Unitary Decomposition: Implemented in the OpenQL programming language for quantum computation

Unitary Decomposition is an algorithm for translating a unitary matrix into many small unitary matrices, which correspond to a circuit that can be executed on a quantum computer. It is implemented in the quantum programming framework of the QCA-group at TU Delft: OpenQL, a library for Python and C++. Unitary Decomposition is a necessary part in...

Collective dynamics of an active system with binary particle size

Collective dynamics is something that can be found in nature on macro and micro scale. Since the 90s of the previous century researchers have been interested in finding a model for this group behaviour. The dynamics of a group as a whole is only determined by shortrange interactions of the individuals. To better understand the working of this...

An Idealised Morphodynamic Model of a Tidal Inlet and the Adjacent Sea

Tidal inlet systems are often highly valuable and sometimes even unique ecosystems. However, field measurements show that tidal inlet systems are sensitive to changing exogenous conditions, such as rising sea levels. This thesis aims to investigate to what extent the adjacent sea influences the stability and equilibrium state of the tidal inlet....

Polishing robot: vibrations due to impact: To simulate and correct unwanted behavior

The specific issue researched in this thesis is correcting some inaccuracies that occur when the robot is polishing<br/>certain shapes. The biggest challenge is to mathematically describe this phenomenon in order to find<br/>an appropriate correction. Since there are a lot of influences in the process (friction, movement, impact, degrees<br/>of...