Research focuses on improving energy efficiency and efficiency of design of mechatronic systems with high power requirements, such as non-road mobile machines (NRMMs). To do this, we develop physics-based, data-driven and hybrid models that are validated with experiments at our laboratory.
(2021-2025)
There is an abundance of low temperature (under 100 °C) waste heat in industrial processes left unutilized. In this project, an actuator is developed that converts low temperature waste heat in process industry into work using thermal swing adsorption. Different designs are explored and compared to maximize power and the speed of the actuator. The project is funded by Business Finland and consist of a large research consortium of multiple companies and co-operation with the Tampere University.
(2021-2024)
The aim of this project is to design and build a research environment setup for testing non-road mobile machinery. The research environment consist of multiple subsystems that are linked to the same DC electric grid. The subsystems are the mechanical powertrain, bucket actuation, steering actuation and auxiliary hydraulic components. This test setup can be used to study the operation of non-road mobile machines in different work cycles. The research includes precise sizing of subsystems to avoid over-dimensioning components and optimizing energy, thermal, and power management to minimize power losses and achieve long operational life and long maintenance intervals. The project is funded by Business Finland and consist of a large research consortium of multiple companies and co-operation with the Tampere University.
(2024-2027)
The aim of this project is to focus on improving the energy efficiency of mobile machines and make the design of such machine more efficient. New system architectures are studied with simulations and experiments. The design process is made more efficient by developing AI-assisted system design tools. The project is funded by Business Finland and consist of a large research consortium of multiple companies and co-operation with the Tampere University.
(2024-2027)
This project is one of the biggest ever funded research projects in Finland. Our research targets in this project are in thermal control design of mobile machines. Electrification of mobile machine introduces new challenges in thermal design, in order to minimize the powertrain component size without over-dimensioning the cooling. The project is funded by Business Finland and consist of a large research consortium of multiple companies and universities and it is lead by Vaasa University
