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Yu, W. (author)We are surrounded by all kinds of sounds at all times. What we hear varies with the physical environment and our position. Room impulse responses (RIRs) characterize the effect of the environment on a sound produced by a source. A first goal of this dissertation is to analyze RIRs and investigate how to extract environmental information from...doctoral thesis 2024
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Hejderup, J.I. (author)Developers strategically reuse code to expedite project development and lower maintenance costs. With the advent of software supply chains, integrating open-source libraries into projects has transitioned from a cumbersome, manual task to an automated, streamlined process. However, this ease of integration has downsides; adding just one library...doctoral thesis 2024
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Nefs, Merten (author)By combining different perspectives and methods of empirical research, this PhD thesis<br/>generates multi-disciplinary insights into the rise of the logistics complex and its planning<br/>discourse whilst focusing specifically on XXL distribution centres (DCs) in the Netherlands.<br/>Since the 1980s, the building footprint of this complex has...doctoral thesis 2024
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Siebinga, O. (author)Automated driving technologies offer significant societal benefits but face challenges, particularly in interactions between automated and human-driven vehicles during lane changes and merging on highways. This thesis addresses this issue by focusing on joint driver efforts and proposes a new Communication-Enabled Interaction (CEI) model...doctoral thesis 2024
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Swart, Mik (author)Climate change is a pressing issue. Hydrogen aircraft are an excellent alternative to current kerosene aircraft, and appear to be the most viable long-term solution for net-zero flight. One of the main challenges for hydrogen aircraft is to sustain a low boil-off rate. This research explores the solution of active cooling of the LH2 mixture in...master thesis 2024
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Floris, Mihnea (author)<br/>This research contributes to addressing climate change challenges through the examination of hydrogen combustion. It investigates the flow dynamics within a simplified model of Ansaldo Energia's GT36 reheat combustor using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) at a high pressure of 20 bar, focusing on the autoignition flashback phenomena observed....master thesis 2024
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Pasini, M. (author)A large-scale quantum network, where many nodes are connected via entanglement and can share and process quantum information, will allow applications that are now unattainable. While some are known, ranging from distributed quantum computing to enhanced quantum sensing and quantum communication, the full potential of such a fundamentally new...doctoral thesis 2024
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Chung, Chris (author)Loss-of-Control (LoC) is the primary cause of drone crashes, necessitating efficient onboard prevention systems that are effective in terms of sensor requirements, computing power, and memory. This study introduces a data-driven approach for detecting LoC in quadrotors, using Critical Slowing Down (CSD) theory as an Early Warning Signal (EWS) of...master thesis 2024
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Ren, Yining (author)Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in deep learning, have significantly enhanced AI capabilities but have also led to more complex and less interpretable algorithms. This research addresses the challenge of Explainable AI (XAI) by focusing on enhancing the interpretability of AI decisions through the use of...master thesis 2024
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Ali, W. (author)Deep-sea mining Industry and academia are presently investigating the potential of deep-seamining for valuable resources such as poly-metallic nodules. Nevertheless, the process of manoeuvring, excavating, and processing these resources poses a threat to the deep-sea environment through the generation of plumes of suspended fine-grained solids,...doctoral thesis 2024
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Kalender, Deniz (author)Research on hangar parking is scarce and either neglects or oversimplifies towing considerations. In this paper, a novel approach is presented that integrates towing operations as a fundamental aspect of the hangar parking optimization, and uniquely focuses on minimizing towing operations. For the method, two A* adaptations, Dynamic State A* and...master thesis 2024
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Liu, X. (author)Deep learning is the core algorithmic tool for automatically processing large amounts of data. Deep learning models are defined as a stack of functions (called layers) with millions of parameters, that are updated during training by fitting them to data. Deep learning models have show remarkable accuracy gains on visual problems in video and...doctoral thesis 2024
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Thielen, Jaimy (author)The aviation industry requires continuous reductions in greenhouse gas and noise emissions, which is resulting in a shift towards hybrid and fully electric aircraft. The propeller is an attractive form of propulsion system for electric aircraft as it can achieve high efficiencies and has excellent scalability potential. However, a major concern...master thesis 2024
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Haaksman, V.A. (author)The development of the aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology for the retrofit of existing continuous-flow reactors (CFRs) of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) using conventional activated sludge (CAS) has garnered increasing interest over the past decade, following the worldwide adoption of AGS technology in sequencing batch reactors (SBRs)...doctoral thesis 2024
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Stam, Noah (author)Neglecting actuator dynamics in nonlinear control and control allocation can lead to performance degradation, especially when considering fast dynamic systems. This thesis provides a novel method to account for actuator dynamics in the control allocation solution, dynamic incremental nonlinear control allocation, or D-INCA. The incremental...master thesis 2024
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Wang, R. (author)Radionuclide therapy is an important cancer treatment modality that makes use of the local irradiation from radionuclides at the tumor sites. Radiopharmaceuticals are normally composed of three components: radionuclide, carrier and tumor targeting agent. In terms of the radionuclide carriers, macrocyclic and acyclic chelators are commonly used...doctoral thesis 2024
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Hoefnagels, Bart (author)This thesis explores the development of energy transition personas to inform the development process of energy transition projects in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The research addresses the challenges of end user acceptance and participation in the transition away from natural gas consumption. By employing grounded theory, an inductive and...master thesis 2024
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de Keijzer, Robbert (author)A design study was performed that investigated the feasibility of a business concept combining a unified supply chain with automated vending points in the floriculture sector. In such a business, a direct link between production (growers of flowers) and customers exists. The added value along the chain can then remain with the growers. This...master thesis 2024
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van Dooren, K.S. (author)The aeronautical industry has set ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact and become sustainable. Addressing rising emissions involves strategies such as reducing structural weight, due to its direct impact on fuel consumption, and the use of new materials and manufacturing techniques. Research and development on thermoplastic...doctoral thesis 2024