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Peters, Elena (author)Sustainability is a crucial topic in the day to day life as well as in industries. With the help of innovation and new technologies, the negative impacts on sustainability can be decreased. During the development of technologies, the concept of sustainability should be included at all times. This can be done with the help of sustainability...master thesis 2023
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Zarin, Naqib (author)Blockchain technology has proven to be a promising solution for decentralized systems in various industries. At the core of a blockchain system is the peer-to-peer (P2P) overlay, which facilitates communication be- tween parties in the blockchain system. Recently, there is increasing evidence that this P2P overlay plays a major role in limited...master thesis 2023
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Kulkarni, Mahesh (author)Power Electronics in association with the high voltage technology has the potential to bring out new generation of electrification with well-integrated renewable resources. Various high voltage applications of power electronics include Solid State Transformers (SST), Photovoltaic Inverters (PV), and Shore-to-ship connections. A demand for faster...master thesis 2023
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Bellido Coope, Mar (author)The Tensile headphone is a redesign of the HD6xx line for Sennheiser, to showcase new ideas of haptic aesthetic headphones and explore innovative directions. The project as a whole followed the Research through Design approach. That is, the design detailing of the Tensile headphone was used as a medium to gain knowledge about how aesthetic...master thesis 2023
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Luu, Nancy (author)For this graduation thesis, the goal is to design a backpack that is suitable for fast hiking with women specific sizes, features, and accessories. The selection for the design of a backpack for female hikers was chosen because current backpacks on the market are designed with men in mind therefore, female users experience more issues with...master thesis 2023
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Bianchi, Francesco (author)In this report a master thesis work in support to the development of a water-based Vaporizing Liquid Microthruster (VLM) is presented. This device, which makes use of MEMS technology to offer a very high degree of miniaturization, is an extremely compact thruster which achieves an important performance (Isp > 100 s [64]) while utilizing water...master thesis 2023
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de Leeuw, Wouter (author)VPR describes a task where an agent (e.g., a robot) attempts to recognize its current location by comparing the incoming visual data from its sensor(s) (query images), usually a camera, to geotagged reference images. Both query and reference images are described using a feature extractor, and the query descriptor is matched to its closest...master thesis 2023
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Kok, Marin (author)Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects have become an internationally popular model for construction projects, where large risks are bore by the EPC contractor and the subcontractors [Galloway, 2009; Guo et al., 2010]. Risks are inherent to all construction projects, however, the high uncertainties of the international EPC...master thesis 2023
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de Koning, Quinten Damy (author)In the last few years the smart building market has grown exponentially and is estimated to be worth around 100 billion by the year 2025. The amount of active competitors, combined with the required time and effort to launch a new sensor-based product, makes it difficult to enter the market and slows innovation. WeAreReasonablePeople (WARP), a...master thesis 2023
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Kaaij, Berry (author)<b>Background:</b> Atherosclerosis is a progressive arterial disease that gives rise to plaque. Rupture thereof is a main cause of myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke. A plaque can have a fibrotic layer between its lipid pool and the arterial lumen, which is termed a fibrous cap (FC). Rupture of this FC can expose thrombogenic plaque...master thesis 2023
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van den Hoek, Anna (author)To understand the functioning of a river system it is crucial to have information on the sediment transport. Estimates of long-term sediment fluxes in the Rhine at the German-Dutch border are required to understand the morphological evolution of the Dutch Rhine Delta. Especially information about the long-term flux of bed material load is of...master thesis 2023
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Hammecher, Simon (author)Green hydrogen is expected to play a crucial role in the energy transition as it can be utilised for both storage purposes and as fuel for hard-to-abate sectors. One of the possible configurations for producing green hydrogen is by means of a central offshore hydrogen production platform powered by offshore wind energy. Producing hydrogen...master thesis 2023
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van der Wielen, Daan (author)Increasing global parcel shipping volumes and just-in-time delivery force distribution centers to handle increasingly larger volumes of greatly varying parcel types. Automated material handling systems are essential to achieve these challenging requirements. A push divert sorter is one of these systems. This system uses a series of sliding...master thesis 2023
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Koopman, Dewy (author)The aim of this study was to identify relevant relations between the adoption of electric vehicles at public charging stations and the characteristics of the neighbourhood through a case study in the Netherlands. The study started with creating such measurements of EV adoption in the transaction data of public chargers in the MRA-Elektrisch...master thesis 2023
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van de Vreede, Herwald (author)In the energy sector, a transition is made from fossil fuels to sustainable energies. Due to an irregular supply of these sustainable energies, it often occurs that there is a mismatch between supply and demand. Energy storage is a promising technique to overcome this. In this thesis, the aim is to store gravitational energy in concrete spheres...master thesis 2023
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Tavio Y Cabrera, Emilio (author)Soft robots have the potential to accelerate robotiza- tion in areas that are complex and impractical for hard robots. The use of soft materials results in a safe and flexible design that is unattainable for hard robots. However, this attribute results in the need for new control approaches and strategies. Hybrid controllers are a relative...master thesis 2023
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Janssens, Floris (author)The construction industry contributes significantly to global emissions. In response to the growing concern about climate change, new methods are being developed to reduce these emissions. Building with timber is one such approach, as it can be CO2 neutral if reforestation is practiced. Timber is a lightweight and flexible material compared to...master thesis 2023
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van den Berg, Jesper (author)Capabilities and limitation of topic modeling were explored through a literature review. A design opportunity was recognized in literature review for students as novice researchers. Interviews were held with master students to gain insight in their literature review process. Students reported issues with the process of related document...master thesis 2023
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Streng, Robin (author)Nowadays, Rijkswaterstaat reassesses many older concrete bridges to guarantee their structural safety under the influence of increased traffic loads and stricter standards. Many of these concrete bridges contain open straight-legged stirrups, which are not allowed to take into account for the calculations of the shear resistance according to...master thesis 2023