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Pekka Rahkola

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Machine-Learning Integrated Multi-Domain Co-Optimization for Electrified Heavy Duty Fleets

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Sep 2025
Christoph Wellmann, Pekka Rahkola, Tota Sai Santhosh, Mikko Pihlatie, Christopher Marx, Akshay Sharma, Abdul Rahman Khaleel, Markus Eisenbarth and Jakob Andert
RWTH Aachen University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, FEV Europe GmbH, affiliation not provided to SSRN, RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University and RWTH Aachen University
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Integrated e-Axle Design ProcessPredictive Control StrategyMachine Learning-supported Co-OptimizationPowertrain Right SizingHDV Fleet with zero emission

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Feasibility and Benefits of Off-Highway Mining Trucks Electrification for Different Mine Profiles

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Jul 2024 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2026
Marius Baranauskas, Jenni Pippuri-Mäkeläinen, Pekka Rahkola, Mehrnaz Farzam Far and Mikko Pihlatie
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
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Energy consumption, energy costs, mining electrification, off-highway trucks, simulation

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Adapting Geometry-Based Polygonal Contacts for Simulating Faulty Rolling Bearing Dynamics

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Oct 2023
Milla Vehviläinen, Pekka Rahkola, Janne Keränen, Jari Halme, Jussi Sopanen, Olli Liukkonen, Antti Holopainen, Kari Tammi and Anouar Belahcen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, LUT University, LUT University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Aalto University - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aalto University
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multibody simulation, polygonal contact method, ball bearing, data generation, fault analysis

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Energy consumption of heavy-duty battery and fuel cell electric vehicles depending on gross-vehicle weight, payload and temperature

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Apr 2026
Mikaela Ranta, Pekka Rahkola, Tota Sai Santhosh, Tommi Muona and Mikko Pihlatie
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
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Heavy-duty vehicle, Simulation, Energy consumption, Fuel-cell vehicle, Payload capacity, Ambient conditions, Battery-electric vehicle