Yearly Archives: 2024

New water transportation research project

The Swedish Energy Agency has now granted funds to BTH to research a possible system for electric, and in the future also autonomous, passenger ferries in urban public transportation and commuting, together with the companies Cstrider, Affärsverken Karlskrona, and Actrify. More info on the project here: https://www.productdevelopment.se/recs-resilience-in-electricity-charging-systems-2024-2025/ BTH press release: https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3453772/nu-kan-elektriska-passagerarfarjor-bli-verklighet?publisherId=3236700&lang=sv Sharing       

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AXESS – Assessment in XR Environments for Sustainable Solutions | 2024-2027

The industry is challenged to comply with increasingly demanding societal and customer needs. Various stakeholders must be engaged throughout the development process. Models and simulations are used to assess new solutions and optimize current ones, foresee decisions’ implications, and make them explainable within the company and with customers. However, diversity in background, knowledge, and expectations […]

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Kick-down week in São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil – The international project team from this year’s Volvo CE Sugar project experienced a week of intensive collaboration at the University of São Paulo (USP). This special gathering followed a prior visit by the Brazilian team to Karlskrona, Sweden, and aimed to refine their final concept of solution for the project. The […]

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PROSUCCO – PRO SUstainable Co-COnfiguration | 2024

The PROSUCCO project focuses on supporting sustainable Co-configurability of High Value Low Volume (HVLV) products in the conceptual design phase. The HVLV industry entails complex, flexible processes encompassing consistent effort in engineering to order. The PROSUCCO project aims to support the development of HVLV products by developing innovative engineering design and systems engineering approaches to […]

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RECS – Resilience in electricity & charging systems | 2024-2025

Resilience in electricity & charging systems – challenges and opportunities with marine public transport The project will investigate possible electrical systems for a transport system with passenger ferries in urban public transport. Investigate how a marine transport system can be integrated with energy storage and the power grid, and at the same time be flexible […]

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Launching a new chapter with Sugar

Having run 11 projects in ME310, the PDRL Global Engineering student project will explore innovation opportunities in South America and Sweden this year. A team of four BTH students will collaborate with three students from USP in São Paulo and Volvo Construction Equipment in Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil.  The Product Development Research Lab (PDRL) at […]

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Congratulations Yan Zhang, Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering!

Yan Zhang presented his licentiate thesis entitled “Value co-creation for sustainable product service system design” in front of a crowd of local audience and online listeners. Yan made a popular presentation of the background of his research and the findings up until this point, where the servitization of industry is a driving force for digitalisation […]

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CrewAware Pro

Aware Together, Safe Forever! Programme: Mechanical Engineering Course: Project in MT2573 : Transformative PSS Innovation Corporate partner: Volvo Construction Equipment Challenge: The challenge was to address a problem on construction sites which, after analysis, was deemed relevant to address using portable technology as one of the requirements and with the aim of creating a safer and more secure work […]

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Resis-tent

Join the fun! Play the game! Support your locals! Programme: Mechanical Engineering Course: Project in MT2573 : Transformative PSS Innovation Corporate partner: Resist EU research project, Region Blekinge Challenge: Educate and inform people about climate change in a festival setting. Solution: Relaying a message that no one wants to hear about is difficult. During a festival the people attendings main […]

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HelmIQ: Revolutionizing Safety with Intelligence.

Smart Helmet Programme: Mechanical Engineering Course: Project in MT2573 : Transformative PSS Innovation Corporate partner: Volvo Construction Equipment Challenge: Integrating advanced technologies like AI assistance, safety sensors, and a user-friendly HUD into Volvo CE’s smart helmet while maintaining a comfortable and durable design. Achieving a harmonious balance between innovation, productivity, and safety was crucial for success in the dynamic […]

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