Supporting Trajectory Based Operations in Aerodrome Control: Supporting the Timing of the Take-off Clearance

The introduction of Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) is set to change the operation on all levels of Air Traffic Control (ATC), including aerodrome control. Here, adherence to a planned four-dimensional trajectory is important to achieve a stable operation. At the same time, this concept provides possibilities for support tools to be used in...

A step towards an inclusive maintenance management system in hospitals

This project addresses the subject of integrating Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) into low-to-middle income healthcare contexts, with a specific focus on Nepal. CMMS play a prominent role in enabling Biomedical Equipment Technicians (BMETs) to monitor and optimize the performance of medical equipment (WHO, 2012), streamline...

Cosmic Troubleshooting: Designing supervised autonomy for astronaut – robot coaction in space

Space exploration has historically driven technological innovation, resulting in significant advancements with applications in various industries on Earth. The exploration of Mars has emerged as a crucial objective, offering opportunities to search for signs of life and gain insights into planetary evolution. However, working on Mars presents...

Interface design for human-automation collaboration in highly automated ATC environments

The joint management of airspace by human controllers and automated agents is gaining prevalence in nextgeneration Air Traffic Control (ATC). In such settings, human controllers are challenged with maintaining situation awareness while dealing with intricate and often opaque automated technologies. This study probed the potential of a concept...

Prototyping tangible tools for sonic sketching in the UX design

Sound in UX design can be used in a variety of ways; to navigate the interaction, for branding, to set the ambience etc. The importance of sound for the user experience of a product is undeniable; however, this is not represented in the practices of UX designers. UX designers lack the tools and knowledge needed to integrate sound design into...

A durable in-car interface design for future Lightyear models: A user-centered approach in avoiding obsolescence of the in-car experience


<i>A significant problem within the automotive industry and for in-car interfaces in general, is the fact that the in-car user experience becomes obsolete at a much faster pace over time compared to the potential lifespan of the car itself. Moreover, there is also a societal future need for long lasting products in order to have a positive...

Interface Design for On-Orbit Assembly of Space Telescopes

Traditional spacecraft design has reached the limits of size and volume that current launchers allow. This is especially true for space telescopes (James Webb), where size is directly correlated with performance. A solution to this is on-orbit assembly, however some enabling technologies are insufficiently developed. One of the most important...

Design knowledge sharing platform for designers

Knowledge sharing brings overall value to organisations in the growth of the business and its people. For designers, sharing stimulates creativity and encourages personal development via collective sharing within the community, making happier individuals and by extension, a happier team. For knowledge sharing to happen, cultural change and the...

Effects of Wind and Trajectory Uncertainty in a 4D Trajectory Management Interface: Bringing 4D Air Traffic Control Closer To Reality

As a result of the current evolution in the ATM system, a fundamental shift in the ATC work domain is foreseen from ad-hoc tactical to more strategic, 4D (i.e., space and time) trajectory management. Both the SESAR programme in Europe<br/>and the NextGen programme in the US envision a central role for the human operator, to be aided by high...

TelaSol: A Coach Cockpit Application

Team Sunweb, a professional cycling team and our client, is constantly looking for innovations to help them win races. They tasked us with creating an application which could assist coaches with determining the strategy during a race. This application, which we dubbed TelaSol, is supposed to run on a tablet that is mounted on the dashboard...

Effects of Vertical Situation Diagram in Real-Time 4D Trajectory Management Interface on Control Strategies

With the current and expected growth of air traffic, the need for increased support for air traffic controllers from automation continues to grow. One method of improving air traffic management applies 4D trajectory management to control traffic in real-time. An interface applying this method only allowed for manipulation of trajectory in three...

A Mobile Roster Application for FlyCo Cabin Crew: Designing a user interface concept for the FlyCo Roster Front-end System

User centred redesign for diagnosing subsea robots: Graduation Thesis for a Master’s Degree in Interaction Design

This thesis presents an approach for 1) analyzing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for sub-sea robotic Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) 2) structurally redesigning its interface modules and 3) evaluating the resulting designs. The thesis exemplifies this process by redesigning the interface modules that pertain to the diagnosing of hardware...