Op 28 september 2014 sloeg het noodlot toe in de Twentse gemeente Haaksbergen. Wat op deze zonnige dag een hoogtepunt in het motorevenement ‘Auto en Motor Sportief’ had moeten worden, eindigde dramatisch: een monstertruck reed over een aantal stilstaande auto's, verminderde geen vaart, en reed vervolgens …

Het inventariseren, optimaliseren en analyseren van alle niveau-meters, debietmeters en andere meetapparatuur op het gebied van riolering in Bergen op Zoom. Onderzoeken wat de mogelijkheden zijn om m.b.v. deze meet-apparatuur de berging van het stelsel optimaal te benutten, bijv. in de vorm van RTC (real …

A major concern for wildlife management and rural development initiatives across Africa are conflicts between elephants and people. In most African regions, wilderness is fenceless and elephants move outside of protected areas. Long-term effects of this include negative attitudes of local people towards …

The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena is one of the smallest odontocetes, rarely reaching a length of 1.8 meters. Harbour porpoises are the most numerous cetacean in the North Sea. Over the past years, the harbour porpoise population has shifted from the northern part towards the southern part of the …

PowerMatching City. A unique smart grid project.In this presentation, the smart grid project 'PowerMatching City' is introduced. PowerMatching City is a living lab demonstration of the future energy system. In PowerMatching City the connected households are equipped with a mix of decentralized energy …

Active transport to school is associated with higher levels of physical activity in children. Promotion of active transport has therefore gained attention as a potential target to increase children’s physical activity levels. Recent studies have recognized that the distance between home and school is …

Het vergt kennis om te bepalen welke methode het meest geschikt is om infiltratie in de bodem te meten, en deze kennis is in de literatuur sterk gefragmenteerd. Op verzoek van Eijkelkamp Agrisearch Equipment is gezocht naar een methode, om de klant de meest geschikte apparatuur te laten vinden. Dit onderzoek …

In this research, the experiences and behaviors of end-users in a smart grid project are explored. In PowerMatching City, the leading Dutch smart grid project, 40 households were equipped with various decentralized energy sources (PV and microCHP), hybrid heat pumps, smart appliances, smart meters and …

In many countries the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is extinct or numbers are declining; resulting in a classification as “near threatened” on the IUCN’s Red List. In one-third of the European countries, however, conservation efforts, enabled the return of the species or the improvement of weakened populations. …

Knowing firefighters’ locations in a burning building would dramatically improve their safety. In this study from the Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology in the Firebee project, an algorithm was developed and tested to enhance the estimation of a person’s location, based on inertial measurements …