Education

DIPO contributes to the education of Mechanical Engineering students (BSc and MSc) and BioMedical Engineering students (MSc). The tabs below provide course information, BSc and MSc assignments, and – where available - reports. 

Moreover, DIPO contributes to post-doctoral courses of PAOG [post graduate education in medicine] and is invited for guest lectures at University of Twente and The Hague University of Professional Education.

Courses [facilitated by DIPO]

DIPO facilitates a number of bachelor and master courses. For more detailed information you may follow the links provided.

Course ID  Title  Link course information [SIS]  Link Open Course Ware  Other links 
wb3201  Design of Mechanical Systems 2  SIS       
wb3470  Introduction in Mechanical Engineering Design  SIS       
wb3471  Mechanical Engineering Design – Industrial Cases  SIS       
wb3476  Mechanical Design  SIS       
wb3110  Evolving Design  SIS       
  Interfaculty Minor Multidisciplinary Design         
wb3120io  Introduction Mechanical Engineering  SIS       
wb2308  Biomedical Engineering Design  SIS  OCW    
wb2432  Biomechatronics  SIS  OCW   
me1110  Medical Device Prototyping  SIS       

BSc Assignments

Ongoing Assignments

currently none

Past assignments

2010 Humphrey Dongen [Haagse Hogeschool - Werktuigbouwkunde]
  Design of cosmetic glove modification machine
2009 Ad Vink [Haagse Hogeschool - Bewegingstechnologie]
  Psycho-physical aspects of a shoulder harness
2007  Willemijn Draijer [Haagse Hogeschool - Bewegingstechnologie]
  Shoulder Harness – Brassiere combination
2005 Hans Nicolai [Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk]
  Design of wrist prosthesis incorporating wrist flexion and pro- & supination
2004 Falco Everdij [Hogeschool Haarlem]
  Design of a glove compensation mechanism for a child’s hand prosthesis
2003 Harold Buddenberg [Hogeschool Utrecht]
  Optimal design of an adaptive prosthetic hand mechanism
2002 Arwin Roos [Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk]
  Design of a glove compensation mechanism for a child’s hand prosthesis
2001 Gerard Bakker [Haagse Hogeschool]
  Measurement system for the optimization of feedback in hand prostheses
2000 Sally K. Gardner [Queensland University of Technology, Australia]
  Design of a glove compensation mechanism for a child's central push rod operated prosthetic hand
2000 Marrigje Pieters [Haase Hogeschool]
  Measurement system for the optimization of feedback in hand prostheses
1998 Dennis Verdoes [Hogeschool Utrecht]
  Joint with adjustable stiffness
1998 Michel Franssen [Hogeschool Utrecht]
  Joint with adjustable stiffness
1997 Jos Boer
  Body powered children's hand prosthesis
1995 Victor G. van Passel
  Design of a spring force balancer
1984 Jan Bakker [Gemeentelijke HTS, ‘s Gravenhage]
  Gas consumption as a function of the supply pressure in a hand prosthesis
1984 Jan Meijer [Gemeentelijke HTS, ‘s Gravenhage]
  Gas consumption as a function of the supply pressure in a hand prosthesis

Open assignments

We encourage students to define their own MSc-projects, in cooperation with the DIPO staff. You can use this list of research projects and open assignments to get some inspiration. If you have an idea, or if you want to discuss the possibilities of doing your graduation studies within the world of upper extremity rehabiltation, please contact Dick Plettenburg.

Currently available MSc-assignments within the Delft Institute of Prosthetics and Orthotics include:

 

Ongoing assignments

Ellen van Mil Design of a two-way control system for body powered prostheses
Thijmen Struik Development and evaluation of a new method for saggital knee movement reproduction
Eric van Vliet Design of a multi-functional seating system for mini-busses
Marlous Valk Improving control in hand prostheses
Bob Bruinekool      Design of a pneumatically actuated hand prosthesis
Johan Rob Design of a miniature pressure regulator

 

Past assignments

2011    Victoria Asch
  Optimization of a multi-chamber biochip for cell co-culture 
2011 Rana Mohammed
  Bamboo prehensor for the developing countries
2011 Tim Kiefte
  Design of the PLYOS-prehensor
2011 Alireza Tousi
  Design of a voluntary closing hook prosthesis
2011 Ruben Pape
  The effect of joint locks in underactuated hand prostheses
2010 Mona Hichert
  Feedback in voluntary closing arm prostheses
2010 Michel Bovy
  A comparison of speed skating with normal and reduced ankle eversion
2010 Ferdy Wijsman
  The design of a glove compensated hand prosthesis for toddlers
2010 Marijn Geurts
  Arm Wear: Cool prosthetics - Emotion drive design of a fashionable fore-arm prosthesis
2010 Johan Nieuwendijk
  Design of a voluntary closing prehensor
2010 Elfri Stoop
  Flex Fingers: Design of a partial hand prosthesis
2010 Lisanne Ravensbergen
  Transradial socket design
2009 Steven den Dunnen
  Design of an underactuated adaptive finger mechanism
2009 Ivan van der Veld 
  Design methodology for paperboard products; an application example in upper extremity prosthetics
2008  Joyce Wong
  Redesign of a fitting for an upper extremity prosthesis
2007 Sander Minnoye
  Design of a leg prosthesis for snow boarding
2006 Emanuele Antonucci
  Design of a voluntary closing hand prosthesis for toddlers
2005 Jasper Schuurmans
  Design of an adaptive gripper for the ARM
2004 Akio Morita
  Design of a cosmetic glove compensation mechanism
2003 Jean-Philippe Jobin
  Optimal design of an adaptive prosthetic hand mechanism
2003 Xabier Goyeneche Lasaga
  Design of a cosmetic glove modification machine
2002 Thomas Platzer
  A 3D passive dynamic biped with adjustable step width
2002 Elske Stellingwerff Beintema
  Design of an adaptive voluntary closing hand prosthesis
2000 Susan van den Berg
  Simplifying the making of the Wilmer Open Socket
2000 Martijn Wisse
  Actuated passive dynamic walking with knees
1999 Lotje van Ooststroom
  Design of a prehension device for partial hand defects
1999  Dennis Magermans
  Feedback concerning pinch forces of a voluntary-closing elbow-controlled hand prosthesis, part 1
1999 Rik van der Tol
  Feedback concerning pinch forces of a voluntary-closing elbow-controlled hand prosthesis, part 2
1999 Maarten de Bruyne
  Design of an experimental set-up for the control of the human finger
1999 Michiel P. Oderwald
  Design of an experimental set-up for the control of the human finger
1999 Fred van den Berg
  Design of a low friction forceps
1998 Jasper Feijtel
  Design of a voluntary closing prehensor
1998 Arno Kemner
  Design of a laparoscopic forceps with optimal compliance perception
1998 Hans de Visser
  Design of a voluntary closing hand prosthesis
1998 Gabrielle Tuijthof
  Design and control of a pneumatically powered gravity balanced robotic arm
1996 Bahtiar Arif
  Force amplification in voluntary closing hand prostheses
1996 Joris Jaspers
  Design of a new hand prosthesis
1995 Marcel Horward
  Design of a low-friction mechanism for laparoscopic forceps
1995 Richard van der Linde
  Design of a ballistic walking biped
1994 Koen Rijnsaardt
  Design of a powered cutter for pedicle screws
1994 Marco Hoefman
  Hand prostheses, adaptation or specialisation
1994 Marten Munneke
  Improving force feedback in voluntary closing hand prostheses
1994 David van de Weg
  Design concepts for a 2-D directional bone drill
1992 Just Herder
  Methods for reducing energy dissipation in cosmetic gloves
1992 Ton Dubelaar
  Bone fracture healing with an external fixator
1991 Peter Blok
  Rolling contacts in mechanisms
1990 Hans Boersma
  Simulation of a hydraulic bi-phasic hand prosthesis mechanism
1990 Rik Buschman
  Functional Electric Stimulation of the extremities
1988 Michiel Fonk
  Modelling of a miniature pressure regulator
1988 Marcel Taal
  Feasibility of industrial production of upper limb prostheses
1987 Edsko Hekman
  Design of a myo-pneumatic hand prosthesis for children, part 2
1985 Chris Bibbe
  Miniature electrically operated pressure regulator
1985 Jan Kruit
  Hydraulical coupling mechanism
1984 Mathijs Danz
  Control of an experimental elbow disarticulation prosthesis
1984 Gerard Pieterse
  Myo-electric control of a hand prosthesis
1982 Paul Gelderloos
  Experimental bi-phasic hydraulical hand prosthesis
1981 Paul Zult
  Theoretical considerations on the controlability and the power consumption of an electric-pneumatic convertor
1980 Ruud Eykemans
  Pneumatic actuation of a hand prosthesis mechanism
1979 Onno Zwart
  Control concepts for a 2-DOF experimental hand prosthesis
1978 Henk Schaap
  Design of a piezo-electrical actuated pneumatic valve
1975 Godwin van Hooreweder
  Design of miniature piezo-ceramic electric-pneumatic convertor
1974 Sake Roodbergen
  Reduction of the power consumption of a electric-pneumatic convertor
1974 Ferry van der Post
  Multi-compartment pneumatic actuator
1973 Rolf Jan den Adel
  Power consumption reduction in a pneumatically powered hand prosthesis
1971 Peter Pistecky
  Optimization of an electrically operated proportional valve