Design of a patient-tailored 3D-printed HDR brachytherapy applicator for the treatment of cervical cancer

Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiation therapy that is used to treat cervical cancer. It involves the application of a radioactive source in close proximity to the tumour. This can be done either by directly inserting the source into (or close to) the tumour using interstitial hollow needles, or by loading the source into an intracavitary...

Evaluation of lane change predictions for schedule-driven intersection control

Optimization of traffic signal control has been widely investigated by means of model-based strategies. In 2012 a new model-based controller was published, named Schedule-driven Intersection Control (SCHIC). This controller uses a job-scheduling algorithm to minimize the cumulative delay for all observed vehicles. The algorithms of SCHIC are at...

Optimizing the Uncertainty Bounds for a Robust Control Problem using Moving Horizon Estimation

A classical robust control problem based on randomized algorithms assumes a probability distribution over the uncertainty region to get its controller. This thesis shows that the measurements from the output signal can help to update and improve the probability distribution in a closed loop situation without the requirement of additional input....

Modelling the 1775 storm surge deposits at the Heemskerk dunes

After a storm surge in November 2007, older storm surge deposits were discovered in the eroded dunes near Heemskerk, the Netherlands. These deposits undulate in height with a maximum elevation of over 6 m above mean sea level. Luminescence dating suggests that the layers were deposited by either the 1775 or the 1776 storm surge. The aim of this...

Ingleses - Brazil: Urban problems due to coastal morphology

MSc Project Hydraulic Engineering - Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Section Hydraulic Engineering and Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas da Terra e do Mar. - The town of Ingleses on Santa Catarina Island, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, is threatened by nature at...

Fieldwork coastal Engineering: Byala (Bulgaria)

This is the final report of the project 'Fieldwork Coastal Engineering', part of the Master studies Hydraulic Engineering of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). It has been made by students of the TU Delft, in cooperation with students from the University of Architecture in Sophia. The fieldwork took place in Byala, Bulgaria, between 5th...