AI on Low-Cost Hardware: FPGA subgroup

In the past decades, much progress has been made in the field of AI, and now many different algorithms exist that reach very high accuracies. Unfortunately, many of these algorithms are quite resource intensive, which makes them unavailable on low-cost devices. <br/>The aim of this thesis is to explore algorithms and neural network techniques...

Involving older adults with an intellectual disability in the design process of the MakiMove: a modular intervention for stimulating physical activity

Regular physical activity helps to improve the health, fitness and quality of life of people, and prevent or decline aging related health issues. The amount of physical activity in older adults with an intellectual disability is extremely low. Contextual research indicates that this physical inactivity stems, among other things, from previous...

A Comparative Study of the TEA, XTEA, PRESENT and Simon lightweight cryptographic schemes

With the current fast paced growth in the number of devices connected to the internet, many of these having limited computational capability, security concerns are of increasing importance. To meet the necessity of providing secure encryption to constrained devices many lightweight cryptographic schemes have been developed. This paper provides a...

Signal robustness dependency on sensor contact force in a novel photoplethysmography-based multi-purpose sensing device

A new photoplethysmography-based device called the Multiphotodiode Array (MPA) was validated to successfully measure the PWV in the vasculature of the distal phalanx of healthy subjects. It comprises an array of photodiodes and an array of opposing LEDs to detect blood volume changes due to the passing pressure pulse wave in the vasculature of...

Invloed van toevoegingen aan het werkmedium op warmteoverdracht in een warmtewisselaar

Bluerise has developed a system that uses cold seawater to cool down a fresh water loop. This loop is used for fresh water production. The goal of this study is to improve the overall heat transfer coefficient of the working medium in this system by at least 5%, which will also reduce its size. The overall heat transfer can be improved by adding...

MPEG-2 over ATM: A reduction of cell loss impact

This report describes an architecture for transmitting MPEG-2 data over an ATM network. The focus is on the cell loss impact on the video quality. Some propositions to reduce the cell loss impact have been done. These propositions have been tested with simulations. The results are presented by showing some images.