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van den Berg, Jens (author)Decision-making in professional fields has made a stark transition away from utility as the comparative metric in neoclassical economic frameworks. The result of which means a step towards the use of non-equatable variables for calculating the comparability between material, energy, and fiscal costs. While the traditional methods have their...master thesis 2024
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Snip, Felicia (author)Float glass is a largely unexplored material flow in the context of circularity. As the Dutch government wants construction to be fully circular by 2050, new ways have to be found to deal with float glass. Five scenarios for sustainable glass handling are discussed: what would happen if all available secondary windows would be recycled,...master thesis 2023
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Stortelers, Frederike (author)This master thesis explores the potential of Rhythmic Entrainment (RE) for product design applications. The research starts by defining some of the important terms and providing example cases of RE from products and research. A comparison between the cases illuminates the possibilities RE can have for product design and research. [1] RE can...master thesis 2023
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Swen, Micha (author)The heat pump market is growing rapidly and new noise legislation creates issues for many people living in terraced housing and apartments. The assignment was to develop a sound reducing heat pump cover for Qventi. It should reduce the sound sufficiently, while being aesthetically pleasing and easy to assemble. It should also be smaller, lighter...master thesis 2023
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van Dijken, Max (author)This graduation report covers the process and outcome of developing and designing novel photovoltaic (PV) products for architectural and design applications. The project aimed to find innovative solutions for seamlessly integrating photovoltaics into architecture and design and thus contribute to sustainable building practices. With a hands-on,...master thesis 2023
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Hemerik, Ashley (author)DESIGN OPPORTUNITY<br/><br/>The TU Delft student theses repository has not been updated since it switched to digital PDF reports in 2007. Currently, entries only contain a title, author and contributors, programme, date, abstract, and the PDF to download.<br/><br/>While the search engine is fine if you know the author's name or the title of the...master thesis 2023
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von Seyfried, Moritz (author)The Ethereal Engine combines fitness with gaming and VR. By using two actuated armatures and foot platforms, the machine can provide users with force feedback while they enjoy a multitude of simulations that do not feel like a workout at all. Regular physical exercise is very difficult for many people. This can lead to poor health and increased...master thesis 2022
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sirianni, francesco (author)As we all know, plastic pollution is a global problem that is constantly growing, with adverse effects on societies, humans, and wildlife. <br/>Many initiatives are focusing on reducing and lowering the effects of plastic pollution. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is growing on a daily basis. <br/>Most of the harmful effects of plastic pollution...master thesis 2022
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Osseweijer, Dennis (author)This master thesis explores multiple important aspects for the design of an osseointegrated bionic arm prosthesis such as customizability, modularity and aesthetics and can serve as a stepping stone in the development of this bionic arm prosthesis called ‘Ellis’.master thesis 2022
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van Montfort, Jip (author)Selecting the perfect cycling saddle can be a long and painful process trying and buying multiple saddles. Riding on the wrong type of saddle can cause various irritations and can even result in erectile dysfunction (Goldstein, 2007) and may in the end spoil the fun of cycling.<br/><br/>A direction in the design of female saddles was chosen...master thesis 2022
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Jadhav, Atula (author)Morphing Matter is a soft-robotic material with a bit of a personality. When applied to the seated context, it can sense posture and simply nudge the user in the right direction by providing support through the contact surface. This project focuses on developing a scalable soft robotic material with programmable behaviour. The project is aimed...master thesis 2022
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van den Dikkenberg, Lean (author)Chances are that you, the reader, have been working from home during this pandemic. Working from home has been more common than ever before and is predicted to stay. However, chairs have not adapted yet: office chairs are complicated and bulky products. They are designed to be adjustable to multiple users, but are not the best solution for...master thesis 2022
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Nederend, Johan (author)Thetford needs to improve their efficiency to generate more output, make space on their full factory floor for new products and decrease their human dependency at their absorption refrigerator plant in Etten-Leur. The market becomes more competitive and that is why Thetford choose to change its strategy from customer intimacy towards product...master thesis 2022
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THOMAS KADAVIL ABRAHAM, Thomas (author)The principles of compliant mechanisms have been available to engineering students, students of mechanical engineering. Designers or design students had very little understanding of the principles behind making compliant things(Appendix B- Interviews). <br/><br/>Through the course of this project, the relevance of compliant products to designers...master thesis 2021
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Klein Schiphorst, Hessel (author)Although biocomposites have been around for some years now, their use is still far from mainstream. Yet, the material properties of biocomposites and their current applications show a lot of potential for more sustainable, lightweight and structural applications in many industries. Long fibre biocomposites show good specific properties and offer...master thesis 2021
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Mehta, Parshva (author)With the emerging demand for energy-efficient products, the composite material has become a point of attraction for many product manufacturers. Furthermore, with its high strength to weight ratio, long life span, low maintenance and design flexibility, composite materials offer tailored properties by choosing an appropriate combination of...master thesis 2021
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Schelling, Jip (author)This graduation project explores the influence that the mobihub -a physical space in the neighbourhood that facilitates and promotes shared transport- can have on the neighbourhood. This has been done by making multiple exploratory designs for different locations. The insights from these studies have been combined into a design manual for the...master thesis 2021
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Nielen, Isabelle (author)The graduation project assignment was to design a strategy for a concept for HARMAN Automotive's partnership with Bang & Olufsen and Ford Motor Company. By means of the design-driven innovation method (Verganti, 2009, 2016), a product-service system was created.master thesis 2021
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Gokhale, Sneha (author)Additive Manufacturing (AM) is undergoing a radical evolution. AM businesses such as Ultimaker (UM) are speeding up industrial production through digital design and local manufacturing to enable industries to produce “what they need, where they need it, and when they need it” (“Ultimaker”, 2019), while also being cost-effective. AM is perceived...master thesis 2020
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Heijboer, S. (author)In response to current developments in the automotive industry to apply more diverse, adaptable and multifunctional materials in car interiors, this graduation thesis researches the possible role of two smart materials: on LTM and Aito HapticTouch. The fundamental developments in reduction of accidents, ownership and emission (the 3 Zero’s) all...master thesis 2016