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Research
The ability to effectively deliver new values to the market; innovation, is a challenge on global scale for companies today.
The research at PDRL aims at targeting early development stages of product development by use of a model based engineering approach with simulation at the core.
The research is particularly oriented towards early development, and questions of how to best identify, communicate, utilize, and re-use knowledge about, for example, user needs and product usage, are of high interest together with aspects of team based innovation, value creation and engineering optimisation.
Creating the ability to run simulation driven design of new sustainable solutions by using a model based approach is a key in order to support global product development where sustainable lifecycle solutions; product-service systems is the goal.
The applied research efforts provide new work procedures, methods and tools as well as new insights that support and enable product development improvements for our partners, while the research at the same time is disseminated in the proper academic channels to ensure quality control.
Below are our main research areas within mechanical engineering.
Latest Research Publications
A Value-Driven Design approach for the virtual verification and validation of autonomous vehicle solutions
Abstract Autonomous vehicle solutions (AVS) are regarded as a major enabling technology to support the realization of 'total site solutions'…
A STUDY ON THE POTENTIAL OF GAME BASED LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Abstract Academic institutions are increasingly required to prepare future practitioners to face complex sustainability challenges. The need to foster the…
VIRTUALLY HOSTED HACKATHONS FOR DESIGN RESEARCH: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING ANNUAL (IDEA) CHALLENGE 2022
Abstract The International Design Engineering Annual (IDEA) Challenge is a virtually hosted hackathon for Engineering Design researchers with aims of:…
BEYOND THE OVERVIEW EFFECT: A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS IN DECISION-MAKING
Abstract The challenges of sustainable development require a consistent transformation of decision-making practices in society and in the industry. In…
MITIGATING UNCERTAINTY IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN USING OPERATIONAL SCENARIO SIMULATIONS: A DATA-DRIVEN EXTENSION OF THE EVOKE APPROACH
Abstract The paper presents an approach where the iterative replication of Discrete Event Simulations on future operational scenarios is used…
SUPPORTING CHANGEABILITY QUANTIFICATION IN PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS VIA CLUSTERING ALGORITHM
Abstract The design of Product-Service Systems (PSS) is challenging due to the inherent complexities and the associated uncertainties. This challenge…
Conceptual Design in Informal Metalworking Microenterprises of Tanzania
Abstract Product design is a key aspect of human intelligence and creativity, attracting not onlyexperts but also people without any…
A Study of the Boundary Conditions in the ISO-16630 Hole Expansion Test
Abstract As new and more advanced sheet metal materials are introduced to the market, more accurate techniques for determination of…
Research Projects
Research Partners
Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. We contribute to the below goals, where #9 and #12 are our high impact goals. Here is our breakdown of the PDRL contributions.
