CSEM component analysis: Analysing the contribution of different components to the HED response in a typical 1D VTI medium

A MATLAB program was built around 1D closed form representations of the radial electrical field in a vertical transverse isotropic (VTI) medium driven by an horizontal electric dipole (HED) in the transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) mode published in Andréis and MacGregor (2008). It is able to compute the contribution of the...

Hadoop in the browser: Simulating MapReduce in the browser

With the current increase of user generated data, the need for tools to process large quantities of data is increasing. One of the courses of the Computer Science BSc curriculum is the Big Data Processing course. The Big Data Processing course teaches students ways of doing so. A popular and teached method is using MapReduce, a programming model...

Stabilizing Control System of a Platform of a Buoy for Offshore Wind Assessment

The purpose of this project is to design a control system to stabilize a platform on a buoy. Stabilization of the platform on the buoy is needed for reliable measurements of wind speed and wind direction on sea using LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) modules. These modules use the reflection of particles in the air to measure the wind speed...

The Platform and Overall Design of an Actively Stabilised, Manoeuvrable Buoy for Offshore Wind Assessment

It is estimated that in the EU, energy consumption will rise to 4,350 TWh in 2030. Offshore wind farms can provide a solution. The technical wind energy potential for offshore wind farms of the European waters is estimated to be 30,000 TWh annually. For feasibility studies, building and operating offshore wind farms weather assessments are...

The Optimum Driving Method of Super E-paper: The technical research complementing R:eFlex’s businessplan

With the so many available sorts of E-paper, the optimal performing and consumer friendly E-paper needs to be found in order to win the E-paper market. As result of this, researchers from the TU Delft are currently developing a technology that can replace all ordinary papers by one single device, which has outperforming characteristics compared...

Designing a position sensor system for Active Magnetic Bearings

In this thesis report, two sensor systems for measuring the position of a levitated spindle are proposed. An off-the-shelf optical sensor is used and the results of the implementation are discussed. Furthermore a capacitive sensor system is designed, consisting of a capacitive ring, sensor plates and signal conditioning. Testing shows both of...

Controller design for a magnetically levtitated spindle system

In this thesis, a complete design strategy is presented for the control of a magnetically levitated spindle. The spindle is levitated by electromagnets located at the spindle ends. Two approaches are used in obtaining a stabilizing control system for this naturally unstable plant. The first approach is to model the spindle as two independently...

Designing a position sensor system for Active Magnetic Bearings

In this thesis report, two sensor systems for measuring the position of a levitated spindle are proposed. An off-the-shelf optical sensor is used and the results of the implementation are discussed. Furthermore a capacitive sensor system is designed, consisting of a capacitive ring, sensor plates and signal conditioning. Testing shows both of...