Projects
IDLab - Internet and Data Lab University of Antwerp
sAfe Urban aiR mObility for euRopeAn citizens Ghent University
AURORA is a cross-disciplinary project aiming at linking aeronautical, smart mobility, intelligent systems, urban planning, and citizens’ engagement with industry, authorities and citizens perspectives to foster the adoption of urban air mobility.
AURORA primary focuses on emergency-related applications, such as medical emergency services and/or critical mobility infrastructure-related services, where urban air mobility can extend and ...
Enhancing data analytics for IoT by enabling semantic enrichment of machine learning tasks Ghent University
The recent spread of sensors, actuators and mobile devices, comprising the Internet of Things (IoT), provides ample opportunity to improve our quality of life through data analytics. However, as IoT data is bound by the four Vs of Big Data—volume, variety, velocity, and veracity—deriving meaningful insights becomes challenging. Today, two approaches have been employed side by side. Relying on knowledge graphs (KGs) and logical rules, ...
Epitaxial growth of (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Zr)O3 film on flexible metallic tape via chemical solution deposition Ghent University
Today, piezoelectric materials play an important role in numerous applications such as sensors, actuators, transducers, and energy harvesters. Piezoelectric energy harvesters cannot reach the efficiency and scale of solar cells or wind turbines, but they are excellent power sources where electrical cables are undesired and miniaturization is a key factor. However, Lead-based piezoelectric materials such as Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 is currently the most ...
Towards accurate structure-property relationships in metal-organic frameworks based on advanced multiscale simulations of spatially disordered finite crystals Ghent University
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a recent class of scaffold-like materials consisting of inorganic building blocks connected through organic ligands. Their extraordinary physical properties make them ideally suited for applications such as gas separation or nano-actuation, and enormous computational research efforts have therefore been dedicated towards an understanding of the relation between the microscopic structure of the MOF and its ...
Empirical-based modeling of human bone conduction to optimize acoustic stimulation KU Leuven
We will first build on a previously developed framework for preclinical testing of different acoustic implants and/or surgical techniques. More research is needed on methodological aspects, such as how to translate a change in intracochlear differential pressure and the velocity of stapes and promontory in clinical terms. The purpose is to transform the existing framework research tool to a straightforward preclinical tool. The innovative ...
PASSAGE - Pioneering Autonomous Suturing for Single-port Access surGEry KU Leuven
Unlike conventional minimal invasive surgery (MIS), Single-port access surgery (SPA) utilizes only a single incision or a natural orifice to access the surgical space. While further reducing the risk for morbidity and shortening the recovery period, the single access approach magnifies the technical difficulties such as poor eye-hand coordination, limited vision and haptic feedback, notably in utero repair of open spina bifida. Recently a ...
Development of digital twins of mechatronic systems for condition monitoring KU Leuven
The focus of this PhD track is on the development and deployment of Digital Twins (DTs) in service to condition monitoring and prognostics. In the era of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, mechatronics systems such as wind turbines and transmissions will be equipped with a variety of sensors providing new information for the development of novel designs, monitoring systems and controllers, aiming at higher machine ...
Control of light-weight and safe-yet-strong robot systems KU Leuven
In addition to a different hardware design, lightweight and safe-yet-strong robot systems also require different control methodologies. The control goals are not related to the specification of trajectories as in traditional robot control, but rather to the specification of specific interactions. Typically, cobot applications are developed using impedance control where trajectories are specified together with a superimposed force impedance, ...