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van Schilt, Isabelle M. (author), van Kalker, Jonna (author), Lefter, I. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Verbraeck, A. (author)
Schedule design in the transportation and logistics sector is a widely studied problem. Transport service providers, such as the train industry and aviation, aim for schedules to be on-time according to the planning (i.e., on-time performance or OTP) in order to increase the service level by ensuring that passengers actually make their...
journal article 2024
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Zhang, Muchen (author), Li, Zelin (author), Hou, Shuya (author), Deng, Siyu (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Zhang, Bin (author)
Domino effects are high-impact low-probability events that can have catastrophic consequences. To prevent and to reduce risks related to such events, safety barriers (SBs) are crucial. However, the initiation, propagation, and stopping processes of domino effects are characterized with complexity and uncertainties and hence they are...
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Krachtopoulos, Konstantinos (author)
Operation and maintenance of the built environment have a major effect on socioeconomic stability and sustainability. A significant part of our built world approaches or has well exceeded its designated structural life. As engineers, we need to find efficient ways to extend this life while maintaining acceptable levels of safety and performance....
master thesis 2023
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Carrillo Córcoles, X. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)
The ram air inlets flaps are used in some aircraft to modulate the amount of ram<br/>air cooling the Environmental Control System. The current flap design features two metallic plates connected with a hinge. The present work studies an alternative design that replaces the metallic plates with a single composite laminate with morphing...
conference paper 2023
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Elmi, Zeinab (author), Li, Bokang (author), Liang, Benbu (author), Lau, Yui yip (author), Borowska-Stefańska, Marta (author), Wiśniewski, Szymon (author), Dulebenets, Maxim A. (author)
Time management is crucial for liner shipping services. A variety of unexpected events can disrupt liner shipping schedules. A real-time port capacity analysis and rescheduling the original ship operations would be necessary to counteract the negative effects of such disruptions. Different ship schedule recovery options can be adopted in...
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Zhilyaev, D. (author), Fachinotti, Victor D. (author), Zanoni, Francesca (author), Ortega, Amaya (author), Goracci, Guido (author), Mankel, Christoph (author), Koenders, Eduardus A.B. (author), Jonkers, H.M. (author)
This study presents an early-stage design exploration of NRG-Foam, an innovative insulation material composed of cementitious foam doped with microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs). The study comprises the static part that utilizes life cycle assessment and life cycle costing assessment for getting insight into the impacts of the...
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Botros, Alexander (author), Sadeghi, Armin (author), Wilde, N. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Smith, Stephen L. (author)
Many problems in robotics seek to simultaneously optimize several competing objectives under constraints. A conventional approach to solving such multi-objective optimization problems is to create a single cost function comprised of the weighted sum of the individual objectives. Solutions to this scalarized optimization problem are Pareto...
conference paper 2023
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Deist, Timo M. (author), Grewal, M. (author), Dankers, Frank J.W.M. (author), Alderliesten, T. (author), Bosman, P.A.N. (author)
Real-world problems are often multi-objective, with decision-makers unable to specify a priori which trade-off between the conflicting objectives is preferable. Intuitively, building machine learning solutions in such cases would entail providing multiple predictions that span and uniformly cover the Pareto front of all optimal trade-off...
conference paper 2023
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Hoogenboom, Iwan (author)
Solutions to many real-life optimization problems take a long time to evaluate. This limits the number of solutions we can evaluate. When optimizing with an Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) a frequently used approach is to approximate the objective using a surrogate function, replacing the time-consuming real evaluation. This surrogate model is...
master thesis 2022
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van Lonkhuyzen, Joost (author)
Ambitious decarbonization targets are introduced to combat climate change. According to the European Commission, sector coupling is required to achieve these targets. This includes the inclusion of renewables into sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, but also using resources more efficient, and introducing new clean fuels. Recent research...
master thesis 2022
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Witvliet, Mark (author)
master thesis 2022
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Contreras Navarro, F.J. (author), van Nooijen, R.R.P. (author)
Small islands that support urban communities provide a unique opportunity to study the urban water cycle, its energy needs, and possible links to renewable energy. In this paper, models for an energy generation system and the processes in the urban water cycle are formulated. These are combined and then used to determine optimal parameters...
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Alves Beirigo, B. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Schulte, F. (author)
With the popularization of transportation network companies (TNCs) (e.g., Uber, Lyft) and the rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs), even major car manufacturers are increasingly considering themselves as autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMoD) providers rather than individual vehicle sellers. However, matching the convenience of owning a vehicle...
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Giuffré, A. (author), Colonna, Piero (author), Pini, M. (author)
The impact of size and working fluid on the efficiency, operating range, and axial thrust on bearings is examined for high-speed, oil-free centrifugal compressors. First, the development and validation of a reduced-order model based on scaling principles is documented. Then, the validated compressor model is used to generate design maps for...
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D'Elia, Evelyn (author)
Designing controllers for complex robots is not an easy task. Often, researchers hand-tune controllers for humanoid robots, but this is a time-consuming approach that yields a single controller which cannot generalize well to varied tasks. This thesis presents a method which uses the NSGA-II multi-objective optimization (MOO) algorithm with...
master thesis 2021
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Ceha, Thomas (author)
There is an urgent need for technical innovations in the construction industry to meet the European Parliament’s qualifications for reducing the energy footprint of buildings. This thesis is devoted to conducting research on control strategies that optimally manage passive energy sources, e.g., natural ventilation and solar irradiance, in...
master thesis 2021
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Mohajeri, M. (author), van den Bergh, Arjan J. (author), Jovanova, J. (author), Schott, D.L. (author)
Ship unloader grabs are usually designed using the manufacturer's in-house knowledge based on a traditional physical prototyping approach. The grab performance depends greatly on the properties of the bulk material being handled. By considering the bulk cargo variability in the design process, the grab performance can be improved...
journal article 2021
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dos Santos, Rogério Rodrigues (author), Machado, Tulio Gomes de Paula (author), Castro, Saullo G.P. (author)
One of the core technologies in lightweight structures is the optimal design of laminated composite stiffened panels. The increasing tailoring potential of new materials added to the simultaneous optimization of various design regions, leading to design spaces that are vast and non-convex. In order to find an optimal design using limited...
journal article 2021
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Magalhaes de Medeiros, E. (author), Noorman, H.J. (author), Filho, Rubens Maciel (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author)
This work presents a strategy for optimizing the production process of ethanol via integrated gasification and syngas fermentation, a conversion platform of growing interest for its contribution to carbon recycling. The objective functions (minimum ethanol selling price (MESP), energy efficiency, and carbon footprint) were evaluated for the...
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Talaei, Maryam (author), Mahdavinejad, Mohammadjavad (author), Azari, Rahman (author), Prieto Hoces, A.I. (author), Sangin, Hamed (author)
As a state-of-the-art green façade technology, building-integrated microalgae bioreactor has the potential to reduce buildings’ carbon footprint and energy consumption. The present study aims to address the knowledge gap in the energy and daylighting performance of algae photobioreactor façade. The paper first studies the effects of algae...
journal article 2021
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