Optimal Active Damping Performance in Presence of Disturbance and Electronic Noise Sources

Vibration attenuation in lightly damped blade-like systems such as cantilevers or end-effectors of robot manipulators can be dampened using Active Vibration Control (AVC). Piezoelectric patches in a collocated setup measure and control the bending modes of such a cantilever system using Positive Position Feedback (PPF). Tuning methods for PPF...

The cantilever rolling gate: A rolling gate for a maritime navigation lock without mechanical parts under water

The objective of this research is to design and evaluate a new type of rolling gate for the Western lock (Westsluis) in Terneuzen, for which all sensitive and heavily loaded mechanical parts are both easily accessible and located above water. Having all mechanical parts above water not only makes them easier to inspect and maintain, but it also...

Feasibility Study and Design of AFM Production Wafer Calibration Method using Electrostatic Pull-in Instability

Spaarnwoude's New Hub

Spaarnwoude is the entry point of Haarlem when coming from Amsterdam. However, at the moment, Spaarnwoude is not acting as a gateway and even less as a destination point in its own right. The railway and the Amsterdamsevaart create a strong division between the industrial North and residential South of the city. The graduation project therefore...