All projects from the School of Engineering
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Holistic mechatronic design for a sonic toothbrush
For a sonic toothbrush - an existing, well-established product - we are developing the concept for a comprehensive revision of the system in this project. Through the development of a holistic mechatronic design, the product functionality is extended and production aspects are improved. All individual components are ...
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Development of an automatic bicycle transmission for e-bikes
ratioX is an automatic bicycle transmission based on continuously variable transmission (CVT- technology). The ZHAW has been commissioned to optimise and further develop the functional model as part of an Innosuisse project. The focus is on simulations and calculations. The development is to be verified with a ...
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Optimisation of additively manufactured metallic components with process simulation
Optimisation of additively manufactured metallic components with process simulation. The calibration process of dedicated process simulation software is to be further developed in such a way that a more precise prediction of component distortion is possible. This is to be used to optimise designs and the process ...
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Optimization of a Self-Sustaining Vertical Box for Drying by Convection
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Virtual Kids - Virtual characters to improve the quality of child interrogations
If children are questioned in preliminary proceedings about their own experiences or observations relevant to criminal law, it depends decisively on the quality of the questioning whether their statements can be used in criminal proceedings or whether decisions can be made on this basis and appropriate consequences ...
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Novartis Cloud Simulation 2
Continuation of Simulations of particle-ladden flows in the context of cristalisation-processes in mixing-chamber-reactors in the the pharmaceutical industry. Creating the basis for a modular particle simulation platform.
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Certification of grease for Flex Shaft
Certification of a new grease, this process included the following steps: Definition of the test requirements Verification of the test processes Setup of the test Arrangements Execution of the Tests Analysis and preparation of the measurement data Preparation of the certification documents ...
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Fog-Cloud Continuum Framework for Near-Data Computing
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Hybrid Approach for Robust Identification and Measurement of Investors Driving Corporate Sustainability and Innovation. Design of Policy Tools for Evaluating the Impact of Specific Investors and Assessing the Quality of Companies’ Investor Bases.
Following several decades of profit-oriented research in finance and economics, we have recently been observing a profound transformation in investor perception and a visible shift towards a sustainable financial system. The list of UN PRI signatories includes already over 2,000 large asset owners and keeps growing ...
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Kyburz stress test rear suspension
The rear suspension of the DXP chassis is subjected to a stress test on the ZHAW test bench. The results are used by Kyburz to improve the life of the individual components and the overall system.
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Marketing insights from open/public data
The company's platform leverages public open data sources for marketing campaign optimisation. The effectiveness of such a campaign depends crucially on external factors such as political opinion, weather, surrounding demographics and even district-level trends. Research questions are: How can data sources be ...
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OptiPhish – Effective and Measurable Phishing Awareness Training
In this project, LUCY - a system for phishing awareness training - will be significantly extended in order to put such training on a scientific basis and to bring it to a new level of quality. The goal is to provide completely automated, effective and individualized phishing awareness training with measurable ...
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Scaling Smart City Projects - from Individual pilots towards a Common strategy of industry Emergence (SPICE)
In the SPICE project "Scaling Smart City Projects - from Individual pilots towards a Common strategy of industry Emergence", UniFR, HSG and ZHAW analyse the problems for scaling Smart City (SC) solutions from different perspectives. The aim is to accelerate the scaling of SC solutions and the formation of an SC ...
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Smart policy-driven scanning of Docker images
Docker has become the de-facto standard for containerised application delivery. Hundreds of companies in Switzerland develop, deploy and operate Docker-packaged software regularly, often involving publicly available Docker images produced by third parties. For banks, insurances and other companies with high ...
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Fostering electrification of public transport in India
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Digitalisation non-bankable assets (specifically: art)
The art market is one of the last illiquid, intransparent and inefficient markets. KULT ART is a young venture born within, Helvetia Schweizer Versicherungsgesellschaft, one of the largest art insurance companies in Switzerland. KULT ART's vision is that art should be accessible to everyone, not only an elite ...
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Automatic Counting of Varroa Mites in Honey Bee Colonies
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DIR3CT: Deep Image Reconstruction through X-Ray Projection-based 3D Learning of Computed Tomography Volumes
Project DIR3CT aims at improving the image quality of CBCT images by deep learning (DL) the 3D reconstruction from X-ray images end-to-end. This enables a novel CBCT product to be used during radiation therapy and will allow the use of these images for adaptive treatment.
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Flexible adjustment of process parameters at selective laser melting for quality improvement
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Investigating charge transport in organic semiconductors with electrochemical methods and modelling
Organic semiconductors are promising candidates in many different applications such as solar cells, transistors, sensors, memory elements and, most importantly, in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). OLEDs outperform many classic LCD based displays, and find entrance into lighting applications where large area ...
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Smart Water Pipes
Self-powered sensors enable smart management of water distribution systems. Underground sensors on water pipes collect energy from their environment and wirelessly transmit data to the surface. The insights created through distributed measurements facilitate unique data-driven services and value. ...
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Voice Swap
This demonstration shows to the participants the exciting possibilities of machine learning applied to speech, showcasing their benefits in various scenarios like helping regain the voices of the speech-impaired and improvement of dubbing technologies. Also, crucially, it helps demonstrate the evergrowing threats ...
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Evaluation of the current data anonymization practice at Swisscom
Swisscom has been offering services based on mobility data of mobile customers for some time now. From a legal point of view, these services are not a problem as long as the mobility data is anonymized in the first step and then only processed in an anonymous state. For regulatory reasons, services are more ...
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Baden Energy Hero
The ZHAW Institute of Sustainable Development created the Virtual Reality (VR) game "Virtual Energy Hero" in 2018. This is successfully used to give both young and old a new perspective on complex topics such as energy efficiency and renewable energies at public events. The aim of this project is to develop the ...
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From Energy Efficiency to True Sustainability
Swiss energy efficiency programs as well as numerous energy efficiency engineering and consultation companies propose an increase of energy efficiency to companies through measures and pathways that reduce the energy consumption. Such measures include modifying processes, changing products or tuning existing systems ...