15 HAN Automotive student groups concluded their semester 6 projects in a very special way in the Gelredome Arnhem. The time of learning in the classroom is over for them. Next academic year, semester 7 and 8, they will bring their skills into practise.

Semester 6 is the last semester in which students are working at the HAN. In semester 7 students choose their minor, in which they can decide whether they want to deepen or broaden their knowledge. In the final semester, semester 8, students will work on a research assignment within a company.

How was the closing event?

The ‘Powerhouse of Innovation’ event in the Gelredome was quite a festive symposium. Everyone still had to stay 1,5 meters apart due to corona measures. The symposium was opened by the chairman of the HAN Executive Board, Rob Verhofstad. He did this via a livestream with sport centre Papendal as he was also chairing another meeting over there. Verhofstad clearly indicated that programmes such as Automotive benefit from ‘working in the triangle’, the working method of these S6 projects (Industry – Education – Research). He finished with the Olympic words: “Then I hereby declare this symposium open”.

Take a look at the after movie!

The projects were presented in 5 separate sessions. Each session contained 3 projects. Based on the presentations, people in the audience were challenging the students with their questions. The presentations of the projects are part of the final assessment. The following projects were presented:

• A-das-PK
• Automotion
• Brake Hard, Go Fast!
• Electrification of a Container Handler Attachment
• Engines and Fuels
• H2 & Mobility Demonstrator
• HMI for Driving Enhancement (HIDE)
• LightWeight Bus Substructure
• Monitoring Duurzaam Bereikbaar Heijendaal
• MORE
• MultiTec
• STEERS
• Streetdrone
• Zero emission pile driver for construction sites

New vehicles!

To conclude the symposium, HAN Automotive revealed three new vehicles that were built by students in the past six months:

1. Race car 5 from HAN Formula Student team
2. Geavanceerde auto van MORE
3. H2 & Mobility Demonstrator

Sources and images: Newsletter HAN Automotive Research