This Master Thesis, performed at the Division of Machine Design at the Faculty of Engineering , Lund University, and at Zenit Design Group AB in Malmö. Zenit Design is one of Sweden’s leading design studios. Zenit Design has received the assignment from Blueshift Solution. The Master Thesis was going to result in a first stage prototype of a handheld game console and a 3-d model made in CAD. Also

This thesis is conducted in collaboration with Alfa Laval Lund AB. Alfa Laval is a world leading producer of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling equipment. The products help Alfa Laval’s customers to heat, cool, separate and transfer products such as oil, water, chemicals, beverages, starch and pharmaceuticals in over 100 countries all over the world. The hardening competition together wi

The focus of company’s aftermarket is no longer only the “machine shop” where aftermarket finds solutions to offer spare parts to the customers. Instead aftermarket is focused on technological improvements that continue to change and improve on the way aftermarket operates. The way aftermarket operates has shifted from reading documents to be more integrated with computers and the next step is, fo

This paper examines the effect of various factors on the commuting behaviour of one- and two- worker households. The households' choices in the land- and labour markets are modeled in the context of Becker's common-preference framework. The empirical investigation using data from the 2007 American Community Survey also tests the Household Responsibility Hypothesis. I find that women have s

The aim of the present study was to examine the electrophysiological correlates of semantic generation, to study how repeated semantic generation, repeated study and repeated test opportunities affect memory performance and to create a non-verbal Stroop task. Earlier research has showed that cued semantic generation, also referred to as word generation, can cause forgetting of other memories assoc

"What should we have for dinner?" is one of the most challenging and anxiety provoking questions of today. In a society where appreciation for eating rituals and common knowledge about food have been almost lost, a new look at layout, space and functions of kitchens is needed to demystify and dedramatize the dogmatic image people have of cooking so they can rediscover the fun in the kitc

Syfte: Syftet med vår uppsats är att ta reda på hur och på vilka sätt Generation Y (80-talisten) agerar med sina gemenskaper på den virtuella mötesplatsen Facebook. Metod: Uppsatsen är av kvalitativ karaktär och bygger på en metod som kallas fokusgrupp. Målet med fokusgrupper är att deltagarnas åsikter ska komma till tals och diskussionerna utgår från deltagarnas erfarenheter av ett specifikt ämn

According to research from the Municipality of Lund, our travel habits as adults are to 90 percent obtained before the age of 13. Yet, every 4th child in Sweden is given a lift by car to school and day nursery often less than 1000 metres away. These short journeys could easily be replaced by bike. By constantly choosing the car, we adults pass on the attitude of the car being the mean of transport

This paper aims to dig into the world of trucking and finding new possible solutions to the problems of pollution. The project focused on the exterior features of the modern truck with the goal of combining aestethics and technology into a more functioning and desired design. Research involved interviewing people involved within the business, particularly drivers in order to find problem areas fro

The bike helmet is certainly a topic of current interest. From January the 1st 2005 it is mandated by law that children under 15 years old must use bike helmet when biking or being given a lift on a bike. There is an ongoing debate about the next step, to develop the law on bike helmet to apply for adult bicyclists as well. If a law like this would be established, the request on bike helmets would

My diploma work is a design of a "walk behind" concept. The concept is an "all season outdoor product". The idea is to give a first time house owner a product that can do the mayor chores in the yard during the different seasons. It is 3 products in one. It's a lawn mower, a snow thrower and a power brush. I attacked the design of the product from 3 different angles. From

The overall aim of this project was to make an everyday life for people with reduced mobility better. This crutch helps its users to perform everyday activities easier and feel more comfortable. It provides: - Better mobility; - Better stability, - Comfort; - Possibility to switch from one type of the crutch to another that not only allows stressed body parts to relax but also helps a user to be