The main goal of Work Package 2 of the Field Lab Autonomous Sailing Technology (FAST) project is to realize an autonomous shipping platform to be used for research and education purposes. To attain this goal, the HZ University of Applied Sciences teamed with its main project partner in this journey, …

Autonomous shipping appears as a promising solution to reducing operational costs and improving logistics on inland waterways. The following research focuses on inland shipping in Zeeland, Netherlands to examine how autonomous shipping can impact logistics chains and be adopted by using inland shipping …

Automation of transport has several potential advantages, such as an increase in road capacity, in road safety and in driving comfort. In addition, automation offers a significant solution to the growing challenge of the driver shortage. In this report, we examine the impact of using autonomous vehicles …

This thesis project presents a novel approach for detecting corrosion using drone-based surveillance systems by modifying the YOLOv5 object detection model and deploying it to a VOXL 2 flight controller for real-time image processing. The central goal is to enhance the model's accuracy in detecting corrosion …

The following report gives a full description of the Bachelor Civil Engineering graduation project. The graduation is done in North Sea Port. The company requires a new design for the rainwater sewer system in part of the Vlissingen-Oost harbor. The project is done in parallel with that of a company …

In this work, a feasible and low-cost approach is proposed for level measurement in multiphase systems inside tanks used for petroleum-derived oil production. The developed level sensor system consisted of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), light-dependent resistor (LDR), and a low-cost microprocessor. Two …

Het project “In twee stappen naar een aardgasvrije en comfortabele Nederlandse woonomgeving” ontwikkelt een manier om de overstap naar aardgasvrije woningverwarming eenvoudiger, minder spannend, betrouwbaarder en beter te maken. Dat doen we door een “hybride” tussenstap, die een behoorlijke aardgasreductie …

The biodiversity in the Netherlands is at an all-time low, in 2020 this was at a level of 15% especially while compared to Europe’s average of 40%. The biggest cause for this is intensive agriculture and lack of livable space for a wide variety of plants and animals. In the agricultural sector this is …

Anthropogenic changes to estuaries, usually highly productive systems, may result in increased turbidity levels, suppress pelagic primary production and negatively affect ecosystem functions. The Ems-Dollard estuary, enclosed between the Netherlands and Germany, is such an estuary with a long history …

Greater New Orleans is surrounded by wetlands, the Mississippi River and two lakes. Excess rain can only be drained off with pumping systems or by evaporation due to the bowl-like shape of a large part of the city. As part of the solution to make New Orleans climate adaptive, green infrastructure has …