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    • 3D Numerical simulations around roughness elements 

      Martín Clopés, Carlos (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      In the field of hydraulic engineering, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has emerged as a potent and valuable instrument in recent years. It empowers researchers with valuable insights into intricate flow phenomena occurring ...
    • Active camera calibration for robotic systems 

      Boada Farràs, Ricard (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Camera calibration is an essential process embedded in any computer vision system that involves the extraction of spatial information from captured images. Traditional techniques for calibration require an expert to take ...
    • Adaptation and study of a filament winding machine for in-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites 

      Molina Blanco, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2014)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      This thesis studies the automated filament winding process. Its two objectives are: 1) The restauration of a filament winding system functionality and system adaptation for the manufacturing of thermoplastic materials ...
    • Causal Control of a Diesel Hybrid Electric Vehicle Considering Transient Emissions 

      Hernandez Hotter, Alberto (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidegenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2013)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      The energy management system of Diesel Hybrid Electric Vehicles allows the reduction of raw emissions and fuel consumption by including them within the controller goals. With the forthcoming Worldwide harmonized Light ...
    • CFD Simulation of Single Phase Mixing in a 4x4 Rod Bundle with Different Spacers 

      Santolaria Pérez, Lluís (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Enhancing heat transfer between fuel rods and coolant is one of the main goals of nuclear engineering. Spacer grids equipped with mixing vanes are placed inside nuclear fuel assemblies to enhance the lateral velocities ...
    • Clustering for unsupervised image segmentation 

      Bercowsky Rama, Andrés Eduardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-01)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Unsupervised and self-supervised semantic segmentation has made significant advances in recent years in identifying and labeling regions of an image based on their appearance and context without the need for manual annotations ...
    • Crafting service-based go-to-market and pricing strategies for a new technology 

      Monserrate, Marcella (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / ETH Zürich, 2015)
      UPC Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on how different bundling, service and pricing strategies affect the customer’s willingness to pay and purchase intention of a service related to a new technology and ...
    • Deep Learning on medical images image captioning on X-rays 

      Schwall, Immanuel Parzival (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-02-28)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    • Design and implementation of a control algorithm for the adaptive solar facade 

      Domènech Masferrer, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      The Adaptive Solar Facade (ASF) comprises the benefits of both dynamic shading and Building Integrated Photovoltaics to assess the building energy demand and improve the inhabitant experience. Unfortunately, the adaptive ...
    • Design and implementation of a software system for the composition of a database and automated trading system on different cryptocurrency trading markets 

      Revuelta, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Cryptocurrency is a means of digital exchange that, by its design and operation, complies with the functions of traditional money allowing the exchange of goods and services by using cryptography to verify and store ...
    • Design of the Wireless Telecommunication System of an Autonomous Solar Vehicle 

      Moyà Porcel, Rafel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-03-28)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      English: The Automatic Control Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of technology Zurich (ETH) is currently designing and building an autonomously driving solar vehicle (ASV). Having the size of a Radio Control Model Car, ...
    • Detection-aided medical image segmentation using deep learning 

      Bellver Bueno, Míriam (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-08-14)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      A fully automatic technique for segmenting the liver and localizing its unhealthy tissues is a convenient tool in order to diagnose hepatic diseases and also to assess the response to the according treatments. In this ...
    • Development of sensorized feet for sewer inspection with quadrupedal robots 

      Ruiz Bassols, Antoni (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      The main purpose of the project is to integrate sensors in the feet of the ANYmal, a quadrupedal robot capable of performing autonomous inspections in harsh environments, with the goal of performing sewer inspections ...
    • Evaluation of innovative approaches in active distribution network management via time-series simulations 

      Rullan de la Cruz, Antoni (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2014)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      European directives for renewable energies and decreasing costs of these alternative generation technologies are incentivising a transformation of the electricity markets, grid infrastructure and the way the grid is ...
    • FeatPredict: feature-based trajectory prediction in regulated urban traffic 

      Timoneda i Comas, Xavier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-08-26)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    • Flexibility potential of residential buildings for distribution grid services 

      Puiggròs Vilalta, Marta (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-11-24)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Strategies such as the incorporation of renewable energy sources and the decarbonization of the residential sector are currently being adopted in Germany, thus posing additional stress on the electricity grid. To reduce ...
    • Improved robustness of deep learning models through posterior agreement based model selection 

      Jiménez Rodríguez, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-10-14)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Posterior Agreement (PA) has been proposed as a theoretically-grounded alternative for model robustness assessment in covariate shift settings. In this work, we provide further evidence in favor of these findings, and we ...
    • Introducing sustainability in supply chain: application to Hilti 

      Ozcáriz Lindstrom, Mikel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-02-15)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich / Hilti Corporation
      La sostenibilitat de les nostres cadenes de subministrament que cada cop son més complexes i globals, és una preocupació important en la gestió estratègica d’aquestes. Tant a l'acadèmia com a la indústria, s'estan invertint ...
    • Inventory management optimization at MSF Amsterdam Operational Center 

      Farrés Basso, Gerónimo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-23)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Médicins Sans Frontières operational center in Amterdam (MSF-OCA) is nowadays facing a situation where capital inflow is over-passed by disaster management expenses. In front of this scenario, a series of measures towards ...
    • Investigating aptamer-modified thin metal films for small-molecule detection 

      Sekhon, Seerat (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-12)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
      Covenantee:   Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
      Electrochemical sensors have shown significant promise in advancing point-of-care diagnostics, as exemplified by commercialization of glucometers. Majority of these sensors are label-free and modulate the electrical ...