Erik Arvidsson

About me

I am a doctoral student in machine design at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). I completed my M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at LTU in 2022. During the final stage of my studies, I worked with Bracke Forest in the SIRIUS project course to develop a new lightweight mechanized planting unit. It was during the project course that the interest in forestry and its development was created. Originally, I come from Hjärnarp, a village in Scania County, but I moved up to Luleå in 2017 to study.

In my spare time, I enjoy being out in nature, and downhill skiing.

About my research project

In Trees For Me I am working within work package 2 (WP2), where my goal is to research what is required to perform autonomous planting of fast-growing broadleaf trees. My first project focused on developing digital tools to predict plant selection based on map data. Subsequently, I am working on developing tools to generate driving routes for machines with large turning radii in complex terrain, such as forestry machinery.

Publications

• Arvidsson, E., Karlberg, M., Hjelm, K.; Lideskog, H. (2023). Digital precision planning tool for autonomous forest regeneration of mixed tree species. Proceedings of the 16th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS. Presented at the 16th European-African Regional Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), Lublin, Poland, October 11-13, 2023.
  https://doi.org/10.56884/SDFR7512
• Arvidsson, E., Karlberg, M., Lideskog, H., Lindbäck, T., & Hjelm, K. (2024). Global route planner adapted for autonomous forest regeneration of mixed tree species. Book of Abstracts, 3784–3784. Retrieved from
  https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-110962