Development and evaluation of an intuitive seat adjustment system for trucks and off-road vehicles

Grammer is a manufacturer of, amongst others, seating systems for trucks and off-road vehicles (agricultural, construction, and material moving). Their most advanced products may offer up to 15 adjustable features to accommodate every user optimally. At the present, these features are controlled by a mixture of mechanical, pneumatic and...

Renewed interaction experience and user interface for mobile storage systems

Bruynzeel Storage Systems is a Dutch manufacturer of space saving solutions. Bruynzeel develops, manufactures, sells and maintains storage solutions for offices, archives, museums, libraries and warehouses. As a producer, consultant and installer, Bruynzeel Storage Systems is a market leader in the development of these systems. So what is mobile...

B&O PLAY Beolit 14: Using technology to improve usability

Recently, Bang & Olufsen (B&O), manufacturer of a highly distinctive and exclusive range of quality audio, video and multimedia home equipment (Chapter 1.3), launched their subbrand B&O PLAY to address the Urban Creative Professional (UCP), an audience that lives life actively and is able to make large individual purchases to radiate an image of...

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 data/power transmission interface of telehealth products for elderly care

A design study was carried out for the development of data/power transmission interface of Robert Bosch Healthcare’s telehealth products for elderly care. The scope of the project included the redesign of data/power transmission interface of an existing activity monitoring system (MoMo) and a complete new design of a wireless telehealth platform...

Een lichtatmosfeer tool voor deejays (A light atmosphere tool for deejays)

Deejays, video jockeys and light jockeys are responsible for creating a coherent show during a party where lights, visuals and music compliment each other. In small clubs and parties however there are usually no video jockeys and light jockeys present. Deejays play their records and a small computer, called a light controller, controls the...