dr.ir. K. Nizamis (Kostas)

SAISaAR-bot

Supporting AI-based system for autonomous use of the iFLOAT robotic arm for assistance and rehabilitation in home settings.

The objective of the project is to bring together the knowledge provided by different stakeholders to design a supporting system allowing for autonomous use of the iFLOAT robotic arm for Assistive and rehabilitation purposes in home settings. The next-generation iFLOAT, currently in TRL 6, is a passive supportive system with an intelligent/adaptable active layer: the objective of this project is to explore HMI dynamics to facilitate adaptation to contextual individual needs based on environmental conditions, personal capabilities, and individual preferences. Eventually, the resulting system will allow control of the force of iFLOAT, give access to a library of support actions and other tasks relevant for patients and supporting care providers in home settings.

A3AO++

Systems Engineering is a crucial discipline for the Dutch High-Tech industry. Systems Engineers use, on the one hand, visual representations to capture the system architecture and to reason about it. On the other hand, a system architecture needs to be formally modelled, based on elements and items of a company’s information infrastructure. These two worlds —the visually rich representations versus the formal model —are still largely disconnected today. This project aims to build a bridge between these by embedding logical and linking information in the visual and accessible A3 Architecture Overviews. 

SPLASH

Systems and Portfolio development and Architecting using Systems engineering by Humans

Semiconductor devices are advancing rapidly in three aspects: miniaturization of components, device innovations, and material innovations. These advancements result in increasing demands on semi-conductor equipment, putting pressure on, and complicating the equipment development and production processes. Besides, fierce competition in the semiconductor market makes reliability, productivity, cost, and time to market the equipment crucial. In this research project, ASML and the UT will research how to factor in these aspects while increasing the state-of-the-art performance of the equipment, using a systems engineering approach on a technological and organizational level.

CHEtGUM

Human-machine cooperation and societal impact in the development of a chewing gum removal robot

Chewing gum removal from public places is a labor-intensive and costly task, creating the demand for a responsible way of cleaning and keeping public spaces clean. Our goal is to develop a cleaning robot, by the integration of mechatronics, with a responsible design, aware of its social impact, and finally, the symbiosis of automation and human supervision.

Freehabilitation

Smart Tools for Facilitating Seamless at Home Hand Rehabilitation

Individuals with hand impairments, such as chronic stroke patients, struggle with daily tasks due to their limited hand therapy engagement. Despite recommendations of 30 min/day training, most patients only achieve 15 min/day. Earlier, collaborating with clinicians and stroke patients, we have innovatively integrated hand exercises into everyday objects like toothbrushes and coffee cups for seamless at-home rehabilitation. In this project, we will take these efforts one step further and evaluate if and how this approach significantly increases training time compared to traditional methods.

OSCAR

Design of an Office Space Cleaner Assisting Robot

Cleaning has a high physical and cognitive load for the cleaner. Also, the cleaning sector is increasingly confronted with new technologies that might have unforeseen consequences – especially robotics. On the one hand, robotics can be seen as a threat when the robot replaces the human being, on the other hand, there are also opportunities if a robot supports the cleaner, for instance when the cleaner gets older. Moreover, robotics offers possibilities to create space for work that cannot be done now. The central challenge for the responsible development and implementation of robots is to realize a concrete robotic cleaning system by means of an iterative design process to develop the current first idea into a concrete prototype.