Next generation Public Lighting Luminaire

This project was about designing a next generation public lighting luminaire with LEDs. The product had to fulfil the human desires of society, be technical feasible, but also financially interesting in terms of being the first product of a start-up company. Combining the design for assembly with state of the art technology led to a product...

Kangaroo Transport of premature babies

This graduation report comprises a study on the feasibility of Kangaroo Transport of premature babies by ambulance, which was initiated by BabyBloom Healthcare. BabyBloom Healthcare is a company that specializes in creating child-, parent- and nurse friendly products for neonatology departments. This study results in a design proposal and a...

Magic Magnetic:Playground equipment for improving girls’ gross motor manipulative skills

Today’s 10 year olds will die at a younger age than their parents will (Sportnext, 2012). For the first time in years the life expectancy of a human has declined. During the last few decades in Europe young people’s physical performance has declined. A decrease can be identified in most of the motor abilities, and physical performances such as...

Design of a product for affective communication in video consultations

Teleconsultation is a consultation between a doctor and a patient by means of video communication technology. It is a promising solution for the growing demand for health care. However, the medium has depersonalizing qualities. Emotions have an important role in doctor-patient relationship and are related to positive medical outcomes of...