The products that surround us (e.g. furniture, bicycles, etc.) are outcomes of design processes. Product design is a fundamental aspect of human intelligence and creativity, attracting not only experts but also workers and self- employed without…
Rullstolsanpassat städsläp – 2017
Ett vanligt problem för personer med funktionsnedsättningar som sitter i rullstol är att komma ut på arbetsmarknaden. Syftet med projektet var att anpassa en skurmaskin så att den går att köras och hanteras av personer…
Healthcare Innovation Day
Together with EVRY we arranged a workshop day to explore the future of healthcare. Tobias Larsson & Mikael Johnsson of BTH and Helena Blackbright (Automation Region) was the organisers and the place was EVRY Strategic…
Designing for Lymphedema patients
In the Design Thinking course, students from the MSPI-program and the Mechanical Engineering MSc program have explored issues relating to diagnosis and treatment of Lymphedema. Based on need analysis, ideation, and a prototyping approach, the students have developed concepts…
Unlocking the secrets of the human body with…
Together with Bengt-Åke Claesson of CGI (Karlskrona Office), Ryan Ruvald (research assistant at PDRL/BTH) took part in the SICAHT/Blue Science Park breakfast meeting. The team presented possibilities with Augmented Reality in the healthcare sector using Microsoft Hololens as demonstrator platform.
Radical Innovation Workshop; Applied healthcare and wearables
Globally, healthcare is under great pressure as the population increases; we live longer. In 2020 there will be more than 7.6 billion people. If the trend continues, a large percentage have problems with health. More…
Humanitär innovation vid BTH
Institutionen för Maskinteknik vid BTH har en stark forskningsprofil inom teknisk produktutveckling; hållbar produktinnovation, främst med koppling till områden som flyg, rymd, fordon, transport samt tillverkande industri i allmänhet. Sedan ett år tillbaka har profilen…
Evaluating Health Information Systems Using Ontologies
ABSTRACT Background: There are several frameworks that attempt to address the challenges of evaluation of health information systems by offering models, methods, and guidelines about what to evaluate, how to evaluate, and how to report the…
Simulation of digital pathology in networked mode
Within the ExDIN project the goal is to support the transition from analogue to digital pathology in healthcare via digitalization of the imaging screening process. BTH had a project presentation in the VINNOVA-funded project that displayed the possibilities with…