Feasibility study of Energetics in Nature-inspired Foraging for Lunar Resource Exploitation

The rediscovered interest in space exploration has led to plans to establish outposts on the Moon and beyond. The lunar bases currently planned are to be manned incrementally, with robots performing most work. With new trends in robotics, the use of collaborating swarms has become more abundant. To support lunar operation, a distinct area within...

Feasibility study of "Invariant Information Clustering for Unsupervised Image Segmentation"

In this paper we analyze the performance of a novel clustering objective that optimizes a neural network to predict segmentation. We challenge the reported results by replicating the original experiments and conducting additional tests to gain an insight into the algorithm. We analyzed the efficiency of the clustering objective on a different...

Uncontrolled Motion for Asteroid Missions: An Application to the Binary Asteroid 1999 KW4

This thesis focused on the relevance and feasibility of an uncontrolled cubesat mission in a binary asteroid environment, highlighting the example of the representative Near-Earth Asteroid 1999 KW4, modelled using the TU Delft Astrodynamics Tool (TUDAT). A clear distinction was made between orbits of the cubesat starting in the interior and the...

Financial risks assessment of the breakwater construction phase: Feasebility study of a probabilistic process-based simulation model

During construction of breakwaters, adverse weather conditions can result in damage, in the form of reshaping and loss of material to the open work fronts of the structure. Based on literature research, analysis of work methods, analysis of damage to older breakwater projects and interviews, it was deduced that during construction, the open work...