Application of modern software engineering principles for continuous quality (CQ) management in research

Transparency of changes, automated testing of new developments against documented criteria, combination of developments from different sources and automated publication of validated results are key aspects of modern collaborative software engineering. Various infrastructures, guidelines and tools are available for continuous integration (CI) and...

De-risking shallow geothermal energy storage in challenging urban environments

In 2017 TNO and GFZ combined a dense accelerometer based high resolution surface seismic survey with a fibre optic based Vertical Seismic Profiling (DAS VSP) survey. The combined survey took place on a narrow patch of land in a challenging, noisy urban environment, in Berlin, Germany. The objective was to demonstrate the possibility to acquire a...

Human factors aspects of ICT for crisis management

This paper provides a closer look at how to support humans in the crisis loop, based on a thorough understanding of the macrocognitive functions that have to be fulfilled, such as naturalistic decision making, sensemaking, coordination and communication, and planning and adaptation. The objectives of the paper are to review work to date—along...

Using the Network Description Language in Optical Networks

Current research networks allow end users to build their own application-specific connections (lightpaths) and Optical Private Networks (OPNs). This requires a clear communication between the requesting application and the network. The Network Description Language (NDL) is a vocabulary designed to describe optical networks based on the Resource...

Pilot motion perception and control during simulated decrab maneuver

A set of experiments were conducted on the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) GRACE research flight simulation facility to determine the effects of sway, yaw and roll motion on perceived motion fidelity, motion perception, pilot workload and pilot compensation. Fourteen pilots were asked to perform a manual decrab maneuver when the aircraft was...

Trends in food packaging: Arising opportunities and shifting demands

Packaging foodstuffs is a dynamic process which continually has to respond to the changes in supply and demand which are the result of adaptations to the varying demands of the consumer, changes in retail practices, technological innovations, new materials and developments in legislation, especially with respect to environmental concerns. The...

Automated harvesting of flowers and cuttings

The harvesting of flowers and cuttings can be considered as a skilled task. It takes weeks of training for the pickers to harvest quality cutting at the required production rate of one per second. The skill of the pickers is the ability to execute a number of functions within a short time. The pickers of Chrysanthemum cuttings localize cuttings,...

Infrared activities in the Netherlands

This presentation summarizes the infrared activities in the Netherlands during the past 30 years and indicates the directions for future work. The capabilities of infrared technology, being passive and useful for night vision applications were envisaged for a long time in our country. The dependence on the military market however made the...