All projects from the School of Engineering
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Smart materials concept for SOFC anodes: Self-regenerating catalysts for efficient energy production from renewable fuels
This interdisciplinary activity focuses on the evaluation of multiphase microstructures for a novel smart catalyst concept in the anode compartment of a fuel cell system. The drawback of currently used state-of-the-art nickel cermet catalysts is the general lack of microstructural stability against high temperature, ...
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Business Models for Remote Services
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Electronic Crew Flight Pad
The Electronic Crew Flight Pad (ECFP) implements a paperless cockpit and cabine operation. The ECFP consists of a tablet device and a service linked to an Airline Operation System. The ECFP differs from other systems in that it provides a multimodal user interface (speech/gestures/touch) with a workflow engine for ...
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Market Monitoring
The goal of this project is to develop an innovative market monitoring application for an e-commerce platform. The project is done in collaboration with an industry partner. Unlike traditional e-commerce applications where users need to log into the system and thus leave traces when they search for specific products ...
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Nanoporous diaphragms for electrochemical sensors (NanoDiaS)
The project aimed to develop a nanostructured diaphragm serving as a liquid junction for pH sensors. A significant improvement of the diaphragm, which determines to a high degree the performance of pH sensors should yield a new product generation strengthening Mettler Toledo's market position in this field. The ...
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A model based three-stage classifier for airborne particles
Computer controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) is a widely-used method for single airborne particle analysis. It produces large amounts of chemical and morphological data, whose processing and interpretation can be very time consuming. We have developed for Particle Vision GmbH an automated three-stage ...
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AUGEST - Automatic Generation of Regression Tests
We are investigating how to use new logging tools for Java programs to automatically generate regression test data and regression tests for productive systems. This is intended to minimize the risk and effort involved in refactoring software. The key points of the project are: 1. Performance influence: The use of ...
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ELPAC Paper 1 Transition to Rasch-Informed Cut-Scores
The ELPAC test of English for Aeronautical Radiotelepehony Communication for air traffic controllers and pilots comprises of two papers. Paper 1 is the listening comprehension part of the test, which is computer aided- Test takers hear transmissions from speakers with different accents of English and are then asked ...
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Solidna
Solidna developed a core strategic cloud-based storage product and service area for a major Infrastructure as a Service provider (CloudSigma). The three key innovations that will be developed in Solidna are: 1. Upgraded Compute Storage Performance: this will focus on stability and dependability, guaranteeing a ...
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Development of a new set endpoint controller
The aim of this project is to develop a control algorithm applicable to certain chemical solutions which reaches and maintains a given pH value using online parameter estimation.Additional requirements are given by particular properties from chemistry. The first phase includes the design and implementation of a ...
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CleanLE2: Demonstration of a Decontamination Device Prototype for Business Jets and Experimental Validation
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SCW Analysis of Electricity Consumption
The aim of this study was to analyze the electricity consumption of individual households in three different districts of the city of Winterthur, Switzerland. Furthermore, the effects of socio-economic and socio-spatial data on the households’ electricity consumption were investigated. On one hand the basis of the ...
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Big Data Query Processing
The goal of this project is to perform a proof-of-concept for Big Data query processing with an international industry partner. In particular, we investigate if a Big Data solution based on Apache Hadoop and Cloudera’s Impala can handle the complex query workload of our industry partner subject to minimal response ...
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Cooperational platform for urban logictis
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PESCO Platform for the Exchange of Services with developing Countries
The objective of the PESCO project was to develop the service platform PESCO that allows service customers in the global north ( i.e. the gebana consumer networks) to exchange different kinds of services, e.g. products, know-how, information, loans, or even whole development projects, with service-customers in the ...
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Algorithmic Contract Types Unified Standards
The financial crisis of 2008 made clear that neither financial industry executives nor regulators had the data or analytics to understand the crisis as it emerged. As a response, the ACTUS project is establishing a global data standard for the representation of financial instruments to support forward-looking ...
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Expansion and development of an innovative fastening system for tool-free assembly of pipes and cables (multi-CLIC)
The aim of the multi-CLIC project is the universal connection of the existing SLCI-System to the Fixation other manufacturer. The tool-free mounting of cables and pipes in new buildings as well as for existing installations is going to be possible with an innovative supplement to the existing „CLIC“ pipe- and ...
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SERAN - Self-Regenerating Anodes: Durability Improvement of SOFC Technology by Novel Smart Materials with Sulphur Tolerance
The overall aim of this consortium is the development and demonstration of a novel sulphur tolerant catalyst, which will be applied as catalytic active anode material in SOFCs. The here aimed new anode catalyst has to withstand common sulphur contamination levels of about 30 mg/m3 in natural gas fuels, while ...
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SMARTCAT - Development of a „smart concept“ for a biogas upgrade by continuous CO2 methanation
The aim of the project is the development and demonstration of a new concept for a continuously operated CO2 methanation reactor for organic sources. On base of a novel and innovative concept, a self-regenerating sorption catalyst (SMARTCAT), it has to be demonstrated how residual CO2 from biogas plants can be ...
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TARPSY
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Development of a method for optimized fleet management
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SpeQua - Community Energy Storage System
Energy storage systems will play a cengtral role in the future smart regions with a high penetration by renewable energy sources. IN this project, different energy storage systems were investigated, compared, characterized and simulated in a realistic simulation scenarios of a AEW smart region in Rheinfelden. ...
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Advanced Electronic Personal Dosemeter
We develop an electronic personal dosemeter that should be able to measure pulsed radiation as it is used in CT.
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CVE Pilatus
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Innovative electric Power Unit
The aim of this project is the development of a new drive unit, which is robust and compact and also can be manufactured at a low price. A new drive unit, which is robust, compact and low-cost is to be developed using a special component. For this purpose all constructive details and the aspects related to the ...