Air Quality Cocktail

Air Quality Cocktail

Air Quality Cocktail: A Gustatory Experience to Convey the Current Air Quality of Urban Cities Environmental challenges, for example climate change, water pollution, or air pollution are complex, and generally difficult to grasp for those who are not affected. This...
Comparision of Shape Memory Alloy Connections

Comparision of Shape Memory Alloy Connections

Comparision of Shape Memory Alloy Connections Shape memory alloy (SMA) is a commonly used actuator for creating silent shape-changing interfaces. In this project, we compared two different SMA connections (e.g., alligator clips and screw-terminals) and measurered the...
Conversational Companions in the Living Place Lab

Conversational Companions in the Living Place Lab

Conversational Companions in the Living Place Lab The main aim of this student’s project was the design and implementation of conversational companions for a home automation system, such as the Living Place Lab. To this end, the students created dialogs for prototypes...
Hey Buddy!

Hey Buddy!

Hey Buddy! Hey Buddy! is a companion system for smart home environments, such as the Living Place Lab. The companion system aims to drive autonomously and communicate with the residents. The project was realized by Fabian Erdmann, Sascha Knapp, Timon Rupelt, Dennis...
HopE

HopE

HopE In research on ambient displays, a wide range of empirical findings have already been collected on various factors of use. However, there is still a fundamental need for research on effects that increase the attention of potential users. In the “HopE”...
Construction of an Artificial Pet in a Smart Home Environment

Construction of an Artificial Pet in a Smart Home Environment

Construction of an Artificial Pet in a Smart Home Environment This thesis deals with a plant as an artificial animal that is intended to create a more social and active environment in a smart environment. Thus, the classification of theplant must take place in the...
Tangible Interface mit Remote Feedback in Wearable Fitness Systems

Tangible Interface mit Remote Feedback in Wearable Fitness Systems

Tangible Interface mit Remote Feedback in Wearable Fitness Systems This bachelor thesis deals with the possibility of making tactile information haptically noticeable by means of actuators on the body. The information is triggered remotely by sensors and sent to a...
An Embedded System based design object as a Quantified Self Companion

An Embedded System based design object as a Quantified Self Companion

An Embedded System based design object as a Quantified Self Companion Self-tracking can hardly be separated from the smartphone these days: Through apps, the results of self-tracking are presented in an informative way, but the connection between data and sense of...
Feel-Good System

Feel-Good System

Feel-Good System Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this project was conducted in remote and virtual spaces. The project group presented a “Feel-Good System” for stress reduction in a home office scenario. The Feel-Good System interprets incoming data, such as...
Reflections on Air

Reflections on Air

Reflections on Air This study introduces an interactive mirror that aims to augment human senses and provide people with a visual-auditory experience with the air. To this end, we conceived and implemented a novel interface that responds to carbon dioxide with kinetic...
Towards Atmospheric Interfaces

Towards Atmospheric Interfaces

Towards Atmospheric Interfaces This study introduces a preliminary taxonomy to bring the condition of air into the foreground of human perception. To create this taxonomy, we drew on the foundations of atmospheric research and studies in the field of human-computer...
Micro Pneumatic for Wearables

Micro Pneumatic for Wearables

Micro Pneumatic for Wearables This mechatronic student projekt presents the development of a base kit for micro pneumatic in wearables. The hardware module consists of a microcontroller ESP32, air pump, two valves, air cushion, and a power bank to provide a wearable...