From Trash to Treasure: Design of a gripper for automated sorting of mixed aluminium scrap to create added value

Reukema is the biggest non-ferrous trader in the Netherlands. They want to investigate the possibility of sorting aluminium in a robotic system. Aluminium is one of the most used materials worldwide. Demands for aluminium are ever increasing. Recycling scrap is needed to keep up with the demand. An important step in the recycling process is the...

Fused Deposition Modelling in Industry 4.0: Extend the capabilities of fused deposition modelling to industry 4.0 standard

The fourth Industrial Revolution stands for the current trends of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies - which comes with a considerable amount of opportunities as most manufacturers attempt to stay ahead of the competition. One of the possibilities is the addition of FDM printing - one of the types of additive...

3D-Paintbrush: Melting and cooling plastics

This thesis describes the process of redesigning the 3D-paintbrush. It looks into extruder screws for plastics and finds the best design variables for the 3D-paintbrush. Vortex cooling has been used to cool the extruded plastics fast and efficient. With the findings for melting and cooling the thesis looks at human-machine interaction and...

Hands can: Determining the location and range of motion of digital joints in 3D scans

The versatility of the hands is revealed in its movements, but often not noticed before trauma occurs. Joint range of motion is used as a measure to follow the progress of diseases. A digital workflow for 3D data in medical appliances is envisioned for years.<br/>The aim of this research is to develop a method that reliably and reproducability...

Attaching smart push support to the Rollz Motion

The Rollz Motion is a mobility aid that can be transformed from a wheelchair to a rollator. Users of this Rollz Motion complain that it takes too much force to push the Rollz Motion as a wheelchair with a person inside. Especially users that live in hilly areas have these problems. This project tries to solve this problem through the creation of...

Development of a high resolution topography and colour scannner: Applied to the craquelure pattern of paintings

Combining 3D Hand Scanning and Medical Thermography: Exploring Technology and Applications

The Curatio is a low-cost hand scanner which allows fast capture of accurate 3D hand scans, developed at the TU Delft in cooperation with Vectory3. Research done by several graduate students has produced reliable and accurate hand scans. Adding infrared thermographic imaging was deemed the next step forward in the scanner’s development.<br/><br/...

A Localized Heating System for the Dutch Built Environment

This document covers the design process of a localized heating system suitable for retrofitting to buildings in the Netherlands

3D paint brush: a journey of plastic

This project is about controlling plastic such that a designer can create 3D art structures of 3 x 3 x 3 meters. The designer and main stakeholder (Tiwánee van der Horst) of this project has just started her own art business. Her inspiration to make art comes from her own graduation project. In this project she wants to convert 2D painting into...

Design for the railway worker: Relieving the physical load on railway workers

Working on the rail infrastructure is physically tough. Heavy tools are lifted and carried while in unfavourable postures and in a harsh environment. An integrated design of tool carrier and working process eliminates the toughest of the loads imposed on the body of railway workers.