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Center for
Compact
and Efficient
Fluid Power

University of Minnesota
113 - 1701 University Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone:
612-624-4991

Fax:
612-626-7165

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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

MAP OF MSOE



WEDNESDAY, MAY 28

Ongoing

Registration/Refreshments

Kern Center, Arena

10:00 AM
Ad hoc Industry Meeting (Gust) Kern Center, Arena

10:00 AM

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 by David 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)

Todd Wehr Conference Center

12:30 PM
Adjourn  

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