Embedded Engineering students work hard on Solarboat’s cockpit warning system

7 November 2024 by Erik Rijpstra

HAN Embedded Engineering students Thijs and Thijs are working very hard on the HAN Solarboat’s cockpit warning system! Thanks to their skills, the team gets a light and sound signal as soon as the engine controller turns on. That saves us a lot of time during races! And the HAN Solarboat team uses some essential components from plastics specialist igus […]

Working visit WTB students at SEW-EURODRIVE

5 December 2023 by Erik Rijpstra

2nd-year Mechanical Engineering (ME) students went on a working visit to SEW-EURODRIVE in their 3rd semester together with lecturer Arthur Vaanholt. They have been around for almost 90 years and yet development never stands still! In that time, the company has grown into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of mechanical drive technology and control technology. Think electric motors, gearboxes […]

Challenging internship of ESE student Dana at CERN

9 November 2023 by Erik Rijpstra

Dana Groner, 3rd-year Embedded Systems Engineering (ESE) student, is doing an internship at CERN in Switzerland. “In the first year, HAN had organised a ‘Study Abroad’ presentation, which told that HAN once sent a student to CERN. And then I immediately thought, if I get the chance I’ll go there!” Dana got that chance and seized it. Now she is […]

ESE Students strenghten Regterschot Racing Team

9 November 2023 by Erik Rijpstra

For their semester 4, Embedded System Engineering (ESE) students Les, Casper, Timur and Diego have joined the Regterschot Racing student team. The ESE students will develop a PCB capable of connecting to all the necessary sensors in a modular way while using the CAN bus system. They will also be responsible for developing an already existing data logging system. Through […]

Emerging trends and the role of lightest mobility

25 October 2023 by Erik Rijpstra

Vexpan, the industry association for Platform Parking Netherlands, is keen to build and share knowledge with the HAN School of Engineering and Automotive. In this, the HAN Automotive course is a valuable addition. Since September, 21 Automotive students (4th year) from the minor Avanced Mobility have been researching the emerging trends and the role of lightest mobility (think bicycles and […]