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Vreeburg, J.P.B. (author)The present plans for space stations are evolutionary developments from Skylab, ASTP, Spacelab, and recently, MIR. Other forbears can be identified as well, and it is instructive to compare current designs with the drawings that appeared in magazines around 1950, when spaceflight first appeared feasible. The space station that is taken as the...report 1988
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Dong, J. (author)The main stream research on fault detection and fault tolerant control has been focused on model based methods. As far as a model is concerned, changes therein due to faults have to be extracted from measured data. Generally speaking, existing approaches process measured inputs and outputs either by a filter designed based on a known model (e.g....doctoral thesis 2009
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Fokkinga, S.F. (author)This research project explored the possibility of involving not only positive emotions, but also negative emotions into product experiences. To achieve the resulting rich product experiences, the concept of complex qualities is introduced, which are interaction qualities designers can apply to their product interaction. These complex qualities...master thesis 2010
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Rahman, N. (author)This thesis project is completed as part of the Product Planning and User Experience team at Vodafone Netherlands. The main objective is to create a new mobile communication concept based on the vision to make people feel closer to each other. This report proposes a context-aware communication called Airmail that enables people to send messages...master thesis 2010
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Vanhoudt, A. (author)This report presents a thesis in the Design for Interaction program at the University of Technology in Delft, the Netherlands. The project is conducted in collaboration with Namahn, a human-centered design consultancy located in Brussels, Belgium. The subject of this master thesis is to design a digital future oriented product concept —...master thesis 2011
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Wakelkamp, M.G.E. (author)The Efteling believes that people have the need from time to time to escape from their daily lives. That is why the Efteling “sells” an experience of being in the World of the Efteling and continues to surprise with new and exciting attractions and entertainment. Besides the money for the entrance ticket, another important source of income comes...master thesis 2011
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Soedarmo, H.A. (author)The existence of mediated communication is inevitably changing our paradigm of ways to communicate with other human beings. It enables us to connect with others over a distance without having to present at the same location or the same time. This growing field of mediated communication leaves room for explorations of the possibilities of future...master thesis 2011
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Zhao, Y. (author)This report is about a graduation project on lighting experience design for urban middle class Chinese homes, which is done for Philips Consumer Luminaires (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd. The project aims to develop a lighting solution that meets the latent desires and needs of urban middle class Chinese families in the living room. The user centered...master thesis 2011
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Rosales, K. (author)This report depicts in detail the thesis project “Meat substitutes for flexitarians: A design driven approach to inspire food developers.” This project was developed as my final evaluation in Design for Interaction at the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Delft University of Technology. The project was performed from September 2011 to June...master thesis 2012
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Van Leeuwen, L. (author), Gielen, M.A. (author), Westwood, D. (author)Using Reversal Theory (Apter, 2002, 2007a) as an example this paper proposes a way to ‘translate’ a psychological concept into the realm of design in a way that maximizes understanding and potential for application in the context of play. The given presentation of Reversal Theory is the result of the analysis of student’s use of available...conference paper 2012
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Pasman, G.J. (author)Recent developments in both hardware and software have brought video within the scope of design students as a new visual design tool. Being more and more equipped with cameras, for example in their smartphones, and video editing programs on their computers, they are increasing using video to record their research activities or present their...conference paper 2012
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Schrakamp, N.J. (author)This thesis is the result of the challenging assignment: “design a product service system which creates value for the user in the future context of automated driving”. The goal was to find out from the user perspective what would create value for them in 2020. The Service Innovation Team (SIT), part of the Research group of Volkswagen AG,...master thesis 2013
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Rutten, J. (author)Thanks to advances in technology a time has arrived where it is possible to generate energy by virtually everyone for a competitive price. To produce energy on a small scale, fossil fuels are unattractive because energy can be extracted from them more efficiently on a larger scale. For technologies such as solar photovoltaic panels, there is no...master thesis 2013
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Groenenberg, E.O.K. (author)The Project Experiencing gorillas in the cloud is a graduation project that aims ‘to create a product for the Apenheul that enhances the user experience of a visit to the park using sensor data’. In Apenheul a network of sensors has been placed around the gorilla island, constantly gathering data about the gorillas. Gorillas In the Cloud was...master thesis 2013
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Birpoutsoukis, G. (author)Crystallization is a slow chemical process evolving in a reactor called crystallizer. A solution initialized in a high temperature is cooled down such that the dissolved solute is transferred from the solution into pure crystalline phase. The evolution of the process characterizes the properties of the crystals in the end-product. The transient...master thesis 2013
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Huijgen, R.G. (author)The Shareables concept is a self-sufficient service for improving the experience of airplane passengers through crew generated products. It is designed to provide KLM flight attendants with the means to surprise their passengers with an extraordinary service that exceeds expectations. The concept empowers KLM employees to use their creativity...master thesis 2014
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Schade, V.P.H. (author)Research shows that current new attractions only have an effect for approximately two years on the visitor numbers of a park . In this project a new type of attraction was created, namely social-emotional journeys. Social-emotional journeys aim to be more sustainable and retain revisit attractiveness. The project tried to push the boundaries of...master thesis 2014
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Forgione, M. (author)From an engineering perspective, the term process refers to a conversion of raw materials into intermediate or final products using chemical, physical, or biological operations. Industrial processes can be performed either in continuous or in batch mode. There exist for instance continuous and batch units for reaction, distillation, and...doctoral thesis 2014
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Brussen, Y. (author)This report describes recommendations for a better implementation of Experience Design in an IT consultancy firm. The approach has been to design a tool called U-Filter that allows colleagues to check each other’s work for usability issues. The graduation company can best be described as both an IT Consultancy and a System Integrator. The...master thesis 2014
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Jiminez, S. (author), Pohlmeyer, A.E. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Huzen, B.M.A. (author)This paper discusses an approach to possibility-driven design as an alternative to traditional problem-driven design approaches. the first parts discuss merits and challenges when design- ing for possibilities, and present some examples of existing design theories that exemplify the potential contribution of this view on design. Next, a five...conference paper 2014