Experimental data-tracking of the BMX SX gate start using biomechanical modeling and trajectory optimization

Introduction During Bicycle Motocross races (BMX SX), the start has been proven to be crucial for good overall performance [1]. Riders reaching the bottom of the eight meter high starting ramp in front of the pack, have a favorable position to perform the first jump and can pick the most ideal line through the first corner. The chances of...

HPC Based Acceleration for Optimization of Predictive Models: Lithography Overlay Performance Modeling

This thesis project achieves designing and comparing two parallel implementations for exhaustive grid search along a large model space to find the optimum mapping model for overlay predictions used in ASML lithography machines. The search algorithm leads to an effectively intractable problem as long as sequential implementation is concerned, but...