Aalto ARotor Lab
The ARotor laboratory is a full scale rotor laboratory with facilities to manufacture and investigate rotors of up to 25,000 kg. In close cooperation with our industrial partners, we have a history of large rotating machinery related research projects from three decades. Our activities include rotordynamic design, modelling and simulation; rotor manufacture; rotor geometry and rotor dynamics measurement in full scale; condition monitoring; and bearing and sealing systems.

ARotor laboratory research projects
This page summarizes the research projects at ARotor laboratory.

Latest publications
Omar Morad, Raine Viitala, Vesa Saikko
2026
Journal of Tribology
Riku Ala-Laurinaho, Juuso Autiosalo, Sampo Laine, Urho Hakonen, Raine Viitala
2025
SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS MODELING
Riku Ala-Laurinaho, Albert Dömötör, Sampo Laine, Raine Viitala
2025
Proceedings of the 39th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2025
Urho Hakonen, Mikael Manngård, Sampo Laine, Raine Viitala
2025
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Petteri Haverinen, Mikael Miettinen, Raine Viitala
2025
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
Veeti Karhu, Kalle Kinnunen, Raine Viitala
2025
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2025 - Proceedings
Kalle Kinnunen, Raine Viitala
2025
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Kalle Kinnunen, Raine Viitala
2025
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
Kalle Kinnunen, Raine Viitala
2025
IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2025 - Proceedings
Sampo Laine, Urho Hakonen, Hannu Hartikainen, Raine Viitala
2025
Journal of Sound and Vibration
More information on our research in the Aalto research portal.