Sustainable Luxury in 2040 City Mobility

This Master Thesis is created in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz AG, Society and Mobility Pioneering department.<br/>The project focuses on ‘sustainable luxury in 2040 city mobility’. With ‘Personal Luxury Sharing’, Mercedes-Benz will be able to be a role model in the future city center. Where cities change into ‘livable cities’, seeing a...

Design of a multi-purpose motorcycle platform

The East African motorcycle transport industry is one of the fastest growing motorcycle markets in the world. This has been due to a tremendous increase in wealth and standard of living over the last decades and the developments these factors trigger, such as road/infrastructure improvement and increase in quantity and quality of product...

Designing a new mobility concept for Tuk Tuk Factory

Tuk Tuk Factory wants to extend its current product portfolio. The graduation project has resulted in a service and vehicle design for the company to access a new market. It is very hard to penetrate the automotive industry, largely consisting of huge firms that control the industry. The small Dutch vehicle manufacturer Tuk Tuk Factory however...

Project Smart 45XS: "an outlook to the fourth generation smart"

This design project has been done in order to give an outlook to the fourth generation smart fortwo, regarding its overall package and exterior design. The project investigates the core qualities of smart and shows how they can be translated into a concept for 2020 and beyond. The concept that was created – the smart 45XS – is based on four ...

Novus Voltus et elit Consilium ( ‘New features and focus strategy’ )

This master thesis is the result of a graduation project for the MSc program of Strategic Product Design with the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology, executed for Spyker Cars. The brands rich heritage has been passed over, with the acquisition of the brand name, to the new founded Spyker company and its...

Aircraft Interior Design 2050

As the role of cross-continental air travel becomes increasingly crucial and common, the importance of in-flight comfort and experience also enhances. However, the current aircraft interior is commonly considered as providing an unpleasant and dreadful experience, especially in a long distance flight. Since the travel pattern and perceptions in...

Investigating the standardization of ASD Tugs and developing an exterior concept design proposal for future ASD Tug(s)

Damen has grown to a worldwide market leader in tugs with their formula of designing and manufacturing standardized ships. One of the current developments is the change process from conventional product development with a project-oriented approach to a more configuration oriented development with a product oriented approach. From a demand to...

The Albatross 2.0 Design: The Future of Road Safety

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...

The Design of a People Transporter for the European Metropolis of 2025

In the future of 2025 several themes will define the city context. As more and more people move towards the city they feed the process of segregation. Separated groups of people are living together in one area, but without any feeling of a city community. The growing dominance of wireless communication and information has made it possible for...