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Eftekhar, Shadab (author)The Flying-V, a novel aircraft design developed at Delft University of Technology, presents a revolutionary flying wing transport aircraft with a remarkable 20% reduction in energy consumption compared to traditional twin-aisle planes. <br/>This thesis project delves into the study of optimizing the Flying-V's landing performance, emphasizing...master thesis 2024
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Menkhorst, Mike (author)Drones are becoming an ever increasing part of our lives. From airshows to surveillance systems, their use varies greatly and, as technology improves, this variety will continue to increase. As drones get smaller, new applications arise. For example, drones for monitoring crops or searching for survivors in hard to reach places in disaster areas...master thesis 2023
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Moes, Iris (author)<b>Introduction: </b>Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is crucial to improve a patient’s quality of life. The Deep Inferior Epigastric artery Perforator (DIEP) flap procedure is considered the golden standard for breast reconstruction. Three-dimensional (3D) visualization methods have shown promise in providing a better understanding of...master thesis 2023
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Dangi, Nirav (author)The wind turbine wake is a downstream region of kinetic energy and velocity deficit, higher turbulence and has a complex helical vortex structure. The wind turbine wake’s stability depends mainly on the ambient turbulence and the wind turbine tip- speed ratio. Researchers have developed several wake control techniques to mitigate this issue,...master thesis 2023
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Moens, Tieme (author)Flying drones have been a well-established field of engineering for many years now. With the wave of bio-inspired design came the idea of flapping wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs). These drones use flapping wings instead of fixed or rotary wings to generate their lift, giving them the potential for agile movement and application in confined...master thesis 2023
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Puladi, Behrus (author), Ooms, Mark (author), Geijtenbeek, T. (author), Trinler, Ursula (author), Houschyar, Khosrow Siamak (author), Gruber, Lennart Johannes (author), Motmaen, Ila (author), Rashad, Ashkan (author), Hölzle, Frank (author), Modabber, Ali (author)The myocutaneous anterolateral thigh (ALT) and vastus lateralis (VL) flaps include a large muscle mass and a sufficient vascular pedicle, and they have been used for decades to reconstruct traumatic and acquired defects of the head and neck and extremities. In spite of these benefits, musculoskeletal dysfunction was reported in nearly 1 out...journal article 2023
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Sokołowski, Piotr (author)State-of-the-art tilt-rotor flight mechanics models appear to be inadequate in predicting the flight dynamics behavior across the entire flight envelope due to a lack of experimental data suggesting the need for more generic models. This paper presents a middle ground between model flexibility (genericity) and accuracy. For this purpose a...master thesis 2022
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Wang, Chenyao (author)Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) are known for their flight agility and maneuverability. However, their in-gust flight performance and stability is still inferior to their biological counterparts. To this end, a simplified in-gust dynamic model, which could capture the main gust effects on FWMAVs, has been identified with real in...master thesis 2022
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de Wagter, C. (author)Highly automated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or "flying robots" are rapidly becoming an important asset to society. The last decade has seen the advent of an impressive number of new UAV types and applications. For many applications, the UAVs need to be safe, highly automated, and versatile. Safety is a prerequisite to allowing their use in...doctoral thesis 2022
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Nolet, Stijn (author)This thesis is performed with the aim to investigate whether split flaps can be a feasible solution for increasing the Flying V directional control power. In order to do so, a set of wind tunnel experiments have been concluded with a 4.6% half wing model in the Open-Jet-Facility at the Delft University of Technology. Here, several split flap...master thesis 2022
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Saeidtehrani, S. (author), Lavidas, G. (author)Generally, it is expected that the total power of N energy converters in an array will be less than N times the power of a single operative converter. The goal of this paper is to enhance the oscillation of the flap-type WEC and consequently the energy extraction of the whole array in front of a coastal structure. Flaps in an array show...conference paper 2022
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Wang, C. (author), Wang, S. (author), de Croon, G.C.H.E. (author), Hamaza, S. (author)Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) are known for their flight agility and maneuverability. These bio-inspired and lightweight flying robots still present limitations in their ability to fly in direct wind and gusts, as their stability is severely compromised in contrast with their biological counterparts. To this end, this work aims at...journal article 2022
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D'Aguanno, A. (author), Schrijer, F.F.J. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)This experimental study investigates the possibility of controlling transonic buffet by means of a trailing edge flap with an upward deflection (referred to as “upper trailing edge flap”, or: UTEF). Different geometries (straight and serrated) and dimensions of UTEFs (with heights ranging between 1 and 2% of the chord) have been studied with...journal article 2022
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Wang, Sunyi (author)Flow sensing exists widely in nature to help animals perform certain tasks. It has also been widely adopted in engineering applications with different types of sensing instrumentation. In particular, in the field of aerospace engineering, airflow sensing is crucial to vehicle state evaluation and flight control. This project surveys the key...master thesis 2021
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Sonneveld, Jente (author)<br/>For tier 1 suppliers like GKN-Fokker, to remain competitive in the aerospace sector it is essential to offer design solutions fast whilst incorporating innovative technology. A methodology to enable rapid design and analysis studies of flaps and (innovative) deployment mechanisms is expected to be of great value in the proposal phase. To...master thesis 2021
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Roulaux, Bas (author)Flapping-Wing Air Vehicles (FWAV) are autonomously flying vehicles that use their flapping wings to simultaneously stay aloft and enable controllable flight. FWAVs that are capable of controllable flight are reported in literature, though a theoretical background of the aerodynamic performance of different attitude control mechanisms is absent...master thesis 2021
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Bosma, Lars (author)Throughout the last century, high energy-density fossil fuels have been the main energy source for merchant shipping. As the world tries to minimize the effects of global warming, shipowners are forced to significantly reduce their $CO_2$ emissions. Because alternative fuels are expensive, the interest in wind energy, which has been the single...master thesis 2021
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Wu, Changsheng (author), Rwei, A.Y. (author), Lee, Jong Yoon (author), Ouyang, Wei (author), Jacobson, Lauren (author), Shen, Haixu (author), Luan, Haiwen (author), Xu, Yameng (author), Li, S. (author)Background Current near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-based systems for continuous flap monitoring are highly sensitive for detecting malperfusion. However, the clinical utility and user experience are limited by the wired connection between the sensor and bedside console. This wire leads to instability of the flap-sensor interface and may...journal article 2021
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Kelbling, Jelle (author)The DelFly Nimble is a type of tailless flapping-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs) that has received an increasing amount of attention. FWMAVs show efficient and agile flight possibilities at small scale. The aerodynamics and dynamics of these flapping vehicles are challenging and not fully understood. In this work, a strategy to implement a 3D...master thesis 2020
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Leung, K.C. (author)A low-speed aerodynamic analysis on the conventional NACA ram-air inlet of the Airbus A320 with a new closure flap was conducted. The conventional closure flap mechanism inside the NACA ram-air inlet is replaced by a morphing plate design. Steady-state Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) based Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations...master thesis 2020