Essays about: "rescue sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words rescue sector.

  1. 1. Prototype of a Range Prediction Interface for an Electric Rescue Boat

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

    Author : Oskar Pålhagen; Erik Halme; [2023]
    Keywords : Electric rescue boat; Battery GUI; Range prediction; Prototyping; Elektrisk räddningsbåt; Batteri GUI; Avståndsestimering; Prototypframställning;

    Abstract : Global warming and its effects on the environment call for electrification of the transportation sector. In this effort, the boating industry has not been a pioneer, while being responsible for almost 3 percent of global anthropogenic carbon emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Control barrier function-enabled human-in-the-loop control for multi-robot systems : Centralized and distributed approaches

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

    Author : Victor Nan Fernandez-Ayala; [2022]
    Keywords : Multi-robot systems; Human-in-the-loop control; Control barrier functions; Safety constraints; ROS Implementation; Multirobotsystem; Human-in-the-loop-kontroll; Kontrollera barriärfunktionerna; Säkerhetsbegränsningar; ROS-implementering;

    Abstract : Autonomous multi-robot systems have found many real-world applications in factory settings, rescue tasks and light shows. Albeit these successful applications, the multi-robot system is usually pre-programmed with limited flexibility for online adaptation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reaching Those ‘Out-of-Reach’: An Explorative Case-Study of Fire Prevention in Vulnerable Urban Communities within Copenhagen.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Aron Fransson; [2021]
    Keywords : Fire Prevention; Fire Rescue Services; Risk Communication; Fire Governance; Urban Vulnerable Communities; Community Risk Reduction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Considering the nature of vulnerability to fires and at-risk groups, the issue is arguably a social problem where spatial analysis has allowed for a greater context, beyond the individual, to be analyzed. Furthermore, reports from fire rescue services of local safety concerns and the convergence of interest between different stakeholders has made communities disposition to fire safety increasingly relevant. READ MORE

  5. 4. FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF THE DRIVE TRAIN ELECTRIFICATION FOR A RESCUE BOAT

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

    Author : Claudia Andruetto; [2019]
    Keywords : electric boat; rescue sector; boating; drive train modelling; water jet; fuel cells; batteries; hybrid electric storage; sustainability; CO2 emissions; life cycle assessment;

    Abstract : Progressing constraints on green house gas emissions lead to a sustainability trend,which greatly a↵ects the transport sector. Nowadays, companies show increasing interest indeveloping sustainable solutions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in Ghana: Single Spine Pay Policy to the Rescue?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Albert Duodu; [2019]
    Keywords : Wage Policy; Wage-Gap; Quantile treatment effect; Difference-in-Difference; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper exploits the adoption of Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP) as a natural experiment to investigate the potency of wage policies in addressing the pay differentials between the public and private sector in Africa. The Government of Ghana in 2010, implemented the SSPP to tackle the long-standing wage gap between the public and private sector and consequently improve productivity in the public sector. READ MORE