All projects from the School of Engineering
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Towards Smart Energy Regions: Exploring Future Energy-Systems
In support of the development towards smart energy regions, this project wants to explore integrated transition approaches on the demand and supply side, evaluating the most promising elements from behaviour change programmes, business initiatives, policy strategies, measures, and technologies at regional level. ...
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Adastec
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Optimal integration of renewable energy sources in low voltage distribution grids
In this project, real low voltage distribution grids are being investigated and economic solutions for integration of renewable energy sources investigated. Besides grid studies, this includes but is not limited to, line voltage regulators, active power control, reactive power control, control of battery energy ...
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SCCER CREST
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SCCER-FURIES PHASE I
The main research challenge is to build a realistic technical model of the Swiss energy system including the transmission systems, which model can be used for planning, operation, and economic evaluation of the system. This model must comprise: location of renewable generation and the limited predictability of ...
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Smart Cities
Smart cities & regions are innovative, forward-looking, interlinked municipalities, cities and city regions which are designed around people and focused on respect for the environment. They are characterised by a high quality of life and an efficient use of resources. They achieve this by creating intelligent links ...
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Swiss Agile Study 2014
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T-NOVA
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is an emerging concept, which refers to the migration of certain network functionalities, traditionally performed by hardware elements, to virtualized IT infrastructures, where they are deployed as software components. NFV leverages commodity servers and storage, including ...
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MobileMall
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Coated Diamonds for Improved Adhesion (DiAd)
Vitrified-bond diamond grinding tools bring numerous advantages to grinding processes, however have short lifetimes due to poor adhesion between the diamond particles and the bond matrix causing pulling-out of grains from the tool. In this project novel coatings were developed on the diamond particles via ...
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Energy self-sufficient measurement system for leak detection in buried water pipes
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Evaluation "Flipped Classroom"
In the spring semester 2014, the module "Algorithms and Data Structures" with 3 groups of 25 students each will be conducted at the ZHAW, School of Engineering. Two groups are taught in the traditional lecture format, one group is taught according to the "flipped classroom" method.The research project will ask ...
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NoSQL Data Warehouse
In this project we evaluated query processing features of various NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB, etc. We performed a detailed performance analysis on multi-dimensional point and range queries.
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SODES: Swiss Open Data Exploration System
In recent years, national and international institutions, governments and NGOs have made large amounts of data publicly available: there exist literally thousands of open data sources, with temperature measurements, stock market prices, population and income statistics etc. However, most open data sets are provided ...
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Biocidal and microorganism repelling functionalization of multilayer polymerical tubes for drinking water installations in supply networks
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Fiber Optic Rotational Seismometer for extended Near Field Region of Earthquake Focuses
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Novel Catheter Tracking System - NoCaTS
The aim of the NoCaTS (Novel Catheter Tracking System) project is to develop a system for tracking catheters without having to use contrast dye. NoCaTS provides a revolutionary catheter tracking system with an integrated sensor applying the Trackcath method. The catheter visualization is normally performed with ...
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Development of a consistent approach for stock planning and allocation of Unit Load Devices (ULD) in international air transportation.
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Functional polyolefinic adhesives
The aim of the project is to develop new polyolefinic adhesives for use as hotmelt adhesive films. Adhesion improvement to various substrates such as aluminum is achieved by the targeted introduction of functional groups. Maleic anhydride (MAH) serves as one possible functional group. Similar products are used, for ...
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SecureSafe for integrated usage in companies and eGovernment
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High-Fidelity Aeroelastic Prediction
In the project "High-fidelity Aeroelastic Prediction" - funded by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) and Pilatus Aircraft Ltd - we focus on numerical aeroelasticity, i.e. on an approach based on the high-fidelity aerodynamic and structural description of an aircraft, aimed at predicting the ...
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Lisrel
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Robo-Mate
Human-Machine Cooperation Paves the Way for Smart Factories of the FutureVarious manual work tasks necessary to industrial manufacturing processes are difficult to automate – even today - due to their complexity. This is particularly the case in assembling and dismantling operations, such as those used in the ...
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Stiftungsregister SR_2
Development of a plattform for information on foundations with intuitive research functionality that supports NPOs, founders, consultants, administrative offices and research institutions in locating funding opportunities. Core of the plattform is a register of all information on foundations that can be augmented by ...
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Advanced Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems
An advanced control and design incl. dimensioning system for energy storage systems, in particular with batteries (specifically Li-Ion). The results include: (a) System design / dimensioning tools for sizing the relevant components, in particular the energy storage (battery) in terms of power and energy, but ...