Multi-Image Optimization based Specular Reflection Removal from Non-dielectric Surfaces

Specular light reflections are the mirror-like reflections from a material interface. They appear in the observation of any illuminated surface. Specular reflections can be set apart from the diffuse reflection type, which has a random distribution of reflection directions. The radiance of the specular reflected light is governed by the Fresnel...

Optimizing Edge Computing in 5G Networks

Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a concept brought up by ETSI and it places computing, storage, processing and network resources into MEC hosts and places these MEC hosts as close as needed to the telecom network edge in order to reduce service latency and bandwidth usage. For self-driving vehicles, streaming video and real-time gaming, the...

Port Call Efficiency Optimization, Using Data Analysis, Process Mining and Discrete Event Simulation

Port call efficiency (PCE) is an important factor in the port choice of shipping lines. This research strives to contribute to the current work on PCE optimization. This is done by applying relative new techniques on port call related data. A combination of process mining (PM) and discrete event simulation (DEVS) is explored, with the Port of...

Maintenance Optimization of Tidal Energy Arrays: Design of a Probabilistic Decision Support Tool for Optimizing the Maintenance Policy

The increasing demand for electricity offers many opportunities for renewable energy production, of which one alternative is tidal stream energy. Several feasibility studies have shown that the global tidal stream energy potential can contribute significantly to producing renewable energy. This tidal energy can mostly be produced at the 'tidal...

Parallel Approach to Derivative-Free Optimization: Implementing the DONE Algorithm on a GPU

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have recently developed an algorithm for optimizing noisy, expensive and possibly nonconvex objective functions for which no derivatives are available. The data-based online nonlinear extremum-seeker (DONE) was originally developed for sensorless wavefront aberration correction in optical coherence...

Artificial neural networks for determining the optimal process conditions of a gasification process

JAY: Kitting as optimization tool of aircraft maintenance

Kitting as (LEAN) method in handling and supplying material and tools is not used in the aircraft maintenance process of KLM. That was one of the researchers first findings when starting this study for KLM Royal Dutch airlines. Kitting is the gathering of components and parts needed for the manufacture of a particular assembly or product....

Optimized structural design of Plug & Play Core© modular stadia during preliminary design

Modular construction is the on-site assembly (installation and connection) of factory made units (Lawson et al., 2014). It allows fabrication of structural components to be moved from the building site to controlled environments. Ballast Nedam adopted modular construction as a key business strategy for the future (Ballast Nedam, 2014). Plug &...

Integrating Natural Ventilation within an optimization process of energy performance

Decisions made in the early stage of the design process can have huge impacts on the future performance of a building. The implementation of natural ventilation strategies should occur early in the design stages and it should be embedded into a multi-criteria optimization process in order to achieve low energy performance and indoor comfort.