Wherehumansandmachinesintersect,BiomechanicalDesignprovidessolutionsthatallowthebiologicalandmechanicalsystemstofunctioneffectivelytogether.

Diploma MasterofScienceMechanicalEngineeringTrack:BiomechanicalDesign

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Startsin September

Languageofinstruction

English

%internationalstudents

12%

OnefacetofBiomechanicalDesignistoinvestigatehumanmovement,humanperception,andhumancontrolcharacteristics.Anotherfacetistodesignuser-friendly,intuitivetechnologiesbasedonanunderstandingofhumancharacteristics.Theknowledgeofhumanbehaviouracquiredcanbeusedtodiagnosediseases,orserveasinputforthedevelopmentofsystemsthatinteractwithormimicbiologicalsystems.IncontrasttothemoreclinicallyorientedMScProgrammeinBiomedicalEngineering,BiomechanicalDesignfocusesontheengineeringchallengesofdevelopingbio-inspiredrobots,fine-mechanicalsystems,hapticinterfaces,andtoolsfortopathletes.

Thefirstyearofthetrackconsistsofacombinationofcompulsorycourses,specialisationcourses,andelectives.Duringthesecondyear,studentsarerequiredtocompleteaMaster’sthesisproject,precededbyaninternshipandaliteraturestudy.

BioRobotics(BR)Untilrecently,robotsonlyplayedasignificantroleinthemanufacturingindustry.Nowadaysrobotsbegintoperformawidevarietyoftasksinsociety.Therequirementsfortheseservicerobotsarevastlydifferentfromthoseformanufacturingrobots.Insteadofspeed,accuracy,andpower,servicerobotsrequiresafety,adaptability,andgentleness.Thisisthefieldofbiorobotics.Theword‘bio’hastwomeanings.First,biologyistheenvironmentfortherobots.Theyhavetocopewithhumansandnature.Second,biologyservesasasourceofinspiration,asthehumanbodyexcelswhenitcomestoadaptabilityandgentleness.Thisspecialisationfocusesontheanalysisanddevelopmentofrobotsthatphysicallyinteractwithhumans.Topicsincludehumanoidrobots,robotvision,androbottouch.Youwilllearnhowtodesign,simulate,andcontrolrobots,howtomodelthehumanbodyandbrainasacontrolsystem,andhowtocreatemechanismsthatinteractsuccessfullywithhumans.Theknowledgeobtainedduringthisstudyishighlyregardedwithinthetraditionalmechanicalengineeringindustries;ouralumnifindjobsinallmajorindustrialsectors.

FacultyofMechanical,MaritimeandMaterialsEngineering

MScProgramme

BioInspiredTechnology(BITE)Probablythegreatestdiversityofmechanicaldesignsisfoundinnature.Foreachchallengeposedbytheoftenhostileenvironment,awealthofsolutionstocopewiththethreatshasevolved.Inspirationfromnaturedrivesthesearchforinnovativesolutionsinsuchfieldsasmedicine,rehabilitation,microsystems,andmechatronics.IntheBioInspiredTechnologyspecialisation,anextensiveexcursionintobiologyprovidestheinspirationtosearchforinnovativesolutionstowhatareoftenuncommonchallenges.Youwillgaintheskillsrequiredtodevelopinnovativefine-mechanicalsystemsthatareinspiredbymechanicalapproachesinbiology.Youwilllearn,forexample,howtousespringsandelasticmaterialstomakelightweightandinherentlysafe,elegantconstructions,inspiredbymuscularskeletonsystems.Youwillgainknowledgeaboutinnovativedesignapproachesinnatureandskillstotranslatethebiologicalworkingprinciplesintotechnologicalsolutions.Youwillalsobetrainedtodevelopmechanicalsystemsthatnaturallycomplementthebehaviourofbiologicalsystems,inparticularhumans,sothatthemechanismsareeasytousebyahumancontroller.

HapticsInterfaces(HI)Traditionally,mosthuman-machineinterfacinghasfocusedonprovidingvisualandauditoryinformation,neglectinganimportantcommunicationchannel:haptics.Hapticsensationincorporatesthesenseoftouchandproprioception,whichallowsquickandintuitivephysicalinteractionwithourenvironment.Inthelastdecade,theuseofhapticshasseenagreatsurgeofinterestinanumberoffieldssuchasin:(a)restoringphysicalinteraction(e.g.,inteleoperationsystemsforinteractionwithremoteenvironmentsasencounteredinspaceanddeepseaapplications);(b)simulatingphysicalinteraction(e.g.,formedicalandautomotivesimulators);and(c)enhancingphysicalinteraction(e.g.,providingadditionalguidanceforrehabilitationordriversupportsystems).Thisspecialisationfocusesondevelopinghuman-centeredhapticinterfacesinalloftheabovefields.Suchhuman-centereddesignrequiresagoodunderstandingofthemechatronicsofhapticinterfacesaswellasofhumancontrolstrategies,perception,andmotioncontrol.Youwillfocusonthedevelopmentofhapticdevices(hardwareandcontrollersoftware),onthedesignrequirementsofdevicesforspecifictasks,andonstudiesintothewayhumansinteractwithsuchdevices.

CurriculumBiomechanicalDesign

1EC=28hrsstudy,accordingtotheEuropeanCreditTransferSystem(ECTS),totalamountofcreditsMScprogramme=120EC

Formoreinformationonallcoursespleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl

Sportsengineering(SE)Humanscontinuouslyexplorethelimitsofhumanperformance,andtechnicalinnovationshaveplayedakeyroleinthisprocess.Forthebestresults,topathletesneedthebestmaterialsandtechniques.Buthowdoyougainspeed?Howtodevelopthebestequipment?Howcanyoubeatrecords?Suchquestionskeepmoderntopathletesconstantlybusy.Technologyandinnovationareubiquitousintopsports,andengineerscanhelpathletesbreakingrecords.Thisspecializationfocusesonstudyingthehumanbodyatitsextreme,optimizingitsinterfacewithsportsequipment,andimplementingtheresearchresultsintochallengingdesigns,forthebenefitoftopathletes.Problemsrangefrompredictingandimprovingthebouncingbehaviourofaballtoreal-timemeasuringofforcesgeneratedduringskating.Youwilldevelopadeepunderstandingofthephysiologyandbiomechanicsofathletesandtheirinteractionwithequipmentandphysicalelements.Youwilllearnhowtousebiomechanicsforimprovingtraining,enhancingperformance,andforavoidinginjury.Youwilllearntechniquesforlabandfieldmeasurementsandstudythethinlinebetweentopperformance,injuryrisk,andrehabilitation.

Graduatesofthistrackcanbefoundinawidevarietyofjobs,includingmanagementortechnicalprojectleadershippositionsinmultinationals,headsoftechnicaldevelopmentinacademicmedicalcentres,andscientistsinuniversityortechnologytransferinstitutions.Agrowingnumberofgraduatesaresettinguptheirownbusinesses.

SarveshKolekar(India)

IhavealwaysbeenfascinatedbyautomobilesandwasfortunatetobeapartoftheFormulaStudentteamduringmybachelorsdegreeinIndia.Iwassurprisedbytheamountofworkloadthedriverhad.Thisgotmeinterestedintodriverassistancesystemsandinparticularmodellingthedriverhimself.Iwantedtopursueresearchinthisfieldandstartedsearchingforcourseswhichofferablendofbiomechanicaldesignandautomotiveengineering.Withfacilitieslikefixedandmovingbaseddrivingsimulators,hapticsandsensorimorcontrollabs,theBMDcourseatTUDelftwasaperfectandobviouschoice.

IstartedmyMasterBioMechanicalDesigninSeptember2013,stillskepticabouthowIwouldadjustintothisnewsocialandacademicenvironment.Allthosewereputtorestaftertheintroductionprogammeandafewlectures.Theprogrammehasbeensystematicallyplannedandoffersalotoffreedom,sodoesthecityofDelft.It’saveryniceandfriendlyplace,withbeautifularchitectureandlotsofcanals.Itisveryfascinatingtomeetandgettoknowpeoplefromallpartsontheworld.

Iaminterestedinmakingamathematicalmodelofthehumandriveranduseitinvirtualsimulationsfordesigningvehicles.Itisaverysatisfyingexperiencewhenyoucomeupwithanideaanditisfinetunedbytheexpertiseofyoursupervisors.Duringmyfirstyear,Iattendedvariouscoursesfrombiomechanicsandautomobiles,whichhavegivenmeastrongfoundationtobuildmyresearchupon.Thesestrongcredentialsalsohelpedmefetchaninternshipabroad,whichisalsoanessentialpartoftheMaster'sprogramme.MyinternshipwasinthefieldofsensorimotorlearningandhaspreparedmewellformyMaster'sthesisproject.

IamquitehappytohavemadethedecisionofcomingtoDelftandsofar,itsbeenagreatexperiencewithgreatfriends,greatatmosphere,friendlypeopleandveryencouragingfaculty.

DutchBScdegreeInmostcases,ifyouholdaBScdegreeandtheMaster’sprogrammeiscloselyrelatedtoyourBachelor’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectlyintotheprogramme.However,iftheMaster’sprogrammedoesnotfollowdirectlyfromyourundergraduateprogramme,youwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogramme,oritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.

ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourBachelor’sdegreeDutchuniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl.

ApplicationgoesthroughStudielink:tudelft.studielink.nl

DutchHBOdegreeAnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sdegreeprogramme.TostartaMaster’sdegreeprogramme,youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebycompletingabridgingorbymeansofabridgingprogrammeaftersecuringyourHBOdiploma.EntrancerequirementsformathematicsandEnglish(someexceptions)applyforboththebridgingminorandthebridgingprogramme.Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.

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InternationalapplicantsTobeconsideredforadmissiontoaMScProgrammeyou’llneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.

1. ABScdegree(oraproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBScprogramme)inafieldcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogramme.

2. ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum.

3. ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency:TOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withaminimumscoreof21foreachsectionandanoverallbandscoreofatleast90(internet-basedtest).PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.orIELTS(academicversion)withaminimumscore6.0foreachsectionandanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5.orproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'withaminimumgradeAortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'.

Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsinOctoberandcloseson1April.TostartanMScapplication,fillintheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.ThensendhardcopiesoftheapplicationdocumentstoTUDelft’sInternationalOffice.Pleasenotethatyoushouldapplyearlywhenyouwanttobeconsideredforascholarshipaswell!

FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,goto:www.admissions.tudelft.nl.

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