<p>This degree project was performed by students of the Innovation and Design Engineering programme at Karlstad University, Sweden. The group consisted of Ugo Jadrijevic and Erik Mogren and the work took place in the spring of 2008 during a 20-week period. The assigner Martin Larsson, CEO of Precer AB, wanted the students to develop a user interface for the replenishment of pellets and emptying the ashes created, used in pellet-and battery-hybrid vehicles. The work began with a survey among today's common refueling equipment and handles on equipment of various kinds. With Martin Larsson’s help a list of requirements was created which was supplemented by the results of a survey conducted among user of today’s equivalent equipment. Literature that dealt with ergonomics and design of handles was studied. A number of proposals for solutions were developed. These proposals were then evaluated with different elimination methods until only a few remained. A solution which consisted out of a bendable screw to feed up pellets was elected with the help of the assigner for the project, Martin Larsson. The result was a handle that sits on top of the tube that carries pellets. On the handle there is also a button that is used to control the filling of pellets. The handle sits at an angle of 110 degrees away from the tube; this is the optimum angle so that the strain on the hand will remain as small as possible. This solution was visualized in the form of a model. Other solutions are also represented in this report. These solutions may be appropriate to explore in further development of the pellet filling gear. The possibility to carry forward the pellets by means of air pressure and vacuum should be explored further in the future. This report does not take account of how the fuel tanks on these kinds of vehicles are designed and further development of these might be necessary so that they can be capable of functioning in a satisfactory way with the solutions that are presented in this report.</p> / <p>Detta examensarbete utfördes vid Karlstads universitet av studenter på innovations- och designingenjörsprogrammet på uppdrag av Martin Larsson, vd för Precer AB. Gruppen bestod av Ugo Jadrijevic och Erik Mogren och arbetet ägde rum under våren 2008 under en 20 veckors period. Problemet som studenterna fick var att utveckla hur ett användargränssnitt, för påfyllning av pellets och tömning av aska, kan se ut till ett pellets- och batteridrivet hybridfordon. Även metoder för att forsla fram pellets kartlades. Arbetet inleddes med en undersökning bland dagens bränslepåfyllningsutrustning och handtag på utrustning av varierande slag. Med Martin Larssons hjälp utformades en kravspecifikation som kompletterades med resultatet från en enkätundersökning genomförd bland brukare. Även litteratur som behandlade ergonomi och utformning av handtag studerades. Ett antal förslag till lösningar togs fram. Dessa förslag utvärderades därefter med olika elimineringsmetoder tills endast ett fåtal återstod. Av dessa valdes, på uppdragsgivarens begäran, en lösning med en böjbar skruv som matar fram pellets. Resultatet blev ett handtag som sitter ovanför det rör som transporterar pellets. På själva handtaget finns även en knapp för att styra påfyllningen av pellets. Handtaget sitter med en vinkel på 110 grader ifrån röret, detta är den optimala vinkeln för att påfrestningarna på handen skall bli så små som möjligt. Denna lösning visualiserade i form av en fysisk modell. Det presenteras även andra lösningar i denna rapport som kan vara lämpliga att utforska som lösningar på framtida pelletspåfyllningsutrustning. I framtiden bör möjligheterna med att frakta fram pellets med hjälp utav lufttryck och vakuum utforskas närmare. I detta arbete har ingen hänsyn tagits till hur tanken i fordonet är konstruerad och det är möjligt att det krävs vidareutveckling utav dessa för att de ska kunna fungera på ett tillfredsställande sätt med vissa lösningsförslag som är presenterade i rapporten.</p>

This degree project was performed by students of the Innovation and Design Engineering programme at Karlstad University, Sweden. The group consisted of Ugo Jadrijevic and Erik Mogren and the work took place in the spring of 2008 during a 20-week period. The assigner Martin Larsson, CEO of Precer AB, wanted the students to develop a user interface for the replenishment of pellets and emptying the ashes created, used in pellet-and battery-hybrid vehicles. The work began with a survey among today's common refueling equipment and handles on equipment of various kinds. With Martin Larsson’s help a list of requirements was created which was supplemented by the results of a survey conducted among user of today’s equivalent equipment. Literature that dealt with ergonomics and design of handles was studied. A number of proposals for solutions were developed. These proposals were then evaluated with different elimination methods until only a few remained. A solution which consisted out of a bendable screw to feed up pellets was elected with the help of the assigner for the project, Martin Larsson. The result was a handle that sits on top of the tube that carries pellets. On the handle there is also a button that is used to control the filling of pellets. The handle sits at an angle of 110 degrees away from the tube; this is the optimum angle so that the strain on the hand will remain as small as possible. This solution was visualized in the form of a model. Other solutions are also represented in this report. These solutions may be appropriate to explore in further development of the pellet filling gear. The possibility to carry forward the pellets by means of air pressure and vacuum should be explored further in the future. This report does not take account of how the fuel tanks on these kinds of vehicles are designed and further development of these might be necessary so that they can be capable of functioning in a satisfactory way with the solutions that are presented in this report. / Detta examensarbete utfördes vid Karlstads universitet av studenter på innovations- och designingenjörsprogrammet på uppdrag av Martin Larsson, vd för Precer AB. Gruppen bestod av Ugo Jadrijevic och Erik Mogren och arbetet ägde rum under våren 2008 under en 20 veckors period. Problemet som studenterna fick var att utveckla hur ett användargränssnitt, för påfyllning av pellets och tömning av aska, kan se ut till ett pellets- och batteridrivet hybridfordon. Även metoder för att forsla fram pellets kartlades. Arbetet inleddes med en undersökning bland dagens bränslepåfyllningsutrustning och handtag på utrustning av varierande slag. Med Martin Larssons hjälp utformades en kravspecifikation som kompletterades med resultatet från en enkätundersökning genomförd bland brukare. Även litteratur som behandlade ergonomi och utformning av handtag studerades. Ett antal förslag till lösningar togs fram. Dessa förslag utvärderades därefter med olika elimineringsmetoder tills endast ett fåtal återstod. Av dessa valdes, på uppdragsgivarens begäran, en lösning med en böjbar skruv som matar fram pellets. Resultatet blev ett handtag som sitter ovanför det rör som transporterar pellets. På själva handtaget finns även en knapp för att styra påfyllningen av pellets. Handtaget sitter med en vinkel på 110 grader ifrån röret, detta är den optimala vinkeln för att påfrestningarna på handen skall bli så små som möjligt. Denna lösning visualiserade i form av en fysisk modell. Det presenteras även andra lösningar i denna rapport som kan vara lämpliga att utforska som lösningar på framtida pelletspåfyllningsutrustning. I framtiden bör möjligheterna med att frakta fram pellets med hjälp utav lufttryck och vakuum utforskas närmare. I detta arbete har ingen hänsyn tagits till hur tanken i fordonet är konstruerad och det är möjligt att det krävs vidareutveckling utav dessa för att de ska kunna fungera på ett tillfredsställande sätt med vissa lösningsförslag som är presenterade i rapporten.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes special report study entitled: Cultural aspects in shelter : towards identity in architecture. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes special report study entitled : Cultural aspects in shelter : towards identity in architecture. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

bk.1. Recapture waterfront memories -- bk.2. Diagramming -- bk.3. Alternative resettlement of Tanka people. / Tse Hing Cheong Ariel. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Volume titles from individual cover pages ; volumes with original size 10 x 22 cm. presented independently under one cover. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-236). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1981.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1981. / Also available in print.

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Yip Siu Ka. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2003, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (p. 223). / Synopsis --- p.5 / Chapter I. --- Prelude - a search for the start --- p.11 / "Thesis, to me," / Memory floating / Starting Issues --- p.17 / Chapter II. --- Window- behind the iconic meaning --- p.19 / History of Window / What is a window? / Alternative definition of window --- p.45 / Redefinition of a hole to a window / Chapter III. --- Human individuality in Architecture - Are we identical to architecture? --- p.51 / Research Intention / A space with different individual experience / ACONFESSION SPACE / Study Model 1 - a space open for redefinition --- p.65 / Design & Conclusion / Study Model 2 - Individual Memory-Architecture - Time --- p.75 / "(Refer to Vedio CD, track 1-P01)" / Design Methodology and Attitude --- p.91 / Chapter IV. --- Selection of site - Cheung Chau --- p.93 / About Cheung Chau / Contradiction between Chinese ethical system & Western Individualism / "Definition of ""tradition""" --- p.115 / Inheritance & human individuality --- p.117 / Function of Ancestral Hall in the pass / Chapter V. --- Selection of target Group - Tanka People --- p.123 / History of Tanka / Rhythms of Living / Annual Rhythms - Festivals of Tanka / Cultures & Religion / Tanka & Cheung Chau / Identity of Tanka people --- p.143 / Chapter VI. --- Design Proposal ´Ø A search for Identity --- p.145 / Social need / Strategy / Program --- p.153 / "Role of the clannish sanctorum in 3 levels: Individual, Clannish, Public" --- p.155 / Chapter VII. --- "Spatial Sequence - ( Refer to Vedio CD, track 2- P03)" --- p.171 / 弟一環The 1st layer: --- p.173 / from sea / from land - a sense of hovering / 第二環The 2nd layer: --- p.175 / from sea to air - a sense of elevation / 第三環 The 3rd layer: --- p.177 / spiral plan - a sense of centrality / 第四環The 4th layer: --- p.177 / Confined space - a sense of origin / 第五環The 5th layer: --- p.179 / from human to sky - a sense of in-between / Section A / Section B / Chapter VIII. --- "Details - Facade, Partitions, Furniture" --- p.185 / Cultivation of Human Individuality / Tradition - Architecture - Human Individuality --- p.189 / Furniture and individual space / Chapter IX. --- Structure - Reinterpretation of Traditional wood structural quality --- p.197 / Material & Structural Logic --- p.199 / Foundation / Details / Chapter X. --- Environmental Strategies --- p.207 / Natural Lighting / Natural Ventilation / HVAC System / Natural Energy / Appendices --- p.221 / Bibliography / Acknowledgement