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Van der Spek, I.T. (author)In industrial environments robots are used for various tasks. At this moment it is not feasible for companies to deploy robots for productions with a limited batch size or for products with large variations. The use of robots for such environments can become feasible through a new generation of robots and software which can adapt quickly to new...master thesis 2014
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Van Staveren, R.J.M. (author)The call for lower CO2 emissions has increased the integration of renewable energy sources in the electricity system. However, these intermittent sources do not follow the cycles of demand and are unpredictable in their nature. As the electrical system needs to constantly balance supply and demand, these renewable sources cause problems in the...master thesis 2014
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Hemmes, A.F. (author)KLM Cargo transports freight by truck from European outstations to the Schiphol Hub. This freight is transported palletized. It is unexplored what the impact on the KPI’s of KLM Cargo is of changing pallet composition or the transportation method (palletized vs. Loose) of this export freight flow. The objective of this research is to provide...master thesis 2014
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Bijmolt, M.J. (author)The development of dredging as a major player for surface mine applications has led Royal IHC, a large equipment supplier and consultant for dredging and mining operations, and the TU Delft to work on more advanced optimizations techniques for the design of dredge mines. Three implications of the design of a dredge mine were found to be crucial...bachelor thesis 2014
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HesamMahmoudiNezhad, N.H.M.N. (author)The goal of this project is to investigate the performance of the Genetic Algorithms (GA) and the influence of their parameters on optical system optimization. We have developed our own code on optical system optimization using the MatLab GA module to accomplish this task. To evaluate the optical part of our code we checked the outcomes of each...master thesis 2014
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Vasseur, P.T. (author)Due to the ever growing demand for more efficient aircraft novel aircraft concepts have to be explored. By improving design tools the potential of unconventional configurations can be further studied. This requires improvement of conceptual design tools such that more knowledge can be gathered on alternative solutions as early in the design...master thesis 2014
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Qian, L. (author)With the incentive to reach the energy saving and CO2 emission reduction targets of the Netherlands, the application of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) is expected to increase sharply during this decade [2]. With limited aboveground and underground space, well arrangement is becoming difficult in busy areas with a rapidly growing number of...master thesis 2014
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Dobrochinski, J.P.H. (author)Large capital and maintenance dredging operations are required to ensure the accessibility of many ports. The expenses associated with the dredging operations can have a significant impact on the finances of these ports. Therefore, considerable attention to the design of the width and depth aspects of access channels is justifiable. This study...master thesis 2014
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Boudestijn, E. (author)Develop the basis for a TU Delft Astrodynamics Toolbox (Tudat)-based software tool that comprises the fundamental functionalities required in order to optimize low-thrust Earth-centered orbit transfer trajectories for the preliminary mission design phase. Motivation: contribution to Tudat and facilitate case studies for the MicroThrust consortium.master thesis 2014
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Smidt, D.M. (author)This research is twofold. Firstly it treats the complexity of design using a computational intelligent method to achieve, with regard to a limited set of goals, high performing designs. Secondly, an architectural and structural challenge to conceptually design a freeform roof framework, which integrates structural rigidity and non-standard...master thesis 2014
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Bischiniotis, K. (author)This research follows a fully probabilistic approach in order to estimate the optimal design for a river dike cross-section, taking into account the investment costs. From the theory studied, the failure mechanisms that contribute most to the failure of river dikes are identified. These are overflowing, wave overtopping, piping and inner slope...master thesis 2014
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Alim, M. (author)Constrained optimization is the process of optimizing an objective function with respect to some variables in the presence of constraints on those variables themselves or on some function of those variables. This thesis focused on using the Ensemble Optimization method to improve the NPV (Net Present Value) as the objective function of...master thesis 2013
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Zhang, F. (author)For the degree of Master of Science in Transport & Planning at Delft University of Technology.master thesis 2013
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Christodoulou, A. (author)The separation between architect and engineer is a relatively recent event, in comparison to the long history of human constructions. In modern times the separation of the two professions and the involvement of engineers in later design stages has proved problematic, because of the large effort needed to make changes in later design stages. On...master thesis 2013
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Borren, A.J. (author)AkzoNobel Energie Voorzienings Bedrijf (EVB – Energy Supply Company) is located at the Botlek business park in Rotterdam. EVB produces and supplies energy and utilities to other production plants at the Botlek site. Due to the intertwined value chain and reuse of each other’s residual and waste products, the situation at the Botlek is...master thesis 2013
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Gersen, C.M. (author)Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks can be used to fetch entities from a relational database. The entities that are referenced through properties are normally not fetched initially, instead they are fetched automatically by the ORM framework, when they are used by the application. This is called lazy-fetching and can result in many...master thesis 2013
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Jansen, P.R. (author)CB&I is experiencing an issue in a new project to be executed in Russia, named NKNK. Despite the rich experience CB&I has with projects, there is a continuous struggle with the sourcing process in projects which it involves financing by multiple export credit agencies. The issue at stake is, CB&I does not know beforehand in which countries it is...master thesis 2013
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Zegov, L.T. (author)Compressive sensing (CS) provides a new paradigm in data acquisition and signal processing in radar, based on the assumptions of sparsity of an unknown radar scene, and the incoherence of the transmitted signal. The resolution in the conventional pulse-compression radar is foreseen to be improved by the implementation of CS. An unknown sparse...master thesis 2013
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Kwasieckyj, B. (author)A hybrid propulsion system features both a diesel engine and an electric motor for propulsion. The degrees of freedom with power generation raise the question how this division between power can be optimised in such a way that the engines are running with their optimal fuel efficiency. A generalised method to determine the power generation for...master thesis 2013
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Shankar, A. (author)A clustered architecture is a viable design choice when aiming to increase the performance of a VLIW processor while avoiding the hardware complexity and increased access times associated with a centralized register file. However, this places additional responsibility on the compiler: the production of an efficient cluster assignment. In this...master thesis 2013