Assessment and Optimisation of Target Acquisition using SAR Seekers on Manoeuvrable Re-Entry Vehicles

In this thesis, the achievable performance and limitations of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) seeker on an Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) for a set of parameters has been investigated. This was achieved by modelling the dynamics of an ASBM and the constraints related to the acquisition requirements of a maritime surface target in the ...

Finding the optimal set of parking locations for maintenance trains in the Dutch railway network: An optimisation approach using a combination of discrete-event simulation and simulated annealing

The Dutch railway system is subject to maintenance, which is carried out by a group of rail contractors who need parking space to park and prepare trains in between projects. The objective of this study is to minimise the total costs as a result of the distance travelled by maintenance trains and the preservation of the included parking...

United Nations Environmental Council

The United Nations Environmental Council will be the needed new center for sustainability in the world and has the task to deal with sustainability problems like waste, energy and biodiversity on a global level. The program of demands asks for an “icon of sustainability” on the plot of the United Nations Headquarters. In order to build...