Dealing with the issue of urban storm water flooding is becoming increasingly urgent. In the Netherlands there are no clear guidelines on the level of acceptance of urban flooding. Based on an accurate DEM, a detailed quick scan tool has been used to assess an extreme storm event in Amsterdam. The resulting …

Om de toepassing van biobased plastics te stimuleren is een belangrijke rol weggelegd voor ontwerpers. Omdat zowel gevestigde ontwerpers als studenten weinig tot geen kennis hebben van biobased plastics, doet de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) onderzoek naar verschillende aspecten van ontwerpen met biobased …

Dit rapport bevat de eerste resultaten van een onderzoek naar de vervoerstromen voor de levering van producten en diensten aan de Universiteit en Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door het HvA onderzoeksprogramma Urban Technology in opdracht van Facility Services.

This work provides a feasibility study on estimating the 3-D locations of several thousand miniaturized free-floating sensor platforms. The localization is performed on basis of sparse ultrasound range measurements between sensor platforms and without the use of beacons. We show that this task can be …

Exergames provide a challenging opportunity for home-based training and evaluation of postural control in the elderly population, but affordable sensor technology and algorithms for assessment of whole body movement patterns in the home environment are yet to be developed. The aim of the present study …

By presenting tourists with real-time information an increase in efficiency and satisfaction of their day planning can be achieved. At the same time, real-time information services can offer the municipality the opportunity to spread the tourists throughout the city centre. An important factor for success …

A rail-guided robotic system is currently being designed for the inspection of ballast water tanks in ships. This robotic system will manipulate sensors toward the interior walls of the tank. In this paper, the influence of rail compliance on the end-effector position error due to ship movement is investigated. …