Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: Recent submissions
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New timber - steel construction system for improved lateral resistance buildings
Segués Aguasca, Edgar (Date of defense: 2024-10-25)
(Català) A la tecnologia proposada, els elements de fusta s'estableixen de qualsevol manera tradicional o innovadora (per exemple, entramat lleuger o pesat, CLT) i els elements d'acer s'instal·len com a exoestructura. ...
Effective ventilation solutions for educational environments: balancing health, comfort, and sustainability in a post-pandemic scenario
Ruiz de Alegría Sala, Alba (Date of defense: 2024-10-28)
(English) Indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort are critical in educational buildings, as poor conditions have been linked to reduced cognitive performance, higher absenteeism and long-term health effects. The ...
Imaging and analytical tools to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of protein export
Angulo Capel, Jessica (Date of defense: 2024-10-18)
(English) Intracellular trafficking, particularly protein secretion, faces numerous unresolved challenges. This thesis aims to provide and evaluate tools for quantitative investigation of these processes using fluorescent ...
Heat transfer in supercritical fluids: computational approaches & studies
Abdellatif, Ahmed Mohammed Abdelfattah (Date of defense: 2024-10-28)
(English) This thesis delves into investigating the complexities of heat transfer in supercritical fluids through the application of advanced theoretical and computational methodologies. The research primarily focuses on ...
Improving autonomous driving systems with CPU extensions for point cloud processing
Exenberger Becker, Pedro Henrique (Date of defense: 2024-10-21)
(English) Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) are at the cusp of large-scale adoption, promising accident reduction and market potential. However, the complex software and sensor data pressure for better hardware support in ...
Procesamiento mediante extrusión de material del termoplástico híbrido PLA/PHB: caracterización mecánica
Crupano, Walter (Date of defense: 2024-11-25)
(English) In this thesis, the mechanical behavior of parts manufactured by Material Extrusion Modeling (MEX) has been evaluated, using a copolimer of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), commercially known ...
Optimization with spin glass models
Cirauqui Garcia, David (Date of defense: 2024-09-27)
(English) With applicability on almost every aspect of our lives, optimization problems are ubiquitous to a broad range of fields within both scientific research and industrial environments. As such, these are growing in ...
New approach of power calculation for droop-controlled inverters supplying nonlinear loads
El Mariachet Carreño, Jorge (Date of defense: 2021-09-08)
(English) This thesis framework is that of the control of single-phase inverters in alternate current (AC) microgrids. In this context, voltage sourced inverters present difficulties in coping with power quality issues ...
Hipòtesis sobre una línia : nuclis urbans i estacions a les línies interiors catalanes
Solà Font, Joan (Date of defense: 2024-09-16)
(English) "Hypothesis on a Line" analyses the impact that the construction of the railway has had on the urban centres along the interior lines of the Catalan network. The integration of a territorial mobility infrastructure ...
Propagation of polarized light through turbid media: application of LiDAR technology in foggy environments
Ballesta Garcia, Maria (Date of defense: 2024-06-07)
(English) In recent times, there has been a growing interest in LiDAR imaging systems for outdoor applications involving computer vision, such as automotive systems, surveillance, and robotics. LiDAR sensors have the ability ...
Modelo de priorización de inversiones de soluciones tecnológicas en smart buildings con criterios de desarrollo sostenible
Vinyeta Medina, Gil (Date of defense: 2024-07-22)
(English) This Doctoral Thesis addresses aspects of interest for designers, promoters, owners, and managers of office buildings, with the intention of providing clarity on the Smart Building paradigm, as well as identifying ...
Manuel de Solà-Morales, escritura y pensamiento
Clos Costa, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-07-19)
(English) The written work of Manuel de Solà-Morales deserves a central place in his intellectual biography, along with the pedagogical experience and the urban projects he developed; teaching, practice and writings are ...
Escenarios hacia una economía circular de los plásticos: caracterización del sector del envasado y evaluación de la idoneidad del reciclado open loop de la fracción mezclada de los residuos de envase
López Aguilar, José Fernando (Date of defense: 2024-01-11)
(English) This thesis aims to deepen in the understanding of the circular economy of plastics through a scientific and design approach. It has focused on packaging waste as it is the sector with the highest priority and ...
Análisis comparativo del ciclo de vida de edificaciones construidas con prefabricación industrializada en latitudes mediterránea y tropical
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Lizeth (Date of defense: 2024-06-18)
(English) This research focuses on the study and comparative analysis of buildings constructed with industrialized prefabrication systems, based on the premise that industrialization implies resource optimization, technological ...
Contributions to eco-friendly satellite lean design for a sustainable space environment
Buitrago Leiva, Jeimmy Nataly (Date of defense: 2024-09-16)
(English) Currently, half of the satellites do not reach 20% of their expected lifetime. The possibility of recycling these "zombie satellites" (ZS) with limited capabilities would optimize this on-orbit infrastructure, ...
Innovative modular pour plating microbiology culture media technology
Terrones Fernández, Inés (Date of defense: 2024-09-10)
(English) The current methods used in microbiological quality analysis rely on the use of traditional and manual methods, such as the pour plate method. The need to perform more analyses of different matrices makes it ...
Objective evaluation on the effectiveness of vergence vision training based on the analysis of eye movements
Rovira Gay, Cristina (Date of defense: 2024-09-05)
(English) When an object of interest is detected in the visual field, a saccadic movement is made and the attention and gaze are centred on it. During this visual fixation, optokinetic eye movement occurs to maintain the ...
Canonical realizations of Bondi-Metzner-Sachs–like symmetries in field theory
Campello Román, Víctor Manuel (Date of defense: 2024-07-08)
(English) The BMS group appears as an infinite-dimensional group of isometries of asymptotically flat spacetimes first introduced by Bondi, Metzner, van der Burg, and Sachs in 1962. This group has gained interest recently ...
Tijuana, un puzle de fragmentos urbanos. Origen y evolución de una ciudad fronteriza
Medina Estrada, Isaura (Date of defense: 2024-09-05)
(English) The present research is an urban study about Tijuana, whose purpose is to understand the historical processes that have outlined it from its regional origins, the evolution of urban processes and its built ...
Architectural strategies to enhance the latency and energy efficiency of mobile continuous visual localization systems
Taranco Serna, Raúl (Date of defense: 2024-08-29)
(English) The emergence of new applications such as autonomous machines (e.g., robots or self-driving cars) and XR (Extended Reality) promises to revolutionize how society interacts with technology in the rapidly advancing ...

