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Udomboonyanupap, S. (author)This study investigates the impact of smartphone use on passengers' comfort during travel, focusing on train trips. The literature review reveals that smartphones have become the primary activity for train passengers, leading to discomfort and potential musculoskeletal issues, particularly in the neck, shoulders, arms, and back. The study aims...doctoral thesis 2024
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Klinkert, R.J. (author)Chard Safety is a Dutch company founded in 2005 and focusing on automotive crash safety systems. The most important ongoing project is the Deceleration Responsive Seat (DRS) concept, also called “The Albatross”. The concept is an unique automotive seat which provides safety and comfort aspects. Due to the innovative construction, there is...master thesis 2011
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Pothen, M.C. (author)This master thesis explored the possible applications of light therapy to develop a comfortable, wearable light therapy product for the most promising direction that is wrist pain. The target group is defined to be working professionals who are prone to repetitive strain injury (RSI ) in their upper limbs, specific to the wrists due to excessive...master thesis 2011
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author)Everyone uses hand tools in their daily life, like knife and fork. Moreover, many people use hand tools in their profession as well as during leisure time. It is important that they can work with hand tools that provide comfort. Until now, the avoidance of discomfort was emphasized during the design process of hand tools, like screwdrivers, hand...doctoral thesis 2007
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Busch, N. (author)People do the laundry all over the world. About 500 million washing machines are in use at the moment. To reduce the heavy workload, washing machines were invented about 100 years ago. 50 years of innovations led to a reduction in water, energy and detergent consumption and the interface became easier to use. However, the overall usage of the...doctoral thesis 2006