Student project, ABCD course @ Linköping University

1. Wheel Loaders
Student project, ABCD course
Reno Filla, PhD, Senior Specialist Operability and Operator Assistance
Emerging Technologies, Volvo Construction Equipment

2. Reno Filla, PhD, Senior Specialist Operability and Operator Assistance
Emerging Technologies, Volvo Construction Equipment
Agenda
• Volvo Group and Volvo Construction Equipment
• Construction machines and (some) applications
• Wheel loaders
Feel free to ask questions during the presentation!

3. Volvo Group Headquarters
Corporate Communication, Corporate Presentation 2015
33
The Volvo Group’s vision is to become the world
leader in sustainable transport solutions by
creating value
for customers
in selected
segments
pioneering
products and
services for
the transport
and infra-
structure
industries
driving quality,
safety and
environmental
care
working with
energy, passion
and respect
for the individual

4. Volvo Group Headquarters
Corporate Communication, Corporate Presentation 2015
4
Safety
Quality
Environmental care
Corporate core values

5. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
5
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA

6. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
6
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA

7. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
7
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA

8. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
8
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

9. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
9
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

10. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
10
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

11. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
11
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

12. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
12
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

13. Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Group organization
Reno Filla, Emerging Technologies
13
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing and
JVs APAC
Group Trucks
Technology
Group Trucks
Operations
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
Americas
Group Trucks
Sales &
Marketing
EMEA
Volvo
Financial
Services
Business
Areas
Construction
Equipment

14. Volvo
Construction
Equipment

15. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo CE products

16. Volvo Construction Equipment
Quarry & Aggregates
Volvo products

17. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Building

18. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Utilities

19. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Road construction

20. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Oil & Gas

21. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Demolition

22. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Waste & Recycling

23. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo products
Forestry

24. Volvo Construction Equipment
Global Volvo CE organization
HQ PLANTS REGIONAL SALES OFFICES HQ
*

25. Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo CE sites Arvika, Sweden
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Wroclaw, Poland
Bangalore, IndiaKonz, Germany
Hallsberg,
Sweden
Braås, Sweden
Shanghai, China
Changwon,
Korea
Shippensburg, US
Jinan, China
Linyi, China
Belley, France
Pederneiras, Brazil
Kaluga, Russia
Linyi, China
Hameln, Germany
R&D Plant
Motherwell, Scotland

26. Digging Transport Digging + Transport

27. Digging Transport Digging + Transport
(and much more) (and much more)(and much more)

28. Digging Transport Digging + Transport
(and much more) (and much more)(and much more)
”Sfinx”
”Centaur”
”Gryphin”
http://goo.gl/KCJpJ

29. OK….
What’s it about, really?
(Other than nice design)
http://goo.gl/KCJpJ

30. http://youtu.be/ur5ncncBkzA

31. ”Operability is the ease with which a system operator
can perform the assigned mission with a system
when that system is functioning as designed.”
machinemachine
worktaskworktask working machineworking machine
(workload)(workload)
”Workload is the portion of the operator’s limited
capacity actually required to perform a particular task”
Operability
Workload

33. Business idea for the OEM
Find perfect balance
Design machines with a natural,
workload-minimising way to operate
with
• productivity as high as required
• energy efficiency as high as possible
Give assistance to the operator if needed
(guidance).

34. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla
34 2012-03-14
(not only ”Interface”)

35. We took away the physical work
and added mental workload instead

36. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~louviere/exhibits/plow.bmp
They took away the physical work, too
and added automatic features
to assist the operator during work
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/105506590/Tractor_VALTRA.jpg

37. They took away the physical work, too
and added automatic features
to assist the operator during work
http://www.lasercutusa.com/sopcamel.gif
http://gfx.aftonbladet-cdn.se/multimedia/dynamic/00479/28s16-jas-751_jpg_479275l.jpg

39. ”…the kids who in the 80’s grew up with
Nintendo and Sega game consoles”

40. http://www.wired.com/2014/05/formula-1-steering-wheels/

42. ”…the kids who in the 2000’s grew up with
intuitively controllable consumer electronics”

44. "You have reached perfection
not when you have run out of things to add,
but when you have run out of things to remove“
______________________________________
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
(paraphrased)

45. Digging Transport Digging + Transport
(and much more) (and much more)(and much more)

49. Digging Transport
(and much more) (and much more)
Digging + Transport
(and much more)

50. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla
http://goo.gl/tX0rP

52. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla

53. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla

54. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla There are opportunities…

55. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla There are opportunities…

56. Volvo Construction Equipment
Reno Filla Start from a blank page…

57. reno.filla@volvo.com
http://www.slideshare.net/RenoFilla