ePartner architecture workshops 'The Results'

Automatische brandbestrijdingssystemen in de langdurige zorg

Brandveiligheid in de (langdurige) zorg is al jaren een veelbesproken onderwerp. Onderzoeken naar de stand van zaken met betrekking tot de brandveiligheid in zorginstellingen, zoals het verkennend onderzoek van het Bouwcollege uit 2007 en het recente onderzoek van de gezamenlijke inspectiediensten (december 2011), wijzen uit dat de...

Afsluitende rapportage praktijkproef elektrisch rijden RWS

Supporting analysis regarding test procedure flexibilities and technology deployment for review of the light duty vehicle CO2 regulations

Tactical Congestion Management: The Optimal Mix of Decentralized Generators in a District

A first step in congestion management is making sure that the average production and consumption per time unit over time match as well as possible, we call this tactical congestion management. The main question in this paper is: what is an optimal mix of DGs such that electricity loss is minimized

Effectiveness assessment of signal processing in the presence of smear

Moving imagery from a static scene was recorded with an uncooled thermal imager at nine different angular velocities ranging from 0 (static) to 1 pixel∕frame (3.75 deg ∕s) using a tilted rotating mirror. The scene contained a thermal acuity test chart with triangular test patterns based on the triangle orientation discrimination (TOD) test...

Samenwerken aan zeldzame aarden. Een verkenning naar samenwerkingsmogelijkheden met Japan rond zeldzame aardmetalen

A Neural-Symbolic Cognitive Agent with a Mind’s Eye

The DARPA Mind’s Eye program seeks to develop in machines a capability that currently exists only in animals: visual intelligence. This paper describes a Neural-Symbolic Cognitive Agent that integrates neural learning, symbolic knowledge representation and temporal reasoning in a visual intelligent system that can reason about actions of...

A standard data set for performance analysis of advanced IR image processing techniques

Modern IR cameras are increasingly equipped with built-in advanced (often non-linear) image and signal processing algorithms (like fusion, super-resolution, dynamic range compression etc.) which can tremendously influence performance characteristics. Traditional approaches to range performance modeling are of limited use for these types of...

De Staat van Nederland - Innovatieland 2012

A tool suite for developing and evaluating cooperative driving systems

Cooperative driving systems influence individual vehicles, either through advisory or autonomous actions, so as to optimize the collective behavior in terms of throughput, safety, fuel consumption and/or emissions. Cooperative driving systems need to function properly in a vast amount of different traffic scenarios. However, performing field...

Business modelling in the fuzzy front end of innovation

In this paper we address the techno-economic dilemma in the fuzzy front end of R&D consortia: how to bridge the gap between the lack of knowledge on future demand for a technology and the need to make design decisions. The problem in these types of collaborations that the business interests to develop this technology differs per consortium...

Ruimte voor flexibilisering van arbeid? Onderzoek naar belemmerende effecten van sectorspecifieke arbeidstijdenregeling op de bedrijfsvoering en inzet van de politie

Environmental and economic aspects of using LNG as a fuel for shipping in The Netherlands

Bouwlogistieke oplossingen voor binnenstedelijk bouwen

In steden wordt veel gebouwd en sinds het verschuiven van de bouwopgave van greenfield (stadsuitbreiding) naar brownfield (binnenstedelijke herontwikkeling en ‘inbreiding’) leidt dit tot een aanzienlijke verhoging van het aan de bouw gerelateerde goederen- en personenvervoer in de stad. In deze studie is, aan de hand van interviews met relevante...

Augmenting full colour-fused multi-band night vision imagery with synthetic imagery in real-time

We present the design and first field trial results of an all-day all-weather enhanced and synthetic-fused multi-band colour night vision surveillance and observation system. The system augments a fused and dynamic three-band natural-colour night vision image with synthetic 3D imagery in real-time. The night vision sensor suite consists of three...

Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Visualisation

Electro-Optical (EO) imaging sensors are widely used for a range of tasks, e.g. for Target Acquisition (TA: detection, recognition and identification of (military) relevant objects) or visual search. These tasks can be performed by a human observer, by an algorithm (Automatic Target Recognition) or by both (Aided Target Recognition). In the past...

Performance evaluation of image enhancement techniques on night vision imagery

Recently new techniques for night-vision cameras are developed. Digital image-intensifiers are becoming available on the market. Also, so-called EMCCD (electro-magnified) cameras are developed, which can also record imagery in dim conditions. In this paper we present data recorded with both types of cameras (image-intensifiers and EMCCD cameras)...