Mastergradsoppgaver i datateknologi og beregningsorienterte ingeniørfag
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Descending commuter
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-08-16)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 ... -
Analytical Approach to Describe Properties in Transition Zones Between Ballasted and Non-Ballasted Track
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-30)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 ... -
Applications of Additive Manufacturing for Norwegian Oil and Gas Industries
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-16)The additive manufacturing or 3D printing (3DP) technologies have undergone exponential expansion, particularly in the previous couple of decades. Additive manufacturing technologies have paved the way for easy component manufacturing in large-scale and high-performance businesses. The introduction of desktop 3D printers has established 3DP as a reliable technique for generating prototypes and direct ... -
Analysis of local climate effects for Martineåsen development project in Larvik
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-08-15)The goal of this thesis is to perform analysis of local climate effects for Martineåsen development project in Larvik. The Norwegian regulatory acts place a strict requirements on outdoor areas comfort criteria and thus for the purpose of said development project, strict adherence to these acts is necessary. The outdoor comfort in cold climate is mostly governed by wind, and thus study of local ... -
Spatial Mapping Using HoloLens 2. A Proposal for Improvement and an Analysis of Inner Workings
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-16)In this thesis we focus on improving the spatial mapping of Microsoft's augmented reality glasses HoloLens 2. Firstly, an in depth analysis of inner workings and limitations, based on public resources, is conducted. This is then followed by a series of experiments in a small and simple indoor environment, the experiments are designed to extract additional information about the mapping which could ... -
Hill ascent confidence model and simulator for trailer trucks
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-13)This master thesis reports on the research of simulating hill ascensions on winter roads. By utilizing Python and Excel a simple prototype simulation was created. This simulation shows the velocity changes during the ascension, with different variables such as: initial velocity, gear, weight distribution, environment etc. The variables used are mostly based on real life measurements, with a ... -
Automatic Generation of Custom Image Recognition Models
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-15)In this thesis, we examine the viability of training a convolutional neural network using synthetic data. The cnn is used for image recognition in an rms. We create a program that can render 3D models from STL files as images with varied backgrounds. The process of creating and training an image recognition model is also automated. Lastly, the model is used for image recognition. The report ... -
Exploring auction based energy trade with the support of MAS and blockchain technology
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-13)This document describes a simulation of the local energy market with support of multi-agent approach and blockchain technology. The investigated points include blockchain technology and its applications, Ethereum platform and smart contracts as a tool for storing data of operations and creating assets, multi-agent approach to model the local energy market. The document explores building a solution ... -
Development of concepts for lifeboat evacuation in arctic regions. Dry evacuation from lifeboat to land or sea ice
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)The evacuation of passengers from a ship in distress is an essential measure in marine safety. Safety is only guaranteed when the passengers are evacuated to shore, especially in remote areas like the arctic region. There has been growing awareness with lack of knowledge, standards, routine, and documentation regarding marine search and rescue in the arctic region in recent years. This has been the ... -
Frame and casing design of second life battery energy storage systems
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-20)The design of the frame and casing for two types of battery storage systems was carried out through a product development process on behalf of RePack AS. The primary design objectives were clarified using an objective tree method. The main functions of the designs were explored, and the product requirements were compiled stating the various demands and wishes pertaining to the products. Design ... -
Cyber-security of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)This master's thesis reports on security of a Cyber-Physical System (CPS) in the department of industrial engineering at UiT campus Narvik. The CPS targets connecting distinctive robots in the laboratory in the department of industrial engineering. The ultimate objective of the department is to propose such a system for the industry. The thesis focuses on the network architecture of the CPS and ... -
Evaluation of the impact of recycled concrete aggregates on the durability of concrete
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-26)The building industry has one of the most significant contributions to global warming due to the production of building materials, transportation, building activities and demolition of structures. When the buildings and structures reach the end of their life-span, they are commonly demolished, and debrice is landfield or backfilled if it is evaluated as non-contaminated inert construction and ... -
Vision-based Robotic Grasping in Simulation using Deep Reinforcement Learning
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)This thesis will investigate different robotic manipulation and grasping approaches. It will present an overview of robotic simulation environments, and offer an evaluation of PyBullet, CoppeliaSim, and Gazebo, comparing various features. The thesis further presents a background for current approaches to robotic manipulation and grasping by describing how the robotic movement and grasping can be ... -
Drone Swarm Simulator
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)This thesis is about the research of available and development of drone swarm simulators. The simulator in this work, developed with the AirSim plugin for Unreal Engine 4, shows that there is a possibility of a real-time, accurate simulator with high graphical quality. -
Investigating representation of tablature data for NLP music prediction
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)In this thesis, the ability of CharRNN models learning to compose guitar music using varying representations of guitar tablature is explored. I utilize a well-versed sequential model of LSTM cells, and investigate the ability of said model to input, and predict both character to character, and sequence to sequence, following the principles of natural language processing and music information ... -
Learning social codes for self-interested agents
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)This thesis will explore interaction between non-supervised machinelearning agents, with a focus on traffic situations. We intend to showthat self-interested agents can arrive at mutually beneficial strategiesaccording to general game theory, achieving pure or mixed Nash equi-libria, and that this has practical applications for unmanned vehicles.We will start by verifying against simple one stage ... -
Meshless Animation Framework
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-07)This report details the implementation of a meshless animation framework for blending surfaces. The framework is meshless in the sense that only the control points are handled on the CPU, and the surface evaluation is delegated to the GPU using the tessellation shader steps. The framework handles regular grids and some forms of irregular grids. Different ways of handling the evaluation of ... -
Design of an expandable junk catcher
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-15)"This report describes phase I of the project ""Design of an expandable junk catcher"", which is carried out on behalf of Qinterra Technologies, Department of Plugs & Packers in Narvik, as a part of the subject SHO6263 Diploma thesis M-ID. The main purpose of the project is to develop a new type of well intervention equipment to solve the problem of unwanted residue from debris on temporary installed ... -
Optimized cardiac simulation as a tool to understand patient specific mechanical function
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-06-28)The muscular tissue of the heart is able to contract in the absence of external load. This behaviour is stimulated by a spontaneous electrical depolarization of cardiac cells in the sinoatrial node, which spreads electrical activation through the whole heart, that triggers the synchronized mechanical contraction of the heart muscle. This phenomenon, referred to as active contraction is commonly ... -
Wind turbine and ice breaking
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-06-28)The arctic climate imposes the challenge of ice accretion on the blades of the wind turbine created by the atmospheric ice. Over time, the ice build-up causes ice shedding which can do structural damage to the wind turbine. The process involving ice breaking and shedding is not well understood. This document explains the mechanical properties of ice such as density, coefficient of thermal expansion, ...