Christian Johansson – Product Development Research Lab

Innovative Student Collaboration Develops Solution for Volvo Construction Equipment

30th June 2024
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Seven students from the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Sweden and the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a solution for Volvo Construction Equipment. This project, […]

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Projektkurs 1: En imponerande utvecklingsresa – Reflektioner från BTH Experience Day

31st May 2024
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Under våren har studenterna i Projektkurs 1 gjort betydande framsteg, visat stort engagemang och lärt sig värdefulla färdigheter. Vid BTH Experience Day testades deras kunskaper i ett tävlingsmoment, där Lag […]

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New paper: Guiding Global Innovation Teams on their ExplorationJourney: Learning from Aspiring Engineering Students

20th May 2024
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A new paper by Jenny Elfsberg, Christian Johansson Askling, Andreas Larsson, Tobias Larsson, and Larry Leifer is in a special issue on Case-Based Learning in Engineering and Applied Science Education […]

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Kick-down week in São Paulo

15th April 2024
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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 […]

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Launching a new chapter with Sugar

1st March 2024
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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 […]

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Innovations in Construction Equipment and Trucking using a Biomimicry Approach – EXPE 2023

20th June 2023
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Recently, students from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden and Stanford University collaborated on a project focusing on innovations in construction equipment and trucking through the application of Biomimicry principles. […]

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ME310 2023 kicking off

22nd January 2023
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BTH is back again this year, joining forces with Stanford Mechanical Engineering and the Volvo Group for a final-year ME310 student project where we explore innovation opportunities within transportation and […]

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Maskinteknikstudenter tog hem stipendier i Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronans årliga utdelning

18th November 2022
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Investigating effects of group model building on sustainable design decision-making

19th August 2022
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Abstract This research seeks to investigate the effects of a Group Model Building approach on the sustainability knowledge base prior to the weighting of design requirements. Current practice shows that the knowledge […]

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ME310 Convergence week på Stanford

7th April 2022
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BTHs team i Stanfordprojektet ME310 är precis hemkomna från ”Convergence Week” på Stanford University, där man tillsammans har jobbat med projektet och bestämt sitt slutkoncept som man ska konstruera till […]

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