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A classical field of engineering

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Mechanical engineering  Photographer: Göran Billeson

Mechanical engineering is a classical field of engineering with advanced and multi-faceted research at LiU. High-quality research is carried out in areas such as fluid and mechatronic systems, machine design, solid mechanics, and applied thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Examples of research within fluid and mechatronic systems are aircraft design, hydraulic systems in goods vehicle engines, and mobile robotics.

Machine design covers, for example, CAD, automated design, industrial design, wood as a construction material and product development.

Solid mechanics ranges from the mechanical properties of skin to fatigue in nickel-based superalloys and the optimisation of structures used in vehicles.

Applied thermodynamics and fluid mechanics deals with heat transfer, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics. The research finds application in everything from biological flows, such as blood flow through the heart and blood vessels, to the thermodynamics of gas turbines and minimising the air resistance of heavy vehicle chassis.

Associated research areas are Engineering Materials and Production Economics, which are described in more detail below.

Research

STILFOLD process

Optimized Digitalization for Environmentally Neutral Industrialization - ODEN-AI

The ODEN-AI project focuses on mobility and sustainability, raising the maturity level of AI within the mobility sector. It also develops AI tools for modeling and optimizing material behavior.
Simulation model of two different types of skiing techniques. With musculoskeletal modeling, the researchers can show how different muscles are activated.

Biomechanics

What is the optimal pole technique in cross-country skiing? Why does the blood pressure increase with age? These questions and many more can be answered by applying fundamental principles from mechanics and thermodynamics. It´s done in biomechanics.
Men working on assembling an aircraft.

Structural Integrity of Air Vehicles

Through evaluation and verification in strength, rigidity, durability and damage tolerance, the aeronautical research aims to provide novel knowledge in the structural integrity of air vehicles.

Divisions

Fluida och mekatroniska system

Fluid and Mechatronic Systems (FLUMES)

The division Fluid and Mechatronic Systems belongs to Department of Management and Engineering and carries out research and education in fluid power systems and aeronautics.
Modeller inom hållfasthetslära

Division of Solid Mechanics (SOLMEK)

Mechanics is one of the fundamentals of engineering science. It deals with motion and equilibrium of bodies. Solid mechanics considers all aspects of the behavior of deformable bodies under loads.
Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (MVS)

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics is a division at the Department of Management and Engineering. Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics are just few of the areas we study and teach.

News

Female PhD student lectures to master's students in the lab.

From sketches to a robot with artificial intelligence

How do you develop a product with as little human involvement as possible? LiU students built a robot using generative artificial intelligence.
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.
Collage with pictures.

Practical tasks and closemonitoring improve engineering education

The use of physical items in teaching and digital monitoring of student performance are two ways to improve engineering education. Studies must change to keep pace with changes in the industry. These are conclusions of a new thesis.

Related research

Johan Moverare, professor i konstruktionsmetarial

Engineering materials

Research focus is mainly on metallic materials but also ceramics, composites and polymers. This includes high temperature materials such as Ni-based superalloys and coatings, austenitic stainless steels, cast iron and aluminium and titanium alloys.
Målningsrobotar

Production

Research comprises fields that are important for the future such as: design for sustainable production, sustainable production and assembly systems, remanufacturing, robotisation and the automation of production, and new types of tool fixtures.
Produktutveckling

Product Development

Important research areas are model-based design automation in which computers solve repetitive and non-creative tasks, product development for sustainability, resource efficiency and manufacturability and product development for 3D-printing.

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