students – Product Development Research Lab

ME310 21-22 at ConExpo in Las Vegas

16th March 2023
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Systems Engineering students designing the future of compaction equipment

31st May 2022
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After two problematic years for physical collaboration, the systems engineering course has finally had the opportunity to revamp the traditional university-industry collaboration that has characterised it for several years. On the 30th of May five groups of students have presented the work done in collaboration with Dynapac Compaction Equipment AB (Fayat Group) during the last […]

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Measuring Experiential Learning: An Approach Based on Lessons Learned Mapping

20th January 2020
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Abstract: Fostering ‘experiential learning’ in real-life situations is a critical task for engineering educators when creating constructively aligned learning activities. The paper proposes an approach to measure the students’ perception of learning in Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate activities conducted outside the classroom. The approach is based on the opportunity of gathering and analyzing lessons learned from the student […]

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Serious play to learn mechatronics

12th February 2016
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The students in the second year of the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering program has been running a Lego Mindstorms Race in the Project 1 course (MT1458).

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Prototype discussions in video conference.

Human-machine interaction in autonomous mode

23rd November 2015
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How can automated machines and humans work efficiently in the same area – at same time building trust between each other – without any risk for the humans and without any unplanned downtime for the machines? That is the challenge for this year’s Volvo CE ME310 project with BTH and Stanford University.

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“Dancing with ambiguity” in global Stanford/BTH/Volvo innovation project

24th October 2015
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Late October, a team of BTH Mechanical Engineering students, and future game-changers, travelled to Palo Alto, and the world #1 engineering university; Stanford University. It was time for the kick-off for the 2015/16 ME310 Global New Product Design Innovation. ME310 is a course where a global network of designers, engineers and innovators are challenging complex real world […]

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Hyperloop pod design day for students

3rd October 2015
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It could be seen as crazy, or at least a little bit on the side, to focus time and efforts on designing pods for Elon Musks Hyperloop idea, or? The reasoning behind this can be read in “Why right now is the perfect moment to launch a Hyperloop startup“. At our research lab it makes […]

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Innovation activities for students

14th September 2015
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Innovation challenges and opportunities for students at BTH! To allow our students to dive into design thinking challenges, we arrange opportunities to do this outside regular course activities.

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