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Jansen, Hidde (author)Reinforcement Learning applied to flight control has shown to have several benefits over classical, linear flight controllers, as it eliminates the need for gain scheduling and it could provide fault-tolerance. The application to civil aviation in practice, however, is non-existent as there are multiple safety concerns. This research...master thesis 2024
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Al Haddad, Christelle (author), Alam, Md Rakibul (author), Papadimitriou, E. (author), Brijs, Tom (author), Antoniou, Constantinos (author)Naturalistic driving studies (NDS) have recently gained attention as a way of instrumenting vehicles in an unobtrusive way and collecting driving data over long periods of time. Aiming at eventually modeling driving behavior, NDS are often a part of larger scale studies. These studies involve several stakeholders who are responsible for...journal article 2024
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Timmermans, Koen (author)Airports and airlines are examining and committing to the electrification of Ground Support Equipment (GSE). To be able to estimate the required quantity of eGSE, the charging requirements of eGSE, the change of airport electricity requirements, and the scheduling possibilities of eGSE charging for the existing turnaround procedures, a model was...master thesis 2023
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Ghiridharan, Vijay Sathya (author)In the 21st century, maritime landscape is confronted with issues such as congestion and delays due to the ever increasing maritime trade volumes.<br/>This thesis explores the possibility of utilizing the concept of amphibious vehicles as a potential solution to address the issue of congestion and enabling the autonomous container terminal...master thesis 2023
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Hu, Willy (author)Flying characteristics of a multi-engined light general aviation (GA) aircraft during and after an engine failure is often a major safety consideration when both designing and operating the aircraft. In the meantime, the propellers, being large rotating masses, can exert considerable gyroscopic effect on the aircraft during flight, itself...master thesis 2023
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Castellano, Vincenzo (author)The increasing use of robots in the workplace presents a valuable opportunity to diversify the workforce by including underrepresented groups such as ethnic minorities and the elder population. However, high unemployment among these social groups shows that the opportunity to boost inclusivity and diversity is not grasped. Seizing this...master thesis 2023
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de Keijzer, Mitchell (author)Baggage handling operations in airports have become substantially more challenging due to the surge in air transportation demand witnessed in the last three decades combined with an even higher pressure on the operations following the COVID-19 pandemic. The intricate nature of checked baggage requirements, impacting resource allocation and...master thesis 2023
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Filthaut, Lilly (author)Space exploration has historically driven technological innovation, resulting in significant advancements with applications in various industries on Earth. The exploration of Mars has emerged as a crucial objective, offering opportunities to search for signs of life and gain insights into planetary evolution. However, working on Mars presents...master thesis 2023
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van Willigen, Floris (author)The favorite way of transport for commuters is still by cars, which are designed too heavy and too wide for the average amount of passengers. Accidents without other traffic users make up a large proportion of crashes for free-tilting bicycles. Tricycles have a chance of rollover while cornering fast.Therefore, new human-powered commuter...master thesis 2023
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van Vlerken, Julie (author)The second most used way of transport in the Netherlands is the bicycle. There is a great variety of city bicycles in which each person has their preference. One of the most critical aspects of personal preference is the cycling experience or feeling, better defined as Handling Qualities. Improving the Handling Qualities can lead to more comfort...master thesis 2023
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van der Wielen, Daan (author)Increasing global parcel shipping volumes and just-in-time delivery force distribution centers to handle increasingly larger volumes of greatly varying parcel types. Automated material handling systems are essential to achieve these challenging requirements. A push divert sorter is one of these systems. This system uses a series of sliding...master thesis 2023
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Świderski, Adam (author)As the Flying-V goes through subsequent design iterations, each new model requires dedicated handling qualities research. A part of that work, namely obtaining the handling qualities predictions, is highly repetitive and can be automated. To address that issue, a Python library for automated handling qualities prediction evaluations of the...master thesis 2023
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Rutten, Martijn (author)Grabs are essential in the process of unloading a bulk carrier by grabbing bulk material such as iron ore from the cargo hold. Due to varying operational conditions, the consistency and the amount of payload can vary significantly. One of the largest varying operational conditions is the occurrence of irregular bulk surfaces. Therefore, it is...master thesis 2023
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Helsdingen, Timothy (author)This study investigates the problem of prioritising trucks at the export area of the KLM Cargo ground handler terminal while maintaining a continuous operation in the unloading area. Due to the uncoordinated nature of truck arrivals and space limitations at the ground handler, substantial waiting times may arise when<br/>trucks arrive...master thesis 2023
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Xu, Y. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Yuan, S. (author), Chen, Chao (author)Domino accidents are typical low-frequency and high-consequence events in chemical process industries. Applying quantitative risk assessment (QRA) in domino accident assessment is challenging due to the uncertainties in the escalation process. Meanwhile, the outcomes of QRA are subject to a certain degree of unreliability due to the...journal article 2023
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Chen, Szu Tung (author), Ermis, G. (author), Sharpanskykh, Alexei (author)Inspired by the vision of fully autonomous airside operations at Schiphol airport, this study aims to contribute to the short-term goal of automated aircraft ground handling. In this research, we design and evaluate a multi-agent system for planning of automated ground handling. There are two main components in the system: task allocation...journal article 2023
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Zhu, Haoyu (author), Özkayar, G. (author), Lötters, J.C. (author), Tichem, M. (author), Ghatkesar, M.K. (author)Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) devices require the precise control of various media. This is mostly done using several fluid control components, which are much larger than the typical OoC device and connected through fluidic tubing, i.e., the fluidic system is not integrated, which inhibits the system’s portability. Here, we explore the limits of...journal article 2023
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Lans, J.L.A. (author), Mathijssen, N. M.C. (author), Traversari, A. A.L. (author), Jacobs, I. M. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), van der Elst, M. (author), Luscuere, P (author)When making a decision on the operating room air handling installation and type of air supply system, it is relevant to know the expenditures of the different air handling installations and air supply systems. The aim of this study was to determine the capital and operational expenditures of air handling installations equipped with an ultra...journal article 2023
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Cador, Andrei (author)Full vehicle automation requires complete control over all driving scenarios that can be encountered on roads in order to ensure passenger safety at all times. This extends to dangerous situations such as losing control on slippery surfaces, commonly known as drifting. This work aims to make a step toward ensuring passenger safety in these...master thesis 2022
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van Gijsen, Emiel (author)For years, ESI Eurosilo have successfully stored several, mostly low-density, non free-flowing bulk materials in their silo’s. Recently, demand has arisen whether bulk materials outside their current range could be stored using the same reclaim screw system. Unfortunately, the theory behind the screw dates from the 1980s and assumes fine...master thesis 2022