The present invention refers to an autonomous road transport system based on autonomous vehicles operating similarly to trains on railways. In this system, a regular road vehicle, such as a car, bus or truck, can be properly equipped with sensors and computers to drive itself, guided by virtual tracks …

Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) have the potential to offer better flexibility to a grid than any single energy storage solution. However, sizing a HESS is challenging, as the required capacity, power and ramp rates for a given application are difficult to derive. This paper proposes a method for …

ENCI was the first cement factory in the Netherlands and was important to build up the Netherlands. On a site opposite to ENCI, this proposal of a discovery parc will engage the public in the future of the ENCI-legacy and the value of the former quarry for Maastricht and the Euregion. Sharing the peninsular …

This study aims to contribute to the evaluation of online therapy during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, by exploring family therapists’ experiences of therapy for twelve Sibling Sexual Abuse (SSA) families in the Netherlands. Seven transcripts of interviews with highly specialised Dutch family therapists …

Uit: M. Kraan, S. Weijers, & B. Vannieuwenhuyse (Eds.), Bijdragen Vervoerslogistieke Werkdagen 2022 (pp. 205-216) The application of blockchain has great potential in the logistics industry, especially in because transportation involves multiple actors and a considerable numbers of transactions. This …

In een hybride virtueel klaslokaal (HVC) zijn docenten en/of studenten zowel fysiek als digitaal synchroon bij een onderwijsonderdeel aanwezig. De online studenten danwel docenten kunnen thuis zijn, of bevinden zich bijvoorbeeld in een authentiek werksituatie of ergens in het buitenland. Hybride virtuele …

Our dreams are no longer small-scale. Through Zoom and Teams, Facebook and Instagram, and previously through satellite TV and big names like Radiohead and the Beatles, we became globally connected. From our cages, we look through our common window – the world wide web – at the same content and images …

This publication marks the first results of the Tactical Media Room Ukraine project, launched in February 2022 in Amsterdam after the shocking Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Tactical Media Room is a network of activists, journalists, scholars, and artists linked by the exchange of ideas and …

The methodology of biomimicry design thinking is based on and builds upon the overarching patterns that all life abides by. “Cultivating cooperative relationships” within an ecosystem is one such pattern we as humans can learn from to nurture our own mutualistic and symbiotic relationships. While form …

Social innovation and co-creation have been discussed in academic literature for the last twenty years. However, the interrelatedness and application of these concepts in European Union policy deserves more attention. In our study, we focus on this relationship and application, by analysing the value …