Multimodal Input-Dependent Object Query Initialization for LiDAR-Camera 3D Object Detection with Transformers

3D object detection models that exploit both LiDAR and camera sensor features are top performers in large-scale autonomous driving benchmarks. A transformer is a popular network architecture used for this task, in which so-called object queries act as candidate objects. Initializing these object queries based on current sensor inputs leads to...

Predicting Infection Using Infrared Thermography in Premature Infants: Quantifying the Interaction Between Infrared Thermography and a Neonatal Incubator

Predicting when a neonate will fall victim to an infection or a disease allows prevention through early medicine administering. Such physiological conditions can be made visible using infrared thermography (IRT). This is a technique for measuring heat emitted in the infrared spectrum and transforming them into visible...

Envision: enabling vision for visually impaired

Envision began as an attempt to increase independence for people with visual impairment. During the course of the project, through a very participatory design approach, a deep understanding of the challenges faced by visually impaired people was obtained. A technology exploration in search for potential solutions led to the discovery of the...

IPMC Actuator for Swimming Microrobots

Autonomous microrobots ‘swimming’ through bodily fluids promise a major breakthrough in the fields of medicine and surgery. Targeted drug delivery, ablations, stents, implants, and remote sensing applications are among the envisioned applications. One of the biggest challenges in the design of these devices is the propulsion actuator. Within...

Designing for Independent Filmmakers

This project concerns a design proposal for a new form of camera support equipment for low-budget independent filmmakers. The final product replaces a tripod a dolly and any other handheld device. The system holds a DSLR camera and contains a docking station for a smartphone. Through a special designed app the filmmaker can choose which moving...

Design of a panoramic ball camera

During this project a new design for the panoramic ball camera was developed. The project started with an analysis of the old prototype. The main weaknesses of the product turned out to be the lack of a thought out user interaction, the bad drop resistance and the unsuitability for mass production. During the analysis of the interaction once...

Featherweight Camera stabilisatie systeem: Gebruiksonderzoek, ontwerp en prototype

De professionele paraglider en fotograaf Leo Westerkamp is instaat de kijker dichter bij de natuur en sport te brengen dan ieder ander log en niet wendbaar apparaat. Echter door bochten, windvlagen, luchtdrukverschillen en trillingen van de motor ondervinden de beelden een ernstig stabiliteitsprobleem. Vandaar dan ook dat Featherweight de...

New market opportunities for Fokker's E-Lighter® technology: Powering camera crews

Fokker Aerostructures is a Dutch company, specialized in developing, designing and manufacturing products and technologies for the aerospace and defense industry. Fokker is currently developing the E-Lighter®; a lightweight, portable energy source that uses diesel to generate electric power. At the moment it is solely being developed for the...

Power Pebble: Redesign Universal Battery Charger

This unique graduation project covers the entire journey of a product development process, from the very beginning of an idea sketch to the production and the market introduction of the final product, named ‘Power Pebble’. The Power Pebble is a portable universal battery charger for all your mobile electronics, including cell phones, digital...

Spatial Navigation for Context-aware Video Surveillance

An increasing number of cameras is being used to monitor a growing range of environments. Consequently, surveillance systems consist of an increasing number of screens to display all incoming video streams, making it difficult for observers to maintain a mental model of spatial relations between videos. A number of systems is developed aiming at...