Design of Dynamic Bicycle Path Lighting using principles from the Circular Economy

This report presents the results of the design of dynamic bicycle path lighting using a circular design approach for the company Lightwell. In the next decade, 600 million Euros will be invested in the construction of ‘bicycle’ highways, in order to stimulate commuting by bicycle. As no specialized bicycle path lighting is currently available, a...

Balance and control of a rear-wheel steered speed-record recumbent bicycle

The goal of the Human Power Team from the TU Delft and the Free University of Amsterdam is to break the world speed record in unpaced cycling (Sam Whittingham, 133.28 km/h). The design of such a faired recumbent bicycle is a challenge. The Delft design, called VeloX (Human Power Team (2013)), is a fully-faired monocoque front-driven recumbent...

Design for Transporting a Baby on a bicycle

This graduation project is done for Steco metaalwaren B.V. This company produces bicycle accesories and had assigned the case of development of there product, the Baby-Mee bike to me. The goal for this project was to go back to the reason of existence for this product and see what opportunities lay there. The assignment therefore became somewhat...

Design of a new concept for rear lighting for bicycles of Koga

For this graduation project the assignment was given to design of a new concept for rear lighting for bicycles of Koga. This thesis describes both the process as the design itself, to give the reader the important insights gained at the process of this graduation project or just a quick but detailed look at the final design. Process The strategy...

Sustainable mobility for tourists at the Dutch Coastal Islands (Waddeneilanden)

The European Coastal Islands around the North sea, are joined together in a project that stimulates sustainable development. Within this 'Cradle-to-Cradle Islands' project, some islands were selected as breading grounds for potentially sustainable projects. One of these projects was the development of a device for transport: the “Vrachtfiets”. A...

Sustainable Mobility for Tourists at the Dutch Coastal Islands (Waddeneilanden)

The European Coastal Islands around the North sea, are joined together in a project that stimulates sustainable development. Within this 'Cradle-to-Cradle Islands' project, some islands were selected as breading grounds for potentially sustainable projects. One of these projects was the development of a device for transport: the “Vrachtfiets”. A...

Discovering the future of Titanium Bicycles

The continuous search for better Titanium bicycles and the influences of contextual factors have lead to the birth of a new type of bicycles for Van Nicholas Bicycles B.V. The final product, the mitosis, symbolisis a new beginning: the start of an evolution.