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Kok, Rutger (author)An architect should not only design spaces and functions, but he or she can bring architecture to another level whereby the architecture itself can influence the environment and their people, such as health conditions, (safety) feelings, behaviour and productivity. Within the contemporary architecture, buildings are mostly designed for our...master thesis 2023
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Filippoli, Nicole (author)Water in Milan has always been a founding element for civilization, especially for its urban, working, and cultural development due to the presence of rivers, water springs, and a system of artificial canals known as Navigli. Therefore, the covering of the Navigli system in 1929 in lieu of large contemporary infrastructures led to the loss of...master thesis 2023
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Lens, Daniëlle (author)Forced migration has been a significant struggle in the Netherlands, politically, socially, spatially and culturally. The costs of this struggle are paid by asylum seekers and status holders, living in uncertainty and isolation. This thesis discusses the position of Syrian status holders in the Netherlands, refugees who have obtained a residency...master thesis 2023
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Formidabile, Martina (author)TOP contoured nozzles, with large area-ratios, are commonly employed in rocket propulsion systems as they feature an excellent thrust-to-weight ratio. A significant shortcoming to this design is that, during the startup and shutdown transients of a LRE, the internal nozzle flow progresses through a series of overexpanded flow states - Free Shock...master thesis 2023
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Sigurðsson, Snorri Þór (author)Regular maintenance of civil engineering structures is essential for their safety. Current maintenance regimes involve periodic inspections at regular time intervals. In the time between inspections, there can be a critical development in the structural integrity of a structure, which can be expensive to repair or could even lead to structural...master thesis 2023
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Verouden, Iris (author)Weather and climate models require knowledge about the surface temperature and surface heat flux to make predictions for climatology, farming, wind power prediction, etc. Most current models make use of Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory (MOST). This theory expresses multiple turbulent fluxes in terms of their mean gradients with height. MOST...master thesis 2023
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Olde, Stephan (author)This research uses high resolution satellite images in combination with an unsupervised Convolutional Neural Network Autoencoder to identify features that can be used to cluster different built environment typologies. Previous remote sensing research uses ground truth data which for some areas is not available or needs manually labeled training...master thesis 2023
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Gökçe, Tolga (author)An algal bloom is defined as a rapid increase in common algae (phytoplankton) abundance in water bodies and it can occur when a group of certain environmental factors is combined. If the algae populations grow out of control, such algal blooms become problematic and cause damage to the ecosystem, such phenomena are called harmful algal blooms....bachelor thesis 2023
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de Gruyl, Einar (author)This research presents a method for forecasting algal blooms using remote sensing with spatially and temporally sparse satellite data. The method involves the use of multiple interpolation methods to interpolate the sparse input data. The approach is shown to be effective in predicting algal blooms in areas where data is sparse, and the results...bachelor thesis 2023
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de Rooij, Rens (author)This research presents a measurement method for a compliant gripper finger, whereby the location of the contact with an object and the exerted grasp force are measured indirectly, instead of directly on the contacting surface. For this purpose, the deformation is measured using strain gauges at two locations on the inside structure of the finger...master thesis 2023
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Thapa, Shlagha (author)The Dutch Ministry of Defence is interested in developing a tool or workflow that can be used to remotely predict Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) classes of any area to aid mobility-related decisions. Therefore, this study was initiated by Cohere Consultants in collaboration with NEO, a Dutch remote sensing company and Utrecht...master thesis 2023
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Vis, Gijs (author)Experiments using fiber-optical set-ups for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) were conducted in the LIAISE (Land surface Interactions with the Atmosphere over the Iberian Semi-arid Environment) field campaign during 15-30 July 2021 in the north-east of Spain. Three DTS set-ups were installed to measure temperature profiles along varying...master thesis 2022
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Hendriksen, Luuk (author)Aerodynamic load determination through integration of the surface pressure distribution is limited in accuracy by the discrete number of measurements taken. Therefore, typically relatively large numbers of spatially distributed measurements are required which increase setup complexity, latency, cost and weight while requiring physical access in...master thesis 2022
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Langens, Coco (author)Manipulating soft and fragile objects is a challenging task in robotic grasping. The key challenge for robotic grasping is to exert enough grip force to prevent slipping while being gentle enough to prevent damage to an object. Existing grippers used for processes like automatic harvesting of fruits, either apply excessive grip force leading to...master thesis 2022
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Li, Yige (author)Optical sensor has been widely used in daily life. One of the important applications of optical sensors is the ambient light sensor installed in portable devices. The screen brightness of portable devices like smartphones is designed to be automatically adjusted based on the ambient environment. The ambient light detection is realized using...master thesis 2022
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Ridderikhoff, Margot (author)Providing farmers with the tools to monitor their crops continuously and reliably can aid the scaling of global food production to meet the ever-growing demand. The optical Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is commonly used to monitor crop greenness as an indicator for biomass, but it is limited by clouds and signal saturation....master thesis 2022
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de Winter, Jikke (author)Biosensing properties like mass, density and stiffness on a single cell level can help diagnose diseases. Mass sensing of cells and subcellular components is typically performed with resonant microstructures. Recently such microstructures were fabricated using an emerging 3D printing technique called two-photon polymerization (2PP) contrary to...master thesis 2022
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Bos, Joris (author)Electroactive polymers (EAPs) are smart materials that have electromechanical and mechanoelectrical transduction properties. They are flexible, lightweight, easy to shape and cheap to produce. These properties allow EAPs to be used as actuators or sensors in applications such as soft robotics, metamaterial structures, or other future...master thesis 2022
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Lindsay, Maxwell (author)Knowledge of nearshore bathymetry is crucial for every aspect of the blue economy. Currently, it is expensive to obtain nearshore bathymetry at regional scales, and therefore this data is not available for many coasts. The data scarcity occurs especially in the global south and big ocean states that are at the highest risk from climate change....master thesis 2022
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Jiang, Shilian (author)This article uses Sentinel-1 satellite images to identify rice fields in Rwanda from 2017 to 2021 in an attempt to derive the current status of rice in Muvumba catchment, in the northern part of Rwanda. The timing of rice cultivation in each season in that area was identified as not homogeneous, but generally aligned with the local rainy season....master thesis 2022