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Massobrio, R.M. (author), Cats, O. (author)Reducing the impact of disruptions is essential to provide reliable and attractive public transport. In this work, we introduce a topological approach for evaluating recoverability, i.e., the ability of public transport networks to return to their original performance level after disruptions, which we model as topological perturbations. We...journal article 2024
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Zhai, X. (author), Wang, Weiming (author), Chen, Falai (author), Wu, J. (author)Recent years have seen a growing interest in topology optimization of functionally graded microstructures, characterized by an array of microstructures with varying volume fractions. However, microstructures optimized at slightly different volume fractions do not necessarily connect well when placed adjacently. Furthermore, optimization is...journal article 2024
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Du, Yunlu (author), Huang, Yunkai (author), Guo, Baocheng (author), Djelloul-Khedda, Zakarya (author), Peng, Fei (author), Yao, Y. (author), Dong, J. (author)In this article, a nonlinear semianalytical model (SAM) is presented to predict the magnetic field distribution (MFD) and electromagnetic performances (EPs) in the cubic spoke-type permanent magnet (PM) machine. To model the rectangular PMs, the rectangular PM is simplified as a combination of fan-shaped regions with different arc angles....journal article 2024
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Meijaard, J.P. (author)Kinematic joints are classified in lower pairs and higher pairs. Most multibody modelling techniques focus on lower pairs, because a complete classification in six types is available. Higher pairs are more diverse. In this article, higher pairs that can be exactly modelled by lower pairs are investigated. A complete classification of higher...journal article 2024
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Boskos, D. (author), Cortes, Jorge (author), Martinez, Sonia (author)This paper builds Wasserstein ambiguity sets for the unknown probability distribution of dynamic random variables leveraging noisy partial-state observations. The constructed ambiguity sets contain the true distribution of the data with quantifiable probability and can be exploited to formulate robust stochastic optimization problems with out...journal article 2024
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Challenges and opportunities for CO2 electroreduction from a process systems engineering perspectiveDal Mas, R. (author), Somoza Tornos, A. (author), Pérez-Fortes, Mar (author), Kortlever, R. (author), Kiss, A.A. (author)Despite the huge efforts devoted to the development of the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (ECO2R) in the past decade, still many challenges are present, hindering further approaches to industrial applications. This paper gives a perspective on these challenges from a Process Systems Engineering (PSE) standpoint, while at the same time...journal article 2024
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Cuadrat-Grzybowski, M. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)Mitigation strategies to eliminate existing space debris, such as with Active Space Debris Removal (ASDR) missions, have become increasingly important. Among the considered ASDR approaches, one involves using a net as a capturing mechanism. A fundamental requirement for any ASDR mission is that the capture process itself should not give rise to...journal article 2024
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Verhelst, H.M. (author), Mantzaflaris, A. (author), Möller, M. (author), den Besten, J.H. (author)Mesh adaptivity is a technique to provide detail in numerical solutions without the need to refine the mesh over the whole domain. Mesh adaptivity in isogeometric analysis can be driven by Truncated Hierarchical B-splines (THB-splines) which add degrees of freedom locally based on finer B-spline bases. Labeling of elements for refinement is...journal article 2024
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Tišma, M. (author), Bock, Florian Patrick (author), Kerssemakers, J.W.J. (author), Antar, Hammam (author), Japaridze, A. (author), Gruber, Stephan (author), Dekker, C. (author)Bacterial chromosomes are folded into tightly regulated three-dimensional structures to ensure proper transcription, replication, and segregation of the genetic information. Direct visualization of chromosomal shape within bacterial cells is hampered by cell-wall confinement and the optical diffraction limit. Here, we combine cell-shape...journal article 2024
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Liu, K. (author), Sluiter, M.H.F. (author)In a material under stress, grain boundaries may give rise to stress discontinuities. The stress state at grain boundaries strongly affects microscopic processes, such as diffusion and segregation, as well as failure initiation, such as fatigue, creep, and corrosion. Here the general condition of incompatibility stress at grain boundaries is...journal article 2024
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Fernández Pérez, A. (author), Haffner, M.E.A. (author), Elsinga, M.G. (author)Despite persistent housing affordability issues, energy policy and housing renovation are usually investigated separately from housing costs other than energy. Researchers have examined the financial viability of renovation attending to building conditions and the socio-economic characteristics of their occupants. However, the distributional...journal article 2024
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McDonald, Tom (author), Tsay, Calvin (author), Schweidtmann, A.M. (author), Yorke-Smith, N. (author)ReLU neural networks have been modelled as constraints in mixed integer linear programming (MILP), enabling surrogate-based optimisation in various domains and efficient solution of machine learning certification problems. However, previous works are mostly limited to MLPs. Graph neural networks (GNNs) can learn from non-euclidean data...journal article 2024
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Werlen, Vincent (author), Rytka, Christian (author), Dransfeld, C.A. (author), Brauner, Christian (author), Michaud, Véronique (author)Modeling the consolidation of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites at the part level presents a formidable computational challenge due to the multi-scale nature of the process. In this article, a method to bypass the multi-scale problem by homogenizing the micro scale and describing the medium with characteristic parameters is described....journal article 2024
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Pustina, P. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Boyer, Frederic (author), De Luca, Alessandro (author), Renda, Federico (author)Suitable representations of dynamical systems can simplify their analysis and control. On this line of thought, this article aims to answer the following question: Can a transformation of the generalized coordinates under which the actuators directly perform work on a subset of the configuration variables be found? We not only show that the...journal article 2024
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Xia, Z. (author), Booij, O. (author), Kooij, J.F.P. (author)We propose a novel end-to-end method for cross-view pose estimation. Given a ground-level query image and an aerial image that covers the query's local neighborhood, the 3 Degrees-of-Freedom camera pose of the query is estimated by matching its image descriptor to descriptors of local regions within the aerial image. The...journal article 2024
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Chen, Wei (author), Liu, Xu (author), Yang, Zhoudong (author), Liu, X. (author), Hu, D. (author), Zhu, Xi (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)The power semiconductor joining technology through sintering of copper nanoparticles is well-suited for die attachment in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, offering high electrical, thermal, and mechanical performances. However, sintered nanocopper will be prone to degradation resulting from corrosion in sulfur-containing corrosive...journal article 2024
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Meulah, Brice (author), Oyibo, P.O. (author), Hoekstra, Pytsje T. (author), Mour, Paul Alvyn Nguema (author), Maloum, Moustapha Nzamba (author), Laclong Lontchi, Roméo Aimé (author), Honkpehedji, Yabo Josiane (author), Bengtson, Michel (author), Hokke, Cornelis (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Introduction<br/>Schistosomiasis is a significant public health concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conventional microscopy is the standard diagnostic method in resource-limited settings, but with limitations, such as the need for expert microscopists. An automated digital microscope with artificial intelligence (Schistoscope), offers a...journal article 2024
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Shahriari, Ayda (author), Sanjari, Mehdi (author), Mahmoudiniya, Mahdi (author), Pirgazi, Hadi (author), Shalchi Amirkhiz, Babak (author), Kestens, L.A.I. (author), Mohammadi, Mohsen (author)This study explores the evolution of solidification microstructure of a laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) martensitic stainless steel during solution annealing and aging. Quasi in-situ experiments using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) revealed that the finer, more equiaxed microstructure below the melt pool was susceptible to...journal article 2024
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Yang, Huiru (author), Huang, Qianming (author), Wang, S. (author), Zong, Qihang (author), Tan, C. (author), Ye, H. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)Flexible strain sensors play a crucial role in health monitoring, smart wearable devices, and human–machine interaction. Three-dimensional surface evaluation methods for strain sensors offer advantages by being closer to actual strain, featuring a larger working range, and being more suitable for multidirectional strain. In this study, a...journal article 2024
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Peng, Chen (author), Horn, Stefanie (author), Madigan, Ruth (author), Marberger, Claus (author), Lee, John D. (author), Krems, Josef (author), Beggiato, Matthias (author), Romano, Richard (author), Wei, Chongfeng (author), Wooldridge, Ellie (author), Happee, R. (author), Hagenzieker, Marjan (author), Merat, Natasha (author)The driving style of an automated vehicle (AV) needs to be comfortable to encourage the broad acceptance and use of this newly emerging transport mode. However, current research provides limited knowledge about what influences comfort, how this concept is described, and how it is measured. This knowledge is especially lacking when comfort is...journal article 2024