Projects
Sense to eXion: Raising awareness and deploying wearable sensors and exoskeletons to prevent physical strain In Enterprises: Development of a matchmaking tool Thomas More Kempen
WHAT
Sense to eXion is a TETRA project in which we help companies to prevent physical overload of their employees. We focus on awareness on the one hand and on wearable technology such as exoskeletons, preventive orthoses and sensors on the other.
GOAL
The main goal is to raise awareness in companies about physical overloading in the workplace. In doing so, we teach them how to use smart sensors and ...
MJP1_01 Persoonsvolgende financiering in bepaalde sectoren VSB Ghent University
AMACS: Automatic Monitoring of Activities using Contactless Sensors. KU Leuven
Preparing nitrogen recycling processes in the MELISSA loop for operation in microgravity conditions by novel process control and sensoring Ghent University
In life support systems, nitrogen recovery is a core objective through its valorization as gas, edible microbial or plant protein. In this PhD, the aim is to tackle a couple of Space constraints pivotal to the main nitrogen converting MELISSA compartments III(nitrificationà and IVb (higher plants). The goals are to (a) explore the use of membrane aerated hollow fibre bioreacter as a technology compatible with microgravity conditions, and (b) ...
ACROGRIP: Automated selection of robotic grippers, sensoring and path planning. KU Leuven
The ACROGRIP project aims to support Flemish companies in their search for the most suitable grippers by (1) conducting an extensive academic and industrial technology review, (2) developing a selection method and accompanying open web tool, and (3) organizing use cases and a testing ground for evaluating the applicability of flexible and innovative gripping techniques.
Main achievements:
1. Technology review with ...
New materials for percolation-based sensors applicable and resistant in an industrial environment. KU Leuven
To ensure that structural components in industrial structures are functional at the required level of reliability and safety, efficient maintenance operations are required. With a network of sensors permanently monitoring the reliability of structures, damage can be detected much earlier, increasing safety and saving maintenance resources. This doctoral project, based on recent successful industry feasibility studies on water leak detection ...
Sensory reweighting in walking KU Leuven
To maintain stable walking without falling, integration of the main sensory signals stemming from the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems is crucial. However, through disease, aging, or external perturbations, these sensory signals can become noisy or degraded. In such cases, it is believed that a sensory reweighting process will take place, which entails down-weighting less reliable sensors, and upweighting the other sensors. In ...
Unraveling molecular determinants of somatosensation via transcriptome analysis of single sensory neurons. KU Leuven
The somatosensory system consists of a network of sensory neurons that detect and transmit information about the body and its immediate environment, thereby determining what we “feel”. Thanks to the somatosensory system, we are able to enjoy a warm summer breeze, a refreshing dive in the ocean or the light touch of a beloved one. In addition, the somatosensory system conveys signals from within the body, such as the position of our joints, ...