Fluid Power & Motion Control

• Select fluids for hydraulic systems according to the required specifications.
• Describe and select fluid power components for hydraulic systems according to the required specifications.
• Derive mathematical models of steady-state and dynamic behavior of hydraulic components and systems and integrate them with structural and machine dynamic models.
• Analyse and design hydraulic systems by use of numerical tools such as Matlab/Simulink.
• Prepare and apply control block diagrams,
• Prepare and apply state-space models of fluid power systems and controllers
• Apply linearization to the nonlinear functions that describe multivariable machine systems.
• Analyze dynamic and steady-state performance and stability utilizing transient and steady-state analysis as well as frequency-domain analysis.
• Design and tune feedback controllers for integrated mechatronic systems

Mathematical modelling, analysis, synthesis and design of fluid power systems, in particular oil hydraulic systems. Integration in mechatronic systems, digital data processing, system integration and motion control. Numerical simulation.

Static and dynamic properties of hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, flow control, pressure control, direction control and servo control.
Basic hydraulic systems. Hydraulic drives and actuators. Load sensing systems. Hydraulic servo mechanisms. Stationary and mobile hydrostatic transmissions. Hydraulic power supply and accumulators.

Practical examples of hydraulically controlled systems.

41312/41560/62694/41564, Hydrostatics, pipe flows, loss coefficients, conservation equations (control volume)
Dynamic characteristics of single degree of freedom systems, eigenfrequency and damping.

Lectures, project work, computer simulation and experiments