Galceran Yebenes, Enric (Date of defense: 2014-04-25)
This thesis proposes new methods to find collision-free paths allowing an AUV to cover an area of the ocean floor with its sensors, which is known as coverage path planning. First, we propose a coverage ...
Canals Batlle, Carla (Date of defense: 2012-11-30)
This thesis is focused on two environmental issues. The first one is the recovery of different wastes, such as sewage sludge and fly ashes, and the second one is related to the removal of odour causing ...
Liu, Chang (Date of defense: 2014-10-15)
A new technology for Cr(VI) and divalent metal ions removal based on metal sorption onto exhausted coffee waste has been developed. Physical and chemical characterization of exhausted coffee waste was ...
Murillo Espinar, Javier (Date of defense: 2010-11-10)
En entornos donde los recursos son precederos y la asignación de recursos se repite en el tiempo con el mismo conjunto o un conjunto muy similar de agentes, las subastas recurrentes pueden ser utilizadas. ...
Shihavuddin, A.S.M. (Date of defense: 2014-03-28)
This thesis addresses the problem of automated underwater optical image characterization. Remote underwater optical sensing allows the collection and storage of vast amounts of data for which manual ...
Korotkov, Konstantin (Date of defense: 2014-07-08)
Malignant melanoma is the rarest and deadliest of skin cancers causing three times more deaths than all other skin-related malignancies combined. Fortunately, in its early stages, it is completely ...
Berjaga Moliné, Xavier (Date of defense: 2013-11-14)
The aim of this thesis is to present a methodological approach for the automatic monitoring of batch processes based on a combination of statistical models and machine learning methods. The former is ...
Ávila Garzón, Cecilia (Date of defense: 2018-06-12)
The adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) has been continuously growing and with it the need to addressing the diversity of students’ learning needs. Because of that, OER should meet with ...
Mallios, Angelos (Date of defense: 2014-05-15)
This thesis presents the development of a localization and mapping algorithm for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). It is based on probabilistic scan matching of raw sonar scans within a pose-based ...
Lee, Chee Sing (Date of defense: 2015-09-01)
The majority of research in feature-based SLAM builds on the legacy of foundational work using the EKF, a single-object estimation technique. Because feature-based SLAM is an inherently multi-object ...