Aeroacoustics and Flow Dynamics of an airfoil with a Gurney flap using TR-PIV

Aircraft noise has come under severe scrutiny due to growing number of airports and airline operations. The noise generated by high lift devices is now comparable to the turbofan engines due to increasing bypass ratios. A Gurney flap is a suitable starting point to study trailing edge flap aeroacoustics due to additional lift characteristics and...

Multiscale Restriction Smoothed Basis Method for Fractured Porous Media (F-MsRSB)

This thesis proposes a novel multiscale method for simulating fluid flow in fractured porous media. Broadly speaking, this pertains to oil, gas and geothermal energy reservoirs.

Cooperative Sequential Composition Control for Compliant Manipulation: An Approach via "Robot Contact Language"

A convoluted manipulation task involves extensive planning and the use of a supervisory controller to execute the desired task. One controller specification is generally unsuitable to perform the complete manipulation task. Manipulation involves contact of the object being manipulated with robots, surfaces and other objects in the scenario. The...

Into The Open/Mobilizing Crowd Intelligence to Source Disruptive Innovations at Robert Bosch GmbH

The ‘Stats’ page on Kickstarter.com claims a total of $1,221,791,199 pledged to 65,673 successfully funded projects by 6,613,502 supporters as of today (July 18th, 2014). The tenets of web 2.0 and crowd-based innovation platforms are enabling ordinary but motivated user-innovators to create and own disruptive innovations. This is also pushing...

Restructuring South Arch, Rotterdam" - Waterfront regeneration: Combating segregation in cities by urban renewal

The Core concern of this Research and Design Project is, to understand the current scenario of Socio-Spatial Segregation in cities, the problems rising due to it , general deterioration of living conditions in poor urban neighbourhoods, and how a good Waterfront can act as a CATALYST for the future growth and improvement of quality of life in...

Radical innovation capability: A managerial guide to tap radical innovations