Education

Within the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering many students work on Aviation Design projects. In our education we have several possibilities which are stated below.

Bachelor Elective

Service Design Process

Service Design Process is an elective course students can choose during their Master programme. In small groups the students work during 10 weeks on an assignment designing services for a client company. In 2013-2014-2015, the client company was Zodiac Aerospace in collaboration with KLM. In 2014 the team “Sensing the transition” from 2013 was awarded the Crystal Cabin Award, a renowned International prize of the Aviation Industry. In 2015, team “Enable” was one of the finalists of that same prize. Christine De Lille and Froukje Sleeswijk Visser are the course coordinators.

Enable.

A simple and innovative solution that displays an interactive projection onto a passenger’s tray table.

FlightBeat

A platform that monitors the well-being of passengers through heart rate sensors.

Sense the Transition

A service design concept that enhances the in-flight experience for long duration flights.

Joint Master Project

During 5 months, a team of 5 to 6 students collaborate together on an assignment from a company. The team of students is composed of students of all three kinds Master students at our faculty. The students are supervised by staff members.

PLUG

Provide a different perspective on the use of communication within the aviation industry.

Graduation Project

During 6 months, an individual student works on an assignment for a company. Two staff members coach the student during the project. Main aim is to let students experience working in an actual work environment on their own project for their Master thesis.

Communication of self-service

Communicating the change of service to passengers and guiding them intuitively.

Fly Your Dreams

Create a product and/or service that provides brand awareness for Fly Aeolus.

Service of Reduced Mobility

Redesigning KLM’s service regarding passengers with reduced mobility.

Light Weight Aircraft Seat

A lightweight, comfortable and healthy seat that is good for the environment.

headRest

Rest your head and retreat subtly within the space of your seat.

Inflight Service Concept Design

An innovation process where wishes of users are the main driver for product development.

Passenger Experience in the Cargo Hold

The cargo hold is transformed into a passenger seating configuration.

The Shareables

Improving the experience of passengers on long intercontinental flights.

Smart Boarding

Allowing passengers to board in a more efficient way.

XpLab

Implement a strategy for change towards a culture of product-service system innovation

Design Strategy Project

Design Strategy Project is an obligatory course for all our Strategic Design students starting each year in November. The students work in groups on an assignment of a client during 3 months. Past years the client companies have been amongst others: Philips, Eneco, Rabobank and Daimler-Chrysler. In 2015, 120 students will be working on a variety of assignments for KLM. For more information on the course contact Christine De Lille.