Due to its current transfer solution, the motor had a wide speed regulation range, which was a key aim in ice-breaker propulsion.

In his doctoral dissertation, examined in 1982 at TKK, Eriksson discussed the current transfer system of the SUMO motor, and whirl and instability phenomena in the turbulent flow of liquid metals.

Between the years 1985–86, Eriksson worked as visiting professor at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden, and launched a hybrid car project in cooperation with ASEA (later ABB).

The first step of the project was the development of a gas turbine operated high-speed generator by researchers Peter Chudi and Anders Malmquist under the direction of Eriksson.

According to the model, humans perceive the real world through the representations of neural networks that are formed by cumulating experiences and learning processes.

The condensation of relevant information, which takes place in the subconscious, generates instructions for reactions as well as new cognitive input for the cortex.