Be aware of the unseen: Designing an obstacle detection device for the blind

Not being able to rely on one’s eyes is a condition that reduces the quality of life, for we live in a visually oriented world. This is especially important when looking at personal mobility. The aim of this graduation project is to design a new product that can improve the quality of life of a visually impaired person (VIP). Analysis of the...

How can TomTom make travelling easier, when people are dealing with traffic dilemmas

TomTom is the leading provider of location and navigation solutions. The company is constantly looking for new solutions that improve people's lives and bring them wherever they want to go faster and more informed. This project is about bringing some of the ambitions of TomTom Traffic Manifesto to concrete products or services, that help people...

Stand-by Mobility Device for Local Purposes

This graduation project focuses on the design of a “Stand-by Mobility Device for Local Purposes” (SMDLP). The SMDLP is a multi-functional mobility device, designed for supermarket visiting. The concept can be best imagined as a fusion of a carrier cycle, shopping cart and baby stroller. Namely the SMDLP has three comparable configurations: (1)...

Development of an attachable handbike

Mobility makes people independent and is a necessity of life. This is also for people with a spinal chord lesion. They are fully depending on their wheelchair and this is not an efficient transport product for distances further then 2 km. A handbike is the solution and give the users more freedom to become mobile in the city and at the same time...