Indepence for older people with an at home exercise companion

Analysis The overall assignment at the start of the project is “Designing a low threshold product for at-home use to maintain and increase the physical fitness of Dutch older people over 70 by increasing their physical movement and thereby increase confidence, mobility and independence”. The project was executed at Springlab, an innovation...

Comfort and pressure distribution in a human contour shaped aircraft seat (developed with 3D scans of the human body)

BACKGROUND: The concept of comfort is one way for the growing airline market to differentiate and build customer loyalty. This work follows the idea that increasing the contact area between human and seat can have a positive effect on comfort [5, 6, 7]. OBJECTIVE: To improve comfort, reduce weight and optimise space used, a human contour...