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Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (FLUMES)

The Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems is part of the Department of Management and Engineering and carries out research and education in fluid power systems and aeronautics.

Education and teaching

Fluid power systems and aircraft design

We offer courses in fluid power systems and aircraft design at both basic and advanced levels. We are the only university in Sweden that gives advanced courses in fluid power systems.
 

We give courses in fluid power systems and aircraft design at both basic and advanced levels to around 300 engineering students each year.

Our undergraduate courses are taken mainly by students in mechanical engineering. We provide the most comprehensive education in fluid power systems, with the possibility of specialisation at the advanced level.

It is also possible to carry out a thesis project within the subjects mechatronics, fluid power systems and aircraft design, either in a company or within our laboratory.

We are the only university in Sweden that gives advanced courses in fluid power systems.

Aeroplane taking off

Aeronautical Engineering, Master's Programme, 120 credits

This programme offers a holistic view on aircraft design. Thanks to close collaboration between the University and the aerospace industry, you will be prepared for working with aircraft design, aircraft engineering, or wind turbine engineering.
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Mechanical Engineering, Master's Programme, 120 credits

This programme covers the entire product development cycle, from idea to the final product. With five specialisations and close industry collaborations, you will be qualified for work in any field of development, engineering or manufacturing.

RecruitmentPage, 300 credits

Doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a discipline of engineering sciences based on classical mechanics. In a broader sense, it covers disciplines from product development and design engineering to construction materials and computational mechanics.

Research

We have the largest university laboratory for fluid power systems in Sweden. Key words for our research are efficiency and system dynamics.

The characteristics of our research projects are a close connection between the fluid and mechatronic systems, propulsion systems, power transmission, actuator system, sensors and control systems. Our research philosophy is a strong combination of theory and experimental research.

We carry out research in close cooperation with industry and other research groups. Every fourth year we organise the Scandinavian Conference in Fluid Power (SICFP), one of the largest fluid power conferences in Europe.

We conduct research within three main fields

Fluid power system

Fluid Power

LiU has the largest university laboratory for fluid power systems in Sweden. We aim to develop smarter and more energy efficient hydraulic systems, components and methods to reduce energy losses.
Test rig of a Saab 2000 in Flumes lab.

Aircraft design and systems

We carry out research in close cooperation with the aviation industry, where our research focusses on design, concept development, aircraft systems, aerodynamics and sub-scale test flights.
Visualisation of program that works with simulations.

System Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

LiU, and the Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems in particular, is host for HOPSAN – a simulation tool that can predict fluid power, electric power, flight and vehicle dynamics.

Latest publications

2024

Thomas Heeger, Stephan Wegner, Liselott Ericson (2024) Analysis of Compensation Ratios and Control Torques of an Axial Piston Pump with Rotated Valve Plates Conference Proceedings of the 2022 Global Fluid Power Society PhD Symposium (GFPS2022), p. 1-27 (Conference paper) Continue to DOI
Jorge Lovaco, Raghu Chaitanya Munjulury, Ingo Staack, Petter Krus (2024) Large Language Model-Driven Simulations for System of Systems Analysis in Firefighting Aircraft Conceptual Design
Youshan Yu, Nicolette Lakemond, Gunnar Holmberg (2024) Resilience in emerging complex intelligent systems: A case study of search and rescue Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 32, Article e12626 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Karl Kindström Andersson, Kent E. Andersson (2024) Development of Scenarios as Problem-Space Descriptions in Aerospace Conceptual Design AEROSPACE, Vol. 11, Article 565 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Alessandro Dell’Amico (2024) Design and Implementation of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Air Load Simulation System for Testing Aerospace Actuators ACTUATORS, Vol. 13, Article 238 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Thomas Heeger, Samuel Kärnell, Liselott Ericson (2024) Challenges for multi-quadrant hydraulic piston machines Energy Conversion and Management: X, Vol. 22, Article 100578 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Collaboration

Hydraulic system with bults

Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power

The Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems, Flumes, at Linköping University and the Swedish Fluid power Association, IFS, is hosting the Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power 2021, SICFP’21, June 1 - 2.

Hydraulikdagarna

Hydraulikdagarna is a conference with a long tradition at Linköping University and was first implemented in 1977. Please visit our Swedish page for more information.

News

Campus de Santo André da UFABC, Brazil.

IDEAS 2024

IDEAS 2024 takes place in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil from 24-27 November 2024. The IDEAS 2024 conference is part of a longstanding collaboration between Linköping University in Sweden and Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) in Brazil.
Aeronautical students with small aircraft assembled at LiU.

The engine caught fire - but the students won the prize

Despite a number of setbacks, LiU master's students won a title in the big SAE Aero Design aviation competition in Brazil. LiU is now investing in recurring student projects aimed at competing with small, remote-controlled aircraft.
Two scientists in the hydraulic lab.

Research is needed when electricity replaces diesel

Did you think that all it takes is changing an excavator’s diesel engine for an electric one? Well, it’s not that simple. The hydraulics can actually be adapted to the many advantages of the electric engine.

Contact

Head of Division

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Petter Krus

Professor, Head of Division

Director of studies

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David Lundström

Associate Professor

General information 

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Jenny Dagberg

Administrator

Staff

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Kristian Amadori
Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent
Cezar-Victor Boruga
Research Assistant
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Robert Braun
Associate Professor
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Alessandro Dell´Amico
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Liselott Ericson
Professor
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Erick Espinosa Juárez
Research Assistant
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Thomas Heeger
PhD student
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Gunnar Holmberg
Adjunct Professor
Christopher Jouannet
Associate Professor, Docent
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Karl Kindström Andersson
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Ludvig Knöös Franzén
Assistant Professor
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Petter Krus
Professor, Head of Division
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Samuel Kärnell
Postdoc
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Fabian Lagerstedt
Magnus Landberg
Adjunct Assistant Lecturer, Docent
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Roger Larsson
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Viktor Larsson
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Jorge Lovaco
PhD student
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David Lundström
Associate Professor
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Raghu Chaitanya Munjulury
Adjunct Associate Professor
Jan-Ove Palmberg
Amy Rankka
Stefan Riethausen
PhD student
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Róger Mateus Sehnem
PhD student
Magnus Sethson
Associate Professor
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Ingo Staack
Associate Professor, Docent
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Artur Tozzi de Cantuaria Gama
PhD student

Address

Visiting Address

A Building, entrance 13
Campus Valla, 
Linköping, Sweden

Postal Address

Linköping University
Division of Fluid and Mechatronic Systems
Department of Management and Engineering
SE-581 83 Linköping
Sweden

Organisation

A-building in autumn

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

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