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    Distributed 3D-SLAM for Small Autonomous Agents

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    Moderne 3D LiDAR og kartleggingssystemer er ofte kostbare og krever betydelige beregningsressurser. Dette prosjektet presenterer et rimelig alternativ: en komplett sensorpakke for kartlegging og posisjonering utviklet for omtrent 2000 kroner. Systemet integrerer fire VL53L7CX time-of-flight-sensorer for å oppnå nesten 360° dybdeinformasjon, kombinert med en egenutviklet SLAM-algoritme som estimerer bevegelsestrajektorien ved hjelp av punktskyjustering og sensorfusjon med en 9-DOF IMU. Systemet er utviklet med støtte for multi-agent kartlegging gjennom loop closure-deteksjon. Selv om full testing med flere roboter ikke ble gjennomført innen prosjektperioden, legger arkitekturen til rette for videreutvikling mot samarbeidsbasert SLAM. Før den fysiske løsningen ble implementert, ble det utviklet et simuleringsmiljø i Unity som etterligner oppførselen til VL53L7CX-sensorene. Simulatoren muliggjorde en hardware-in-the-loop-arbeidsflyt med Raspberry Pi 5, noe som forenklet utvikling og testing. En demonstrasjon der droner skulle bytte fra GPS-navigasjon til innendørs SLAM med systemet ble planlagt, men på grunn av tidsbegrensninger ble dette ikke realisert. Systemet ble imidlertid testet i selvstendige innendørs kartleggingsscenarier.Current 3D LiDAR and mapping systems are often expensive and require significant computational resources. This project presents a low-cost alternative: a complete mapping and positioning sensor package developed for approximately 2 000 NOK. The system integrates four VL53L7CX time-of-flight sensors to achieve near-360° depth coverage, combined with a custom SLAM algorithm that estimates trajectory using point cloud matching and sensor fusion with a 9-DOF inertial measurement unit (IMU). The system was developed with support for multi-agent mapping through loop closure detection. Although full multi-robot testing was not completed within the project timeframe, the architecture supports future expansion to collaborative SLAM. Prior to hardware implementation, a simulation environment was developed in Unity to emulate the behavior of the VL53L7CX sensors. This simulator enabled a hardware-in-the-loop workflow with a Raspberry Pi 5, accelerating development and testing. A demonstration scenario was planned in which drones would transition from GPS-based navigation to indoor SLAM using the developed system. Due to time constraints, this was not implemented, but the system was successfully tested in standalone indoor mapping scenarios

    Memorandum : betr. die Sicherung und Erschliessung der Quellen zur juedischen Kulturgeschichte und Familienkunde.

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    Document about the proposed establishment of a center for German Jewish culture and genealogy in Berlin or HamburgdigitizedThe manuscript has been removed from the ‘Lehranstalt fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums Collection’, AR 11844Born in Hamburg on February 26, 1896, Erna Magnus was a social worker who was engaged in an historical study of the Jewish community of Hamburg during the 1930s. She emigrated to the United States in 1939, where she held various social work and teaching position

    Portrait of Paul Heyse.

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    Photograph of an oil painting by Eduard Magnus depicting the author, translator and Nobel laureate for literature (1910), Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse.Digital ImageArtwork

    Das rhetorische Ich: Hans Magnus Enzensbergers Selbstinszenierungen

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    The article discusses the rhetorical strategies underlying Hans Magnus Enzensberger's presentation of his work as an author, editor and poet

    Das rhetorische Ich: Hans Magnus Enzensbergers Selbstinszenierungen

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    The article discusses the rhetorical strategies underlying Hans Magnus Enzensberger's presentation of his work as an author, editor and poet

    Comparing consortial repositories: a model-driven analysis

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    This study aims to provide a comparative assessment of different repository consortia as a reference to inform future work in the area. A review of the literature was used to identify repository consortia, and their features were compared. Three models of consortial repositories were derived from this comparison, based on their structure and aims. The consortial models were based around either: creating a shared repository for the members, developing a repository software platform or creating a metadata harvesting service to aggregate content. Using case studies of each type of repository consortium, each model was assessed in terms of its particular strengths and weaknesses. These strengths were then compared across the models to enable those considering a consortial repository project to assess which model, or combination of models, would best address their needs and to aid in project planning

    ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN FOR THE AGEING SOCIETY, Review

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    Author: Deane Simpson Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Ageing Society,  Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2015 Reviewer: Magnus Rön

    Training for Entrepreneurship and New Businesses

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    An important part of governmental industrial policy is to support entrepreneurship and the creation of new businesses through various programmes. These are often organized at regional or local level by support organizations such as innovation centres (at universities), regional development funds and science parks. Earlier studies of business support structures have focused mainly on the ‘demand’ side; that is, on participants' perceptions of the usefulness of taking part in different support programmes. These studies have shown that there is a mismatch between the supply and demand side in business support activities. This paper deals with the supply side's view of organizing support activities for entrepreneurs and new businesses. The author analyses the responses to a questionnaire survey of business support organizations in Sweden. The results show that the support organizations are well aware of the problems the participants have – relating to, among other things, time, educational methods, finance, priorities, and access to information. At the same time, the support organizations disagree with suggestions that they are too theoretical in their teaching, lack experience in the problems of small businesses, offer inflexible programmes, have problems communicating, or lack teaching expertise (in, for example, training programmes). This paper discusses the gap in perception between the suppliers and their market and addresses the policy issues it raises. The implications for training for entrepreneurship and new businesses are also addressed. </jats:p

    Med en svensk ärkebiskop i Rom : i Johannes Magnus fotspår

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    The article, published in Romhorisont, the journal of the Swedish Institute of Rome, links Johannes Magnus' (1488–1544) life to various places in Rome and offers a possible route in his footsteps. Photographies by the author

    Numerical Simulation of Negative Magnus Force on a Rotating Sphere

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    Flow characteristics and fluid force on a sphere rotating along with axis perpendicular to mean air flow were investigated using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) at two different Reynolds numbers Re_[p] of 1.0×10^[4] and 2.0×10^[5]. As a result of simulation, opposite flow characteristics around the sphere and displacement of the separation point were visualized depending on the Reynolds number even though rotation speed according to the Reynolds number is the same. When the sphere rotates at some specific rotation velocity and at Re_[p] = 1.0×10^[4], flow characteristics agree with the flow field explained in the Magnus effect. While sphere rotates at the same rotation velocity while increasing Re_[p] to 2.0×10^[5], separation point moves in opposite direction and wake appears in the different direction. The reason of the negative Magnus force was discussed in terms of the boundary layer transition on the surface
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