This master’s thesis examines the viability of using a low-performance, low- power-consumption remote robot agent to collect sensor data for use in a vSLAM system. Selections for the components of the robot agent were made based on results from a small initial study, the robot was assembled, and software to run it was created. A remote server application was created to communicate with the robot ...

Marine macroalgae form underwater "blue forests" with several important functions. Hyperspectral imaging from unmanned aerial vehicles provides a rich set of spectral and spatial data that can be used to map the distribution of such macroalgae. Results from a study using 81 annotated hyper-spectral images from the Norwegian coast are presented. A U-net convolutional network was used for classification, ...

Over the decades medical analyses have grown in importance and practice possibilities. Digital operations like split-image procedures have become an integral part of modern medical practices and are still gaining momentum. Through the application of this technique medical computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRI) can be converted to three-dimensional bodies. This paper ...

Development of snake robots have been motivated by the ability of snakes to move efficiently in unstructured and cluttered environments. A snake robot has the potential to utilise obstacles for generating locomotion, in contrast to wheeled robots which are unable to move efficiently in rough terrain. In this paper, we propose a local path planning algorithm for snake robots based on obstacle-aided ...

In this paper, we introduce some new weighted maximal operators of the partial sums of the Walsh–Fourier series. We prove that for some “optimal” weights these new operators indeed are bounded from the martingale Hardy space H_p(G) to the Lebesgue space weak−L_p(G), for 0<p<1. Moreover, we also prove sharpness of this result. As a consequence we obtain some new and well-known ...

This paper provides a method for determining the economic incentives and limitations for a battery used for peak clipping, with the goal of finding an optimal mix between the battery’s power density and energy density. A ratio called the R-factor has been introduced, which helps determine the energy demand to curb the peak. The paper’s results embrace different investment scenarios showing what ...

The task is to produce a suitable option for those who go mountain hiking and want the thrill to ride down the hills. The product should be lightweight and foldable, and easy to bring along for a bus ride or other types of public transportation. The final product is a downhill scooter, where the neck is foldable. The deck of the scooter is a sandwich structure where the core is made of aluminum 5052 ...

We prove and discuss some new refined Hölder inequalities for any p>1 and also a reversed version for 0<p<1. The key is to use the concepts of superquadraticity, strong convexity, and to first prove the corresponding refinements of the Young and reversed Young inequalities. Refinements of the Minkowski and reversed Minkowski inequalities are also given.

Norway has for a long time used railways as a means of transport. This method of transportation been used to haul raw materials such as wood and ore. Trains have today become competitors to cars and other means of transportation as a way to commute. However, the tracks used when hauling heavy loads are still being used regardless if the train's goods are commuters or raw materials. Heavy freight ...