This is a thesis on developing software that detects things using machine learning and computer vision algorithms. Furthermore, the application includes the use of RTDE to operate a robotic arm that can take the fruit and deliver it to a certain location.

In this thesis you can find an explaination on how Metahuman characters can be used as digital patients. These characters will have dynamic elements which will mimic medical situations. These patients will be used in a VR operating room simulation. This thesis also contains information about animating …

In the project 'Circular Wood for the Neighborhood', carried out by the Digital Production Research Group and partners, three cases were researched, each of them including prototyping. For case study 3, a complete room divider systems was designed and prototyped by three students built environment, as …

The tidal area in the Eastern Scheldt is decreasing because of sand erosion and sea-level rise. Therefore, Rijkswaterstaat has investigated the possibilities to mitigate the consequences of erosion to maintain the intertidal areas. The height of the Galgeplaat tidal flat, the second-largest tidal flat …

The goal of this thesis is achieving saturation intensity of 76.5 mW/cm2for 2S1/2F=1 - 2P1/2F = 2 transition in singly-ionized beryllium ions (Be+). By enlarging the optical power of a laser diode at 626.266 nm via a bow-tie cavity and converting to 313.133 nm using Second Harmonic Generation in a nonlinear …

In de afgelopen jaren hebben technologische ontwikkelingen de aard van dienstverlening ingrijpend veranderd (Huang & Rust, 2018). Technologie wordt steeds vaker ingezet om menselijke servicemedewerkers te vervangen of te ondersteunen (Larivière et al., 2017; Wirtz et al., 2018). Dit stelt dienstverleners …

This thesis was written for the company Van Spronsen & Partners (VSP), a hospitality consultancy company based in Leiden. VSP is a hospitality consultancy agency which specialises in the hospitality and leisure industry with over 35 years of experience. The company is receiving an increase of requests …

It is important to get a better understanding of the relationship between sport participation on the one hand and health and health care costs on the other. For that purpose, the research in this thesis shows that sport participation is positively associated to significantly lower risks of morbidity, …

The social significance of sport has surged in recent decades, and promoting sport participation have become a priority in governmental policies and campaigns related to sports, physical activity and health. Nonetheless, sport participation is dynamic and generally decreases during the life course. This …