Thrust 3: Effectiveness

Noise and vibration, leakage, contamination and human factors

No one will use new fluid power technology unless it is safe, quiet, clean and easy to use.

Research projects

• 3A.1 Multimodal Human Interface to Hydraulic Equipment
• 3A.2 Human/Machine Interfaces - Passified Pneumatic and Chemofluidic Control
• 3A.3 Human Performance Modeling and User Centered Design
• 3B.1 Passive Noise Control Opportunities in Fluid Power
• 3C Simulation of Cavitation and Noise in Fluid Power
• 3D.1 Leakage Reduction in Fluid Power Systems
• 3D.2 Liquid Property Investigations Applied to Hydraulics at High Pressure
• 3D.3 Improved Seal Design Based on Adaptive Materials