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CCEFP
University of Minnesota
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
111 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
PROGRAM (updated as of 5.22.08)
May 28-30, 2008
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Addresses:
Kern Center: 1245 N. Broadway Campus Center: 1025 N. Broadway Alumni Partnership Center (APC): 1120 N. Broadway Grohmann Museum: 1000 N. Broadway Todd Wehr Conference Center: 1045 N. Broadway Allen-Bradley Hall of Science: 432 E. Kilbourn
Scientific
Advisory Board Pre-Meeting Working Lunch
Kern Center, Room 125-127
12:30 PM
Introduction by Tom Bray, Dean of Applied Research, MSOE
Welcome from MSOE by Hermann Viets, President of MSOE
Welcome and Keynote by Kim A. Stelson, Director of CCEFP
Kern Center, Arena
1:30 PM
Thrust 1 Efficiency Project (Ivantysynova) 1A.1: Integrated Algorithms for Optimal Energy Use in Mobile Fluid Power Systems by Brandon Hencey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Jonathan Meyer, University of Minnesota
1A.2: Optimal Power Management with Displacement-Controlled Acutators by Christopher Williamson, Purdue University
1B: A Novel Fluid-Structure Interaction Model for Pumps and Motors by Matteo Pelosi, Purdue University
1D: Drag Reduction via Biomimetic Nano-Surface Features by Ilker S. Bayer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1E.1: On/Off Valve Based Control of Hydraulic Systems by Haink Tu, University of Minnesota
1E.2: Coupled Multi-Domain Modeling and Simulation of High Speed On/Off Valves by John Mahrenholz, Purdue University
1G.1: Optimized Engineered Fluid by Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering
1G.2: Effect of Carbon Nanotube Additives on the Reduction of Volumetric and Pressure Losses in Fluid Pumps by Eric Loth, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kern Center, Arena
3:45 PM
Refreshment Break
Kern Center, Arena
4:00 PM
Testbed Presentations (Li) TB-1: Excavator by Josh Zimmerman, Purdue University TB-3: sUV small Urban Vehicle
byDavid Grandall, University of Minnesota
Kern Center, Arena
5:00 PM
Poster Session and Reception
Michael Cudahy Campus Center, 3rd Floor
7:30 PM
CCEFP Student / Industry Dinner
Bar Louie, Milwaukee
7:30 PM
CCEFP Faculty / Staff Dinner
Waterstreet Brewery, Milwaukee
THURSDAY,
MAY 29
Ongoing
Registration/Refreshments
Kern Center, Arena
7:00 AM
Breakfast session with Roz Dolid: Coloring Book Exercise
Kern Center, Arena
8:15 AM
Thrust 2 Compactness Project (Alleyne) 2A: Chemofluidic Hot Gas Vane Motor Actuators by Jason Mitchell, Vanderbilt University
2B: Free-Piston Engine
Compressor by Eric J. Barth, Vanderbilt University
2C: Compact Energy Storage by Caleb Sancken and David Hafvenstein, University of Minnesota
2D: High Pressure, Light Weight Components Using Engineering Materials by Douglas L. Cook, Milwaukee School of Engineering
2E: Component Integration
for Compact Fluid Power Systems by Richard Malak, GeorgiaTech
2F: Dynamically Scalable
Fluid Power Systems by Andrew Alleyne, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kern Center, Arena
10:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Kern Center, Arena
10:15 AM
Thrust 3 Effectiveness Project (Book)
3A.1: Multimodal Human Machine
Interfaces by Mark Elton, GeorgiaTech
3A.2: Passified Pnuematic and Chemofluidic Actuator by Venkat Durbha, University of Minnesota
3A.3: Human Performance Modeling
and User Centered Design by Dr. Silvanus Udoka and Ritson Delpish, North Carolina A&T
3B.1: Passive Noise Control in Fluid Power by Ken Marek, GeorgiaTech
3B.2: Active Vibration Control
of Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps to Reduce Structureborne Noise by Jeffrey Peters, Purdue University
3C: Computational and Experimental Studies of Cavitating Hydraulic Flows by Jeffrey Dougan, Purdue University
3D.1: Leakage Reduction in Fluid
Power Systems by Richard F. Salant, GeorgiaTech
3D.2: Properties of Hydraulic Fluids at High Pressure by Scott Bair and Richard F. Salant, GeorgiaTech
Kern Center, Arena
12:30 PM
Box Lunch with Industry Presentation: "Why is Intellecutal Property Important?"
Kern Center, Arena
1:45 PM
Education and Outreach Session (Durfee & Western)
Kern Center, Arena
2:45 PM
Testbed Presentations (Li)
TB-4: Compact Rescue Robot by Keith Wait, Vanderbilt University and Brian Guerriero, GeorgiaTech
TB-6: Orthosis by K. Alex Shorter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kern Center, Arena
3:45 PM
Concluding Remarks (Stelson)
Kern Center, Arena
4:00 PM
MSOE Lab Tours
Allen-Bradley Hall of Science
5:30 PM
CCEFP Outdoor Networking / Social Reception
Grohmann Museum, Rooftop Sculpture Garden
FRIDAY,
MAY 30
7:30 AM
Breakfast for All
Advisory Board Meetings:
Scientific Advisory Board Post-Meeting
Industry Advisory Board
Student Leadership Council
Education Outreach Network
Todd Wehr Conference Center
(Advisory Boards: Meet in the Grohmann Museum Auditorium for breakfast and to obtain breakout location assignments)
9:30 AM
Industry Panel / Student Discussion: Careers in Fluid Power (Gust)
Todd Wehr Conference Center
10:30 AM
Closed meeting of CCEFP faculty, staff, researchers and students (includes an early box lunch for all)