Designing a connected barbecue

Through emerging technologies, it is possible to efficiently extend everyday objects with wireless communication and sensing-/actuating functionality. The objects can communicate with each other as well as with humans. The movement that is concerned with applying and investigating these technologies is called The Internet of Things. What the...

Smarter energy sharing

This thesis proposes a product-service-system for Lens-Energie bv. Lens is a Dutch company that provides solar panels to renters in apartment buildings. Their current product benefits from the current net-metering legislation in the Netherlands. Since its is expected that this legislation will be changed in the near future, a new product is...

Wireless Powered Smart Homes: Creation of a WiFi powered smart climate ecosystem

Wireless energy is found to be an enabler for IoT in smart homes. WiFi signals can be used as an energy source to power connected climate sensors. The smart climate product ecosystem is designed and a business model is created as part of an overall implementation startegy.

Conceptualization of a smart communicative luggage that communicates to the user and its environment

The aviation industry is going through a lot of changes in order to make the passenger experience more pleasant. Baggage handling services for check-in luggage are becoming even more seamless for the user with pick-up services emerging which take care of the luggage from home to end destination. However, a major issue is that passengers do not...