Design of a surface inspection tool for rapid detection of micrometer-sized water droplets on a silicon wafer

In this design study a new design is proposed for an in situ surface inspection tool that can rapidly detect micrometer sized water droplets on a silicon wafer. This surface inspection tool is part of a proposed redesign of the thermal conditioning stage of VDL-ETGs atmospheric wafer handler. A meticulous requirements study was performed, and...

Architectural Photovoltaic Applications: Lessons Learnt and Perceptions from Architects

Researchers have reported that despite technological development in photovoltaic technology and substantial cost reduction, there is still a narrow interest in architectural photovoltaic applications (APA). Lack of interest is correlated to various bottlenecks, and one of them is a lack of knowledge among architects on the possibilities and...

Design of a 4-DoF hydraulic prosthetic arm for people with a shoulder amputation

People with a shoulder amputation are very much dependent on active total arm prostheses to provide in their self-care and to perform basic daily activities. Research on the development of active upper limb prosthetics has been growing over the past couple of years. The state-of-the-art total prosthetic arms that have been developed are very...

Insight.me: Enabling a collaborative use of healthcare data

This thesis presents research on data and healthcare and proposes a design vision that enables collaborative use of self-tracked data. This work was developed within the Cardiolab as a graduation work in Strategic Product Design. It aimed to identify the needs and aspirations of practitioners and patients and, then, embody the findings on a...

You make it and you try it out: Seeds of design discipline futures

This paper takes a narrative seam through the design discipline, attempting to explain how design methodology, one of the three types of Nigel Cross' designerly ways of knowing, has changed over the 40 years of Design Studies. Specifically, the paper identifies the point when a ‘social turn’ in the discipline occurred, allowing more nuanced...

A structural concept for a demountable glass column: An explorative design study about interlocking, laminated glass components

The high compressive strength of the material glass in combination with its transparency, make it an attractive material to use for a column. Though different types and configurations of glass columns have been subject of academic research, a demountable glass column made from laminated components remains unexplored. This structural concept...

Supporting the Negotiated Selection of a Pareto Optimal Solution: A design study on the added value of a decision aiding approach with Simulation-Based Many-Objective Optimisation

From a content perspective, Simulation-Based Many-Objective Optimisation with a posteriori decision analysis is a promising method in analysing and solving semi- structured process improvement problems. From a process management perspective, the use of MOO can be perceived dicult; the optimisation process requires a structured problem...