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MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATIONS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING 2021 Focusing on the interplay between humans, technology & design
June 2nd June 11th
10.00 .....................Schulz & Sundbom 08.00....................... Hansson & Krznar
Welcome to the master’s thesis The Citizen Test Process in Virtual Concept Development of User Interface
Gothenburg Lab for Remote Tank Monitoring of IBC
presentations at Industrial Design June 3rd Tanks
13.30 ................... Göthberg & Nilsson 09.00........... Karlsson & Tenuta Martins
Engineering! Sparking Inspiration Improvement of protective film for
radiation-induced skin reactions
It is a pleasure to present the thesis projects of 2021 at Industrial June 9th
10.15...................... Jansson & Widroth
Design Engineering. This year has been a highly unusual year, and 8.30 ..................... Karlsson & Sävervall
Next Generation Interior
presented great challenges to user centred design work in light of the Enhancing the User Experience in
pandemic. In all thesis projects at the programme, the students have Transitions from Highly Automated 11.15........................ Karnblad & Wallin
however managed innovative ways to overcome and even benefit Driving to Manual Driving The user experience of menstrual
from the move to digital user studies and collaboration. residues on feminine hygiene products
9.45 ...................... Fenelius & Wahlund
Together, all of the projects reflect the expanding role of designerly Investigating how different information 13.00..................... Ahnell & Rosengren
ways of working and thinking, with a diverse range of projects. They channels together affect drivers’ trust in Designing a user friendly vehicle
also reflect the underlying tenets of the master’s programme; to automated vehicles configuration software for AGV:s
make a difference in people’s everyday life as well as for a sustainable 11.00 ......................... Groth & Nilsson 14.15................. Johansson & Jonason
future. In these projects, the students truly show their ability to handle Energy Resilient Dining Designing Camera Monitoring Systems
complex design problems and design innovative, user-centred, in Cars for Enhanced User
13:00 .............Lindström & Wieslander
sustainable solutions! Performance
Energy flow in a household
15.30.................. Hansson & Widdgård
14:15 .......................... Nordin & Zekan
Enhancing the experience of remote
Taking Virtual Reality into the
lectures
courtroom
Helena Strömberg
Master’s programme director Industrial Design Engineering
June 10th
08.30 ...................... Ljungberg & Sköld
What makes users circulate stuff?
09.45 ........................... Edstam & Frisk
About the programme: Upscaling of the aquaponic niche
11.00 ................Andersson & Marberg
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING Connecting the dots
13.00 ...................Jansson & Tidblom
Industrial Design Engineering educates engineers with the ability to Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve
design products, interactions and services that offer their users Situation Awareness for AEW&C
meaningful experiences and have a positive impact on people’s work Operators
and everyday life. The programme offers in-depth training in user-
14.15 ................. Isaksson & Ramberg
centered and sustainable industrial design with a holistic system
Utilizing Steer-by-wire in the Design of
perspective on product development and how design can improve
a New Steering Device Concept
people’s experiences in the interaction with technology.
15.30 de la Fuente Crespo & Riestra Nava
Totem Experience
The Citizen Test Process in Virtual Sparking Inspiration
Gothenburg Lab Designing inspirational user experiences in the
interactive presentation software Mentimeter
Matilda Schulz This master thesis has delivered the Citizen Test Is it possible to create inspiration through designing Christina Göthberg
Victoria Sundbom Process as a part of the development of the digital Inspirational User experiences? In an attempt to Clara Nilsson
twin of Gothenburg through the test bed Virtual answer the question, this master thesis aims to
in collaboration with Gothenburg Lab. The Citizen Test Process will spark inspiration and to investigate how to inspire in collaboration with
Berge contribute to a collaborative platform, where users to activate and to explore the full potential of Mentimeter
customers can perform tests of their ideas and the tool in the interactive presentation software
supervisor & examiner products, where the citizens are involved as test Mentimeter. Using a Lean UX approach, through supervisor & examiner
Helena Strömberg subjects. Through a Virtual Reality simulator and an engaging over 50 users in feature tests and Cecilia Berlin
interactive app, the Citizen Test Process has a great interviews, the space of inspiration and User
presents: potential of increasing the citizen dialogue in urban experience has been explored to determine what presents:
June 2nd, 10.00 development. This will contribute to an inclusive and spark inspiration in users. The result includes a June 3rd, 13.30
participatory city where new measures and initiatives comprehensive understanding of the users’ process
are understood and accepted to higher extent by of inspiration, inspirational personas and guidelines
the citizens. for how to design inspirational User experiences
embodied in a final design.
1 2
Enhancing the User Experience in Investigating how different information
Transitions from Highly Automated channels together affect drivers’ trust in
Driving to Manual Driving automated vehicles
Alexander Karlsson The development of automated vehicles (AV) is The change towards automated vehicles (AV) within Jonathan Fenelius
Alfred Sävervall growing rapidly within the automotive industry. the transportation sector is in full motion. Jonathan Wahlund
Currently there are 5 levels of automation, where the Developments in AV have led to a situation where
in collaboration with highest level is fully capable of driving with no human the driver becomes less involved in the dynamic in collaboration with
Volvo Cars interaction. This thesis project focuses mainly on driving task, handing over more control to the AV, Volvo Cars
level 4 automation, where the driver is requested to making trust a fundamental factor for the user to
supervisor take back control and drive manually in some cases. accept and adopt the technology. This thesis project supervisor
Mikael Johansson As the previous solutions from Volvo Cars have been aims to investigate how users are affected by Mikael Johansson
interpreted as negative, the aim for this thesis is to individual information channels and how the
examiner improve the user experience regarding the transition information channels together can help the user examiner
Marianne Karlsson from autopilot to manual drive. This will be carried generate appropriate trust. This project has looked Marianne Karlsson
out by exploring different information channels and in more detail at audio and displays and performed
presents: verify different design concepts through user multiple user tests in order to determine if users' presents:
June 9th, 8.30 studies. trust is increased when affected by more than one June 9th, 9.45
channel at once, testing the theory of information
gestalt.
3 4
Energy Resilient Dining Energy flow in a household
Sparking discussion about everyday energy resilience A study on how to visualise and motivate energy saving
through design behaviour
Sofie Groth The purpose of this master's thesis was to Electricity is an integral part of our daily lives and is Elin Lindström
Karin Nilsson investigate how a variable power system affects the often used without much reflection. Yet we need to Elin Wieslander
dining activity and explore ways to enable energy lower our electricity usage if we want to preserve the
in collaboration with resilient dining in the future. The purpose was fulfilled environment. How can this be achieved if people are in collaboration with
Chalmers|RISE|Boid through four objectives. The dining activity in focus not aware of their consumption? This thesis Eliq
was mapped out and the important values for the investigates how to visualise the electricity flow in
supervisor dining experience were identified. Provocative user the household for a mobile solution, including supervisor & examiner
Hanna Hasselqvist studies were conducted to challenge the dining electric vehicle charging and domestic solar power Pontus Wallgren
activity of today and gain insights in what would be production. Furthermore it investigates what factors
examiner important in the future scenario. Finally, a conceptual affect people’s electricity consuming behaviour and presents:
Helena Strömberg product was developed which embodies the most how they can be motivated to lower their electricity June 9th, 13.00
important values in a meaningful dining experience consumption. What information do users want, what
presents: and communicates ways of achieving them in a information would create engagement and
June 9th, 11.00 more energy resilient manner. motivation and how can the information be
presented for best understanding?
5 6
Taking Virtual Reality into the courtroom What makes users circulate stuff?
An exploratory study of how to implement VR within User incentives and barriers in circular consumption
Swedish Courts
Carolina Nordin Authorities within the Swedish judicial system are What makes users circulate stuff? aimed to Elin Ljungberg
Adna Zekan continuously working to improve the process of investigate users’ incentives and barriers in circular Sandra Sköld
trials. The increasing number of criminal cases consumption. The project contained a literature
in collaboration with creates a demand for fast development of high- review which aimed to identify potential knowledge in collaboration with
Swedish National quality evidence. New methods to present evidence gaps regarding consumption. To find further Chalmers
Forensic Centre in a clear and structured way are crucial for the incentives and barriers a user study was conducted, Forming Futures
future of trials in Sweden. Virtual Reality is believed which aimed to complement the literature gap. To
supervisor & examiner to be a powerful tool for increasing the efficiency and get rid of products (clearance) was the discovered supervisor
Håkan Almius effectiveness of presenting evidence. This thesis gap and the project continued with a clearance Anneli Selvefors
explored the potential use of Virtual Reality within focus. The gathered data was used to create a
presents: Swedish Courts. The aim has been to contribute to model to understand clearance, it consists of four examiner
June 9th, 14.15 the implementation of Virtual Reality as a areas; circular consumption characteristics, Oskar Rexfelt
visualization tool that will improve the judicial system activities, product states, and clearance options.
in Sweden and act as a guide for further The model and gathered data resulted in a tool presents:
investigations. which aims to ease the process of developing June 10th, 8.30
circular solutions.
7 8
Upscaling of the aquaponic niche Connecting the dots
Guiding Swedish niche actors to foster sustainable food Designing an interactive network graph for threat
system transitions intelligence investigations and research
Frida Edstam The Swedish food system requires changes to Creating a conceptual solution for interactive, visual Ludvig Andersson
Johanna Frisk become sustainable, currently bringing challenges representation and exploration of data to inform and Erik Marberg
regarding e.g. food security, overfertilization and build an organization’s threat landscape. This to
in collaboration with exploitation of the sea. One emerging technology enhance Threat Intelligence Analyst’s ability to in collaboration with
Pond Fish & Greens with the potential of addressing some of these quickly form actionable intelligence to defend their
Recorded Future
issues is aquaponics, a closed-system food assets.
production technology integrating the concept of supervisor & examiner
supervisor
aquaculture, i.e. fish farming, and hydroponics, i.e. The result was a general use case from which user
Lars-Ola Bligård
Johan Holmén
farming of vegetables in soil-less medium. Thus, this requirements were defined. The requirements were
thesis aimed at exploring how an upscale of the used as guidelines for the concept which was
presents:
examiner
aquaponic niche could be facilitated to initiate visualized as a set of wireframes. The concept
June 10th, 11.00
Helena Strömberg
change within the food regime. Through combining became an interactive network graph allowing users
a systems perspective with design thinking, the to explore and control large amounts of data in a
presents:
thesis resulted in a system understanding from comprehensible interface. The concept suggests
June 10th, 9.45
which guidelines, areas of opportunity and concepts both designs and interactions which will aid Threat
emerged, having the potential of guiding aquaponic Intelligence Analysts when conducting
niche actors to facilitate an upscale. investigations.
9 10
Utilizing Steer-by-wire in
the Design of a New
Steering Device Concept
Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve
Situation Awareness for AEW&C Operators Enhancing the Driving Experience in Highly Automated Cars
Elias Jansson In the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Steer-by-wire is a technology that is expected to be Emil Isaksson
Julius Tidblom system, the operator is dependent on having a high implemented into modern cars shortly. The main Ludvig Ramberg
level of Situation Awareness (SA) to receive, interpret idea of Steer-by-wire is to replace the cars’
in collaboration with and distribute information and data. The information mechanical steering systems with wires and in collaboration with
Saab AB is then used to, for example, perform fighter jet actuators. This thesis has aimed to identify UX- Autoliv
control and detect anomalies. The decisions the related design opportunities that emerge from the
supervisor & examiner operators take are associated with high risks and implementation of steer-by-wire, and to utilize these supervisor & examiner
Lars-Ola Bligård could potentially have large impacts. in a visionary design of a steering device for highly Anna-Lisa Osvalder
automated cars. A highly automated car is fully
Increasing technological sophistication in regards to
presents: autonomous under certain, predefined conditions presents:
growing adoption of AI offers new possibilities in
June 10th, 13.00 and otherwise manually driven. The ultimate goal June 10th, 14.15
many areas, the AEW&C system is no exception.
has been to conceptualize the steering wheel’s
This study addressed this and aimed to explore how
substitute – a steering device better suited for the
AI could be used to improve SA, and thereby
future of driving.
decision making, by asking: when and how should
AI be implemented to improve SA for AEW&C
operators.
11 12
Totem Experience Concept Development of User
A design intervention to enhance social well-being at Interface for Remote Tank Monitoring
flexible offices of IBC Tanks
Elena de la Fuente The goal with this project is to research and enhance Intermittent bulk containers (IBC tanks) are mobile Andrea Hansson
Crespo informal social interaction at Activity-based Flexible plastic tanks that usually contain 1000 litres and are Tom Krznar
Illán Riestra Nava Offices through the Empirical Research through used to store liquids and solids in a wide variety of
Design Method. Following this method, a design industries. The IBC tanks are used for collecting rain in collaboration with
in collaboration with intervention in the shape of an experience supported water, storing chemicals in the process industry and Emerson Automation
Chalmers by a mediating tool was designed, prototyped and vegetable oils in the food processing industries, to Solutions | Rosemount
tested. mention a few. The number of tanks used by a Tank Radar AB
supervisor The intervention proposed, the Totem Experience, company can vary from a few to thousands. Radar
Antonio Cobaleda aimed to give a non-work related topic of technology is used to monitor levels in stationary supervisor & examiner
Cordero conversation to employees, as a basis to enhance tanks, and as radars become smaller and cheaper Andreas Dagman
inter-departmental interactions and general social the opportunity to connect them to cloud solutions
examiner awareness at the office. After its implementation and has evolved. That enables tank monitoring also on presents:
MariAnne Karlsson validation, it gave meaningful insights on the context mobile tanks. This thesis project has researched June 11th, 8.00
of the study-case office, and very positive results to customer and user needs around remote tank
presents: the formulated aim and research questions. monitoring systems for IBC tanks and presented
June 10th, 15.30 them through a conceptual solution
13 14
Improvement of protective film for
Next Generation Interior
radiation-induced skin reactions
Co-creation product design of Mepitel Film with Front OverHead Storage for Trucks
healthcare professionals
Alice Karlsson Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring A truck cab is a workplace, but it can also function Marie Jansson
Júlia Tenuta Martins cancer among women and is mainly treated with as a place for rest and sleep for drivers that cover Ellinor Widroth
radiotherapy. The treatment is aggressive and can longer distances. A long-haul driver can spend
in collaboration with cause radiation-induced skin reactions that may several nights in the cab, which creates higher in collaboration with
Mölnlycke Health Care inhibit the patient's quality of life. Mölnlycke demands on the storage solutions compared to a Volvo GTT | AFRY
Healthcare’s dressing Mepitel Film can be used for distribution driver. The Front Overhead Storage
supervisor preventing these reactions. However, the film was (FOHS) is located above the windshield and usually supervisor & examiner
Siw Eriksson not designed for this purpose. This study focuses on contains both personal belongings and work Håkan Almius
understanding and improving the usage of the equipment. The aim of this project is to identify a
examiner dressing in radiotherapy context. Through a co- promising direction for a future FOHS with presents:
Pontus Wallgren creation approach, extensive user research was modularity and sustainability in focus. User studies June 11th, 10.15
performed, involving users in many digital were conducted to investigate and map out truck
presents: workshops. The result was a three-part system driver's needs and behaviours. The final solution
June 11th, 9.00 developed to improve users’ interaction and should be flexible to meet the user’s needs and be
experience with Mepitel Film. adaptable for changing technologies and market
trends.
15 16The user experience of menstrual Designing a user friendly vehicle
residues on feminine hygiene products configuration software for AGV:s
Ellen Karnblad The thesis explores the user experience of menstrual Automation is part of our everyday life, even though Petra Ahnell
Emma Wallin residues on feminine hygiene products. The we may not be aware of it. For example, when Sofia Rosengren
theoretical framework by Desmet and Hekkert has ordering a nice new jacket via an e-commerce
in collaboration with been used as a foundation to understand and website, there is a good chance that the logistics is in collaboration with
Essity capture the emotional aspect of the situation. automated and that your jacket was picked up by an Kollmorgen Automation
The research showed that many users experience Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV). In this project we AB
supervisor residues remaining on the surface of sanitary pads, present the development of a new software used for
Siw Eriksson while not on pantyliners. The most prominent AGV configuration, designed based on the result of supervisor & examiner
improvement areas found were to generate control, multiple user studies, usability testing and according Pontus Wallgren
examiner comfort and awareness around menstrual residues. to usability principles. The focus has been
Helena Strömberg This resulted in an overall UX goal of enhancing understanding the process of Vehicle configuration presents:
security. Based on the UX goal, a final concept was and how users use the current software to create June 11th, 13.00
presents: developed consisting of three parts; a sanitary pad new vehicles, and how that process can be better
June 11th, 11.15 solution, a digital solution and a wrap solution. supported by changes in the software design at the
Hopefully, the solutions will make users feel more same time as centralizing features spread out across
secure when experiencing menstrual residues on several software.
feminine hygiene products.
17 18Enhancing the experience of remote lectures
Designing Camera Monitoring Systems Development of a new digital software to meet the
in Cars for Enhanced User Performance needs of educators and students in higher education
Pontus Johansson Camera Monitor Systems (CMS) can substitute the What is your experience of remote lectures? Our Moa Hansson
Sara Jonason rearview mirrors in cars with cameras taking up study shows that there are many challenges related Thea Widdgård
visual information from the side- and rear to both attending and performing lectures online.
environment of the vehicle and projecting it in real The pandemic Covid-19 has forced many high-level in collaboration with
in collaboration with
time on displays inside the vehicle. Implementing educational institutions to shift from traditional to Invencon AB
Volvo Cars
CMS can enhance aerodynamic performance and remote lectures and current software is primarily
reduce costs, but it can also have negative designed to facilitate business meetings. Therefore, supervisor & examiner
supervisor & examiner
consequences on user performance when driving. we have created this new design of a software that Bijan Aryana
Lars-Ola Bligård
This thesis was conducted at Volvo Cars with the is adapted after the needs of educators and
aim of investigating which – and how – design students. To learn more about our project, you are presents:
presents:
parameters impact user performance when CMS welcome to attend our presentation June 11th, 15.30
June 11th, 14.15
replaces rearview mirrors. Literature studies and
user tests among other methods were conducted in
order to explore this, and resulted in design
guidelines for how to apply this knowledge in future
development of CMS cars.
19 20An introduction to
Division Design & Human Factors KEEP IN TOUCH!
The thesis projects at Industrial Design Engineering are to a large degree
supervised by staff from Division Design & Human Factors at the department Do you have an idea for a collaboration with us? Do you have
of Industrial and Materials Science. The joint vision of the teachers and questions about the work we do at the educational
researchers at Design & Human Factors is that one day, all products, programmes or in research? Then we would love to hear from
services and workplaces will be designed to enable users to live and work in you!
a meaningful and sustainable way. We contribute to this vision in three main
ways: For ideas and questions related to education, please contact:
- by adding to the knowledge about the relation between humans and
artefacts, as well as the activity centered design process Helena Strömberg, helena.stromberg@chalmers.se
for the master’s programme Industrial Design Engineering
- by developing methods and tools for studying the human — artefact
relation, as well as for designing and evaluating safe, sustainable and Andreas Dagman, andreas.dagman@chalmers.se
satisfying products, services and workplaces, and for the 5-year programme Teknisk Design
- through disseminating this knowledge and methodology through
educating the engineers of the future, and through collaboration with For ideas and questions related to research, please contact the
societal and industrial partners. representative for the area closest to your topic of interest:
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Our research Pontus Wallgren, pontus.wallgren@chalmers.se
We have developed our expertise on the relation between humans and Circularity and Sustainable Product Use
technology since 1974, and we continuously use it to educate user-centered Helena Strömberg, helena.stromberg@chalmers.se
engineers and conduct high-quality research resulting in innovations with
Safe and Efficient Human-Machine Systems
real-world impact. Our research is interdisciplinary and is based on
Lars-Ola Bligård, lars-ola.bligard@chalmers.se
behavioral science and design theory, ergonomics/human factors, and
theories of complex socio-technical systems. We do research within four Healthy Work Systems and Ergonomics
main areas: Sustainable Urban Mobility, Circularity and Sustainable Product Cecilia Berlin, cecilia.berlin@chalmers.se
Use, Safe and Efficient Human-Machine System, and Healthy Work Systems
and Ergonomics.
Do you want to collaborate with us?
We welcome collaborations within our research in the form of research
partnerships, as well as with our teachers and students in the form of degree
projects (like the ones in this folder) and course assignments ranging from a
couple of weeks to entire semesters. Turn the page to find who to contact
with your idea!
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