All projects from the School of Engineering
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Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body
Validity of the new Kinect Sensor („Kinect for Xbox One“) for the measurement of the kinematics of the shoulder The project has been completed successfully.
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Designing multifunctional materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
IN SUMMARY Proton exchange membrane fuel cells convert the chemical energy from a fuel (hydrogen) into electricity through a chemical reaction with water being the only by-product. The fuel cell operation is determined by several physical and electrochemical processes. For this, special multifunctional materials ...
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Micelle Formation in Polymer / Copolymer Blends
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New ski wax enhanced durability
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NRP70 - Catalytic methanation of industrially-derived CO2
The objective of this project is the development of catalysts and processes for the methanation of CO2 from cement industry for the production of sustainable methane. A particular problem associated with CO2 from cement industry is - similar to biofuels - its contamination by sulphur compounds, which deactivate ...
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NRP70 - CO2 Reduction & Reuse
The joint project will examine technologies and methodologies for the utilisation of cement-based CO2 via a methanation process, sustainable production of renewable H2 and CH2, CO2 reduction by electricity production from renewable fuels with mobile and stationary fuel cells, and assessment of these technologies ...
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NRP70 - Smart materials concept for SOFC anodes: Self-regenerating catalysts for efficient energy production from renewable fuels
This interdisciplinary activity focuses on the evaluation of multiphase microstructures for a novel smart catalyst concept in the anode compartment of a fuel cell system. The drawback of currently used state-of-the-art nickel cermet catalysts is the general lack of microstructural stability against high temperature, ...
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NRP71: Promoting energy-sufficient behaviour in cities
Cities will be key agents of change in the upcoming energy turnaround in Switzerland. They promote technical efficiency measures and behavioural change for saving energy, both as role models and by addressing consumers. A crucial question is how cities can best motivate private consumers to change their behaviour, ...
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Smart materials concept for SOFC anodes: Self-regenerating catalysts for efficient energy production from renewable fuels
This interdisciplinary activity focuses on the evaluation of multiphase microstructures for a novel smart catalyst concept in the anode compartment of a fuel cell system. The drawback of currently used state-of-the-art nickel cermet catalysts is the general lack of microstructural stability against high temperature, ...
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Business Models for Remote Services
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Electronic Crew Flight Pad
The Electronic Crew Flight Pad (ECFP) implements a paperless cockpit and cabine operation. The ECFP consists of a tablet device and a service linked to an Airline Operation System. The ECFP differs from other systems in that it provides a multimodal user interface (speech/gestures/touch) with a workflow engine for ...
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Market Monitoring
The goal of this project is to develop an innovative market monitoring application for an e-commerce platform. The project is done in collaboration with an industry partner. Unlike traditional e-commerce applications where users need to log into the system and thus leave traces when they search for specific products ...
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Nanoporous diaphragms for electrochemical sensors (NanoDiaS)
The project aimed to develop a nanostructured diaphragm serving as a liquid junction for pH sensors. A significant improvement of the diaphragm, which determines to a high degree the performance of pH sensors should yield a new product generation strengthening Mettler Toledo's market position in this field. The ...
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A model based three-stage classifier for airborne particles
Computer controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) is a widely-used method for single airborne particle analysis. It produces large amounts of chemical and morphological data, whose processing and interpretation can be very time consuming. We have developed for Particle Vision GmbH an automated three-stage ...
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AUGEST - Automatic Generation of Regression Tests
We are investigating how to use new logging tools for Java programs to automatically generate regression test data and regression tests for productive systems. This is intended to minimize the risk and effort involved in refactoring software. The key points of the project are: 1. Performance influence: The use of ...
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ELPAC Paper 1 Transition to Rasch-Informed Cut-Scores
The ELPAC test of English for Aeronautical Radiotelepehony Communication for air traffic controllers and pilots comprises of two papers. Paper 1 is the listening comprehension part of the test, which is computer aided- Test takers hear transmissions from speakers with different accents of English and are then asked ...
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Solidna
Solidna developed a core strategic cloud-based storage product and service area for a major Infrastructure as a Service provider (CloudSigma). The three key innovations that will be developed in Solidna are: 1. Upgraded Compute Storage Performance: this will focus on stability and dependability, guaranteeing a ...
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Development of a new set endpoint controller
The aim of this project is to develop a control algorithm applicable to certain chemical solutions which reaches and maintains a given pH value using online parameter estimation.Additional requirements are given by particular properties from chemistry. The first phase includes the design and implementation of a ...
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CleanLE2: Demonstration of a Decontamination Device Prototype for Business Jets and Experimental Validation
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SCW Analysis of Electricity Consumption
The aim of this study was to analyze the electricity consumption of individual households in three different districts of the city of Winterthur, Switzerland. Furthermore, the effects of socio-economic and socio-spatial data on the households’ electricity consumption were investigated. On one hand the basis of the ...
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Big Data Query Processing
The goal of this project is to perform a proof-of-concept for Big Data query processing with an international industry partner. In particular, we investigate if a Big Data solution based on Apache Hadoop and Cloudera’s Impala can handle the complex query workload of our industry partner subject to minimal response ...
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Cooperational platform for urban logictis
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PESCO Platform for the Exchange of Services with developing Countries
The objective of the PESCO project was to develop the service platform PESCO that allows service customers in the global north ( i.e. the gebana consumer networks) to exchange different kinds of services, e.g. products, know-how, information, loans, or even whole development projects, with service-customers in the ...
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Algorithmic Contract Types Unified Standards
The financial crisis of 2008 made clear that neither financial industry executives nor regulators had the data or analytics to understand the crisis as it emerged. As a response, the ACTUS project is establishing a global data standard for the representation of financial instruments to support forward-looking ...
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Expansion and development of an innovative fastening system for tool-free assembly of pipes and cables (multi-CLIC)
The aim of the multi-CLIC project is the universal connection of the existing SLCI-System to the Fixation other manufacturer. The tool-free mounting of cables and pipes in new buildings as well as for existing installations is going to be possible with an innovative supplement to the existing „CLIC“ pipe- and ...