Hybrid fabrication for transcended manufacturing: Flexible manufacturing system in support of the Transcended manufacturing process

Transcended manufacturing is a new emerging manufacturing paradigm in response to the rising need for mass personalisation and ultra-personalised products. Through product personalisation, people can assert their identity in an increasingly impersonal world. But the one-off a kind nature of ultra-personalised make them hard to manufacture with...

GoDesign: A modular generative design framework for mass-customization and optimization in architectural design

We present a modular generative design framework for design processes in thebuilt environment that provides for the unification of participatory design andoptimization to achieve mass-customization and evidence-based design. Thepaper articulates this framework mathematically as three meta proceduresframing the typical design problems as multi...

Design a socialVR tool for the remote co-design of customized cakes

Nowadays, co-design is progressively popular in the area of customized retail services. Co-design involves users and potential customers into the whole process of product design, from ideation to final design, and thus, has a great potential in offering a personalized customer experience based on the individual needs and behaviors. However,...

Manufacturing for customisation: System for FDM mass customisation based on mono-material, transformable interior components using recycled PET

The following report is an explanation to the process of identifying a relevant thesis topic, the literature research, design methodology and validation of the design task at hand. The literature research expands on the construction industry, PET as a single use waste material, Additive manufacturing, Fused Deposition modeling and the design of...

Ascending Integration Centre

The concept is to design a living environment, a habitat, for immigrants, Ex-pats and refugees, who are granted asylum. This habitat is meant to be a stepping stone in their integration process, in which they learn about Dutch culture, language and prepare to be fully adopted in Dutch society. <br/> The location of this centre is in the...

Plugging in the handyman business: Designing an open service innovation platform around the Ford Transit

This graduation project was part of a collaboration between the Ford Motor Company and the Delft University of Technology on the topic of Service Innovation for the Light Commercial Vehicle market. The goal of the University Research project is to infuse service design into Ford’s DNA by introducing design research and service design methodology...