• The nonlinear heat equation with state-dependent parameters and its connection to the Burgers’ and the potential Burgers’ equation 

      Backi, Christoph Josef; Bendtsen, Jan Dimon; Leth, John; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      In this work the stability properties of a nonlinear partial differential equation (PDE) with state dependent parameters is investigated. Among other things, the PDE describes freezing of foodstuff, and is closely related ...
    • The NTNU Cyborg 1.0 - Robottekniske aspekter 

      Nævra, Jonas Fyrileiv (Master thesis, 2015)
      The NTNU Cyborg skal etter hvert bli en ekte kyborg, altså en kybernetisk organisme, men først skal det utvikles en ren robot. The NTNU Cyborg 1.0 er en robot bestående av en mobil robotbase som skal bære en kropp med en ...
    • The NTNU Cyborg 4.0 The Behaviour Module & Behaviour Trees 

      Kalland, Johanne Døvle (Master thesis, 2020)
      Prosjektet NTNU Cyborg has som mål å muliggjøre kommunikasjon mellom en robot og levende nerveceller. Cyborgen vil da fungere som en maskot for NTNU og instituttene som deltar i prosjektet. Denne oppgaven bidrar med ...
    • The NTNU Cyborg v2.0: The Presentable Cyborg 

      Waløen, Jørgen (Master thesis, 2017)
      The focus of this thesis is to make the NTNU Cyborg robot ready for presentations. I present a term, The Presentable Cyborg, which is the state in which the Cyborg is ready for presentations. I also present another state, ...
    • The path to Autonomous Inspection using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - The Development of a Simulator Framework and Navigation tools 

      Eikanger, Brage Gerdsønn (Master thesis, 2017)
      Using unmanned aerial vehicles for autonomous inspections of industrial environments in general, and cargo holds and tanks in particular, is a goal that has become within reach the last couple of years, though a lot of ...
    • The role of electrical energy storage in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Mandelli, Stefano; Brivio, Claudio; Leonardi, Matteo; Colombo, Emanuela; Molinas Cabrera, Maria Marta; Park, Eugene; Merlo, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In developing countries, energy is recognized to be essential for promoting equitable growth, fostering social inclusion and preserving the environment. Nevertheless, the current state of the energy sectors of developing ...
    • The Ultrasound Cardiac Supercycle - for high temporal and spatial resolution 

      Haga, Tora Grenness (Master thesis, 2021)
      Hjerteultralyd er en ikke-invasiv medisinsk avbildningsmetode som gir informasjon om hjertets struktur og funksjonsevne. Det er derav en mye brukt metode for å undersøke og oppdage hjerteog karsykdommer. Ettersom slike ...
    • The Underwater Swimming Manipulator - A Bio-Inspired AUV 

      Sverdrup-Thygeson, Jørgen; Kelasidi, Eleni; Pettersen, Kristin Ytterstad; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy (Chapter, 2016)
      Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have been used for environmental mapping and surveys of various kinds for some time. More recently, the AUVs have entered the domain of the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to tackle ...
    • The Underwater Swimming Manipulator — A Bioinspired Solution for Subsea Operations 

      Sverdrup-Thygeson, Jørgen; Kelasidi, Eleni; Pettersen, Kristin Ytterstad; Gravdahl, Jan Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Underwater vehicles have carried out subsea operations for many decades, and since the 1980s, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have been essential for the development and maintenance of subsea installations. As the ...
    • The use of active noise control to reduce wind noise in motorcycle helmets 

      Gilde, Monika Charlotte Hansen (Master thesis, 2019)
      Motorsykkelryttere som kjører på motorvei blir utsatt for vindstøy som kan vær på opptil 110 dB. Langvarig eksponering for støy kan føre til hørselstap, og støyen hindrer også rytteren i å plukke opp viktig trafikkstøy. ...
    • The use of Model Predictive Control and Distributed Battery Energy Storage Systems for Primary Frequency Control 

      Hestdal, Morten Rusten (Master thesis, 2014)
      Astheworldsenergydemandrisestogetherwithaglobalawarenessoverclimate-changesdue to burning of fossil fuel, and disasters due to accidents at nuclear power plants, thedemand for renewable energy grows. The two most available ...
    • Theoretical Properties of Learning-based Model Predictive Control 

      Kordabad, Arash Bahari (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:82, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      Recently, the core idea of using Model Predictive Control (MPC) as a function approximator for the Reinforcement Learning (RL) methods has been proposed and justified. More specifically, it has been shown that a parameterized ...
    • Thermal VSLAM for autonomous ferry 

      Fosso, Hallvard (Master thesis, 2021)
      Oppgaven presenterer en oversikt over ORB-SLAM1, 2 og 3, og viser implementering og tilpasninger av ORB-SLAM2 og ORB-SLAM3 for termisk video. Termisk VSLAM på autonome fartøy er motivert av et ønske om å gjøre navigasjonen ...
    • Thermodynamics of a carbon nano-materials based icing protection system for unmanned aerial vehicle 

      Sørensen, Kim Lynge; Johansen, Tor Arne (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Changes to the aerodynamic surfaces due to ice accretion are common causes for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) incidents in regions where the environmental conditions sustain icing conditions. For fixed wing UAVs the leading ...
    • Threat Modeling Framework for Smart Grids 

      Flå, Lars Halvdan (Master thesis, 2021)
      Det fremtidige strømnettet, ofte kalt det smarte strømnettet, er forventet å inkludere distribuerte strømproduksjon, toveis flyt av strøm, omfattende innsamling og prosessering av data og et stort antall enheter relatert ...
    • Three-Axis Motion Compensated Crane Head Control 

      Henriksen, Vegard Wie; Røine, Audun Gerhardsen (Master thesis, 2016)
      Offshore operations can be harsh and demanding and set personnel and equipment at risk. Ships will be exposed to the environmental forces of wind, waves and current, which will influence offshore crane operations considerably. ...
    • Three-axis Motion Compensated Crane Head Control 

      Henriksen, Vegard Wie; Røine, Audun Gerhardsen; Skjong, Espen; Johansen, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Offshore operations can be harsh and demanding and set personnel and equipment at risk. Ships will be exposed to the elemental forces of wind, waves and current, which will influence offshore crane operations considerably. ...
    • Three-dimensional obstacle avoidance and path planning for unmanned underwater vehicles using elastic bands 

      Amundsen, Herman Biørn; Føre, Martin; Ohrem, Sveinung Johan; Haugaløkken, Bent Oddvar Arnesen; Kelasidi, Eleni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have become indispensable tools for inspection, maintenance, and repair operations in the underwater domain. The major focus and novelty of this work is collision-free autonomous navigation ...
    • Thrust allocation for DP in ice 

      Wold, Henrik Emil (Master thesis, 2013)
      The commercial industry has initiated work on how to make it feasible to enter the Arctic seas. Ice loads affects most aspects of the Arctic operation, and the marine crafts must be able to handle them all. The DP control ...
    • Thrust allocation in semi-submersible rig using model predictive control 

      Johannessen, Irene (Master thesis, 2007)
      A thrust allocation system is used to determine how the desired forces, computed by a high level control sytem, can be distributed among the thrusters. The main goal of the thrust allocation is to obtain the desired force, ...