Browsing by Subject "Computer simulation"
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3-D visualization of urban environmental quality indicators: using the city GML standard
(Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Coimbra and e-GEO, Research Center in Geography and Regional Planning of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Nova University of Lisbon, 2011-10)
Conference report
Open AccessIn October 2005, a survey to several potential end-users (surveyors, architects, urban planners, environmental and energy specialists, among others) of the City of Geneva (Switzerland) howed a strong interest for the ... -
3D numerical simulation of experiments on masonry arch bridges
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06-22)
Master thesis
Open AccessMasonry arch bridges are one of the oldest civil engineering heritage preserved until today. Besides having great historical and engineering value, most are still functional and come to be approximately 60% of the total ... -
3D Thermo-mechanical simulation of a double cone synchronizer with carbon friction lining
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-12-11)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Technische Universität MünchenAufgrund steigenderAnforderungen an moderne Handschalt-und Doppelkupplungsgetriebe werden Getriebekomponentenhöhere Leistungsdichtenabverlangt. Der Einsatz von Carbon im Vergleich zu metallischen Reibbelägen verbessert die ... -
A BIM model to visualize quality risks in construction projects
(CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyDefects are a non-value adding activity seriously affecting the performance and productivity in construction projects that spend unnecessary cost, time materials and manpower. Non-quality represent the 4% of the contract ... -
A comparative molecular dynamics study of sulfuric and methanesulfonic acids
(2016-12-01)
Article
Open AccessThe molecular dynamics computer simulation method has been used to study sulfuric and methanesulfonic acids. Calculations have been carried out between 200 K and 400 K using reliable force fields. Thermodynamic properties, ... -
A computational model for the cooperative binding and self-organization of Myosin-VI in membrane reshaping
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenThe dynamic membrane reshaping processes are vital for the cells to preform its activity normally. They are involved in a myriad of cellular pathways and can be preformed by different agents. One of those is the myosin-VI, ... -
A Data Set for intercomparing the transient behavior of dynamical model-based subseasonal to decadal climate predictions
(American Geophysical Union, 2021)
Article
Open AccessClimate predictions using coupled models in different time scales, from intraseasonal to decadal, are usually affected by initial shocks, drifts, and biases, which reduce the prediction skill. These arise from inconsistencies ... -
A GEANT4 Simulation-based study of CIRBE mission
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-10)
Bachelor thesis
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A GPU Accelerated Framework for Partitioned Solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
(2021)
Conference report
Open AccessWe present a GPU-accelerated solver for the partitioned solution of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems. Independent scalable fluid and structure solvers are coupled by a library which handles the inter-code data ... -
A mesh-particle model for fluid animation
(2006)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyWe use our adapted versions of the two most used methods in Computer Fluid Animation, Marker and Cell and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, to develop a new method taking advantage of the calculation speed of the first and ... -
A near-optimum cross-layered distributed queuing protocol for wireless LAN: medium access control protocols for wireless LANs
(IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 2008-02)
Article
Open AccessDistributed Queuing Collision Avoidance (DQCA) is a distributed MAC protocol for WLAN systems that offers near optimum performance. The protocol implements a reservation scheme that ensures collision-free data transmissions ... -
A new algorithm for adaptive IIR filtering based on the log-area-ratio parameters
(Elsevier, 1990)
Conference report
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A sensibility analysis to geometric and cutting conditions using the particle finite element method (PFEM)
(Red Hook, 2013)
Conference report
Open AccessThe (PFEM) is employed to simulate orthogonal metal cutting of 42CD4 steel. The objectives of this work are mainly three: The first one is to validate PFEM strategies as an efficient tool for numerical simulation of metal ... -
A theoretical and simulation study for the measurement of muscle anisotropic permittivity using electrical impedance myography
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterElectrical impedance myography (EIM) is a collection of techniques that measure the electrical impedance of muscles using a weak, high frequency electrical current. They have emerged in the past years as a convenient, ... -
A vision-based line following method for micro air vehicles
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-20)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Technische Universität WienThis project has two phases. The first one, where an algorithm and a 3D simulation has to be designed using Simulink, in which a minidrone takes off, follows a line of red colour, and finally ends up landing in a circle. ... -
Abstraction of Mobile Network Topology
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-03-09)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: King's College London[ANGLÈS] Analyse the effect that abstracting topology of mobile networks would have on the performance of current mobile networks. The investigations are carried out in network simulator and by designing the SDN-based ... -
Active flow control of the boundary layer on an airfoil: a numerical study
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-01)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn aquest projecte es duu a terme un estudi per comprovar l’efecte de la utilització de control de flux actiu sobre el rendiment d’un perfil aerodinàmic utilitzant el software OpenFOAM. Per fer-ho, primerament s’elabora ... -
Aerobatic parabolic flights in Barcelona : review of research and educational activities
(2019)
Conference report
Open AccessWe present an innovative method of performing parabolic flights with aerobatic single-engine planes. A parabolic platform has been stablished in Sabadell Airport (Barcelona, Spain) to provide an infraestructure ready to ... -
ALEVIN implementation, validation and use cases definition
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe objective of this project is to validate and renovate ALEVIN, a software created in 2010 to simulate Virtual Network Embedding scenarios and test network mapping algorithms. In this thesis the different versions published ... -
Algorithms for three-dimensional atmospheric simulations
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-28)
Master thesis
Open AccessIn this project, an atmospheric model based on the Navier-Stokes equations and the incorpo-ration of the Boussinesq’s approximation is introduced. The model is applicable to pseudo-incompressible adiabatic three-dimensional ...
