is a self-organising, regulated system, but there are several ambiguous situations where no rules apply. In such situations, communication is important in order to achieve a smooth traffic flow and a safe situation. However, in the majority of traffic conflicts, adequate coordination between road users is lacking. Communication is...master thesis 2019
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Yilmaz, Nazli (author)With the rise of remote working opportunities, the definition of office is changing and this is also affecting the way that we shape our offices. Nowadays, more and more companies are switching to the flexible workspace. This shift is redefining the relationships and the communication motives colleagues have with each other. The project explores...master thesis 2019
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Yoon, Ahhyun (author)Demand for machine learning is ever-growing in today’s business. Situated at the convergence point of big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning allows companies not only to unlock hidden insights from the data deluge but also to fundamentally revolutionize their products and services. Recognizing the opportunities, industrial...master thesis 2019
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Dhawale, Abhishek (author)During the Paris Agreement of 2015, 195 UNFCCC members pledged to improve the global response to climate change by reducing the carbon emissions and contributing to keeping the average global temperature increase well below 2° above the pre-industrial levels. The whole world is gradually shifting towards renewable resources but this transition...master thesis 2019
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Yan, Chao (author)When placing orders of new vessels, shipowners are most concerned about two things: how much they need to pay and how long they need to wait, and the estimation of newbuilding prices and lead times for new vessels is important to both shipowners and shipbuilders. This thesis introduces the generalized additive model (GAM) as the specific...master thesis 2019