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Paul, S. (author)Over the last decade there has been a shift in focus from traditional sampled-data control to event-triggered control (ETC) as it promises to be better suited for systems with shared communication media, especially wireless systems. The mote lifetime in case of wireless sensor actuator networks (WSAN) is crucial and can be improved by utilizing...master thesis 2016
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Cao, Y. (author)In neuroscience research, fMRI image analysis is a major approach to identify the relationships between brain region and behavior. fMRI provides delayed real time brain activity signals non-invasively. Spatial preprocessing and statistical analysis needs to be performed to find the brain region that is responsive to certain tasks or stimulations...master thesis 2016
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Zheng, Y. (author)The inertial response plays a vital role in electrical networks to reduce the rate of change of frequency (RoCoF) following a contingency event. If the inertia has a low or zero value due to a lack of synchronous generators, then the electrical network might experience large undesirable frequency deviations. To overcome this problem, in previous...master thesis 2016
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Ramani, B. (author)Coal is certain to play a major role in the world’s energy future due to its low cost and widespread distribution around the world. At the same time, being the largest contributor to global CO2 emissions from energy use, coal faces significant environmental challenges in terms of air pollution and global warming. The study focuses on developing...master thesis 2016
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Stylianou, S. (author)Cogenra company has created a low concentration PV/Thermal system that produces both thermal energy and electricity simultaneously, mainly for commercial and industrial applications. The realization of a system that combines photovoltaic modules, solar thermal collectors and concentrating mirrors makes it a complicated system to study. So far,...master thesis 2016
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Nodehi, Z. (author)This thesis presents a study on the behavior of none-structural and structural glass at high temperatures. The main objective of this master thesis is to investigate the capabilities of different glass types when these are used as a structural element with fire resistant requirements. It is therefore important to develop an understanding of the...master thesis 2016
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- Alta, F.P. (author) master thesis 2016
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Kabra, A. (author)A molecular based Monte Carlo (MC) simulation method is used to predict the performance of the absorption refrigeration cycle involving NH3/IL (refrigerant/absorbent) pair as a working fluid. To investigate the thermodynamic performance of the absorption refrigeration cycle, various properties such as density, excess enthalpy or absorption heat,...master thesis 2016
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Peperkamp, J.B. (author)When performing a piece of music, there are certain ways in which performers turn the score into their own musical interpretation of it. The difference between what is written and what is played can be substantial, and can vary between performers and even individual performances. In this thesis we examine what information can be gained from...master thesis 2016
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Kalra, A. (author)The start-up and shut-down cycling of a heavy-duty truck engine leads to temperature and mechanical strain variations in the exhaust manifold, subjecting it to thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) damage. For the automotive manufacturers, it is essential to accurately predict the TMF lifetimes of the exhaust manifolds under service conditions. The...master thesis 2016
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de Vos, M.A. (author)The term technical debt has been used to described the increased cost of changing or maintaining a system due to expedient shortcuts taken during development, possibly due to financial or time constraints. The term has gained significant attention in software engineering research and the agile community. Tribler, a platform to share and discover...master thesis 2016
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Tatsis, K. (author)In the offshore oil and gas industry, production takes place at more and more remote locations, with Floating Production Storage Offloading units (FPSO’s) often being selected for field development. These units may remain on station during their entire lifetime while operating under adverse weather conditions. Inspections, which have to be...master thesis 2016
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Antohe, D. (author)There are functional movable bridges in The Netherlands dating since the 1950s. If these bridges were to be reassed based on the current design code for movable bridges, then more than 90% will not meet the exigencies stated there. However, if these bridges were to be reassed based on field measurements, then this percentage will be lowered...master thesis 2016
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Hoogendoorn, R. (author)Due to the increasing number of space debris objects in orbit around Earth, the need increases for accurate predictions of impact time and location. These predictions are inherently statistical due to the large number of uncertainties in predicting the atmospheric decay and entry trajectories of these objects. Currently, Monte Carlo methods are...master thesis 2016
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Papathanasiou, M. (author)The problem owner of the present study is a consulting company that provides simulation-based workforce planning advice to a big manufacturing firm XYZ. The latter pertains the number of engineers of various skill levels that are needed for the repair of health care equipment in hospitals of a large country. The prediction of machine failures ...master thesis 2016
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Suh Heo, H.Y. (author)Various flood protection measures are studied across the globe, and nature-friendly and environmentally resilient methods are gaining more attention. As part of the building with nature initiative, the project BE SAFE (Bio-Engineering for SAFEty) studies the effects of a vegetated foreshore as a flood protection measure which is found to be very...master thesis 2016
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Enganati, S.K. (author)Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMwPE) fibers are well known for their very high specific mechanical properties such as tensile strength and Young’s modulus. The solution spinning/solid state drawing process invented in the late 70s at DSM enables the production of these UHMwPE fibers with outstanding mechanical properties. The...master thesis 2016
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