Master's Thesis
Towards a Collaborative Framework for Competing Entities
— 2024
The importance of collaboration between competing entities has been growing in the last decades. This is due to the need of sharing information that is vital to prove to consumers that the provided products have certain characteristics, mainly related to the environment. The emergence of Blockchain …
Master's Thesis
— 2024
The industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by increasing global competition, rising demand, and product personalization. Producing quickly, at lower costs, and maintaining high quality has become a constant challenge. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are essential for monitoring and …
Master's Thesis
— 2024
The successful implementation of a Technology Transfer (TT) process is crucial for ensuring consistent product quality and process efficiency. This thesis explores a comprehensive approach to equipment sizing, focusing on ensuring comparability across scales. It highlights the importance of selectin…
Master's Thesis
— 2024
Although machine learning models are now ubiquitous in high-stakes decision-making scenarios, full automation is prevented by these model's limitations: their performance is often constrained by their training data, making them ineffective in the face of distribution shifts, and their lack of tr…
Master's Thesis
Induction and stabilization of the leading-edge vortex in code0 type sails
— 2024
A code0 is a reaching sail that works in reaching conditions. The need for this sail arose to increase competitiveness of sailboats. It was hypothesized that downwind sails operating with a high Angle of Atack (AoA) could work similarly to a delta wing, using the Leading-Edge Vortex (LEV) to produce…
Master's Thesis
Lean Manufacturing Applied to Prototyping: a Case Study on a Formula Student Monocoque
— 2024
This thesis explores the adaptation of Lean Manufacturing principles for small-scale production, specifically addressing the unique challenges associated with single-unit production in an academic context. The study concentrates on the prototype development for a Formula Student monocoque, utilizing…
Master's Thesis
P2P markets to support trading in smart grids and electric vehicles
— 2024
As energy systems advance, consumer empowerment and protection are essential to enable active participation in decentralized electricity markets and optimize energy resources. The integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is driving the transition from cent…
Master's Thesis
— 2024
From the perspective of sustainable development, as well as the structural resistance of tubular steel structures, it is essential to improve the connections between hollow sections elements. Thus, the LASTTS project was created with the goal of using laser cutting technology (LCT) to reduce the a…
Master's Thesis
— 2024
This dissertation is focused on studying the use of laser cutting-technology in joints of CHS tubular steel structures with the aim of increasing their resistance and, thus, reducing the difficulty of design. The study involved the monitoring of three experimental tests, where displacements were a…
Master's Thesis
UAV based Mesh Network for Support of Ground Communications
— 2024
This thesis presents research on the development of UAV-based mesh networks to support communication in ground systems. Using the Virtual Forces Algorithm (VFA) and Boids Flocking Algorithm (BFA), the developed system enables the autonomous management of UAV positions, optimizing network coverage an…
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