Blar i Doctoral theses (RealTek) på emneord "VDP::Technology: 500"
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Ambient vibration testing of civil engineering structures: development of a Python module and applications to case studies
(Phd Thesis;2021:47, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis treats ambient vibration testing of civil engineering structures with a special attention given to timber structures. It presents an open-source Python module that allows to perform two very much used output-only ... -
Design and Control of Intelligent Robotic Systems for Applications in Life Sciences: Biological Sample Preparation and Strawberry Harvesting
(2019;90, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis aims to contribute knowledge to support fully automation in life-science applications, which includes design, development, control and integration of robotic systems for sample preparation and strawberry ... -
Developing offshore floating wind turbines : the Tension-Leg-Buoy design
(PhD Thesis;2016:22, Doctoral thesis, 2016-04-07)A 5 MW Tension-Leg-Buoy (TLB) concept has been optimized and developed. The design is based on the MIT Double Taut Leg, initially proposed by Professor Sclavounos of MIT in 2005. Six variants have been tested, in two wave ... -
Development and verification of methods for the rheological characterization of materials for the process industry
(PhD Thesis;2011:19, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Process control, product quality and process design are continuously demanding new sensors and devices that can assess the rheological behavior of fluid and solid products. The need for more methods comes because of three ... -
Disentangling the risk factors and health risks associated with faecal sludge and wastewater reuse in Ghana
(PhD Thesis;2010:17, Doctoral thesis, 2010)The reuse of faecal sludge and wastewater in agriculture is widespread worldwide. However, the practice is also associated with significant microbial health risks especially in countries where systems for the treatment and ... -
Improving the anaerobic digestion of lignocelluloses and organic wastes: effects of steam explosion, co-digestion and digestate recirculation.
(PhD Thesis;2013:37, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Biogas production is a sustainable bioenergy process very much in demand nowadays for all the benefits it entails. It does not only allow production of clean energy and thus autonomy from fossil fuels, but also the ... -
Machine learning-based perception to identify and localize pickable strawberries for harvester robots
(Phd Thesis;2022:16, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Development of agricultural harvesting robots is one of the solutions to the problems of decreasing labor availability, and improving farm productivity and sustainability. A vision system that can provide reliable detection ... -
Optimisation of the coagulation process to improve plant availability of phosphorus in wastewater sludge
(PhD Thesis;2016:61, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Coagulation is used for the removal of colloids, particles and phosphates in wastewater treatment. The efficiency and economics of chemical coagulation, one of the most robust wastewater treatment processes, is critically ... -
Row following based navigation systems for agricultural robots
(PhD Thesis;2021:3;, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The main goal of the thesis is to study methods to follow row-like structures in agricultural scenarios by using low-cost hardware components to create an environment-aware robotic system. The objective is not only to ...