To design a more sustainable disposable diaper without compromising on user experience

Context<br/><br/>In a society where sustainability is becoming more and more relevant, disposable single use diapers are still used by 95% of parents. Every baby uses approximately 4000 diapers in their first 2,5 years of life. This is close to 160 kilos of material that is used once and then discarded. As the use of disposable diapers only...

Embodiment design of a grocery delivery robot: From cool transport to user-friendly hand-over

Last mile delivery is often seen as bottleneck for delivery service growth: it is the most costly and highest polluting segment of the delivery supply chain. By integrating delivery robots in society, last mile delivery can be automatize to create a more cost and time efficient and sustainable delivery service. This also applies to the grocery...

The Urban Game: Design of a Health Center in Nijmegen

The central point of the thesis is formulation and testing of a design method with a strong focus on the user activity and personal experience in the designed space. The design algorithm consists of a series of iterative steps based on architectural and sensorial sequences of activities.<br/>The experimental method was tested in the process of...

Enabling informed decision-making in strategic portfolio management: A human centered approach to supportive tool design

With more and more companies focusing on innovating, whether it is because the market desires it or to outrun the competition, the importance and difficulty of the innovation process increases. Innovation is not the process of finding that one great idea anymore. It is a complex and company-wide endeavor that requires structured, organized, and...

A design vision towards seamless European train journeys: Making the train the default option to travel within Europe

Our current travel behaviour is having a detrimental impact on the environment. Especially air travel is a huge contributor to climate change, with its large amounts of polluting carbon emissions. Due to increasing concerns regarding the environmental impact of air travel, international train travel may become an increasingly popular mode of...

Information and awareness as a means to develop water supply systems in rural and peri-urban Bangladesh: Designing the Knowledge module of the TAPP App

When we think about the fact that 70% of the earth is covered by water, it may be easy to assume that water is abundant and that it would never have to be an issue in terms of having a constant supply to drink. In reality, it is a very complex matter for everyone to be able to access and drink safe water. Water is essential to maintain life on...

Designing a haptic interface from a vision-centred approach

Over the last few years, technological innovations led to the development of new haptic interfaces. SenseGlove, a Dutch technology start-up, developed an exoskeleton-based haptic interface capable of motion tracking and providing haptic feedback. The academic industry has been identified as a potential target group for this product. However,...

Improving the Picnic Runner’s Experience: Applying user experience to vehicle design

The aim of this thesis is to implement knowledge of a user's experience into vehicle design. Picnic is developing a new delivery vehicle and this project will explore what could be improved on the current ePV for the ePV2. The target user, the Picnic Runner is researched thoroughly to find where the ePV design lacks positive user experience....

Creating hospital-friendly VR glasses

Virtual Reality glasses are being used in hospitals in order to combat pain and anxiety. These glasses are consumer products however. This project aims to find a feasible solution by designing a custom product that replaces the problems diagnosed in the current product and that enhances the user experience.

The role of dockless shared-bikes in Delft: From a user perspective

This thesis provides an insight into the role of dockless shared-bikes (Mobike) in Delft. The objective of is to fill the knowledge gap about the users of shared-bicycles and their motivations to use shared-bikes in Delft. A survey is and finally gained 91 useful results. 76% of respondents are students, and in general, people are highly...

User experience in social virtual reality: Exploring methodologies for evaluating user experience in social virtual reality

Nowadays, social interaction is often mediated by technology, which makes it possible for people to interact with each other when they are separated. However, most of these technologies target the interaction between 'weak ties' and they cannot support the naturalness and richness offered through face-to-face interaction. Recently, a new type of...

Sleeping cabin VDL travel coaches: Moving mountains of expectations

This master thesis shows the redesign of a travel coach sleeping cabin. The sleeping cabin used to be an empty box with a mattress only, but after the redesign it has become a pleasant environment to sleep in and wake up in. The sleeping cabin contains several unique selling points which will help VDL distinguish themselves from their...

Joyful chores: A behavioural approach to design a new Philips Floor Care product that fosters well-being

Philips is facing a strategic re-orientation While Philips is most commonly known for their Consumer Lifestyle Products and the Lighting division, a growingly important part of the company is all about solutions in the health industry. Now, the two divisions Consumer Lifestyle and Healthcare will be integrated into one company focussing on...

Bluebook: An interactive journal for the emotional well-being of prostate cancer patients

Cancer. Probably one of the most feared words when discussing your or a loved one’s health. It is needless to say that the diagnosis of cancer has a big impact on people. The diagnosis and treatment can cause a disruption in their emotional well-being, which can also distress their family and friends. This graduation project eventually focused...

How to use Slow Design to make products more sustainable?

Slow Design is a design philosophy that aims at supporting well-being for individuals, society, and the natural environment. It encourages people in doing things at the right time and with the right speed and helps them to understand and reflect on their actions. Nevertheless, how can this philosophy be used to create mass-produced consumer...