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Boertje, Puck (author)
With today’s aging population and the prevalence of chronic illnesses, healthcare systems worldwide are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of patients. This projected growth and rising demand underscore the importance of advancing wearable devices. In the realm of diagnostic healthcare, the pursuit of non-invasive and safe...
master thesis 2023
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van Leeuwen, Clint (author)
The focus of this project was the research and development of an affective social touch wearable. AffectiveAir uses pneumatic actuation on the shoulder to convey a library of haptic sensations. The goal was to overcome physical limitations in potential digital communication contexts, by a non-verbal, tactile, and possibly intimate social touch...
master thesis 2023
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Hintzen, Annemijn (author)
Elongated mechanical ventilation is associated with ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), diaphragmatic muscle atrophy, patient discomfort, increased mortality rates and higher healthcare costs. However, hospitals are lacking in user-friendly, affordable and accurate methods to measure the decline the respiratory condition. Computed tomography ...
master thesis 2022
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Shah, Dhaval (author)
Advances in sensing and machine learning technologies give rise to personal health coaches that monitor human activities and support healthy behaviour. In this context, wheelchair users can benefit from such technologies as they often suffer from physical ailments due to insufficient or over activity, prolonged improper posture and lack of...
master thesis 2019
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Hage, Catherine (author)
Every year 550 children are diagnosed with a cancer in the Netherlands. Currently a new hospital is being built in Utrecht, the Prinses Maxima Centrum for child Oncology, this hospital will focus solely on paediatric oncology.<br/><br/>The families that deal with child cancer have to go to the hospital frequently and spend long days there. These...
master thesis 2017
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John, L.H. (author)
Smartphones, or more general handhelds, which are commonly used for indoor localization purposes, are not a viable option in places where people do not carry them all the time, e.g., home and office. Alternatively using wearable devices brings along limitations in regards to power supply, processing capability and availability of sensors, which...
master thesis 2016
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Abspoel, R. (author)
This master thesis revolves around the development of a personal alarm device for lone workers. A lone worker is somebody who is regularly isolated from their colleagues, without direct supervision. This includes people who often work in isolation, like electricians and warehouse employees. But a worker does not need to be alone in order to be...
master thesis 2016
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Gonzalez Godinez, L.A. (author)
Wearable devices have paved way for several context-aware applications in the field of health-care and sports to improve the well-being of users and their performance for human augmentation. During rehabilitation patients need accurate feedback that can empower and improve the speed of recovery. On the other hand competitive athletes need a...
master thesis 2016
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Copini, H. (author)
In the last couple of years there has been a massive increase in the development of wearable self-monitoring products and services. Within this project the initial goal was to explore the possibilities how parents of young children could be supported with a wearable device which is able to monitor vital signs or detect specific symptoms when...
master thesis 2015
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Stroo, J.L. (author)
People with neuromuscular diseases request an orthosis close to the body for assistance with their arm movements. This paper proposes a concept for a passive arm support that is close to the body and is based on bending beams. Simulations resulted in the final configuration and dimensions of the beams, optimised to balance an arm. One Carbon...
master thesis 2014
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Beernink, T. (author)
TOM is a small wearable robot - that helps foreign students to learn Dutch . In the Netherlands, it's common to speak English to foreigners, this causes them not to speak and practice Dutch. TOM - the Dutch abbreviation of Language Practice Buddy - a robot that can be worn around the neck tries to change this. It has an face recognition program,...
master thesis 2014
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