Simulation of fixed versus on-demand station-based feeder operations

The paper develops a simulation model and evaluates fixed versus on-demand operational designs of a station-based automated feeder service. The evaluation considers the operational cost and average passenger level-of-service trade-offs as well as distributional differences in waiting times. Two case studies are used to evaluate such trade...

Design Contours for Complex Marine Systems

This paper examines the performance of 6 stiffened ship panel designs in different operational profiles. The main question of interest is: which sea states will lead to the worst panel performances in terms of reliability? As stiffened panel collapse is governed by combined lateral and in-plane loading effects (non-linear functions of the...

Instrumented assessment of motor function in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: A systematic review

Background: In this systematic review we investigate which instrumented measurements are available to assess motor impairments, related activity limitations and participation restrictions in children and young adults with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. We aim to classify these instrumented measurements using the categories of the international...

Response-based reliability contours for complex marine systems considering short and long-term variability

Evaluating marine system reliability requires considering the interaction of a limit state with the stochastic ocean excitation. Given a range of operational profiles, a relevant question is which sea states lead to the worst-case system responses, considering the effects of short and long-term variability. If the identified subset of...

In Light and In Darkness, In Motion and In Stillness: A Reliable and Adaptive Receiver for the Internet of Lights

LEDs in our buildings, vehicles, and consumer products are rapidly gaining visible light communication capabilities. LED links however are notorious for being unreliable: shadowing, blockage, mobility, external light, all of these issues can disrupt the connectivity easily. Therefore, unless a reliable and cost-efficient data link layer is...

Reliability prediction of fatigue damage accumulation on wind turbine support structures

The evaluation of fatigue damage accumulation on wind turbine support structures under operational conditions is heavily influenced by a number of uncertainties. These uncertainties may, firstly, be attributed to the highly variable and complex environmental loads, and secondly, to the unavoidable modelling errors which mainly originate from the...

Robot-aided assessment of lower extremity functions: A review

The assessment of sensorimotor functions is extremely important to understand the health status of a patient and its change over time. Assessments are necessary to plan and adjust the therapy in order to maximize the chances of individual recovery. Nowadays, however, assessments are seldom used in clinical practice due to administrative...

Gedrags- / prestatiekarakteristieken van informatievoorziening - Performance characteristics for information supply

Technical/industrial automation focusses on the primary business processes, such as design and fabrication of products. In view of the importance extensive studies are required to demonstrate the feasibility and to motivates various choices. Moreover stringent requirements for the information supply will be defined. The National Aerospace...