A conceptual design for a reclining car seat based on spinal curvature: Creating a prototype to validate the working principle of a reclining car seat for p5 to p95 car seat users

The automotive industry is looking at improving their new cars in different ways. Comfortability is a hot topic since it is dependent on so many aspects. The entire interior of the car influences how comfortable the end user is. Furthermore, autonomous vehicles are rising. That means that people have a lot of time to do other things while...

Design and integration of a microfluidic system into LiGalli’s MedRing platform

This project explores the integration of a microfluidic system within the MedRing device, aimed at enhancing women’s health monitoring by non-invasively tracking fertility-related biomarkers. The primary goal is to leverage MedRing’s capabilities to provide real-time, accurate health insights, thereby contributing to the advancement of...

3D SCAN (A)HEAD: Design of an instantaneous 3D Head Scanner for ultra-personalized headwear

Maatbril delivers personalized 3D-printed glasses by making a 3D scan of their client’s head and modelling the glasses around this 3D model. This is especially handy for people with cranio-facial differences or other conditions that prevent them from wearing regular glasses. A large proportion of Maatbril’s clients are children and/or have a...

3D printed smart transtibial prosthesis equipped with temperature and pressure sensory systems

Integration of the sensory systems inside patient-specific medical devices (e.g., implants or prosthesis) can provide additional measurement data at different time points. This can result in improving the traditional designs of those medical devices, and consequently leading to increasing the patient’s comfort and quality of life. By doing...

The influence of the angle of attack on passenger comfort

The angle of attack (AOA) of an airplane changes the direction of the gravitational force on passengers and this thereby might influence passengers’ flying experience. However, the contribution of the AOA regarding comfort/discomfort is not fully explored. In this paper, we aim to fill this knowledge gap by identifying the relationships between...

FlexTECH: Taking the next step with 'Printed Electronics'

By combining the recent innovations of 4D Printing and Printed Electronics, the Emerging Materials group at the Delft University of Technology has developed a new, printable, self-actuatable material that can continuously change shape in a programmable manner. A specifically designed strip of conductive and non-conductive materials exhibits...

Using solder paste in FDM based 3D printing of integrated electronics

 Starting this report 3Dprinting is explained and the state of the art in 3D printing structuralelectronics. From here the current state of the project is described afterwhich the project goal is formed. The project goal for this project is asfollows:  “Test and prototype on-sitecuring of solder paste on a 3D printed...

A breathing anthropomorphic liver phantom for interventional radiology: Design and evaluation

Liver cancer causes 700.000 deaths annually. To assess new devices and pre-clinical procedures for treatment, a safe test environment can be provided by a phantom. Phantoms act as a surrogate for certain physical properties of tissue. The purpose of this study is to design, construct and evaluate an anthropomorphic liver phantom, which simulates...