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Carlier, M. (author)A high percentage of hospital admissions is due to surgical interventions. The operating theatre, which holds the operating rooms (ORs), is therefore one of the key resources in hospitals. Managing the operating theatre and finding an optimal OR schedule is complex due to the many factors that influence it. Scheduling a surgery in an OR...master thesis 2017
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van Velzen, L. (author)Climate change without adequate countermeasures has become one of humanity's greatest threat. Energy production by means of renewable energy sources is therefore one of the crucial measures that will play a paramount role in reducing the pollutant emissions of fossil fuel dependency. Small islands in particular are an exemplary case of the...master thesis 2017
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De Nie, R.C. (author)The increasing demand for electricity offers many opportunities for renewable energy production, of which one alternative is tidal stream energy. Several feasibility studies have shown that the global tidal stream energy potential can contribute significantly to producing renewable energy. This tidal energy can mostly be produced at the 'tidal...master thesis 2016
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Augustinus, R. (author)The use of advancements in computing technology has enabled designers to perform more thorough and more detailed design studies. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) architectures provide users with guidelines on how to structure their MDO problem, including the linking of disciplines and how to perform the optimization. However, complex...master thesis 2016
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Zhang, X. (author)Model predictive control (MPC) is an advanced control technique that offers an elegant framework to solve a wide range of control problems (regulation, tracking, supervision, etc) and handle constraints on the plant. The control objectives and constraints are usually formulated as an optimization problem that the MPC controller has to solve ...master thesis 2016
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- López Ponce de Leon, L.E. (author) master thesis 2016
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Keijsers, J.G.M. (author)Increasing demands for mobile internet access have led to exponential developments in mobile communications technologies. The next generation mobile technology is expected to exploit electronic beam steering and to have a higher operating frequency to facilitate a higher bandwidth. This places a heavy burden on the base station antenna arrays,...master thesis 2016
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Van Alphen, M.N. (author)In logistics, minimizing the resource expenses can be done by minimizing the total number of hours that each truck driver has to work. This sum of working hours is referred to as the total schedule duration for all truck drivers. Minimizing this total schedule duration is the main goal in the optimization problem that we consider. The considered...master thesis 2016
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Munnix, J.H.T. (author)Researchers at Delft University of Technology have recently developed an algorithm for optimizing noisy, expensive and possibly nonconvex objective functions for which no derivatives are available. The data-based online nonlinear extremum-seeker (DONE) was originally developed for sensorless wavefront aberration correction in optical coherence...master thesis 2016
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Orlita, M. (author)In the era of increasing aviation traffic the conditions are right to promote design of ambitious concepts. At Fokker Aerostructures attention is drawn to smooth in-flight shape morphing to produce a structurally functional Variable Camber Trailing Edge Flap (VCTEF). The deployment mechanism would fit into the flap, not limiting other...master thesis 2016
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van der Zwaard, T. (author)This thesis addresses the calibration of the Heston model with term structure (i.e. with piecewise constant parameters) to a set of European option prices from the FX market. Several option pricing methods are discussed and compared, among which the COS method, Lewis' method and the Andersen QE Monte Carlo scheme. Several modifications are...master thesis 2016
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van Hellenberg Hubar, M.E.G. (author)A tool is developed that is able to optimize the trajectories of multiple aircraft that fly in formation in order to obtain the minimum total fuel consumption. Several experiments are conducted to investigate the benefits of formation flight for commercial aircraft. Finally, also the influences of wind and delay on the trajectories of the...master thesis 2016
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Agbemuko, A.J. (author)An ever increasing interest in renewable energy sources (RES) in order to reduce global carbon emissions and alleviate problems posed by climate changes has lead to dramatic increase particularly in offshore wind energy projects. Several different projects are currently being executed and so many are being planned for the future. The location of...master thesis 2016
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Roijmans, R.F.H. (author)Optimization of drilling fluid properties is an essential part of cost effective drilling operations and process safety. Currently fluid properties are measured and optimized manually by human engineers with different skills and experience which might lead to nonoptimum drilling fluid properties that deteriorate its functionalities. Automated...master thesis 2016
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Ceulemans, B. (author)Currently, only one Standard Instrument Departure (SID) track and one flight procedure is used per runway departure fix combination. In contrast to tailored arrivals, the potential benefit of tailored departures has been left relatively undiscovered. The research objective is to quantify the potential benefit of tailored SID-s and profile...master thesis 2016
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Obrecht, G. (author)For the past 20 years, the small bodies of the solar system, such as asteroids and comets, have been increasingly gathering the interest of scientists and space agencies. The latter have been multiplying the number of space missions to study them. Brazil does not want to be left out and has been working on its own mission, ASTER, which has the...master thesis 2016
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- Vellekoop, E.C. (author) master thesis 2016
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Sa, C.A.A. (author)The research objective of this thesis is to develop an innovative airline fleet planning concept that is capable to consider the long-term stochastic nature of air travel demand while generating meaningful results in reasonable computation times. The proposed methodology aims to identify robust fleets, in terms of profit generating capability...master thesis 2016
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Delsen, J.G. (author)Runway capacity of a complex runways system can be limited by several factors. Currently, the runway usage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) is described by a preference list established by multiple stakeholders. It makes an important trade-off between minimizing noise exposure to the environment and maximizing capacity. The existing model...master thesis 2016
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Li, Z. (author)As a promising technology, photocatalysis shows its unique advantages and potential in many disciplines, from hydrogen production, indoor and outdoor air purification, remediation of non-biodegradable molecular in the factory, to the organic synthesis with high selectivity. In recent years, photocatalytic semiconductor process has shown a high...master thesis 2016