Browsing by Contributor "Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich"
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Active camera calibration for robotic systems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichCamera 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2014)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichThis 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidegenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2013)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichThe 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichEnhancing 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 ... -
Crafting service-based go-to-market and pricing strategies for a new technology
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / ETH Zürich, 2015)
UPC Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichPurpose 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-02-28)
Master thesis
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Design and implementation of a control algorithm for the adaptive solar facade
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichThe 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichCryptocurrency 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-03-28)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichEnglish: 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-08-14)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichA 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichThe 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
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2014)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichEuropean 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 ... -
Inventory management optimization at MSF Amsterdam Operational Center
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-23)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichMédicins 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 ... -
IxSketch: A Design Tool for Sketching Interactive Prototypes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-03-24)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichAs part of this thesis, IxSketch will be developed, a proof of concept tool for prototyping interfaces that aims to bring the strengths of paper prototyping into the digital realm. We aim to do so by providing ways of ... -
Stock price reactions to supply chain governance risks: an empirical study
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09-12)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichA widely discussed topic in the supply chain literature is how misconducts of suppliers affect the buying firm as well as the other way around. Yet little is known about the financial impact of this kind of breaches on the ... -
Stock price reactions to supply chain governance risks: an empirical study
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09-12)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichA widely discussed topic in the supply chain literature is how misconducts of suppliers affect the buying firm as well as the other way around. Yet little is known about the financial impact of this kind of breaches on the ... -
Submitted to the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks in partial fulfilment of graduation requirements for the Master of Science
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06-10)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichFinancial bubbles have been shown to be of much importance in our economy and its impacts have become more severe and frequent. Thus understanding their behaviour is becoming a critical matter. The model developed by ... -
Techno-economic analysis of the tubular Photo-Bio-Reactor for microalgae cultivation with a focus on biofuel production
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidegenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2013)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichBiofuels are considered a key element in meeting the growing energy demand in the transportation sector while contributing to climate change mitigation. However, the challenge resides in obtaining an economically viable ... -
Temporal copying and local hallucination for video Inpainting
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-01)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichVideo inpainting is the task of removing objects from videos. In particular, the goal is not only to fill every frame with plausible content but also to maintain a temporal consistency so that no abrupt changes can be ... -
Tool development for estimating logistics capacities in the pharmaceutical industry
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidegenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2013)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichNowadays the estimation of future pallet space needs (long-range) in the pharmaceutical industry is not yet done at researching pharmaceutical companies according to an interview series previously conducted. Until now, ...
