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A large portion of upper-limb prosthesis users are known to defer the use of electronic prostheses due to their high cost, considerable weight and lack of durability. Within this thesis, an approach to simple, low-cost pressure feedback systems is made. Using commercially available pressure sensors and rudimentary materials such as PDMS and polycarbonate plastic, a working prototype for pressure-s
X-rays have been used for imaging for over 100 years due to their unique interaction properties with matter that allow them to penetrate samples and reveal detailed structural information on the atomic scale. NanoMAX is one of the first beamlines to be developed at the new Swedish synchrotron radiation source MAX IV. It will use high brilliance, coherent X-radiation to utilize these properties ful
Detta examensarbete undersöker styvhetsegenskaperna för tre armeringsmaterial: ferrocement, glasfiber- och kolfibertextilarmering, tillämpade för skalkonstruktioner. En av de strategier som användes för undersökningen var ett mekaniskt försök med kompositarmerade betongbalkar. Det mekaniska försöket skulle sedan verifieras med numeriska och analytiska modeller. Jämförelser mellan de mekaniska och The purpose of this master’s thesis is to investigate the stiffness properties of three reinforcement materials for concrete shell structures: ferrocement, glass-fibre textile and carbon-fibre textile. Three types of strategies were used to analyse the properties of the materials, an analytical model, experimental beam prototypes and a numerical analysis. Immediate comparison of the mechanical exp
The aim of this study is to examine how the two nature reserves Fågelsångsdalen and Linnebjer are being maintained. Fågelsångsdalen has 16 different management areas whereas Linnebjer has 12. My observations for each of these areas took place out in the field with the help of each management plan and a map of the area. The current status of the different management areas is compared to the managem
There are a number of reasons to form a nature reserve - to preserve and promote biodiversity and to assure areas for outdoor life are two of them. To be able to maintain these values, it is important that an adequate management plan is established for the area in question. I have examined two nature reserves in the county of Lund, Sweden – Fågelsångsdalen and Linnebjer. Both of these reserves con
A climatisation controller for a car with multiple objectives is developed, implemented and tested in simulations. The design focuses on electric cars and their specific characteristics. In this context the goal has been to fulfil common comfort and safety standards while having a low energy consumption. The main idea of the control in order to achieve this is to use a simplified model predictive
The purpose of this Diploma thesis is to develop and implement an interactive simulator for a surgical robot in a Telepresence application. The focus is on an incision procedure of a scalpel during an operation. The geometric deformation of the simulation is based on a Finite Element Method (FEM) model which has to cope with discontinuity due to the incision through the body. The FEM modelling can
In many applications involving mobile devices it is essential to track their position. Moreover, it is usually desired, to perform this localization in a distributed fashion without using a central processing unit. In this case, only distance measurements to reference nodes which are in range can be utilized. It is proposed in this thesis to also use distance measurements to other moving objects,
The objective with the master thesis project is to develop an Electronic Batch Record (EBR) solution for the AstraZeneca TPS division and map it to the ISA 95 model for Manufacturing Execution System s (MES). The EBR solution in addition to current and new manufacturing systems will form an AstraZeneca TPS model for MES, which can be used for further evaluation and system development guidance. The
The US Department of Defense wants one third of ground military forces to be automated by 2015. By using self-driving military vehicles, American troops can be kept out of harm's way in the battlefield.1 To speed up the development, the US Department of Defense decided to arrange a desert race for autonomous vehicles, DARPA Grand Challenge. Team Caltech is entering the Challenge with the vehic
Abstract I would like to thank my mentor Richard Murray at the Control and Dynamical Systems Department of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for giving me the opportunity of conducting my master's thesis at Caltech and for his support during the project. I would also like to thank my other mentor Anders Rantzer at the Department of Automatic Control of Lund Institute of Technology u
Titel: Allt för dig (och mig) - Varför delar vi reklamfilm? Författare: Kitty Jönsson & Kristin Magnusson Handledare: Asta Cepaite Nilsson Nyckelord: Viral Marknadsföring, Social Identitet, Word of Mouth, Sociala Relationer Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka och belysa varför konsumenter delar reklamfilm via digitala kanaler. Metod: Med utgångspunkt i ett tolkande perspektiv har det geTitle: Everything for you (and me) - Why do we share commercials? Authors: Kitty Jönsson & Kristin Magnusson Advisor: Asta Cepaite Nilsson Keywords: Viral Marketing, Social Identity, Word of Mouth, Social Relations Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate and illustrate why consumers share commercials through digital channels. Methodology: Based on an interpretive perspective, thir
This study explores possible gender-specific inclinations, specifically inclinations for cooperation, fairness, discrimination, risk taking and sex stereotyping, all potentially fundamental to negotiation outcomes. The aim is that the findings may provide insight in observed gender inequality in organizational life. Participants in the study were engaged in matrix games with a Prisoners’ Dilemma-l
Meningsfull förändring har diskuterats i flera studier, med den återkommande frågan om hur den skulle kunna konceptualiseras och bedömas för att identifiera vad som utgör meningsfull förändring och var den uppstår. Tidigare studier har genomfört statistiska analyser baserade på traditionella betygsskalor (d.v.s. PHQ-9) för att bedöma meningsfull förändring. Det finns inga bevis för att tidigare stMeaningful change has been discussed in multiple studies, with the recurring question of how it could be conceptualized and assessed to identify what determines meaningful change and where it occurs. Previous studies have conducted statistical analyses based on traditional rating scales (i.e., the PHQ-9) to assess meaningful change. There is no evidence to be found of previous studies attempting t
Studiedesign: Semi-systematisk litteraturstudie Bakgrund: Fall och fallrelaterade skador bland äldre ökar globalt i takt med en åldrande befolkning. Fall kan orsaka allvarliga konsekvenser för individens hälsa, självständighet och livskvalitet samt medföra kostnader för samhället i stort, med framför allt ökade sjukvårdskostnader. Riskfaktorer för fall bland äldre inkluderar både fysiska och kogni
With increasing pressure to get rid of the world’s dependence on fossil fuels to reach the world’s climate goals, the use of alternative fuels for propulsion are needed. This is a challenge for the maritime industry, where ferries have good properties to become renewable by the usage of batteries. Their routes are mostly fixed routes and with good infrastructure established at each stop, fully bat
Transforming our economy from linear to circular requires new types of businesses in the manufacturing sector, material flows change from global to local. Our cities need to make room for manufacturing again, to repair, upcycle, design, make, resell, and produce local solutions. This presents an urban design challenge, how does a manufacturing area fit in to the climate adapted city needed to redu
The development of neuromorphic computing requires devices that can use low power consumption and highly parallel architecture to process and store information, similar to the biological nervous systems. Molecular photoswitches, especially Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts (DASAs), offer a promising platform for such applications, because they undergo reversible, light-driven structural changes and
The current construction industry produces enormous quantities of wood waste, much of which is not utilised, despite wood being a renewable and versatile material. This thesis introduces a computational framework to repurpose wood offcuts into modular, load-bearing components for small-scale architectural applications. The goal is to transform discarded wood into valuable building elements by leve
