(re)assembly: towards a future of automatic reuse and reconfiguration

Improved productivity and a higher level of sustainability are modern day challenges faced by the building industry that are currently being and could further be solved by a higher degree of automation. Freeform architecture is still in its infancy but the demand for it is growing. Reusable building elements are a rarity in freeforms. This...

Creation and validation of a simulation environment for machine learning with drones

Simulation environments are useful for a wide range of applications and their functionalities continue to improve every year. The aim of this thesis project was to create a simulation environment with high levels of realism and assess its capabilities through the use case of generating distributed drone traffic rules.<br/><br/>This thesis...

Improving the Predictability of Event Chains in ROS 2

ROS 2 is a well-known software framework for the development of robotic applications. The open-source project enjoys active interest and participation from both academia and industry in applications spanning from autonomous vehicles to industrial robotics. ROS 2's success is underpinned by its disposition for collaborative development as well as...