Engineering Design

Research in Engineering Design at Aalto University focuses primarily in two fields: product development and mechatronics.

The research interest in product development consists of product development methods, including conceptual design, modularisation, integrated product development processes and industrial design and design for manufacturing. Aalto University Design Factory serves as an essential research environment.

Mechatronics represents modern machine technology as a multidisciplinary field of science, including mechanical engineering with electronics and computer control in the design and manufacture of industrial products. The aim in mechatronics design is to enhance the performance of machines, improve their price-performance ratio and increase functionality.

Main research interests in mechatronics are vehicle dynamics in arctic conditions, hybridisation of mobile machines, industrial internet connected machines, rotating machinery, tribology and integrated fluid power systems. With respect to integrated fluid power systems, the main research interests are digital hydraulics, magnetorheological actuators, vibration control technology and wave energy applications.

Research topics: Product development, mechatronic machine systems, industrial internet, integrated fluid power, biotribology

Personnel: Professor Petri Kuosmanen, Professor Matti Pietola, Professor Kalevi Ekman, Professor Katja Hölttä-Otto, Professor Kari Tammi

Aalto University research themes: ICT and digitalisation