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Zhang, Zhuangyan (author)This thesis demonstrates the feasibility of Extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) high-harmonic generation from structured silica, and was performed at the Advanced Research Centre for Nanolithography (ARCNL). The project focuses on High-harmonic generation (HHG) from condensed matter, and further explores the possibility of high-harmonic generation from...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Q. (author)China is facing the dual challenges of urbanization and motorization（Jing, 2008）. The poorly organized urban centers and traditional residential planning are unable to meet the increasingly diverse demand of people. To solve these problems, the TOD model and the emerging community living circle are being favored by policy makers. Promoting urban...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Chenqi (author)The story started from the invisible river Senne on the urban scale of Brussels, concentrating on the wall which is both spolia on site and the identity of my youth center. The archaeological idea of Spolia keeps me discovering the existing value, then constantly thinking of collecting, composing and re-using. Once existing fragments collide...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Xinyuan (author)Based on the new lifestyle, the homebodies, with the related topic such as homebody economy, homebody design, homebody fashion, the project mainly focus on how to provide a multifunction and inter-disciplinary scenario for this group of people. It also investigates the identity of a residential construction shifting from a pure private property...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Shaoqi (author)The project is a rethinking of the political building. It presents itself as an public infrastructure open to the city and citizens, in terms of its form, facade and relationship to the surroundings. Collective public life and democracy of the space are more addressed in the project.master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Jiaqi (author)The PUBLIC CONDENSER provides a framework for interesting meetings between culture and movement and between people. It will be a place where people of different ages, exercise habits, cultural consumption and lifestyles encounter each other. It should be a place where there is room to be with friends and family, but also a place where you meet...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Li (author)The design of the new cruise terminal for Manhattan aims to revalue the relationships between Manhattan and its river, the very reason for the success story of the city. This re-evaluation is a public process of re-appropriation, in which the public value of the cruise terminal is given back its major role as gate to / from the city. Display,...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yingjie (author)The Netherlands has a long and fascinating history with water to keep its land safe and dry. Recently, when the country is exposed to a changing climate, it is at the turning point to shift from defensive water control to adaptive and integrated management. Landscape design has a role to play in endowing water and water management with new...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Zixin (author)This study aims to explore the possibility of employing remote sensing images to build a probabilistic flood extent forecasting model. This model is constructed and tested in two study areas: New Orleans and Miami. Images that recorded flooding events are first performed with segmentation method Seed Region Growing, and segmented images are...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Nianlei (author)Assessing soft tissue tensions during Total Hip Arthroplasty is believed to help surgeons choose the optimal hip implant. Therefore, we hope to design a reusable three-axis force-sensing hip implant for intraoperative soft tissue tension assessment. To increase the chance of success within limited time, this graduation project focuses on...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yingfei (author)For drinking water companies in Netherlands, the current conventional treatment technique may not be fully capable to cope with potential future problems resulted from climate change, salinization and social developments, such as population growth. Innovative technologies like reverse osmosis and more strict drinking water standards are expected...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Yu (author)This project aims to improve the accuracy of the eye tracking system, which consists of two cameras and two infrared LED light sources. This highly non-invasive technology, which is the feature-based video-oculographic eye tracking system, determines the position of the eye by monitoring the eye features such as the pupil center and glints. The...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Miao (author)Class-D amplifiers are widely used in automotive audio systems because of their high efficiency. In modern car sound systems, multiple amplifiers are used to provide good audio effect. However, typical class-D amplifiers have a high idle-power, which can drain the battery quickly. To solve this problem, an ultra-low idle power class-D amplifier...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Weiyi (author)This thesis aims to gain insight into the global dynamic fluid-structure interaction response of a submerged floating tunnel (SFT) under the wave and current loading to enhance the design. To this end, the tunnel tube is modelled as a Euler-Bernoulli beam deformed in three directions (horizontal displacement, vertical displacement, rotational...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Chuqian (author)Cell behavior in vitro can be regulated by mechanical stimulation. Cytostretch is an Organ-on-Chip (OOC) platform that allows cyclic stretching tissue in culture. Its pneumatic actuation can hinder it from microfluidic systems integration. A dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) was developed and fabricated in this thesis for Cytostretch as an...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Yushan (author)Recently, with the rapid development of the economy in China, the process of urbanization is accelerating. However, in the fast urbanization process, the government's rapid expansion of the space has resulted in a large number of urban villages emerging. These urban villages locate inside the downtown area but the situation in there is different...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Jiadi (author)In this thesis, the joint DOA-range estimation of stationary targets is investigated using multiple FMCW MIMOs with super-resolution capability. To address the low azimuth resolution problem of single small MIMO, a novel topology of array is used, which consists of multiple MIMOs arranged along the azimuth to increase azimuth resolution by...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Yuxi (author)Churchill Barriers, a series of four causeways in Orkney Islands, Scotland were constructed during Second World War and now serve and a critical link for South Ronaldsay and Burray to the Orkney Mainland. Due to their location and design, causeways are exposed to storm waves generated in the North Sea. During coastal storms, some waves are able...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Chi (author)Food, not only exist as a source of energy and nutrition to human beings, but also gives emotional comfort and carries cultural values in people’s daily life. Thus, the consumption of food is no longer related to fulfilling the need of hunger, but also as a way to deal with human emotions, facilitate social bondings, celebrate cultural events...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Bingyu (author)In the Netherlands, many cities aim to promote cycling as a solution for sustainable mobility. However, the bicycle parking shortage is common. The popularity of ‘car-free city’ concept provides the opportunity to solve the problem by replacing car parking spaces to bicycle parking spaces. This study used a GIS-based location-allocation method...master thesis 2019