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Momma, Willem (author)Surgical navigation involves transferring preoperative imaging data, along with preplanned information, onto the patient in the operating theater without using constant radiation. This technique has proven effective and is widely adopted across various surgical specialties. Research has shown a consistent trend in surgical robotics, with...master thesis 2024
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van der Ree, Chris (author)There is a growing demand of various metals originating from the sustainable energy transition. The current supply and investments plans for these critical minerals are insufficient to enable this green energy transition. Other problems are the dependency of third countries and multiple drawbacks of land-mining. Deep-sea mining could be a great...master thesis 2024
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Molakala Narasimhalu, Vyshnavi (author)The inception of onion routing in the mid-1990s, evolving into Tor (The Onion Routing) and other anonymous networks, marked a pivotal moment in the quest for internet privacy. However, the emergence of the dark web, facilitated by these networks, has also increased cybercrime activities, necessitating a critical examination of its implications...master thesis 2024
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Flierman, Jesse (author)Offshore wind stands as a crucial contributor to generating clean, renewable energy, but the limited availability of shallow water locations restrains the potential of bottom-fixed wind. To unlock the vast wind energy potential in deeper waters, a substantial reduction in the Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of floating wind technology is...master thesis 2024
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de Vries, Floris (author)The present study focuses on utilizing the Bayesian Optimization Machine Learning algorithm for the weight optimization of a shear web of given size (a x b), material properties, boundary conditions, and loading conditions. The study is carried out in cooperation with GKN Fokker Aerostructures. The main objective of the research is to replace a...master thesis 2024
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Mulder, Duco (author)Tailored Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF) is a highly aligned discontinuous fiber (ADF) composite, developed to create composite laminates with metal-like formability. This material has shown fiber directional stretch while retaining fiber volume fractions up to 57%, demonstrating the ability to create complex geometry components....master thesis 2024
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Cheizoo, Bas (author)The speed and precision required in the precision motion industry is an ever-growing challenge. Linear control offers intuitive frequency-domain controller design methods that are based on a frequency response function (FRF) of the plant, which is obtained solely from measurement data. Unsurprisingly, linear controllers account for over 90% of...master thesis 2024
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Dekkers, Gert (author)The interaction of a turbulent flow with the leading edge of a foil is one of the dominant noise sources for many engineering applications, including aircraft wings, (wind) turbine blades, and non-cavitating marine propellers such as those found on tidal turbines, naval vessels and submarines. Incorporating a better understanding of the...master thesis 2024
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Kurucz, Liza (author)Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the Netherlands. Accurate assessment of the prostate volume (PV) is a crucial step in prostate cancer (PCa) screening and risk-stratification. In standard clinical care, the PV is obtained by measuring the prostate dimensions with the aid of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS). However, rectal...master thesis 2024
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Schipper, Sander (author)This research investigates several concepts for better powder handling at the infant formula factory of Nestlé in Nunspeet. By exploring the current state of the powder handling, the problem has been clearly defined. Several concepts have been developed using the analytic hierarchy process. A literature review has been done in order to determine...master thesis 2024
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Rosenschein Petrosini, Doménica (author)In response to the urgent need for sustainable energy sources to combat climate change, offshore wind power has emerged as a promising solution. However, the installation process of offshore wind turbines, particularly the driving of monopile foundations, presents challenges, notably concerning underwater noise pollution and its environmental...master thesis 2024
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Lange, Luca (author)In the face of escalating global emissions and rising awareness of the dangers of climate change, there is a need for sustainability initiatives across all industry sectors. Within the shipping industry, this is leading to a resurgence of interest in wind-assisted propulsion systems. This research investigates the hydrodynamic design of a wind...master thesis 2024
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Habets, Lucas (author)This Master's thesis describes the redesign of the HeartEye portable Electrocardiogram (ECG) device to enable home use for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The initiative aimed to transition the medical-grade 12-lead ECG from a clinical setting to a user-friendly, home-based application, maintaining the device’s diagnostic integrity...master thesis 2024
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Collé, Baptiste (author)The emergence of Language Language Models (LLMs)-based agents represents a significant advancement in artificial intelligence (AI), offering new possibilities for complex problem-solving and interaction within a virtual environment. Our work is based on the Voyager paper [1], which is a state-of-the-art LLM-based agent for Minecraft. However,...master thesis 2024
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van Venrooij, Daan (author)Efficient sediment management is crucial to maintain accessibility into the port. This thesis investigates the application of the bed leveller in conditioning pre-consolidated mud, comparing its efficiency and impact on turbidity with that of the water injection dredger. The research is conducted for pre-consolidated mud from the Botlek in the...master thesis 2024
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Bizien, Antoine (author)The European Union aims to reduce its emissions by 55% in 2030 compared to 1990 levels, requiring massive investment in the economy and society. Knowing the level of investment to be made is key to understanding the macroeconomic impact of the transition, creating investment policies and prioritizing sectors. However, in the transport...master thesis 2024
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Riemersma, Matthijs (author)<sup>161</sup>Tb is considered a promising alternative to<sup> 177</sup>Lu in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors and prostate cancer. It is produced via neutron irradiation of <sup>160</sup>Gd targets and its subsequent separation from said targets. Current separation methods have limitations so a fast removal method of the Gd bulk is...master thesis 2024
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Willinge Gratama, Tjerk (author)As the Netherlands seeks to transition to sustainable heavy-duty freight transportation to meet the EU’s CO2 neutrality targets by 2050, exploring alternative clean energy options becomes essential. This study examines the integration of green hydrogen within the heavy-duty truck (HDT) sector in the Netherlands, emphasizing the need for a robust...master thesis 2024
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van Putten, Noël (author)In this paper, the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithm is used to perform a constrained wing shape optimization. The PPO algorithm is a Machine Learning (ML) algorithm that improves itself by repeatedly performing the same optimization and learning from its results. The complete adaptation of the PPO framework to the design problem is...master thesis 2024
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Roozendaal, Tim (author)The focus of this thesis is the hydrodynamic limit of the Brownian Energy Process (BEP) and the<br/>Asymmetric Brownian Energy Process (ABEP) in infinite volume. The thesis starts by introducing some general theory about Markov processes, after which the topic of Markov duality is introduced. A number of relevant interacting particle systems ...master thesis 2024