Quasiparticle dynamics in aluminium superconducting microwave resonators

This thesis describes the intrinsic limits of superconducting microresonator detectors. In a superconductor at low temperature, most of the electrons are paired into so called Cooper pairs, which cause the well-known electrical conduction without resistance. Superconducting microwave resonators have therefore very high quality factors and are...

Global Nonlinear Model Identification with Multivariate Splines

At present, model based control systems play an essential role in many aspects of modern society. Application areas of model based control systems range from food processing to medical imaging, and from process control in oil refineries to the flight control systems of modern aircraft. Central to a model based control system is a mathematical...

Het kalandereffect en het krimpeffect van ongevulcaniseerde rubber