All projects from the School of Engineering
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Analysis of potential for Internet of Things (IoT) to act as an enabler for climate protection and the Energy Strategy 2050
The aim of this project is to quantify, based on different use cases, the contribution of the Internet of Things (IoT) to an increased energy efficiency and climate protection. Moreover, the total contribution to the energy efficiency and climate protection goals of Switzerland shall be evaluated. In-depth analysis ...
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Development of porous monomodal ceramic spheres as chromatography materials (CerChroMat)
The aim of the project was the development of synthesis and processes routes for the production of spherical, mechanically and chemically stable monomodal ceramic particles with controlled porosity for the use as chromatography materials. The targeted properties were: Chemical stability against high and low pH ...
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ECRP – Enterprise Cloud Robotics Platform
The ECRP project combines cutting edge robotics technology from Rapyuta Robotics (RR), an ETH Zurich spinoff, and novel cloud development from the Service Prototyping (SPLab) and InIT Cloud Computing Lab (ICCLab) at ZHAW.With ICCLab, RR will transform its existing open source robotics platform from a prototype to a ...
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Wood Gasification Aberta Nova
Development of a novel type of wood gasification device to gasify any type of arbitrarily damp wood waste at high efficiencies.
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ARKIS - Architectural Renovation of Kendox InfoShare
ARKIS aims at going beyond the current trend of “just” moving data and document management into the cloud by defining a cloud-native architecture for managing documents reliably and with scale in an ecosystem of third-party services around a document management system. Business-critical aspects such as fully ...
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DeepScore: Digital Music Stand with Musical Understanding via Active Sheet Technology
_Management AbstractPlaying and enjoying music is amongst the most rewarding recreational activities of humankind for individuals as well as in group settings. Visiting concerts or sending one’s kids to music lessons - thus being enabled to discuss and co-shape the musical part of our culture - are hence important ...
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Swissnex Research Stay New York
Swissnex Research Stay New York for setting and enhancing research and student cooperations
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Complexity 4.0
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H-DisNet – Intelligent Hybrid Thermo-Chemical District Network
The project develops a new technology for district and heating network which combines district heating and cooling with drying and humidification services. While coventional district heating networks transports thermal energy, "chemical potential" is transported in thermochemical networks in form of a ...
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NANODOC: Improvement of Nanostructured Diesel Oxidation Catalysts
The main aim of the project consortium is the development and implementation of a new diesel oxidation catalyst technology (DOC) for the use of non-ULSD fuels by heavy duty diesel combustion engines. The scientific-technical strategy addresses innovative methods and new approaches on a material and processing level ...
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Technology Study for Civil Drones for TA-SWISS Foundation
The Study focus on the use of Drones in Switzerland in 2025. Aspects of Technology, Air Space Integration, Society, Authorities and Lwas were addressed and discussed. Important Aspect for th Growth of Drone Business ist the Possibility to fly Beyond Viusal Line of Sight. Therefor Detect and Avoid Technology and an ...
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TOP GEAR - Industrial manufacturing of gears, based on thermoplastic high performance composite materials
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Flight operations with drones up to 30kg
Research project for the development of procedures for safe flight operations with civil drones up to 30 kg take-off weight. Based on the FOCA Guidance for an Authorisation for Low Level Operation of RPAS (GALLO), established general aviation flight operation procedures are adapted to the operation of drones. The ...
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Power Alliance
The overall aim of Power Alliance is to evaluate the (trans)national feasibility of a traffic light approach at the grid distribution level N5 in practical terms. The implementation of regional load shaping devices and algorithms requires a high degree of autonomy of the underlying system, so that no or only a ...
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Thermal Dosimetric Concept for Evaluating Synergistic Effect of Combined Hyperthermia-Radiotherapy (RT-HT)
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Personalized cookware with the help of Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
Personalized cookware with the help of Selective Laser Melting (SLM). Feasibility study for the additive manufacturing of handles for pots and pans by means of selective laser melting (SLM) in 1.4404. The additive manufacturing makes it possible to manufacture small quantities with customer-specific designs ...
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Adaptive energy management system for buildings
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Cost effective smart grid solutions for the integration of renewable power sources into the low-voltage networks
In this project, technical performance and economic efficiency of solutions for voltage control in distribution grids with large fractions of renewables will be developed and evaluated. This will be carried out based on the analysis of existing distribution grids by extracting approximated/reduced grid models. The ...
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Development of new family of high-endurance sealing system(s) for high-pressure / fast pneumatic valves
The pneumatic valve market needs faster valves of higher endurance. This requires highly sophisticate valve components. From all the components, the sealing system is the most critical. The current project aims at developing a new family of sealing system(s). It is expected that the valves equipped with the new ...
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High-availability scalable operational communication system
Operational communication systems for command and control centers of transport companies or emergency organizations have to cope with complex connection situations that span networks of different technologies (telephony, trunked radio, mobile radio). The requirements in terms of functionality, performance and ...
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Quantified self - halfway between lifestyle and medicine
Starting position Inexpensive sensors in portable devices and an increasing number of applications (apps) for lifestyle, wellness and health tracking allow users to record their physical activity and behaviour. This self-tracking has become known as Quantified Self (QS) and provides a wealth of data (big data) that ...
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Smart Commuting
This project explores new ways of combining work and life with new intelligent transport system services and new concepts for supporting sustainable commuting. The mobility of workforce is increasing due to technology development, commuting and the nature of work. This has many consequences as long commuting may ...
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Water Repellent, Durable and Fluorine]Free Coatings for Textile Applications
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SIDAC2
The aim of the SIDAC2 project is an integrated system for the valuation and management of existing real estate. The SIDAC2 project team was made up of ZHAW researchers from the Institute for Facility Management (IFM), the Institute for Administration and Management (IVM) and the Institute for Applied Information ...
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Cart for magnetic resonance imaging