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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 Interaction via Passified Pneumatic and Chemofluidic Control
  • 3A.3 - Human Performance Modeling and User Centered Design
  • 3B.1 - Passive Noise Control
  • 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