About Product Development Research Lab
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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 (and production) 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
Numerical data driven operation support for manufacturing of automotive body components
Abstract With the increased focus on smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, the use of simulations for the creation of cyber-physical…
Leveraging digital twins for value-driven design in smart product-service systems: the super-system digital twin framework and SEV case study
Abstract Recent academic contributions explore the integration of Digital Twins (DTs) within smart Product-Service System (sPSS). This integration aims to…
AI-Powered Value Co-Creation: A Case Study Approach to Smart PSS Development
Abstract Product-Service System (PSS) development prioritizes the technical aspects of implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI), overlooking the strategic rationale behind its…
An integrated simulation framework for system-of-systems value exploration
Abstract The manufacturing sector is witnessing a paradigm shift toward servitization, where companies are transitioning from selling products to offering…
DESIGNING A RESILIENT AUTOMATED WATERBORNE TRASPORT SYSTEM USING DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION
Abstract The paper presents a replicable simulation architecture to assess the economic, environmental, and resilience performance of commercial electric and…
Designing value-robust circular systems through changeability: a framework with case studies
Abstract Increasing sustainability expectations requires support for the design of systems that are reactive in minimizing potential negative impact and…
Building blocks for large-scale evacuation simulations
Abstract Effective evacuation planning is a complex challenge that aims to save lives, reduce travel time, and ensure the provision…
Integrating Digital Twins and Extended Reality for Smart PSS Design: A Case Study on Smart Electric Tour Bus Development
Abstract The increasing digitalization of manufacturing is transforming product development towards intelligent, service-oriented systems. This studyexplores the application of Digital…
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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.
