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Hughes, Josie (author), Stella, F. (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Rus, Daniela (author)Shape estimation of soft robotic systems is challenging due to the range of deformations that can be achieved, and the limited availability of physically compatible sensors. We propose a method of reconstruction using Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), which are mounted on segments of a deformable manipulator. This approach utilizes the...book chapter 2021
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Noroozi, Reza (author), Zolfagharian, Ali (author), Fotouhi, M. (author), Bodaghi, Mahdi (author)Additive manufacturing (AM), as one of the most powerful manufacturing methods, is fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) structure using computer-aided design (CAD) data by adding material layer by layer. In contrast to traditional manufacturing processes that start from raw block material and remove waste materials, the AM process can...book chapter 2022
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Castro e Costa, E. (author), Duarte, J.P. (author)Mass customization is pointed as a means of improving a companys competitiveness, which is an essential trait in Europes economic situation of today. This paper reports a mockup implementation of the mass customization paradigm to ceramic tableware design, through the use of shape grammars, parametric modelling and rapid prototyping. Focus is...conference paper 2013
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Barczik, G. (author)We present and discuss a didactic for augmenting architectural design education with computational design techniques via integrative feedback loops and show examples of student projects. Our goal is to embed new technical skills into existing design abilities as quickly as possible, in order to enable our students to exploit and explore the...conference paper 2013
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Booij, S.M. (author), Fähnle, O.W. (author), Meeder, M. (author), Wons, T. (author), Braat, J.J.M. (author)A variation on the fluid jet polishing (FJP) technique, arbitrarily named Jules Verne (JV), will be described in this article. Jules Verne is a glass processing technique that removes material due to the fact that the tool and the surface are in close contact, and a slurry moves in between the tool and the surface. This approach has both...conference paper 2003
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Carpentieri, G. (author), Van Tooren, M.J.L. (author), Koren, B. (author)An optimization framework for aerodynamic design on unstructured meshes has been implemented. It includes a finite volume solver based upon a median-dual discretization, its discrete adjoint, and shape parameterization and mesh moving/deforming algorithms. The framework elements are coupled and linked to a Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP)...conference paper 2006
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Bin Kassim, A. (author), Horvath, I. (author), Gerritsen, B.H.M. (author)Shape changing smart materials (SCSM) have a wide range of applications, supporting product functions through material features. Surprisingly, their application in consumer durables such as household appliances is not as expected. This phenomenon could be related to a possible SCSM knowledge gap among designers, or unidentified design...conference paper 2014
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Lee, B.J. (author), Kim, C. (author)A new design approach for a delicate treatment of complex geometries such as wing/body configuration is arranged using overset mesh technique under large scale computing environment. For the in-depth study of the flow physics and highly accurate design, several special overlapped structured blocks such as collar grid, tip-cap grid, and etc....conference paper 2006
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Xiong, L. (author), Xiong, W. (author), Zhang, H. (author)Gulou is a type of building found in ethnic Dong peoples settlements in south west China. It plays a significant role in the traditional Dong architecture and shows both social and technical values. In the near future the technique as an intangible culture heritage would face the risk of extinction because of globalization. The paper argues...conference paper 2013
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Le, N.L.B. (author), Stroeven, P. (author), Stroeven, M. (author), Sluys, L.J. (author)Details of a complete methodology for porosimetry of virtual concrete have been described in a series of publications. This paper shortly sketches the main characteristics, whereupon it is indicated how a pore network model is designed based on data extracted from the virtual cement paste. This involves smoothing the main trunks as the main pore...conference paper 2015
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Gauger, N.R. (author)Because detailed aerodynamic shape optimizations still suffer from high computational costs, efficient optimization strategies are required. Regarding the deterministic optimization methods, the adjoint approach is seen as a promising alternative to the classical finite difference approach. With the adjoint approach the sensitivities needed for...conference paper 2006
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Rua, H. (author), Falcao, A.P. (author), Roxo, A.F. (author)The idea of city has now surpassed its physical concept. The emergence of the Internet and the growing development of information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed the behaviour of our society in the past decade and revolutionised the traditional ways of representing space. The classic 2D (floor plans, sections and elevations)...conference paper 2013
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Pont, S.C. (author)The appearance of objects in scenes is determined by their shape, material properties and by the light field, and, in contradistinction, the appearance of those objects provides us with cues about the shape, material properties and light field. The latter so-called inverse problem is underdetermined and therefore suffers from interesting...conference paper 2009
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Grasl, T. (author), Economou, A. (author)The rule editor of a parametric shape grammar interpreter is presented. The problems that arise are discussed along with their solutions.conference paper 2013
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Urbach, H.P. (author), Pereira, S.F. (author), Broer, D.J. (author)We determine field distributions in the pupil of a high NA lens, that give, for a given power incident on the lens, the maximum electric field amplitude in focus in a specific direction. We consider in particular the cases of maximum longitudinal and maximum transverse components. The distribution of the maximum longitudinal component in the...conference paper 2009
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Kamp, A. (author)The complex multidisciplinary problems and challenges in our society require deep problem solvers in science, management and engineering who are also capable of interacting with and understanding specialists from a wide range of disciplines and functional areas. Industry refers to these people as T-shaped professionals. The T-shaped professional...conference paper 2011
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Langelaar, M. (author), Van Keulen, F. (author)This article illustrates the opportunities that combining computational modeling and systematic design optimization techniques offer to facilitate the design process of shape memory alloy (SMA) structures. Focus is on shape memory behavior due to the R-phase transformation in Ni-Ti, for which a dedicated constitutive model is formulated. In this...conference paper 2007
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Dvorak, V. (author)This contribution deals with aerodynamic optimization using dynamic mesh method provided by Fluent software. A method of transformation of coordinates and an optimization procedure enabling to obtain arbitrary shape of computing mesh are described. This method was developed for shape optimization of axisymmetric ejector in order to obtain the...conference paper 2006