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1. Cullinan, Michael. Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts.

Degree: PhD, 2015, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/960/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681356

► This research work covers the development of a novel compact model for a Floating Gate nMOSFET that will be added to the QUCS library. QUCS… (more)

▼ This research work covers the development of a novel compact model for a Floating Gate nMOSFET that will be added to the QUCS library. QUCS (Quite Universal Circuit Simulator) is a GPL simulation software package that was created in 2006 and is continuing to develop and evolve, and there is already a substantial library of components, devices and circuits. Fundamentally, a floating gate device is an analogue device, even though modern technology uses it mainly as a non-volatile memory element there are numerous uses for it as an analogue device. A study has been carried out with regards to the principles of the physical phenomenon of charge transfer through silicon dioxide to a floating gate. The study has concentrated on the physical properties of the fabricated device and the principles of charge transfer through an oxide layer by Fowler–Nordheim principles. The EKV2.6 MOSFET was used as the fundamental device for the model that has been adapted by the addition of the floating gate. An equivalent circuit of an FGMOSFET was developed and analysed theoretically. This was then formulated into the QUCs environment and created as a compact model. Simulations were carried out and the results analysed to compare with the theoretical expectations and previous research works. It is well documented that the creation of equivalent circuits for floating gate devices is complicated by the fact that the floating gate is isolated as a node and as such cannot be directly analysed by simulators. For the equivalent circuit created, circuit analysis was achieved by the introduction of high value resistances connected in parallel with the capacitive elements that are representative of the incursion of the floating gate that is intrinsic to a floating gate device. The resistance elements were of such value that the time constants were of the order of 10000s and did not interfere with the simulation. The equations from the analysis were formulated and the anticipated responses were shown. The analytical equations developed were then used within the QUCS environment with explicit use of EDDs(Equation Defined Devices) to create a novel model of a FGMOSFET. Simulations of the model created were carried out with a range of voltage pulses being applied to the tunnelling terminal to affect a charge transfer to the floating gate by means of Fowler-Nordheim principles. The changes of the charge stored on the floating gate were clearly shown by the measured anticipated associated shift in the Threshold voltage. Simulated results have been compared with previous research and development work and the new model is considered effective. Also because of the ability of the QUCS software to allow the variation of the multiplicity of the parameters associated with the fabrication process, it is considered to be adaptable to a range of modern floating gate device structures and materials.

Subjects/Keywords: 621.3815; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Cullinan, M. (2015). Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/960/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681356

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Cullinan, Michael. “Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/960/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681356.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Cullinan, Michael. “Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Cullinan M. Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2015. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/960/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681356.

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Cullinan M. Equation defined device modelling of floating gate M.O.S.F.E.Ts. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2015. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/960/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681356

2. Riaz, Muhammad. Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression.

Degree: PhD, 2017, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1262/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724545

► Filters are integral components in all wireless communication systems, and their function is to permit predefined band of frequencies into the system and reject all… (more)

▼ Filters are integral components in all wireless communication systems, and their function is to permit predefined band of frequencies into the system and reject all other signals. The ever-growing demand in the use of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum for new applications has resulted in the need for high performance microwave filters with strict requirements on both inband and out-of-band characteristics. High selectivity, high rejection, low loss and extremely wide spurious-free performance are required for both transmitter and receiver channels. In addition, these devices need to be highly compact, easy to integrate within transceivers and should be amenable to low cost manufacturing. High selectivity is essential to enable the guard band between adjacent channels to be reduced thus improving the efficiency of the RF spectrum and hence increasing the capacity of the system. A low insertion-loss, high return-loss and small group-delay in the passband are necessary to minimize signal degradation. A wide stopband is necessary to suppress spurious passbands outside the filter’s bandwidth that may allow spurious emissions from modulation process (harmonic, parasitic, intermodulation and frequency conversion products) and interfere with other systems. The EMC Directive 89/336/EEC mandates that all electronic equipment must comply with the applicable EN specification for EMI. This thesis presents the research work that has resulted in the development of innovative and compact microstrip bandpass filters that fulfil the above stringent requirements for wireless communication systems. In fact, the proposed highly compact planar microstrip filters provide an alternative solution for existing and next generation of wireless communications systems. In particular, the proposed filters exhibit a low-loss and quasi-elliptic function response that is normally only possible with filter designs using waveguides and high temperature superconductors. The selectivity of the filters has been improved by inserting a pair of transmission zeros between the passband edges, and implementing notched rejection bands in the filter’s frequency response to widen its stopband performance. The filter structures have been analysed theoretically and modelled by using Keysight Technologies’ Advanced Design System (ADS™) and Momentum® software. The dissertation is essentially composed of four main sections. In the first section, several compact and quasi-elliptic function bandpass filter structures are proposed and theoretically analysed. Selectivity and stopband performance of these filters is enhanced by loading the input and output feed-lines with inductive stubs that introduce transmission zeros at specified frequencies in the filter’s frequency response. This technique is shown to provide a sharp 3-dB roll-off and steep selectivity skirt with high out-of-band rejection over a wide frequency span. In addition, the 3-dB fractional bandwidth of the filters is shown to be controllable by manipulating the filter’s geometric parameters. Traditional…

Subjects/Keywords: 620; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Riaz, M. (2017). Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1262/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724545

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Riaz, Muhammad. “Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1262/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724545.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Riaz, Muhammad. “Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Riaz M. Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2017. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1262/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724545.

Council of Science Editors:

Riaz M. Novel miniature microwave quasi-elliptical function bandpass filters with wideband harmonic suppression. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2017. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1262/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724545

ETH Zürich

3. Li, Bing. Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies.

Degree: 2018, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/268045

► The reliability of electric transmission systems is challenged by the recent deployment of intermittent energy sources and market developments, which have resulted in a large… (more)

▼ The reliability of electric transmission systems is challenged by the recent deployment of intermittent energy sources and market developments, which have resulted in a large amount of power volumes being transmitted over long distance and higher uncertainty in the system operation. Wide-area blackouts and cascading events in the past decades suggest that the system is operating with reduced safety margins. Although such large blackouts are rare events, they have the potential to result in massive disruptions of the electricity service. This dissertation focuses on the estimation and quantification of the vulnerabilities and risk of cascading failures in the power systems and on the interdependent infrastructures. To this aim, the original research activities include the development and validation of computational tools for analyzing and simulating the failure behavior in power systems, the evaluation of protective measures for mitigating the cascading failures and the quantification of the impact of the interdependent infrastructures and of economic operations on the security of the power grid. In the first part of the thesis, we focus on the development of cascading failure analysis models. A DC power flow based cascading failure analysis is introduced, the linear nature of DC power flow leads to efficient computation and applicability to large-scale systems. The model considers the most common failure propagation mechanism, i.e., a cascade of overloaded lines, and the automatic system interventions such as frequency control. The voltage profile of buses and reactive power have significant impacts on the system conditions, and by disregarding their effects, the underlying assumptions in the DC power flow method may provide overly optimistic results and underestimate the risk of cascading failures. To cope with that, an advanced AC power flow cascading failure model is developed. It captures the voltage and reactive power problems in the cascade and implements the remedial actions such as under frequency load shedding. To find a compromise solution between the computationally expensive AC power flow and the approximate DC power flow, a linear implicit AC power flow method is applied in the cascading failure analysis. Statistical comparisons demonstrate that linear AC power flow provides a good approximation of the AC power flow solution and its computational time does not increase significantly compared to the DC power flow. In the cascading failure analysis, many parameters are involved. It is critical that these parameters are calibrated appropriately when the analysis is applied to a specific system. Therefore, an algorithm is developed for the calibration and the validation of the cascading failure analysis based on meta-heuristic optimization. The model parameters are optimized through minimizing the differences between the simulation results and the historical blackout data. The calibrated model is able to capture the important statistical features of cascading failures, e.g., the distribution of blackout… Advisors/Committee Members: Sansavini, Giovanni, Hug, Gabriela, Dobson, Ian.

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Li, B. (2018). Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/268045

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Li, Bing. “Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/268045.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Li, Bing. “Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies.” 2018. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Li B. Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2018. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/268045.

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Li B. Assessment of Cascading Failures Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/268045

4. Bougas, Vassilis. The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique.

Degree: PhD, 1993, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3301/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358141

► An AOP lumped crystal transverse modulator has been developed, based upon a novel crystal cut, which operates at much lower driving voltages than presently available… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 620; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Bougas, V. (1993). The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3301/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358141

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bougas, Vassilis. “The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique.” 1993. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3301/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358141.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bougas, Vassilis. “The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique.” 1993. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Bougas V. The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1993. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3301/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358141.

Council of Science Editors:

Bougas V. The development of a crystal modulator using a multipath reflection technique. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1993. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3301/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358141

5. Konyn, Mark. Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques.

Degree: PhD, 1986, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3212/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375091

► Considerable interest has recently been shown in the field of marine traffic engineering. Real life data sources made available for maritime studies are often expensive… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 629.045; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Konyn, M. (1986). Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3212/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375091

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Konyn, Mark. “Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques.” 1986. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3212/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375091.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Konyn, Mark. “Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques.” 1986. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Konyn M. Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1986. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3212/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375091.

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Konyn M. Collision avoidance at sea and on a marine radar simulator using automatic encounter detection techniques. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1986. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3212/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375091

6. Strange, J. L. An investigation of navigational decisions.

Degree: PhD, 1984, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3370/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349668

► This work is concerned with an examination of how the Merchant Navy Navigators use the information provided by the different aids. It is divided into… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 629.045; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Strange, J. L. (1984). An investigation of navigational decisions. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3370/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349668

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Strange, J L. “An investigation of navigational decisions.” 1984. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3370/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349668.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Strange, J L. “An investigation of navigational decisions.” 1984. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Strange JL. An investigation of navigational decisions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1984. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3370/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349668.

Council of Science Editors:

Strange JL. An investigation of navigational decisions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1984. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3370/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349668

7. Ray, G. P. Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment.

Degree: PhD, 1983, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3426/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.344180

► Some aspects of the corrosion fatigue crack initiation in EN1 type mild steel have been studied. Results of the electrochemical investigations show that the application… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 669; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Ray, G. P. (1983). Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3426/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.344180

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ray, G P. “Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment.” 1983. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3426/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.344180.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ray, G P. “Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment.” 1983. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Ray GP. Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1983. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3426/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.344180.

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Ray GP. Some aspects of crack initiation in mild steel subjected to fatigue stressing in a corrosive environment. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1983. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3426/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.344180

8. Patel, Prakash Shashikant. Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays.

Degree: PhD, 1989, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3192/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293788

The corrosion and degradation of Pb-Sn bearing overlays Is a bilateral process . During service, the lubricant becomes corrosive due to the breakdown of inhibitors with subsequent oxidation occurring at operating temperatures (120-170[degrees]). ...

Subjects/Keywords: 620.11223; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Patel, P. S. (1989). Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3192/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293788

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Patel, Prakash Shashikant. “Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays.” 1989. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3192/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293788.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Patel, Prakash Shashikant. “Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays.” 1989. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Patel PS. Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1989. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3192/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293788.

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Patel PS. Diffusion problems and degradation of bearing overlays. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1989. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3192/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293788

9. Wood, David John. Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading.

Degree: PhD, 1981, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3154/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291927

► Integral equation techniques are used to solve interior and exterior (including cascade) Neumann problems. The equations are in terms of the boundary values of the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 621; 620 Engineering & allied operations

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Wood, D. J. (1981). Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3154/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291927

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Wood, David John. “Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading.” 1981. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3154/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291927.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Wood, David John. “Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading.” 1981. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Wood DJ. Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1981. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3154/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291927.

Council of Science Editors:

Wood DJ. Complex boundary integral techniques for turbomachinery blading. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 1981. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3154/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291927

ETH Zürich

10. Rigger, Eugen. Task Definition for Design Automation.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/382356

► Design automation has been the focus of research for more than five decades. It supports design processes in several aspects by automating design tasks based… (more)

▼ Design automation has been the focus of research for more than five decades. It supports design processes in several aspects by automating design tasks based on computational methods and tools to save time, generate alternative design solutions, explore solution spaces, and reuse engineering knowledge. Yet, the current industrial practice does not reflect the opportunities provided by state-of-the-art design automation methods. The factors contributing to this gap are: first, a lack of knowledge of design automation opportunities and insufficient support for the integration of design automation in design practice including the supporting methods and technological environments. Second, metrics and methods for comprehensive estimation of the impact of design automation implementation on design practice do not exist making it difficult to quantify the value of design automation and justify efforts for implementation. Finally, design automation applications are often perceived as black-box systems since knowledge is hard-coded in design automation applications. This also increases efforts for knowledge formalization. In response to these issues, this thesis proposes a methodology for design automation task definition that features collaborative workshops to account for the different viewpoints of designers. It builds upon a design automation task categorization that is characterized by the knowledge levels required for design automation task definition and consists of four different methods that build on each other. The first method focuses on the identification of design automation use cases. It features detailed analysis of design processes and reuse of design automation task templates to support both the identification of possible use cases and the integration of the corresponding software applications into design practice. The second method introduces a top-down derivation of metrics based on potential failure modes in design. The third method enables estimation of the impact and value of design automation implementation based on design automation task templates enabling reuse and associating metrics to design processes. Finally, design automation task formalization by designers is enabled using graphical modeling. The method supports reuse and modularization of knowledge based on the design automation task categorization. To enable reasoning in the context of the methodology, a meta-model that clarifies the vocabulary is established based on standardized languages. The proposed methodology is evaluated based on three industrial use cases that highlight the necessity to involve multiple designers for design automation task definition to account for different viewpoints for needs identification. Further, the results show the potential for design automation application in the early stages of design as well as the applicability of the proposed approach for design automation task formalization by designers. Thus, the work presented in this thesis contributes by ii introducing and evaluating a novel methodology for… Advisors/Committee Members: Shea, Kristina, Duffy, Alex, Stankovic, Tino.

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Rigger, E. (2019). Task Definition for Design Automation. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/382356

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rigger, Eugen. “Task Definition for Design Automation.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/382356.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rigger, Eugen. “Task Definition for Design Automation.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Rigger E. Task Definition for Design Automation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/382356.

Council of Science Editors:

Rigger E. Task Definition for Design Automation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/382356

11. Al-Azzawi, Farah. Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate.

Degree: PhD, 2015, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/917/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681923

► This project aims to investigate the influence of UV on the properties under natural and artificial weathering. The real-time outdoor weathering exposures provide the most… (more)

▼ This project aims to investigate the influence of UV on the properties under natural and artificial weathering. The real-time outdoor weathering exposures provide the most accurate results but, they are very slow and manufacturers cannot afford to wait in order to see if a new or improved product formulation is really an improvement. So, accelerated testing methods are designed to simulate natural weathering with the combined action of the most weathering damaging factors; UV radiation, oxygen, temperature and water. Whatever the application, there is a concern regarding the durability of the products because if its useful lifetime can be estimated in short time, their maintenance and replacement can be planned in advance. In this study, recycled PET samples were exposed to UV outdoors and to accelerated weathering up to 13,000 hr. The mechanical behaviour (tensile and impact), thermal behaviour (DSC), molecular structure analysis (FTIR), flow characteristics (MFI) and surface properties (colour and gloss) of the samples were investigated. The whole body of the samples was substantially unaffected by degradation for long exposure time and this is confirmed by MFI and DSC results. However, the surface of the samples is affected which is seen in FTIR analysis, colour and gloss change. This explains that the photodegradation is a surface effect. FTIR analysis shows an increase in the gauche ratio and decrease in the trans ratio for both types of weathering indicating a less ordered structure after the UV radiation due to chain scission by Norrish Type I and II mechanism. Carboxylic acid is formed as a result of degradation and increases with the extent of UV exposure in both types of weathering, the formation of carboxylic acid by Norrish II is dominated over Norrish I. Colour and gloss measurement shows that the effect of degradation takes place strongly in the first 2000 hr of exposure in natural weathering and extended up to 5000 hr in accelerating weathering due to the formation of microcracks. Mechanical tests show that the UV effect was not significant on bulk properties such as yield stress and elongation at yield for accelerated weathering samples up to 1000 hours, then dropped by 62% and 57% respectively up to 13000hr of exposure and remained unchanged for the whole period of exposure for outdoors samples. The drop in the failure stress and elongation at failure for accelerated weathering samples right from the beginning indicate the formation of microcracks is from the early stages of exposure. For outdoor samples, failure stress remained unchanged for the first 1000 hr of sunlight exposure, then decreases progressively with increasing exposure in the environment. The elongation to failure is unchanged up to 13000 hours. After 13000 hrs of exposure to sunlight, r-PET samples failed to break while those exposed to UV lamps failed in a brittle manner under impact after 250 hrs and this indicates the transition from ductile to brittle behaviour just after 10 days of accelerated UV exposure because of crack…

Subjects/Keywords: 620.1; 620 Engineering & allied operations

…important engineering polymers since 1970s. The patent of PET bottle attract the manufacturers to… …Compounds like engineering plastics Post-consumer PET can be upgraded with fillers such as glass… …housings and furniture). Allied Signal in United State has commercialized PetraTM, a 100…

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Al-Azzawi, F. (2015). Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/917/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681923

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Al-Azzawi, Farah. “Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/917/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681923.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Al-Azzawi, Farah. “Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Al-Azzawi F. Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2015. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/917/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681923.

Council of Science Editors:

Al-Azzawi F. Degradation studies on recycled polyethylene terephthalate. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2015. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/917/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681923

12. Mewhoor, Leckhun Kumar. Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage.

Degree: PhD, 2017, London Metropolitan University

URL: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1215/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718914

► A novel barcode system design to achieve high data storage using more than one layer is introduced theoretically and tested partially in the laboratory. Compared… (more)

▼ A novel barcode system design to achieve high data storage using more than one layer is introduced theoretically and tested partially in the laboratory. Compared to other existing barcode systems, diffraction gratings are used as core elements in the barcode symbol. As any other barcode system, the novel model requires a source of light, the barcode symbol and photodiode detectors. Theoretical background from optics has been used to design the entire system along with all the positioning of its components. After part-testing the design in laboratory, the barcode system design has been changed to achieve better results. Experiments have showed that the initial proposed Light Emitting Diode (LED) source light cannot deliver 5mm spot light over a range of 50cm and therefore, white Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) light has been adopted as replacement. The diffractions from the barcode symbol are captured by detectors built with SI photo diodes, which are designed to detect this range of wavelengths. The barcode symbol is composed of small 5mm by 5mm grating modules and the largest possible symbol size defined is 80 modules (5cmx5cm). Experimental works have proved that intensity of the light can be used to uniquely identify each grating rather than the entire spectrum diffracted. A better design is proposed where the detectors are positioned under the barcode symbol and capture the light intensity of the first diffracted order. Theoretical investigations state that diffraction gratings with different lines per mm diffract different sets of wavelengths spectrum. This characteristic allows a set of unique gratings to be used in the barcode symbol which hence allow data to be represented or stored. Character (Char) sets are defined to help encode and decode data in the barcode symbol. High data storage has been achieved through the use of two layers. Multiple layers offer the possibility to increase the number of unique sets of gratings which in turn increase the data representation capacity. Using two layers with 16 unique sets of gratings has proved to be able to store around 100 bytes of data. The system has the potential to use more than two layers and using 4 layers with 16 unique gratings per layer will achieve 200 bytes. The thesis has proved through theoretical and experimental work that diffraction gratings can be used in barcode system to represent data and multiple layers adds the benefit of increasing data storage. Further work is also suggested.

Subjects/Keywords: 620; 620 Engineering & allied operations

…this limitation by integrating dual layer storage capabilities. Operations of optical…

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Mewhoor, L. K. (2017). Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage. (Doctoral Dissertation). London Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1215/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718914

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mewhoor, Leckhun Kumar. “Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, London Metropolitan University. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1215/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718914.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mewhoor, Leckhun Kumar. “Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage.” 2017. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Mewhoor LK. Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2017. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1215/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718914.

Council of Science Editors:

Mewhoor LK. Dual-layered and wavelength-multiplexed optical barcode for high data storage. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London Metropolitan University; 2017. Available from: http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1215/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718914

ETH Zürich

13. Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra, Fabíola. Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381436

► With the emergence of powerful techniques for robotic egomotion estimation and map building that follow the SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) paradigm, Place Recognition has… (more)

▼ With the emergence of powerful techniques for robotic egomotion estimation and map building that follow the SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) paradigm, Place Recognition has become of fundamental importance for robotic autonomy. Addressing Place Recognition by determining whether a robot returns to a previously visited location, which is widely known as the Loop-closure Detection problem, is a key competence to enable the creation of accurate maps and even recovery from complete localization failures, essentially opening up the way towards long-term autonomous robot navigation. However, the deployment of robotic platforms for long periods of time or for multiple missions taking place months or years apart from each other, can pose major challenges in Place Recognition, due mainly by the large appearance variability that a place may experience over time, such as seasonal and lighting changes, weather conditions as well as human activity. Trajectory and viewpoint variations are common even in shorter-term missions. The views of a street from a car, for example, when it is navigating from the opposite directions can be rather different. Considering the navigation in a scene using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), however, the viewpoint changes experienced are far more challenging, and this is especially the case in flights with rotorcraft UAVs, which are able to move with great agility in 3D. In this thesis, we address the problem of viewpoint-tolerant Place Recognition for autonomous robot navigation. More specifically, we have focused our efforts on the development of approaches that are suitable for small UAVs with restricted payload onboard and as a result, limited computational capabilities. Deep learning approaches addressing Place Recognition have been demonstrated to perform very well under isolated variations in appearance. The power of these methods, however, stems from specific training on the expected scene variations and complex computational effort. This, in turn, imposes the need for extensive training datasets and powerful Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which are often unavailable onboard small aircraft, rendering the use of such methods at least impractical in aerial navigation. On the other hand, more affordable and scalable feature-based techniques building on the efficient Bag-of-Words (BoW) representation exist in the literature, however, these methods are known to fail dramatically in the presence of large appearance and viewpoint changes. This is largely due to the fact that BoW approaches discard all geometric information of the scene structure by design. Inspired by the need for lightweight and effective techniques for Place Recognition onboard small aircraft, this thesis investigates ways to render feature-based approaches capable of coping with the variability of places when experienced from such small aircraft, while bounding the onboard computation effort for real-time operation. As a result, this thesis describes a set of novel approaches for viewpoint-tolerant Place… Advisors/Committee Members: Chli, Margarita, id_orcid0000-0001-5611-7492, Pollefeys, Marc, Martínez Montiel, José M..

Subjects/Keywords: Computer Vision; Place Recognition; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra, F. (2019). Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381436

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra, Fabíola. “Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381436.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra, Fabíola. “Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra F. Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381436.

Council of Science Editors:

Alvares Rodrigues de Souza Maffra F. Viewpoint-Tolerant Place Recognition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Vision. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381436

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

14. Ballmann, Patrick. Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure.

Degree: 2014, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

URL: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2014/3782/

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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde der nachwachsende Rohstoff Weizenstroh für die Produktion des Biopolymers Polyhydroxybuttersäure genutzt. Als Lignocellulose enthält Weizenstroh einen hohen Anteil an Glucose… (more)

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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde der nachwachsende Rohstoff Weizenstroh für die Produktion des Biopolymers Polyhydroxybuttersäure genutzt. Als Lignocellulose enthält Weizenstroh einen hohen Anteil an Glucose und Xylose in Form von Cellulose und Hemicellulose. Eine Gewinnung ist aufgrund der komplexen Struktur mit Lignin als dritte Hauptkomponente nur durch eine Vorbehandlung möglich. Hierzu wurde ein thermochemisches Vorbehandlungsverfahren im halbtechnischen (125 l Reaktor) und technisch (425 l Reaktor) Maßstab mit verdünnter Salpetersäure (bis 1 % v/v) etabliert und hinsichtlich verschiedener Versuchsparameter (Behandlungstemperatur, Säure-Konzentration, etc.) optimiert. Auf eine mechanische Vorbehandlung wurde verzichtet. Danach erfolgte eine enzymatische Hydrolyse der vorbehandelten Biomasse. Der PHB-Produzent Cupriavidus necator DSM 545 wurde eingesetzt, um aus den freigesetzten Zuckern PHB zu synthetisieren. rnDurch die Optimierung der Vorbehandlung konnten bis zu 90 % der Glucose und 82 % der Xylose nach der enzymatischen Hydrolyse aus dem Stroh als Monomere und Oligomere freigesetzt werden. Außerdem wurde eine erfolgreiche Überführung des Vorbehandlungsprozesses in den 425 l Reaktor demonstriert. In den gewonnenen Zucker-Hydrolysaten konnten hohe Zelldichten und PHB-Gehalte mit bis zu 38 % erreicht werden. Eine vorherige kostenintensive Reinigung der Hydrolysate war nicht nötig. Zusätzlich konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Reststoffe nach der enzymatischen Hydrolyse, Zellkultur und PHB-Extraktion ausreichendes Potential für eine Biogas-Produktion besitzen. rn

In the thesis presented, the renewable resource wheat straw was used for the production of the biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate. The straw contains great amounts of the sugars glucose and xylose as a part of celluloses and hemicelluloses. The structure of the lignocelluloses makes a pretreatment necessary. Therefore, a thermochemical process in a technical (125 l reactor) and semi-technical scale (425 l reactor) with diluted acids was developed. Different process parameters (temperature, time, acid concentration, etc.) were optimized. No mechanical pretreatment was performed. The treated biomass was subsequently enzymatically hydrolyzed. The sugar hydrolysates were used for the PHB production with Cupriavidus necator DSM 545. rnWith the optimized treatment parameters, until 90 % of the glucose and 82 % of the xylose were released as monomers and oligomers from the used straw in the 125 l reactor. In addition, a successful up-scaling process in the 425 l reactor was demonstrated. The sugar hydrolysates could be used for an effective cultivation of Cupriavidus necator with a high cell titer and cellular PHB-contents of 38 % after 72 h. A previously purifications of the hydrolysats were not necessary. The remnants after the enzymatic hydrolysis and cell growth have the potential for the production of biogas. rn

Subjects/Keywords: Thermodruckhydrolyse; Weizenstroh; Polyhydroxybuttersäure; Nachwachsende Rohstoffe; Cupriavidus necator; Pretreatment; Wheat straw; Polyhydroxybutyrate; renewable materials; Cupriavidus necator; Engineering and allied operations

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Ballmann, P. (2014). Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure. (Doctoral Dissertation). Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. Retrieved from http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2014/3782/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ballmann, Patrick. “Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2014/3782/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ballmann, Patrick. “Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure.” 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Ballmann P. Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz; 2014. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2014/3782/.

Council of Science Editors:

Ballmann P. Entwicklung eines Thermodruckhydrolyse-Verfahrens zur Vorbehandlung von Weizenstroh ohne vorherige mechanische Zerkleinerung für die Produktion von Polyhydroxybuttersäure. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz; 2014. Available from: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2014/3782/

ETH Zürich

15. Zsiga, Norbert. Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines.

Degree: 2012, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80390

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Zsiga, N. (2012). Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80390

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zsiga, Norbert. “Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines.” 2012. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80390.

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Zsiga, Norbert. “Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines.” 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Zsiga N. Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2012. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80390.

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Council of Science Editors:

Zsiga N. Indirect boosting for turbocharged SI engines. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80390

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ETH Zürich

16. De Simoni, Luca. Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation.

Degree: 2013, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80399

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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De Simoni, L. (2013). Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80399

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De Simoni, Luca. “Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation.” 2013. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80399.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

De Simoni, Luca. “Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

De Simoni L. Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2013. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80399.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

De Simoni L. Aeroelastic behavior of a morphing wing with adaptive bending-twist coupling based on electrostatic siffness variation. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80399

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ETH Zürich

17. Giftthaler, Markus. Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler.

Degree: 2013, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80546

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Giftthaler, M. (2013). Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80546

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Giftthaler, Markus. “Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler.” 2013. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80546.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Giftthaler, Markus. “Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler.” 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

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Giftthaler M. Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2013. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80546.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Giftthaler M. Design, construction and resonance tracking of a laboratory-scale, loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic cooler. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/80546

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ETH Zürich

18. Bolesch, Christian. Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/333294

► The annular flow is the predominant flow regime in the upper part of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). It consists of a thin liquid coolant film… (more)

▼ The annular flow is the predominant flow regime in the upper part of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). It consists of a thin liquid coolant film on the fuel rods and a fast moving gas core between the fuel rods. The liquid phase extends to the gas core due to whisps and entrained droplets. As the liquid film removes heat from the fuel rods by evaporation cooling, it loses mass due to the phase transition. Droplets entrained in the gas core hardly contribute to the heat removal. Therefore functional spacers have been used in the recent decades to counteract the thinning of the film, mitigating the occurrence of dryout. This doctoral thesis builds around the new DoToX facility that reproduces the dryout in a lab scale manner. Within an undisturbed subchannel between four heating rods an organic model liquid is evaporated to the point of forming annular flow. A generic functional spacer induces a swirl in the subchannel. By varying the flow rate of the coolant at constant heating power the point of dryout is reached in a steady state downstream of the spacer. The test channel can be rotated such that the recordings of a common X-ray machine allow to compute a three dimensional tomographic reconstruction. With advanced post processing methods the local, time averaged Liquid Film Thickness (LFT) and the liquid holdup of entrained droplets in the gas core can be extracted from the reconstruction data. In summary this thesis validates the concept of annular flow and dryout investigation by means of X-ray tomography in fuel bundle geometry. Local distributions of the LFT are visualized and thus dryout patches with high spatial resolution. The evolution of the holdup fraction of the gas core downstream of the spacer is resolved in sections of the subchannel. The additional droplet deposition of the spacer vanes might not always and everywhere compensate for the liquid film thinning due to increased shear stress downstream of the functional spacer. The data acquired and to be acquired with the DoToX provides a valuable source for CFD validation. The well known temperature and flow boundary conditions allow for tailored simulations that, in a later stage, can transfer the findings of DoToX to real reactor conditions. Advisors/Committee Members: Prasser, Horst-Michael, Anglart, Henryk, Rösgen, Thomas.

Subjects/Keywords: Annular flow; Dryout; Tomography; phase change; Nuclear fuels; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Bolesch, C. (2019). Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/333294

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bolesch, Christian. “Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/333294.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bolesch, Christian. “Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Bolesch C. Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/333294.

Council of Science Editors:

Bolesch C. Tomography of Annular Flow in a BWR Geometry with Spacers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/333294

ETH Zürich

19. Tsalicoglou, Christina. Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow.

Degree: 2012, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154318

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Tsalicoglou, C. (2012). Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154318

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tsalicoglou, Christina. “Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow.” 2012. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154318.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tsalicoglou, Christina. “Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow.” 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Tsalicoglou C. Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2012. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154318.

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Tsalicoglou C. Numerical Study of Wind Turbine Wake Aerodynamics in Uniform and Yawed Inflow. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154318

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ETH Zürich

20. Roh, Philip. Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/370352

► The aim of this scientific treatise is to support manufacturing companies in increas-ing the productivity of their production processes, one of their classic challenges. The… (more)

▼ The aim of this scientific treatise is to support manufacturing companies in increas-ing the productivity of their production processes, one of their classic challenges. The methods presented in this thesis are developed to localize the potential for im-provement in production processes. On this basis, appropriate measures can be tak-en to improve the production process, for example through targeted financial in-vestments. The work presented is at the cutting edge of current developments: On the one hand, today's production is a complex and dynamic system that is comprehensively influenced by its environment. Such a production contains production processes, which are characterized by the demand for an increased number of product variants to be produced at the same time in combination with strongly fluctuating demand loads. This increases both, the dependencies and the fluctuations, within the production processes, which ultimately leads to increased dynamics. On the other hand, the changes that accompany the digitization and interconnection of production processes show new possibilities to counteract this complexity with the help of data-based methods and algorithms. By digitizing the relevant production data, it is possible to interconnect production processes internally and thus capture the production process as a whole. This enables the localization of improvement potentials in dynamic pro-duction processes. Three data-driven methods are developed to localize the potential for improvement in production processes that master the increased complexity and utilize the potential of the production data. The first method localizes the potential for productivity improvement by detecting bottlenecks with a data-driven algorithm. For the first time, productvariant-specific and time-variant bottlenecks can be localized. This is of particular importance for modern production lines, where a large number of product variants are produced simultaneously and in a changing mix. In addition, the method has the advantage over existing procedures that no model assumptions and no simulation models are necessary. The presented method for the localization of bottlenecks answers the question "where" the problem occurs in a production process. However, it makes no statement about "what" the problem is. The second method - the information stream mapping - localizes the improvement potential in information streams and thus provides the methodical tool for visualization, analysis and evaluation of information streams. Similar to value stream map-ping, an information stream map is created, which is then evaluated using five newly developed parameters for information streams (level of automation, media disruption rate, real-time capability, centrality index and first pass yield for information). Based on this evaluation, information streams in production processes can be ana-lysed and optimized. The method opens the possibility of increasing productivity in an area of production to which little attention has been paid so far. Information… Advisors/Committee Members: Kunz, Andreas, id_orcid0000-0002-6495-4327, Netland, Torbjörn, id_orcid0000-0001-7382-1051, Wegener, Konrad.

Subjects/Keywords: PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (PRODUCTION); Information Stream Mapping; Bottleneck Detection; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Roh, P. (2019). Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/370352

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Roh, Philip. “Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/370352.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Roh, Philip. “Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Roh P. Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/370352.

Council of Science Editors:

Roh P. Methoden zur datengetriebenen Lokalisierung des Verbesserungspotentials in Produktionsabläufen. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/370352

ETH Zürich

21. Pinto Teixeira, Lucas. Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381214

► On the quest of automating the navigation of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the research community has focused on developing perception capabilities able to run… (more)

▼ On the quest of automating the navigation of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the research community has focused on developing perception capabilities able to run onboard such platforms in real-time. Even though computer vision algorithms have been at the heart of recent advancements, their realistic employment onboard UAVs is still in its infancy. Inspired by challenges in autonomous aerial navigation, this thesis presents a collection of monocular algorithms developed for SLAM, as well as a novel fully autonomous system for aerial inspection. With real-time dense mapping posing an interesting problem onboard UAVs, this thesis begins by introducing three approaches with very distinctive trade-offs, using either visual-only or visual-inertial SLAM to estimate the current UAV pose and the 3D landmarks in the UAV's surroundings. The first mapping approach builds a 3D mesh of the local scene using the SLAM landmarks employing Delaunay Triangulation and a novel approach for geometric-based denoising and smoothing of this mesh. This algorithm is very efficient, consuming seven milliseconds in only one core of the onboard computer's CPU. Interpolated landmarks or a dense depth image of the current UAV's surroundings can be obtained by sampling the resulting mesh. Nevertheless, this mesh is only a rough representation of the underlying structure, working best in mostly planar scenes, while it is not capable of capturing details such small and thin structures (e.g. lampposts and tree leaves). For demonstrating the power of this mapping approach, this thesis also presents a pipeline to enable fully autonomous flights, which employ the mesh-based mapping algorithm and a novel aerial planner for inspection in unknown environments. This system is shown to achieve superior performance in large scale outdoor experiments. Inspired by the downsides of the meshing approach, the second mapping approach presented in this thesis is based on motion stereo, in essence, mimicking the visual output of a stereo camera by using two images from a moving monocular camera mounted on a UAV, informed with their correspondent SLAM camera poses. Employing superpixel-based extrapolation that consults the image intensities to guide the enhancement of the motion-stereo mapping, this real-time approach produces a denser and more accurate map of the environment than the mesh-based one, albeit at the expense of increased computational cost and slightly constrained camera motion to enable stereo-like scene views. Aiming to leverage the substantial body of literature in learning-based techniques for depth estimation, the last mapping approach presented here is based on a deep-learning approach. Similarly to the mesh-based approach, this method extrapolates the scene-depth of the field-of-view of the camera using the current SLAM landmarks and, similarly to the motion-stereo-based approach, it consults the colour values in the image to guide this extrapolation, this time eliminating the need for constraining the camera motion in any way.… Advisors/Committee Members: Chli, Margarita, id_orcid0000-0001-5611-7492, Siegwart, Roland, Civera, Javier.

Subjects/Keywords: Computer Vision; 3D reconstruction; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/004; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Data processing, computer science; Engineering & allied operations

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Pinto Teixeira, L. (2019). Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381214

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Pinto Teixeira, Lucas. “Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381214.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Pinto Teixeira, Lucas. “Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Pinto Teixeira L. Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381214.

Council of Science Editors:

Pinto Teixeira L. Real-Time Monocular Dense Mapping and Localisation for Autonomous Aerial Navigation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/381214

ETH Zürich

22. Vanoni, Claudio. Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis.

Degree: 2000, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/146075

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Vanoni, C. (2000). Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/146075

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Vanoni, Claudio. “Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis.” 2000. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/146075.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Vanoni, Claudio. “Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis.” 2000. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Vanoni C. Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2000. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/146075.

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Vanoni C. Production and physiochemical characterization of self-assembled monolayers on titanium surfaces and their influence on fibroblast behaviour: Diploma thesis. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2000. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/146075

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ETH Zürich

23. Roos, Christoph. Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts.

Degree: 2010, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154327

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Roos, C. (2010). Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154327

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Roos, Christoph. “Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts.” 2010. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154327.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Roos, Christoph. “Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts.” 2010. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Roos C. Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2010. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154327.

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Roos C. Multi physics design and optimization of flexible matrix composite (FMC) driveshafts. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/154327

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ETH Zürich

24. Moy de Vitry, Matthew. Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/397587

► Motivation and objective Urban pluvial flooding is an issue of increasingly critical importance due to climate change and urbanization. However, the numerical models used for… (more)

▼ Motivation and objective Urban pluvial flooding is an issue of increasingly critical importance due to climate change and urbanization. However, the numerical models used for flood forecasting and risk mitigation suffer from a pronounced lack of monitoring data, which affects model accuracy. Monitoring data are necessary so the models, which contain undefined parameters, can be calibrated and validated against real flood events. In particular, it is important that the models are able to reproduce flood behavior in and around buildings, where the most damage is caused. However, conventional flow and water level sensors reach their limits in public spaces like streets due to irregular topography, moving obstacles, and the risk of vandalism. It has been suggested that surveillance cameras and social media could provide the necessary surface flooding data at a fraction of the cost of conventional sensors. The objective of this thesis is to explore how trend-like data can be extracted from surveillance footage and assimilated to boost the reliability of urban pluvial flood models. Methodology and outcome The first deliverable of this thesis addresses the general lack of data necessary for researching novel, video-based monitoring methods. For this, the floodX data sets were created by conducting realistic flooding experiments at a special flood training facility, where conventional sensors and surveillance cameras collected data in parallel. Besides supporting multiple research projects, including the methods developed and tested in this thesis, the rapid publishing of the data pushes the bar for Open Research in the field of urban water management. The second main deliverable of the thesis is a method (SOFI) to automatically obtain trend-like flooding data from surveillance cameras with the help of a convolutional neural network. The SOFI method is fully automatic, which will be necessary for deployment due to privacy concerns and data volume challenges. Despite the limited number of images used, it was possible to train a deep convolutional neural network to detect floodwater in a range of flooding situations. By performing an analysis every few seconds, trend-like water level data was obtained that had, on average, a correlation of 75% with the actual water level. While the SOFI method suffers if image quality is poor or if large obstructions block the view of the water, it has the advantage of being applicable to footage without the need for on-site surveys. In the third part of this thesis, practical value of trend-like data for improving a flood model’s predictive performance was assessed under a variety of data qualities and sensor network layouts in the floodX case study. The results indicate that error-free trend-like data can be nearly as good as - and sometimes better than - sensors when it comes to improving model performance. However, this result only holds for trend-like data with uncorrelated errors or no errors at all. Correlated errors in the trend-like data reduced the improvement achieved and in… Advisors/Committee Members: Dawson, Richard, Leitão, João P., Maurer, Max.

Subjects/Keywords: Urban flooding; Surveillance systems; model calibration; Proxy data; Convolutional neural network (CNN); info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Moy de Vitry, M. (2019). Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/397587

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Moy de Vitry, Matthew. “Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/397587.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Moy de Vitry, Matthew. “Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Moy de Vitry M. Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/397587.

Council of Science Editors:

Moy de Vitry M. Public Surveillance and the Future of Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/397587

ETH Zürich

25. Reichert, Peter Conrad. Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation.

Degree: 2019, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/398973

Subjects/Keywords: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations

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Reichert, P. C. (2019). Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/398973

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Reichert, Peter Conrad. “Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/398973.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Reichert, Peter Conrad. “Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation.” 2019. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Reichert PC. Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/398973.

Council of Science Editors:

Reichert PC. Acoustophoresis with thin ﬁlm piezoelectric devices and for C. elegans manipulation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/398973

ETH Zürich

26. Kocher, Klaus. Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust).

Degree: 1971, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/131827

Subjects/Keywords: RAKETEN (LUFTFAHRTTECHNIK); ROCKETS (AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING); info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations

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Kocher, K. (1971). Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust). (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/131827

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kocher, Klaus. “Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust).” 1971. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/131827.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kocher, Klaus. “Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust).” 1971. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Kocher K. Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1971. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/131827.

Council of Science Editors:

Kocher K. Eine lineare Theorie der Optimierungsprobleme bei Raketen mit kleinem Schub(low thrust). [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1971. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/131827

ETH Zürich

27. Piazza, Daniele. Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau.

Degree: 1996, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143610

Subjects/Keywords: STICKSTOFF-EISEN-LEGIERUNGEN; MATERIALWISSENSCHAFTEN + MATERIALIEN; NITROGEN-IRON ALLOYS; MATERIALS SCIENCES + MATERIALS; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations

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Piazza, D. (1996). Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143610

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Piazza, Daniele. “Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau.” 1996. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143610.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Piazza, Daniele. “Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau.” 1996. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Piazza D. Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1996. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143610.

Council of Science Editors:

Piazza D. Stickstoffhaltige Eisenlegierungen als multifunktionelle Werkstoffe im Maschinenbau. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1996. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143610

ETH Zürich

28. Oplatka, Gàbor. Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel.

Degree: 1965, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/133385

Subjects/Keywords: KABELTRIEBE, SEILTRIEBE (KRAFTÜBERTRAGUNG); CABLE DRIVES, ROPE DRIVES (MOTIVE POWER ENGINEERING); info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations

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Oplatka, G. (1965). Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/133385

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Oplatka, Gàbor. “Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel.” 1965. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/133385.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Oplatka, Gàbor. “Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel.” 1965. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Oplatka G. Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1965. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/133385.

Council of Science Editors:

Oplatka G. Dauerbiegefestigkeit von Drahtseilen: Bau einer Prüfanlage für kleine Ablenkwinkel. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1965. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/133385

ETH Zürich

29. Weichart, Johannes. Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators.

Degree: 2015, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/155423

Subjects/Keywords: NANORÖHRCHEN + KOHLENSTOFFNANORÖHRCHEN; PRODUKTIONSTECHNIK; NANOTUBES + CARBON NANOTUBES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations

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Weichart, J. (2015). Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators. (Thesis). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/155423

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Weichart, Johannes. “Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators.” 2015. Thesis, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/155423.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Weichart, Johannes. “Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators.” 2015. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Weichart J. Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators. [Internet] [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2015. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/155423.

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Weichart J. Design and Fabrication of a New Device to Investigate Carbon Nanotubes as Resonators. [Thesis]. ETH Zürich; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/155423

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ETH Zürich

30. Dietrich, Philipp. Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen.

Degree: 1999, ETH Zürich

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143988

Subjects/Keywords: HYBRIDFAHRZEUGE (FAHRZEUGTECHNIK); SCHWUNGRADREGELUNG (MASCHINEN); HYBRID VEHICLES (VEHICLE ENGINEERING); FLYWHEEL CONTROL (MACHINES); info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620; Engineering & allied operations; Engineering & allied operations

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APA (6^th Edition):

Dietrich, P. (1999). Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen. (Doctoral Dissertation). ETH Zürich. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143988

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dietrich, Philipp. “Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen.” 1999. Doctoral Dissertation, ETH Zürich. Accessed February 27, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143988.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dietrich, Philipp. “Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen.” 1999. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

Vancouver:

Dietrich P. Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1999. [cited 2020 Feb 27]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143988.

Council of Science Editors:

Dietrich P. Gesamtenergetische Bewertung verschiedener Betriebsarten eines Parallel-Hybridantriebes mit Schwungradkomponente und stufenlosem Weitbereichsgetriebe für einen Personenwagen. [Doctoral Dissertation]. ETH Zürich; 1999. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/143988

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