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Participating Universities

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Faculty

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STEVEN H.
FRANKEL
Email		 MONIKA
IVANTYSYNOVA
Email		 JOHN
LUMKES
Email		 ASHLIE
MARTINI
Email		 ANDREA
VACCA
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Projects

  • 1A.2 - Multi-Actuator Hydraulic Hybrid Machine Systems (Monika Ivantysynova)
  • 1B.1 - New Material Combinations and Surface Shapes for the Main Tribological-Systems of Piston Machines (Monika Ivantysynova)
  • 1B.2 - Surface Effects on Motor Start-up Friction (Ashlie Martini)
  • 1E.3 - High Efficiency, High Bandwidth, Actively Controlled Variable Displacement Pump/Motor. (John Lumkes)

Testbed

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Excavator

The excavator testbed is developing new system concepts based on throttle-less actuator technology to demonstrate fuel savings and the improvement in performance and compactness for the large sector of construction, agricultural and forestry machinery. The excavator will also be used to demonstrate effective control strategies for complex multi actuator systems and robot like machine functions. This will include new human/machine interfaces.

Click here for more information about this testbed.

For more information please visit Maha Fluid Power Research Center Website.