RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Edited by Mary C. Gannon • Editor
Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power set for May The AUT is spearheaded by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. Fluid power automation is one of its main research areas. “We develop fluid power and automation technologies to minimize environmental impacts through automation and intelligent solutions. Our main research areas include sustainable drive systems and actuators, autonomous heavy machinery, and the robotic control of working machines,” Huhtala said. “In fluid power research we are following three principles: interdisciplinary research, the bridging of theory and practice, and cooperation with industry.” Research papers are accepted from around the globe. Topics to be included in the conference include the following: Automation in mobile machines • • •
| Tampere Hall
The 16th Scandinavian International Conference on
Fluid power
Fluid Power – SICFP19, returns to Tampere Hall, May 22-24 in Tampere, Finland. The conference is organized and hosted by the Laboratory of Automation and Hydraulic Engineering (AUT) at Tampere University of Technology. It is co-hosted by is the Global Fluid Power Society. The organization and SICFP location alternates every two years between Tampere University of Technology and Linköping University in Sweden. The last event at Linköping featured more than 40 technical paper presentations under the theme, “Fluid Power in the Digital Age.”
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Digital hydraulics Displacement controlled systems High-pressure systems Pneumatic solutions Innovative components and solutions
Reliability and condition monitoring of fluid power and drives • • •
Aging modeling Fail-safe systems Life-cycle estimation
Sustainable systems and drives
This year’s conference will focus on various areas of fluid power automation. “As in previous conferences, the purpose of the conference is to provide delegates with a forum for sharing experiences with their colleagues and attend high-quality presentations that discuss the latest scientific developments in fluid power automation,” said Kalevi Huhtala, Professor Head of Laboratory and Chairman of SICFP19.
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Autonomous machines and vehicles Field robotics, teleoperation and remote handling manipulation Operator assistance systems
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Hybrid drives Energy storage systems Energy recuperation Renewable energy Environmentally friendly fluids
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