Characterisation of Shape-Based Methods and Combination with Coasting Arcs

Low-thrust propulsion's main advantage is its efficient propellant usage. This holds for manoeuvres as well as for major orbital changes, both for LEO/MEO/GEO satellites and for interplanetary missions. In designing such missions, extensive numerical models as well as less demanding analytic first-order approximations can be used. A specific...

Schiphol indoor navigation application

Base on the preliminary research results, the design goal of this project is defined: Providing departing, arriving and transferring travellers a seamless experience, which makes them feel confident and relaxed during the whole process of their journey in Schiphol, including wayfinding, searching information, learning of the Dutch transport...

Active wheelchair: Design of a concept of a novel product for wheelchair users to improve physical activity and sedentary behaviors

This master thesis contains the development of a product solution for wheelchair users. Based on behavioral science theories, persuasive technology principles and an analysis of the context and problems of wheelchair users, a strategy and product have been developed to help wheelchair user improve their wheelchair behavior.

Supporting pregnant women in making decisions about the use of medicines during pregnancy

This graduation project is performed for the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) in collaboration with VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In many situations pregnant women need to use a medicine during pregnancy, especially when they are under medical supervision at VUmc due to their (history of a)...

Play with your hood: Creating mobile game challenges to foster social interactions in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods

Ethnically diverse neighbourhoods often lack in social cohesion. This means that people of different ethnic backgrounds often do not mingle with people outside their cultural circle, which leads into a poor public social experience. PhD student Francisco Xavier Fonseca has been developing a localized mobile game aimed at teenagers called Secrets...

L.A.M.A. (Local Area Monitor Assistant): Making data tangible for a meaningful dialogue

Data has become an essential asset which grows and makes possible opportunities tangible to find and make an accurate forecast for future developments and vision more certain. The role of data is evolving and expanding, resulting in being utilized in open public databases. The main objective for making data accessible is to improve and further...

Formiliar: An application that enables users to familiarize with artworks through visual challenges

Formiliar is digital a tool with which users can explore artworks by completing challenges, all focussing on visual elements in paintings. The main aim of the application is to encourage users to look closely at the paintings and to familiarise with them visually. Through multiple challenges users will look at the way elements, such as colour or...

A new proposition for SkyPriority customers of SkyTeam Airline Alliance

More and more people are flying. The industry increases at a rate of 5% per year and is predicted to keep on doing so for the next 10 years (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, n.d.). In order to offer their customers more destinations to travel to, an increasing number of airlines are cooperating with each other within alliances. SkyTeam,...

Cryostat Control: Real time control for a cryogenic refrigerator

In order to measure the spectrum of radio emissions from galaxies and other deep space objects, a new superconducting spectrometer, working at very cold temperatures close to the absolute zero, is developed. An advanced cooling system called a cryostat is used to cool down the spectrometer. The cool down of the cryostat involves the control of...

Designing for Shared Decision Making

Creating awareness around tyre conditions

"Transforming the current complex and technical context of car tyres into a more accessible and satisfying experience.” Currently many consumers are not fully aware of the safety issues of their tyres. 60% of all cars in the Netherlands are being driven with at least one under-inflated tyre. In addition to this, 42% of the cars with summer tyres...

Creating a richer library experience for adolescents

This reports describes a designed user experience for young adults in the public library of Delft (DOK). The experience is based on moveable furniture that is digitally connected with each other via a music application. Youngsters can share music with their friends, realtime, within the library. A 'lyrics tool' in the application makes it...

Sure you can.: Creating an application to stimulate children to continue drawing after the age of 12

For Wacom, a tablet manufacturing company, an application for children between 8 and 12 years of age was designed to be used with their consumer line, the Bamboo Tablet, and their software platform, Bamboo Dock. Upon exploring the target group on the topic of drawing, it was found that children between 8 and 12 typically lose interest in drawing...

An application as a platform for a Street of the Future

Creating a platform to inspire collaboration and communicate sustainable solutions in a sustainable street called the Street of the Future.