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Teirlinck, Casper (author)
Recent advancements in fault-tolerant flight control have involved model-free offline and online Reinforcement Learning algorithms in order to provide robust and adaptive control to autonomous systems. Inspired by recent work on Incremental Dual Heuristic Programming (IDHP) and Soft Actor-Critic (SAC), this research proposes a hybrid SAC-IDHP...
master thesis 2022
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Bodelier, Mathijs (author)
In a matter of decades, information technologies have become omni-present in the lives of more than a billion people. Whilst holding many promises for more efficient and therefore seemingly more sustainable practices, this fast-growing industry is expanding its footprint rapidly. Exponential advancements in hardware and software are kept in...
master thesis 2022
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de Haro Pizarroso, Gabriel (author)
Reinforcement Learning is being increasingly applied to flight control tasks, with the objective of developing truly autonomous flying vehicles able to traverse highly variable environments and adapt to unknown situations or possible failures. However, the development of these increasingly complex models and algorithms further reduces our...
master thesis 2022
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Lupetti, M.L. (author)
This article engages with the claimed limitation that critical design fails to address the problems it condemns, such as capitalism, and suggests looking at the different ways critical design practices have related to production in the past. Three examples from different historical moments are discussed through the theoretical lens of tension...
journal article 2022
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Pearce, B.J. (author), Dallo, Irina (author), Choi, Victoria (author), Freihardt, Jan (author), Middel, Cédric (author)
While the importance of transdisciplinary (Td) processes as a means to address societal problems is well-established, guidance for the intentional design of stakeholder interactions to meet specific goals, under different conditions and contexts, remains less explored. We propose the concept of critical design moments (CDMs) as a lens through...
journal article 2022
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Barendregt, L.E. (author), Vaage, Nora S. (author)
Speculative design is a subsidiary field of critical design practice. It generally involves developing scenarios based on a central object, often a prototype. Because it is concerned with alternative present and future states, many acknowledge the potential of speculative design for raising critical discussion and public engagement on science...
journal article 2021
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Lemke, M. (author), Boon, Boudewijn (author), Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author)
Disgust is a strong emotion of aversion. In the context of food, it is often referred to as a guardian of the mouth, preventing close contact with pathogens and the accidental consumption of poisons. However, disgust can also create a certain level of attraction and be part of positive experiences, even in the context of food. In this article,...
journal article 2021
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Lee, Minha (author), Noortman, Renee (author), Zaga, Cristina (author), Starke, Alain (author), Huisman, G. (author), Andersen, Kristina (author)
We present a vision for conversational user interfaces (CUIs) as probes for speculating with, rather than as objects to speculate about. Popular CUIs, e.g., Alexa, are changing the way we converse, narrate, and imagine the world(s) to come. Yet, current conversational interactions normatively may promote non-desirable ends, delivering a...
conference paper 2021
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van Gogh, J. (author)
If 10 people would answer the question “What falls into the category grooming and what is beautification?” there would be 10 different answers. For some, grooming does not go beyond taking a shower and brushing your teeth. But what about shaving? Or make-up? And a question that arose during quarantine: how important are hairdressers? Most people...
master thesis 2020
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Park, Joo Young (author)
The Smart Bench is a speculative design aiming to create critical awareness about the social implications of Data-driven Nudging in the Smart City. The project originated from a critical perspective on Smart City as a leading urban development paradigm. Many cities labelling themselves as smart cities competitively implemented advanced...
master thesis 2020
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Lee, Jun (author)
Reinforcement learning is used as a type of adaptive flight control. Adaptive Critic Design (ACD) is a popular approach for online reinforcement learning control due to its explicit generalization of the policy evaluation and the policy improvement elements. A variant of ACD, Incremental Dual Heuristic Programming (IDHP) has previously been...
master thesis 2019
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de Koning, Matthijs (author)
Smartphones have become an inseparable gadget and beneficial tool in our lives. Imagining a future without them would truly be impossible. When a new technology arrives, society needs time to adjust and become aware of the impact products have on people and our ways of behaving.. This always takes time. In the case of smartphones, the last few...
master thesis 2019
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Kroezen, Dave (author)
Online Reinforcement Learning is a possible solution for adaptive nonlinear flight control. In this research an Adaptive Critic Design (ACD) based on Dual Heuristic Dynamic Programming (DHP) is developed and implemented on a simulated Cessna Citation 550 aircraft. Using an online identified system model approximation, the method is independent...
master thesis 2019
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Simons, Dasha (author)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging field which unleashes massive new (business) opportunities. The potential growth and broad application of the AI technology has great economic benefits however also severe societal implications. Simultaneously, ethical challenges arise with its development. Questions of values and ethics are becoming...
master thesis 2019
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Heyer, Stefan (author)
In recent years Adaptive Critic Designs (ACDs) have been applied to adaptive flight control of uncertain, nonlinear systems. However, these algorithms often rely on representative models as they require an offline training stage. Therefore, they have limited applicability to a system for which no accurate system model is available, nor readily...
master thesis 2019
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Kihara, Tomo (author)
Escape the Smart City is a critical pervasive game for creating awareness about the implications of AI-surveillance technology in the smart city. It responds to growing concerns over the mass deployment of surveillance cameras that are enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) which are turning the cities into digital panopticons (Sadowski &amp...
master thesis 2018
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Kalkman, Peter (author)
This graduation thesis critically reflects on the Smart City. It critiques certain values embedded in the technology used to source and analyse data, and manage the city, when it comes to the world of human experience. The theoretical critique is eventually expressed in a critical design. Applying the values of the Smart City to the feral pigeon.
master thesis 2018
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Sircar, Piyali (author)
In this project I demonstrate how the world could have been different by portraying alternate historical realities, centered around food, to stimulate my audience to think about the choices they have in the present. The objective is to empower my audience to make mindful food choices today. The final outcome of this project is four stories and...
master thesis 2018
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Zhou, Y. (author)
Reinforcement Learning (RL) methods are relatively new in the field of aerospace guidance, navigation, and control. This dissertation aims to exploit RL methods to improve the autonomy and online learning of aerospace systems with respect to the a priori unknown system and environment, dynamical uncertainties, and partial observability. In the...
doctoral thesis 2018
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Pohl, Franz (author)
The Variable Camber Continuous Trailing Edge Flap (VCCTEF) is a novel aircraft control system that intents to prevent undesired aeroelastic deflections by precise lift tailoring along the wing span. However, the unknown dynamics and increased complexity of the new hardware imposes difficulties to establish an optimal controller. One approach is...
master thesis 2017
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