Speeding up proton therapy optimization algorithms using GPU-acceleration

Proton irradiation therapy is a powerful form of cancer treatment, promising better dose conformity as compared to conventional radiotherapy. Due to the complex scattering properties of protons, the optimization process that is needed to accurately target the cancer cells whilst causing minimal damage to<br/>the surrounding healthy tissue and...

Development of an Analytical Method to determine Cavity Pressure in Cold-Bent Insulating Glass Units

Cold-bent insulating glass units (IGU) have the potential to be one of the answers to current needs and wishes of modern and sustainable architecture. Curved glass is stiffer against out-of-plane loads and therefore the structural behaviour of cold-bent IGU’s is different compared to flat IGU’s. Structural behaviour of flat glass in buildings is...

The FRE Gripper with Planar Grasp Stability, using Spatial Form-Closure

Fin Ray Effect (FRE) grippers have proven versatile and effective in pick &amp; place automation applications. However, spherical and lateral round objects are still a challenge for the state-of-the-art, as solutions are unstable when placing those objects off-centre from the longitudinal line. Resulting in large and heavy FRE gripper assemblies...

Reliability based Assessment of Quay Walls

Uncertainties in the soil parameters play a major role in the design of quay walls. In the current design approach, partial factors are prescribed to account for uncertainties in the soil, as well as for other types of uncertainties. This semi-probabilistic (level I) design approach needs to result in a reliable design for a range of quay...

Structural Failure Analysis of Ampelmann Gangways Under Exceptional Load Cases

The Ampelmann system uses a motionless transfer deck on a host vessel to transfer personnel and equipment between the vessel and offshore structures very safely even in very harsh environment. The Ampelmann system consists of a transfer deck which is mounted on a hexapod and a gangway. The hexapod is a so-called Steward platform which...