Over 80 HAN students work and learn in hybrid learning environment MORE Vehicle

20 February 2024Reading time : 1 minute

MORE Vehicle is one of HAN University of Applied Sciences' hybrid learning environments, which enables engineering students to work and learn in a realistic practical environment on real practical problems together with partners from the field, research and education. By now, all engineering and automotive specialisations at HAN are involved. What is the progress?

Tijdens het HAN H2 event in januari 2023 presenteert het MORE team het modulaire voertuig dat ze hebben gemaakt

Meanwhile, HAN-school-wide cooperation has been sought with the Promising Entrepreneurship lectureship. The intention is to work together to extract the pearls of the project and turn them into start-ups.

Furthermore, MORE currently has two Kiem applications pending via National Regieorgaan Praktijkgericht Onderzoek SIA and a third is in the pipeline.

Zowel 2e- als 3e-jaars HAN-studenten, als afstudeerders en master-kandidaten werken tegelijkertijd aan het MORE-voertuig. In februari 2024 zijn ruim 80 studenten gestart met projecten rondom het modulaire onderzoeksvoertuig dat onderdeel is van de Master Engineering Systems.

Both 2nd- and 3rd-year students, as well as graduates and master's candidates work on the MORE vehicle at the same time. Photo: HAN

Both 2nd- and 3rd-year students, as well as graduates and master candidates, are working on the MORE vehicle at the same time. By February 2024, over 80 students have started projects around the modular research vehicle that is part of the Master Engineering Systems. This is done under the supervision of HAN project leaders Saskia Monsma and Ad Oomen.

Ad Oomen: "We have 22 undergraduate students this semester from semester 4 (2nd year of study) and 29 undergraduate students from semester 6 (3rd year of study). There are also 2 more students graduating with the MORE project and 35 students doing their masters with this multidisciplinary project."

"It is precisely the collaboration between bachelor students with master minor candidates that makes the project so interesting for the large number of companies involved. MORE is more than just a research vehicle. It is now a hybrid community where students find each other and prepare for their future as engineers in the world of engineering and automotive. We are very proud of that!"

Ad Oomen geeft uitleg aan zowel 2e- als 3e-jaars HAN-studenten, afstudeerders en master-kandidaten. Zij werken tegelijkertijd aan het MORE-voertuig. In februari 2024 zijn ruim 80 studenten gestart met projecten rondom het modulaire onderzoeksvoertuig dat onderdeel is van de Master Engineering Systems.

A new batch of students is updated on the MORE project by project leader Ad Oomen. Photo: HAN

Much innovation is currently being realised from a number of project groups in the Master Engineering Systems. The master students worked on the shift control for the two-speed gearbox of the MORE vehicle.

To demonstrate the feasibility of shifting the real gearbox in the MORE vehicle, a concept was produced. This concept consists of 2 BLDC engines. One runs at a constant speed, while the other synchronises itself with high precision through a smart controller, allowing the gears to seamlessly interlock.

The proof provided by the 'proof of principle' is so convincing that it will be implemented in the yet-to-be-completed gearbox. The proof of principle was demonstrated during the groups' joint defence. The result?

Ad Oomen: "An impressively high rating of a 9 (on a scale from 1 to 10)! A big shoutout to the students who created this 'proof of principle' and thus contributed greatly to the further development of the MORE vehicle!"

Source and photography: HAN MORE