Essays about: "sidewalk"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word sidewalk.

  1. 1. Smart Scooter : Solving e-scooter safety problems with multi-modal, privacy-preserving sensor technology and machine learning

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Beatrice Lovely; [2022]
    Keywords : Smart Devices; Machine Learning; Sensors; Radar; Inertial Measurement Unit; Computer Vision; Smarta Saker; Maskininlärning; Sensorer; Radar; Tröghetsmåttenhet; Dator- seende;

    Abstract : Micromobility ride-share scooters (e-scooters) have become a popular mode of transport in several major cities around the world, yet several safety and accessibility issues stem from how these scooters are operated, including sidewalk riding, unsafe parking and wrong-way riding. This thesis tackles these issues through a novel, privacy-preserving, end-to-end sensor system that employs lightweight machine learning models to provide real-time feedback to users to present unsafe scooter operation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Architecture in the Anthropocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Linnea Pettersson; Anton Rosenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Architecture; Anthropocene; Nature preservation; Built environment; Sustainable architecture; Donna Harraway; Bruna Latour; Gaia; Forccast; Harry Gugger; laba; Anna Tsing; Albena Yaneva; Cosmopolitical design; Norra Ljunghusen; Ljunghusen; Falsterbonäset; Falsterbohalvon; Falsterbo Island; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Imagine your daily surroundings. Imagine your route to work, the busride, the sidewalk, the buildings, the parks, the beaches, the countryside with the agricultural fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Value and sustainability design concept assessment using Discrete Event Simulation : A case in the road constructor sector

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

    Author : Natalie Kauppi; [2020]
    Keywords : Value-driven design; life cycle performances; sustainability profile; Net Present Value; Discrete event simulation; Värdedriven design; livscykelprestanda; hållbarhetsprofil; Net Present Value; Diskret händelsesimulering;

    Abstract : This master thesis has been performed in association with Blekinge Institute of Technology and in collaboration with the company Dynapac Compaction Equipment AB. The thesis aims to investigate how Discrete Event Simulation (DES) can be used for value and sustainability design concept assessments in early design stages. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of E-scooters in Stockholm Public Spaces

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Adinda Smaradhana Rachmanto; [2020]
    Keywords : micromobility; e-scooter; sidewalk environment; human experience;

    Abstract : Elsparkcyklar har under senare år blivit ett populärt sätt att ta sig fram i städer runtom i världen. Elsparkcyklar finns idag på många platser, inklusive i Stockholm. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Just Because It's Legal Doesn't Make It Moral" : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Communication in the Anti-Abortionist Activism of Sidewalk Counseling in the United States

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Moa Lidström; [2020]
    Keywords : Critical discourse analysis; legitimization; abortion discourse; sidewalk counseling;

    Abstract : Anchored theoretically in critical discourse analysis and by using analytical tools from legitimization theory, this essay explores the communication within one particular kind of anti-abortion activism, called sidewalk counseling. Informed by previous research on abortion discourse, this study critically analyzes transcribed, authentic video material and accounts for legitimization strategies employed in sidewalk counselor language. READ MORE