Strahl, Stephan (Date of defense: 2014-11-07)
Increasing global energy demand, growing carbon emissions and the depletion of fossil fuel sources are some of the most important driving forces for the development of sustainable energy solutions. ...
Grosch, Patrick (Date of defense: 2016-06-23)
The aim of the thesis is to define, analyze, and verify through simulations and practical implementations, parallel robots with unconventional joints that allow them to be under-actuated and/or ...
Hernansanz Prats, Albert (Date of defense: 2016-04-14)
This thesis proposes the study and development of a teleoperation system based on multi-robot cooperation under the task oriented teleoperation paradigm: Multi-Robot Cooperative Paradigm, MRCP. In ...
Tibaduiza Burgos, Diego Alexander (Date of defense: 2013-01-18)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an area where the main objective is the verification of the state or the health of the structures in order to ensure proper performance and maintenance cost savings ...
Gámiz Caro, Javier Francisco (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)
The effective disinfection in chlorination tanks of drinking water treatment plants depends on many factors that must be taken into account when designing a suitable control system. The chemical ...
Frías Álvarez, Aroha (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)
The leather industry needs innovative products in order to satisfy the global market requirements.The current regulations are very strict,so it is necessary to preserve the environment and to take care ...
Goldhoorn, Alex (Date of defense: 2017-09-21)
Searching and tracking are important behaviours for a mobile service robot to assist people, to search-and-rescue and, in general, to locate mobile objects, animals or humans. Even though searching might ...
Domínguez García, José Luis (Date of defense: 2013-09-18)
Wind power has emerged as one of the most promising renewable energy sources. The very penetration levels of wind energy in power systems have altered several aspects of power system operation, such as ...
Lozano García, Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-07-15)
Respiratory sounds (RS) are produced by turbulent airflows through the airways and are inhomogeneously transmitted through different media to the chest surface, where they can be recorded in a ...
Grosso Pérez, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-03-26)
This thesis is devoted to design Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategies aiming to enhance the management of constrained generalised flow-based networks, with special attention to the economic ...