Multiple Wing Systems: An Alternative to Upscaling?

Product-Service System Design Approach for the Base of the Pyramid Markets: Practical Evidence from the Energy Sector in the Brazilian Context

In Emerging Markets, the product-service system (PSS) design approach may represent a promising solution as a socially and environmentally sound path to economic development. In addition, the energy sector has a major role for the social-economic development and is central to poverty alleviation. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the...

Airborne Wind Energy Based on Dual Airfoils

Automatic Control and Rotation Start of a Rigid-Wing AWE System in Pumping Mode

Fast Solvers for Nonlinear Optimal Control and Estimation with Applications to Tethered Kites

The value of collaborative design to address the challenges of the humanitarian sector

This paper proposes an innovation approach based on collaboration and design thinking to address the challenges faced by international aid organizations in humanitarian disasters, through the co-development of products and services. The proposed approach was iteratively designed and used in two international workshops. The results show that...

Efficient numerical methods for computation of open-loop stable kite orbits

Highwind : simulation, optimization and control

Position and orientation determination of a maneuvering target based on moving horizon estimation

Innovation process and needs of sustainability driven small firms

Traditional approaches to sustainable consumption and production emphasized addressing issues related to the natural environment and sustainability through optimizing existing products, processes and businesses. Even though the conventional wisdom suggests that young and new firms have greater advantages in innovation, there are few studies that...

Innovation process and needs of sustainability driven small firms

Traditional approaches to sustainable consumption and production emphasized addressing issues related to the natural environment and sustainability through optimizing existing products, processes and businesses. Even though the conventional wisdom suggests that young and new firms have greater advantages in innovation, there are few studies that...

Teaching PSS in business practice: A win-win-win approach

This paper presents the findings gained through the implementation of the renewed Product Service Systems (PSS) course within the Design for Sustainability curriculum in 2010. Based upon the outcomes of our recent PSS research projects in practice and evaluation of the earlier PSS courses a new setup was proposed. The main starting point for...

Teaching pss in business practice: A win-win-win approach

This paper presents the findings gained through the implementation of the renewed Product Service Systems (PSS) course within the Design for Sustainability curriculum in 2010. Based upon the outcomes of our recent PSS research projects in practice and evaluation of the earlier PSS courses a new setup was proposed. The main starting point for...

Sustainable Product Design, Engineering and Management Education for Industrial Design Engineering

Developments in the field of sustainable product design are manifold, which means that education in this field is rapidly evolving as well. In this paper, the continuously evolving portfolio of courses offered at Delft University of Technology’s Industrial Design Engineering faculty is systematically discussed, with a focus on content, course...