Investigating human altruism towards robots with a novel and reconfigurable interactive social robot

As robots become increasingly popular and co-inhabit spaces with people, there is a need for designing robots that people are comfortable interacting with. For robots to successfully integrate into human society, it is important to design robots in a way that enhances the quality of the human-robot interaction. While the human-robot relationship...

Verification of multi-axial damage in Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer laminates by progressive failure analysis for Civil Engineering applications

The use of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer as a building material in structures or structural components is on the rise. Standards such as CUR96, DNV and JRC provide a basis of design with the material. However, there is a lack of confidence in the design phase with structures made of Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer, resulting in the use of large...

Maximizing the Energy Conversion of a U-Oscillating Water Column in the Low Wave Energy Climate of Gwadar, Pakistan

The purpose of this report is to design a wave energy converter, in particular a U-oscillating water column (U-OWC), to maximize energy conversion in the low wave energy environment of Gwadar, Pakistan. At present Pakistan’s 1000km coastline is largely undeveloped and the county is devoid of any wave energy harnessing devices or studies. However...

Privacy issues of mobile phone companies’ usage of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology: Analysing the use of UWB in mobile phones from a multi-actor perspective, magnifying privacy concerns and formulating guidelines

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology became unregulated within the EU in 2007. Most recently, it was integrated into mobile phones in 2019, notably Apply and Samsung adding it to all their newer models. While UWB is characterised as a radio technology with any signal above 500 MHz, it operates within the 6-9 GHz<br/>range in mobile phones. This...

Lelycentre: Living in the marginalised city

Lelycentre – an area that was initially planned as a living, working and shopping district, which also would form the city centre of Lelystad – was meant for the first inhabitants who came to Lelystad in September 1967. Using clear zoning plans as a base, much was promised to the new inhabitants. These promises consisted of low rise houses for...

Multi-channel Waveform Agile Radar: Experimental performance evaluation of ASTAP radar system

Recent advancements in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar techniques has created a paradigm shift in the overall radar technology to increase degrees of freedom in multi-function radar capabilities. The underlying principle of MIMO transmissions is to transmit independent waveforms from each antenna-element which do not interfere with...

Storage assignment of (semi-)finished products in an environment with multiple plants, warehouses, and production lines

Manufacturing systems are becoming increasingly complex with the involvement of several plants, dozens of production lines, and thousands of different SKUs. Products have to be stored between the production stages, and the export to the end-users. Within this context, storage assignment decisions are crucial in order to reduce the number of...

Curved Sandwich Panel: A study on the feasibility of transparent sandwich facade panels

The main objective of this thesis project is to design a curved sandwich façade panel consisting of thin glass and GFRP Pultruded profiles , especially designed for applications in the built environment.

Retrieving the synchronicity between people and water: A spatial study of water resilient megacity, a sprawling unplanned urban tissue Dhaka

Fibre reinforced polymers - architect's guide to frp building components

This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0531 Innovation and Sustainability The manual contains an overview of the material properties, the ways of manufacturing and general advantages regarding the use of FRP in the construction sector, like durability, energy efficiency and safety. Later on these aspects are further analyzed...

Comparative study of wind gusts: detection techniques and terrain specific features

In this research work, the phenomenon of extreme wind events or gusts has been studied in detail and different aspects related to the nature of gusts are explored.<br/>In order to detect wind gusts from a stochastic time series different gust detection techniques collected from previous research works and literature studies were compiled,...

Improving the performance of logistics by means of harnessing the green supply chain practices - a case study of Dutch truck Industry

Green supply chain practices have been adopted in various supply chain management context, but almost always separately and with little understanding of their influence on logistics performance. Logistics performance influences the organizational performance in the supply chain context. Logistics performance is positively impacted by supply...

Creating the drive: A new concept solution for commuters

As a master student of Strategic Product Design, the project has been executed at the Product Marketing division within the Consumer business unit of TomTom International BV in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The project aimed at commuters; a group of frequent drivers, who did not feel appealed by current navigation solutions TomTom offers....