Hooglugt, B. (Brechje)
A new approach in developing a Protective Design for acute and future threat scenario's in the Military
At: University of Twente,
The project is in collaboration with experts of Defense / Military Research & Technology, Veterinary Research & Technology and Design Engineering & Technology which provides the foundation of this inter-disciplinary study. The initial aim of the project was further technical development of a protective design concept into a functional prototype. The protective part of the prototype should protect the user to the inhalation of harmful substances during military missions. Many design problems were discovered during the analysis, such as ergonomics, usability and proper functioning of the protective design.
Instead of focusing on the creating of a functional prototype, an architecture is created to develop a simulative model which resembles the real world to conduct tests. A simulative model will enable quick testing of future low resolution prototypes. The measurements of the tests will help to optimize the concepts.
Exam date: 05-09-2019