Computer-assisted ergonomic analysis for vehicle interior design

TNO Human Factors is involved in the process of designing and testing a new concept for driver workplaces in passenger cars, i.e. with a horizontally fixed driver seat and adjustable pedals, steering wheel and instrument panel. This new concept is intended to achieve an interior space and arrangement of instruments that supports the driver task...

Underwater shock response analysis of a floating vessel

The response of a surface vessel to underwater shock has been calculated using an explicit finite element analysis. The analysis model is two-dimensional and contains the floating steel structure, a large surrounding water volume and the free surface. The underwater shock is applied in the form ot a plane shock wave and cavitation is considered...

Ultrasonic scanning, imaging and recognition of bottles

A compact machine has been developed to take in returnable bottles. Using ultrasonics, it recognizes up to 150 different bottles. A teaching facility allows store personnel to add new types of bottles to the reference set. The ultrasonic system operates in air and employs a strongly focusing parabolic acoustical mirror in combination with a...