Fluid Power News
The 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (FPNI'06) will be held at:
Venue: Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Date: 2-3 August 2006.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Abstract (250-400 words). | 20 January 2006 |
| Notice of acceptance. | 1 February 2006 |
| Submission of draft paper. | 1 April 2006 |
| Review comments. | 1 May 2006 |
| Final paper submission. | 1 June 2006 |
Please note that the deadline for submission of abstracts and notification of acceptance has been extended.
FPNI'06 is organised by the Institute of Energy Technology and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of Aalborg University and Fluid Power International.
Contact
Please address all communications to:
Secretariat of FPNI'06
Mrs. Tina Holst Nielsen
Aalborg University
DK-9220 Aalborg Easts, Denmark.
Tel: +45 96 35 93 03
Fax: +45 96 15 16 75
Email: secretariat@fpni06.dk
A copy of the second announcement and call for papers is available here: 2nd_call_FPNI06.pdf.
More information is available at the conference website: www.fpni06.dk.
The 8th International Scientific Conference on Computer Aided Engineering will be held at:
Venue: Polanica Zdrój, Poland
Date: 21-24 June 2006.
Topics addressed will include:
- geometric and concurrent design,
- advanced FEM analyses of physical systems,
- integration of CAD/FEM systems for machine design,
- presentation of professional CAD and FEM systems,
- presentation of practical CAD/CAM/CAE and FEM applications,
- CAD integration problems.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Registration for conference with paper | until February 17, 2006 |
| Paper acceptance confirmation | until March 3, 2006 |
| Submission of manuscripts | until April 7, 2006 |
| Registration for conference without paper | until April 30, 2006 |
| Second announcement | until May 15, 2006 |
| Payments | until May 15, 2006 |
More information is available at the conference website: www.ikem.pwr.wroc.pl/cae/index.php.
The 20th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS 2006) will be held at:
Venue: Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Sankt Augustin, Germany
Date: 28-31 May 2006.
The track on Bond Graph Modelling will fous on modelling techniques for dynamic systems. The topics addressed will include (but are not limited to):
- Bond Graph Theory
- Advanced Bond Graph Methodology
- Bond Graphs and Block Diagrams
- Computer Graphics and Bond Graph Modelling
- Control Systems
- Mechatronic Systems
- Mechanical Systems and Robotics
- Electrical and Power Systems
- Process Engineering
- Software and Tools
- Industrial Applications of the Methodology
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Full paper submission deadline | January 30, 2006 |
| Notification of acceptance | March 8, 2006 |
| Registration & camera-ready manuscripts | April 10, 2006 |
A copy of the 2nd Call For Papers is available here: ECMS06-BGTrack-CFP2.pdf.
More information is available at the conference website: www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/index.html
and at the Bond Graph Modelling track webpage: www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/bond.html
The 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (FPNI'06) will be held at:
Venue: Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Date: 2-3 August 2006.
FPNI'06 is organised by the Institute of Energy Technology and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of Aalborg University and Fluid Power International.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Abstract (approx. 400 words) to conference secretariat. | 15 December 2005 |
| Notice of acceptance. | 15 January 2006 |
| Submission of draft paper. | 1 April 2006 |
| Review comments. | 1 May 2006 |
| Final paper submission. | 1 June 2006 |
Contact
Please address all communications to:
Secretariat of FPNI'06
Mrs. Tina Holst Nielsen
Aalborg University
DK-9220 Aalborg Easts, Denmark.
Tel: +45 96 35 93 03
Fax: +45 96 15 16 75
Email: secretariat@fpni06.dk
A copy of the invitation and call for papers is available here: FPNI06Flyer.pdf.
More information is available at the conference website: www.fpni06.dk.
Venue: New College of Florida, Sarosta, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 13-17 June 2006.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Submission of abstracts | 31 October 2005 |
| Notification of acceptance | 10 December 2005 |
| Complete manuscripts and registration | 28 February 2005 |
More information about the call for papers and the symposium are available at the symposium website: www.fpniphdsymp06.net.
The Fluid Power Society of India is organising the International Conference and Exhibition on Fluid Power Technology to be held at:
Venue: Chennai Trade Center, Chennai, India.
Date: 25-27 November 2005.
More information is available at the conference website: www.emchaft.com.
A workshop on Nano Precision & High Performance Actuation Systems will be conducted at:
Venue: Liuna Station, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Date: 3-4 August 2005.
The purpose of the workshop is to initiate international collaboration for research into high performance fault-tolerant fluid power actuation systems and their use in aerospace, precision robotics and biomedical applications.
The workshop is organised by Prof. Richard Burton and Assoc. Prof. Saeid Habibi of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan. It is sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada and there are no fees associated with it. The workshop can however accommodate 20 participants only. If you wish to attend please confirm your participation before:
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| E-mail confirmation of participation to saeid.habibi@usask.ca | 22 July 2005 |
A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel which is within walking distance of the workshop venue. The hotel and Liuna Station are accessible from Toronto Pearson (45-50 minutes) and Hamilton (25-30 minutes) airports. Hotel booking and airport transportation information are available here:
www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/uofsaskatch
or by phone: (905) 529-5515
A copy of the agenda is available here: workshop_agenda.doc.
The 20th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS 2006) will be held at:
Venue: Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Date: 28-31 May 2006.
ECMS 2006 is sponsored by the European Council on Modelling and Simulation and co-sponsored by the Society for Modelling and Computer Simulation International and the society Arbeitsgemeinschaft Simulation (ASIM).
Submissions are invited for recent, unpublished, research to be considered for presentation at the conference and for publication in the conference proceedings. The areas of interest are:
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Submission of full paper | 30 January 2006 |
More information is available at the conference websites:
www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/index.html
or at
The 5th International Fluid Power Conference (IFK) will be held in
Venue: Aachen, Germany.
Date: 20-22 March 2006.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Abstract in English or German as PDF document | 30 May 2005 |
| Full paper in English | 19 December 2005 |
More information is available here:
English: IFK06_CFP_english.pdf.
German: IFK06_CFP_german.pdf.
The conference website is at: www.ifk2006.de.
This is an invitation to and call for papers for the 4th FPNI-PhD Symposium to be held at
Venue: Sarasota/Florida, U.S.A.
Date: June 2006.
A copy of the invitation and call for papers is available here: 2003_03_12_Call_for_Papers.pdf.
More information will be available at the symposium website, www.fpniphdsymp06.net, and at www.fluid.power.net.
The Fluid Power Systems and Technology (FPST) Division invites submissions of papers in the general area of fluid power for the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2005) to be held in:
Venue: Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 5-11 November 2005.
Areas of interest include: design, performance testing, analysis, modeling, sensing, control and diagnostics of hydraulic/pneumatic systems and components. Novel applications of fluid power to aerospace, robotics, shipboard systems, heavy machinery, entertainment, and manufacturing, etc. are also of interest. Proposals for panel sessions, poster sessions, or 'special topic sessions' are also welcome.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| ABSTRACT DUE DATE | 7 March 2005 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | 31 March 2005 |
| Full paper deadline | 31 May 2005 |
| Notification of full paper acceptance | 29 July 2005 |
| Deadline for all final papers and applicable copyright forms (ASME Form 1903) | 19 August 2005 |
More information is available here: imece05_fpst_callforpapers.pdf (13 KB).
The conference website is at: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress05
The Modeling and Identification Panel of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division is inviting submissions of manuscripts to the sponsored sessions at the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2005) which will be held in:
Venue: Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 5-11 November 2005.
The panel is sponsoring sessions on
- Automated Modeling,
- Identification of Dynamic Systems with Live Demonstrators,
- Life-Cycle Modeling of Complete Dynamic Systems,
- Identification for Diagnosis/Prognosis in Dynamic Systems, etc.
The Panel is also co-sponsoring a session on Modeling of Automotive Dynamic Systems with the Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Text only abstract (350-500 words) due | 7 March 2005 |
| Acceptance of abstract (authors will be notified) | 31 March 2005 |
| Complete manuscript for review due. | 31 May 2005 |
| Final paper acceptance (authors will be notified) | 29 July 2005 |
| Final camera-ready manuscripts and copyright forms (ASME Form 1903) due | 19 August 2005 |
More information is available here: imece05_m&i_callforpapers.pdf (20 KB)
The conference website is at: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress05
The International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation (ICBGM2005) will be held in:
Venue: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Date: 23-27 January 2005.
The final program for the conference is available here: icbgm05_FinalProgram.pdf (176 KB)
The 8th. International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME) 2005 will be held in:
Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Date: 22-25 August 2005.
This is a call for papers for the symposium. The principal dates are:
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Abstract submission. | 28 February 2005 |
| Notice of acceptance of abstract. | 31 March 2005 |
| Submission of electronic manuscript of full paper. | 31 May 2005 |
| Early-bird registration. | 30 June 2005 |
More information, including information on the technical scope, important dates, venue, organizers, program, travel, the Abstract & Paper On-line Submission process, contacts, and links are available at the symposium web-site: http://www.8flucome.org
A downloadable MS Word document (in English and Japanese) of the Announcement and Call for Papers and recently updated information is available at the web-site.
15 December 2004 is the deadline for submission of abstracts for the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 to be held at:
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Preliminary application and submission of abstract | 15 December 2004 |
| Notification | 5 February 2005 |
| Submission of final paper | 10 May 2005 |
| Notification of final paper acceptance | 20 June 2005 |
| Submission of camera-ready paper | 30 July 2005 |
To view the Invitation and Call for Papers for the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005, please click on the following link: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm
This is the 2nd announcement and call for papers for the 6th International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 to be held at:
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
The 6th ISFP is organized by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) and is co-sponsored by Fluid Power Net International (FPNI).
The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions on current and newly developing technologies for researchers and engineers from all over the world.
The symposium will be addressing recent developments in fluid power technologies including water hydraulics and functional fluids, and will include presentations on basic research, applications and case studies. State-of-the-art exhibitions of fluid power systems and components will place special emphasis on industrial applications and their engineering backgrounds.
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Preliminary application and submission of abstract | 15 December 2004 |
| Notification | 5 February 2005 |
| Submission of final paper | 10 May 2005 |
| Notification of final paper acceptance | 20 June 2005 |
| Submission of camera-ready paper | 30 July 2005 |
More information is available here: 2ndannouncementofJFPSTsukuba.pdf (84 KB)
and at the symposium website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm
An english edition of the book on bond graph modelling by Prof. Borutzky - "Bond Graphs, A Methodology for Modelling Multidisciplinary Dynamic Systems" has been published recently by SCS Publishing House.
More information is available at the website: www.inf.fh-brs.de/person/professoren/borutzky/abstracts/booke/FS14.html
and here: bondgraph_borutzky.pdf (659 KB).
This is a regular call for papers for the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2005) to be held at:
Venue: Ferrara, Italy.
Date: 11-14 September 2005.
ISARC 2005 is organized by
- CNR-Imamoter
- Architecture and Engineering Faculties of Ferrara University
- NUOVA QUASCO
The symposium will is a forum for researchers, architects, civil, mechanical and electronic engineers, robotics, information technology and CAD-CAE experts, construction firms, machinery, control systems, sensors and instrument makers to discuss the innovations, new technologies and applications in all the fields of construction, including off-shore and space.
In the second attached file you will find an extension to the call for papers about
- Special sessions: Parallel Robots, Laser scanning and 3D Reconstruction, Heavy Construction Equipment, Prefabrication.
- Industry sessions
- Exposition and brainstorming
- Best Paper Award
More information is available here:
and at the symposium website: www.imamoter.cnr.it/isarc05Professor Monika Ivanysynova, formerly with the Institute of Aircraft Systems Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, has accepted the position of MAHA Fluid Power Systems Professor at the College of Engineering, Purdue University in Indiana, USA.
In making this move, Prof. Ivantysynova has also relocated her staff, students and laboratory equipment to Purdue.
We wish Prof. Ivantysynova success in her new venture.
Prof. Ivantysynova is the editor of the International Journal of Fluid Power published by Fluid Power Net.
CONTACT:
Mail: mivantys@purdue.edu
URL: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE
The International Conference on Mechatronics 2005 (ICOM 2005) will be held at
Venue: Loughborough University, Leicestershire, U.K.
Date: 23-24 June 2005.
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Submission of Full Papers | September 2004 |
| Acceptance | October 2004 |
| Submission of final manuscript | December 2004 |
| Final Programme | March 2005 |
| Conference | 23 & 24 June 2005 |
More information is available here: mechatronics2005.pdf (769 KB)
and at the conference website: www.mechatronics.org.uk/icom.
Papers are invited for the Special Issue of The International Journal of Vehicle Design on "Hydraulic elements of vehicle power transmission systems".
The subject area includes the calculations, research, design and production of vehicle hydraulic elements; e.g.
- hydrodynamic torque converters, clutches and brakes
- hydrostatic transmissions
- hydraulic pumps and motors
- viscotic clutches and brakes
- hydraulic control units
- hydraulic equipment
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Full paper due | 30 August 2004 |
| Notification of status of paper | 30 September 2004 |
| Notification of acceptance | 30 November 2004 |
| Final version of paper due | 30 January 2004 |
More information is available here: ijvd.pdf (59 KB).
This is the preliminary announcement and call for papers for the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 05). This is the first time that ISARC will be held in Italy, in:
Venue: Ferrara, Italy
Date: 11-14 September 2005.
ISARC 05 is organized by
- CNR-Imamoter
- Architecture and Engineering Faculties of Ferrara University
- NUOVA QUASCO
The symposium will be a meeting point for researchers, architects, civil, mechanical and electronic engineers, robotics, information technology and CAD-CAE experts, construction firms, machinery, control systems, sensors and instrument makers to discuss the innovations, new technologies and applications in all the fields of construction.
More information is available here: isarc05.pdf (95 KB)
and at the symposium website: www.imamoter.cnt.it/isarc05 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION - WILL BE OPERATIONAL SOON).
Visual Solutions Inc. of VisSim fame is the sponsor of the 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium to be held in
Venue: Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July 2004.
Visual Solutions has also sponsored the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology in Melbourne 2003 as well as the last two FPNI-PhD Symposia (Modena 2002 and Hamburg 2000) and provided the prizes for the best papers presented.
Since 1989 Visual Solutions has pioneered the development of Windows-based software for the modeling and simulation of dynamic systems. VisSim products are used by major companies worldwide to model, simulate and embed control, communication and signal processing systems.
More information about VisualSolutions and VisSim is available here: www.vissim.com.
Early Registration
The deadline for early registration is this Thursday, 15 April 2004.
You will need to send a copy of the bank transfer by fax to: 00 34 93 739 8633.
Hotels
Remember to reserve your rooms before this Thursday. We cannot guarantee availability after this date. Hotel accommodation is scarce in Terrassa and it's a busy time of the year. Please contact the hotels directly and not via the contact section on their web pages as they seem to be having a few problems there.
The 3rd Fluid Power Net International PhD Symposium 2004 will be held at:
Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.
More information is available at the conference website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.
The Ninth Scandinavian Conference on Fluid Power (SICFP'05) will be held in:
Venue: Linköping, Sweden
Date: 1-3 June 2005.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts of approximately 500 words to the conference secretariat by 15 September 2004.
More information is available here: Sicfp05_call1.pdf (825 KB)
and at the conference website: hydra.ikp.liu.se/sicfp05.
The Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 is organized by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) and will be held at:
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
The symposium will address recent developments in fluid power technologies including water hydraulics and functional fluids, and will include presentations on basic research applications and case studies.
The preliminary application and submission of abstract date is 15 December 2004.
More information is available here: 1stAnnouncementJFPSTsukuba.pdf (27 KB)
and at the conference website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.
The twelfth issue of the International Journal of Fluid Power, Vol. 5, No. 1 is now available.
The table of contents is available here: 12thissue.pdf (136 KB).
The journal is jointly published by FPNI and TuTech. Three issues are planned for 2004. Submissions are welcomed and papers received before 31 July 2004 may be published in the 14th issue after successfully passing the review process.
More information is available at the journal website: journal.fluid.power.net.
The 8th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME) 2005 will be held in:
Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Date: 22-25 August 2005.
Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan and is one of the big cities of China. It has an area of 12,400 sq. km and a population of ten million. The 2,000-year old Chengdu got its name in the fourth century. Today the city is the center of science, technology, commerce, trade, and finance as well as a transportation hub in southwestern China.
More information about the technical scope, dates, venue, orgainizers, etc. is available at the symposium website: www.8flucome.org.
The Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS) presents, as part of the 2005 SCS Western Multiconference on Computer Simulation, the 2005 International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation, which will be held at:
Venue: Wyndham Hotel, Canal Place, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Date: 23-27 January 2005.
More information on the announcement and call for papers is available here: call2005poster3.pdf (27 KB).
The 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design - AED 2004 will be held at:
Venue: Glasgow, U.K.
Date: 5-8 September 2004.
Since 1999 the engineering design activities of researchers, academics and engineers in industry have been promoted at the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design. As continuation of the very successful 3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design (AED 2003) held in Prague, the University of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde and the Czech Technical University in Prague have joined forces to proudly present the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design (AED 2004).
Although the AED 2004 Conference will especially focus on Design Applications, you are also invited to present papers related to design modeling, analyses and management on the following topics:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Product Design
- Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Electrical Engineering and Computing Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Marine Technology
Detailed information is available at the conference website: www.aed2004.co.uk.
The List of Preliminary Papers can be seen at: www.aed2004.co.uk/UserPages/ContribList.aspx
Due to fast on-line refereeing, the deadline for submission of new/additional relevant papers has been extended to 19 March 2004. You may still submit your contribution(s) using the "Application Form" at the conference website.
The SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition will be held at:
Venue: Donald E. Stephens Convention Centre, Rosemont, Chicago Metro, Illinois, USA.
Date: 26-28 October 2004.
Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted online by March 19, 2004.
More information is available here: SAE_040272COMVECcfp.pdf (67 KB).
Or visit the SAE events website at www.sae.org/events/cve/.
The preliminary announcements for the Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power is available for download here:
in English: 6thisfp_Prelim_En (17 KB)
in Japanese: 6thisfp_Prelim_Jp (109 KB)
The symposium will be held at:
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
More information is available at the conference homepage: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.
The Aero-Space institute of the National Aviation University in conjunction with the Machinebuilding institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI) and the Association of Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatic Specialists (AIHPS) are organising a scientific and technical conference, Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics, to celebrate the 100th birthday of Prof. T. M. Bashta.
Venue: Kiev, Ukraine
Date: 17-18 February 2004.
More information is available here: kiev-konf-1.pdf (25 KB).
The 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition will be held at:
Venue: Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, California.
Date: 14-19 November 2004.
The Fluid Power Systems and Technology (FPST) Division of the ASME is inviting the submission of papers for the congress in the general area of fluid power.
The call for papers is available here: CFP-FPST-2004.pdf (15 KB).
More information is available at the conference website: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress04.
The Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, organised by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS), will be held at:
Venue: International Congress Center, "EPOCHAL TSUKUBA", Ibaraki, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
More information is available at the symposium website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.
This is the First Call for Papers for the Sixth International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control (ICFP'2005) to be held at:
Venue: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Date: 12-15 April 2005.
ICFP'2005 is organized by the Institute of Mechatronic Control Engineering, Zhejiang University.
More information is available here: icfp2005.html.
The provisional program for the conference has been updated and is available here: sim2003prog.pdf (16 KB).
The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:
Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.
The 1st Internaltional Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:
Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
The provisional programme for the conference is available here: sim2003prog.pdf (15 KB).
More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.
The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo will be held in
Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 15-21 November 2003.
The technical program overview is available here: www.asmeconferences.org/congress03/TechnicalProgramOvervier.cfm.
More information is available at the congress website: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress03/.
The 18th International Conference on Hydraulics and Pneumatics, jointly organized by the Hydraulics and Pneumatics section of the Czech Mechanical Engineering Society and the Dept. of Control Systems and Instrumentation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava, will be held in:
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic.
Date: 30 September - 1 October 2003.
The conference programme is available here: Konference_program.pdf (234 KB).
More information is available at the conference website: http://www.fs.vsb.cz/akce/2003/ichp2003/IndexE.htm.
NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE
The 3rd FPNI PhD Symposium 2004 will be held in
Venue: Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2nd July 2004.
We are pleased to inform you that you now have until 15 October 2003 to submit your abstracts. Please find attached the new dates and topics for the symposium: 3FPNIPhD_New_dates_and_topics.pdf (54 KB).
Abstracts may be submitted via the FPNI PhD Symposium website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.
Mechatronics - a Chance for Fluid Power? is the headline for FPNI Forum 2004, the fourth in the biennial series of Scientific Forums of Fluid Power Net International (FPNI) to be held at:
Venue: Bad Ischl, Austria.
Date: 29 February - 3 November 2004.
Contact:
DI. Dr. Bernhard Manhartsgruber
Tel: ++43(0)70 2468 / 9747
Fax: ++43(0)70 2468 / 9753
e-mail: bernhard.manhartsgruber@jku.at
More information is available at the forum website: http://aml.jku.at/FPNI04/.
The first issue of the new Journal of ASTM International (JAI) will be available in January 2004.
More information is available at the journal website www.astm.org/JAI/.
The list of papers accepted for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) has been updated and is available here: 0808papers.pdf (40 KB).
sim2003 will be held in:
Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.
The Japan Fluid Power System Society is the new name of the Japan Hydraulic & Pneumatic Society.
The new JFPS webpage is at: www.jfps.jp.
The 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium will be held at:
Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia in Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.
The call for papers is available here: 3rdphdcall.pdf (296 KB).
More information is available at the conference website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.
The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:
Venue: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
The list of papers that have been accepted by the Program Committee is available here: accepted_papers.pdf (40 KB).
More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.
The 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium will be held at
Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia in Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.
The objective of the Symposium is to provide a forum for young scientists, especially PhD students from all over the world, to exchange ideas and opinions on current research and future developments in fluid power technology. We are confident that the Symposium will give all the participants an excellent opportunity to meet in an informal atmosphere at the Terrassa Campus of the Technical University of Catalonia and to discuss the future direction of research and education in fluid power and its competition with other technologies. All PhD students around the world doing research in fluid power technology are invited to present the results and direction of their scientific activities. In addition to providing information on world wide research, it is also our intention to establish new contacts for broader R&D co-operation in fluid power technology and related areas.
Prof. Esteve Codina is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW CONTACT AND LINK:
Contact: phdsymposium2004@labson.upc.es
More information is available here: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.
The 4th International Fluid Power Conference (4IFK) to be held at:
Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Date: 25-26 March 2004.
aims at a lively exchange of experiences between manufacturers, users and scientists in the fluid power community.
The call for papers is available here: Dresden04.pdf (140 KB).
For more information please contact: Siegried Eggerth Phone: +49 351/463 33742 Fax: +49 351/463 32136 Email: mailbox@ifd.mw.tu-dresden.de
Or visit the conference website at: www.ifk2004.com.
The Seventh Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement, and Instrumentation (FLUCOME'03) will be held at:
Venue: Sorrento, Italy.
Date: 25-28 August 2003.
The third announcement (and extension of abstract submission date is available here: 3rd_Announcement.pdf (144 KB).
Or visit the symposium website at: http://www.flucome.unina.it
FPNI Forum 2004 is the fourth in a series of biennial Scientific Forums of Fluid Power Net International. FPNI04 will consider the opportunities presented by mechatronics to Fluid Power.
Venue: Thermenhotel Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut, Austria.
Date: 29 February - 3 March 2004.
For more information (inc. the draft program and pre-registration) please visit the forum website: http://aml.jku.at/FPNI04/.
The 4th International Fluid Power Conference (4IFK) will be held at:
Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Date: 25-26 March 2004.
The call for papers is available here: Call4ifk.pdf (140 KB) and CALANIFK.doc (35 KB).
For more information please visit the conference website at: www.ifk2004.com.
The next International Exposition for Power Transmission will be held with CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 at:
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Date: 15-19 March 2005.
The call for papers is available here: IFPE2005TechnicalConferenceCallforPapers.pdf (1.7 MB).
Or visit the expo website at: www.ifpe.com
The Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) is organizing the Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power to be held at:
Venue: International Congress Center "EPOCHAL TSUKUBA", Ibaraki, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.
More information is available at the symposium website: http://www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.
The list of accepted abstracts for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology is available here.
Please visit the conference website at fluid.power.net/sim2003.
The 18th International Conference on Hydraulics and Pneumatics will be held in:
Venue: Prague, the Czech Republic.
Date: 30 September - 1 October, 2003.
The objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity to exchange high quality, recent information on development, design, and research in the field of hydraulics and pneumatics. The conference aims to bring industrial engineers together with researchers in fluid power and present news from research and interesting industrial applications of Fluid Power Systems (FPS).
For more information please visit the conference website at www.fs.vsb.cz/akce/2003/ichp2003/IndexE.htm.
or
contact Prof. Petr Noskievic on ichp2003@vsb.cz
The Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power is organised every other year, alternating between Tampere, Finland and Linköping, Sweden. This conference will be the eighth in the series of Scandinavian conferences and will be held at:
Venue: Tampere, Finland.
Date: 7-9 May 2003.
This will be the fifth time the conference is held at Tampere.
More information is available here: www.sicfp03.tut.fi/invitation.htm.
Ninety (90) abstracts from 27 countries have, to-date, been submitted for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology to be held in
Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
To access the list, please go to the conference website fluid.power.net/sim2003 and click on 'News'.
The first seminar in the series "Application of Water Hydraulic Drives in Machines and Devices" was organized by the Institute of Heavy Duty Machines in cooperation with Sauer-Danfoss-Poland and held at the faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Cracow University of Technology on September 27, 2002.
More information is available here: WaterRandD.PDF.
The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE'03) will be held at:
Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 16-21 November 2003.
The Fluid Power Science Technology (FPST) Division and the Fluid Control Panel of the Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC) division invite submissions of papers in the areas of advanced dynamic systems and control concepts applied to fluid power systems.
Accepted papers will be cross-listed in both DSC and FPST programs at the ASME-IMECE'03.
Deadlines:
Submission of abstract (optional): February 20, 2003.
Submission of full-length draft paper: March 24, 2003.
More information is available here: ASME_Papers_2003.pdf.
ITI-SIM Fluid Power Simulation Software can now be tried on-line. The Online-Simulation website is at: http://www.iti.de/simulation/sim_asp_e.htm.
Message from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Ivantysynova (Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg) Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Fluid Power:
The eighth issue of the International Journal of Fluid Power (http://journal.fluid.power.net) is now available. This is the third publication year of the International Journal of Fluid Power. I would like to express my grateful thanks to you all for your support of our Journal and the good co-operation during the last year. Especially, I would like to thank all our reviewers and the associate editors for their great help.
Last year our colleague and good friend Professor Andrzej Garbacik died suddenly. The first issue in 2002 was dedicated to him.
The International Journal of Fluid Power was strengthened by two new members. We welcome Professor Andrzej Balawender from Technical University of Gdansk in Poland as a new member of the Editorial Board and Professor Noah Manring from University of Missouri in USA as a new Associate Editor.
In connection with his retirement Professor Atsushi Yamaguchi from Yokohama National University in Japan had asked to finish his membership in the Editorial Board. He proposed Professor Kazushi Sanada from Yokohama National University as his successor. I would like to thank Professor Yamaguchi for all his effort and great support for the Journal and I wish him on behalf of the International Journal of Fluid Power all the best for the future.
During the last year 25 papers were submitted to the International Journal of Fluid Power. This gives a number of 83 papers totally, which were submitted from authors from 26 different countries world wide. All papers are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers. At the moment we have 7 papers in the review process for the next issues. Until now 40 papers have successfully passed the review process, which is a rate of approx. 48%.
A weak point of our Journal is the insufficient number of subscribers and therefore we ask you to promote Journal subscription to libraries, companies and individuals. The annual subscription rate set at 98€ (98US$) is very low in comparison to other journals. Please also remember to reference Journal papers in your publications.
Monika Ivantysynova
Editor
The contents and article abstracts of the eighth issue is available for download here as a PDF document (175KB).
The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition will be held at:
Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 16-21 November 2003.
Dear colleagues, The Modeling and Identification Committee of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division is inviting you to submit your manuscript to the symposium on automated modeling. This symposium is part of the 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition which will take place on November 16-21, 2003 in Washington D.C. More details on the symposium description, scope and deadlines are included in the attached PDF file. I am looking forward to receiving your abstract. Thanks Loucas Louca ******************************************************************** Loucas S. Louca, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist The University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering 1016 W.E. Lay Automotive Laboratory Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2121 Tel: (734) 936-5295 Fax: (734) 764-4256 Email: cyl@umich.edu URL: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~cyl/More details on the symposium description, scope and deadlines are available here: Automated_Modeling_CFP.pdf
The Conference theme is Solving Practical Problems in Design and Control, and the Conference is thus concerned with all aspects of computer technology and IT methods as applicable to analysis, design, control, maintenance and education in fluid power systems.
- The dateline for submission of abstracts has been changed to January 31, 2003.
- Abstracts can now be registered online by going to http://fluid.power.net/sim2003 then clicking on "Papers" > "Abstracts" > "Submit Abstracts".
- Please note that all papers for this Conference will be subject to the review process.
- The Conference is co-sponsored by, or run jointly with, the following organizations:
- Japan Fluid Power System Society
- Fluid Power Systems & Technology Division of the ASME
- Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society - Fluid Transmission and Control Institution
- National Fluid Power Association (USA)
- British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)
- Danish Mechatronic Association
- Polish Society of Engineers and Technicians
- Fluid Power Society (FPS)
- Fluid Power Education Foundation (FPEF)
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Areas of interest include:
- modeling and simulation of fluid power systems with special emphasis on software for analysis, design, control and simulation (inc. real-time) of fluid power systems.
- artificial intelligence applications in fluid power.
- computer aided methods for design, manufacturing and optimization (CAD, FEA, CAM) of fluid power systems.
- failure analysis, condition monitoring and maintenance of fluid power components and systems.
- computers in mechatronics and motion control.
- information technology and web-based collaborative environments for reasearch in fluid power technology.
- advanced visualisation/control techniques and their integration with fluid power technology, e.g. virtual reality technology.
- application of modeling and simulation and other software in fluid power education.
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the design and analysis of fluid power components.
The International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation (ICBGM'2003) will be held at:
Venue: Marriot Orlando Airport Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Date: 19-23 January 2003.
Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the final program for the research papers to be presented at the International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation ICBGM'2003 to take place at the Marriot Orlando Airport Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 19-23, 2003. Please use this program to promote the conference to your colleagues, students and industrial contacts. If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely Dr. Jose J. Granda, Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering California State University, Sacremento Sacremento, Ca 95819 U.S.A. Phone: (916) 278-5711 Email: grandajj@ecs.csus.edu URL: http://gaia.csus.edu/~grandajj http://www.bondgraphs.com ICBGM'2003 General Chair
The final program for research papers is available here: icbgm03_FinalProgram.PDF.
The Bath Workshop on Power Transmission & Motion Control (PTMC 2003) will be held from 10-12 September 2003.
Submission of abstracts of papers covering research and development activities in the field of power transmission and motion control is invited.
Fields of interest include:
- System design
- Performance of hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical drives and components
- Servo-systems
- Machine automation and robotics
- Environmental problems and solutions
- Applications
- Control Techniques
- Comparison of drive solutions
- Simulation, modelling and validation
- Mechatronics
- Fault Diagnosis
Plese send synopses to the Workshop Secretary: Mrs. J. L. Phippen (mailto:J.B.Phippen@bath.ac.uk).
More information is available at here: www.bath.ac.uk/mech-eng/c4ptmc/cal2003.html.
(Second Announcement and change of date)
The Seventh Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement & Visualization will be held at:
Venue: Sorrento, Italy.
Date: 25-28 August 2003 (new dates).
The symposium provides a forum for communication and fosters information exchange in the broad domains of micro and macro fluid control, fluidics, pneumatics, hydraulics, biomedical flows; measurement of thermofluid dynamic parameters, environmental measurements, heat and mass transfer; visualization (qualitative and quantitative, experimental and numerical, and computer aided).
Contact: Prof. Giovanni M. Carlomagno (flucome@unina.it)
More information is available here.
Or visit the symposium website: www.flucome.unina.it
The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology will be held at:
Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.
More information is available here.
Or visit the conference website: fluid.power.net/sim2003/
A new website for the Department of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines (HM), University "Politehnica" of Bucharest (UPB) is now available at www.hydrop.pub.ro.
The HMH is a member of Fluid Power Net International. The site incorporates an Electronic Journal of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machinery.
The research areas of HMH are Hydro-Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Hydraulica and Pneumatic Machines.
The Fluid Power Net Convenor for Romania is Prof. Nicolae Vasiliu (vasiliu@fluid.fluid-power.pub.ro).
It is with great sadness that we learned of Prof. Henry Paynter's passing on June 14th. He died suddenly and without suffering in his home study, amidst his books and papers, while working on a project. As we share this news with you, we cannot avoid a sense of deep sorrow and loss for the scientific community of the world. The father of Bond Graphs is gone but his spirit and his charisma will continue to guide and motivate those of us who were fortunate to have known him. Let's join together to express our deepest sympathy to his family.
The final program for the 2nd International FPNI PhD Symposium on Fluid Power to be held at:
| Place: | Modena, Italy |
| Date: | 3-5 July 2002 |
is available here: fpniphd2.pdf (376K) file.
More information is available at the symposium website www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it.
Please note that 15 June 2002 is the dateline for papers for the 8th Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power (SICFP03) to be held at
| Place: | Tampere, Finland |
| Date: | 7-9 May, 2003 |
More information is available at the conference website: www.sicfp03.tut.fi.
Fluid Power Transmissions of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has found a new home in the group of Control Systems Technology (CST) and was renamed Fluid Power Transmissions Eindhoven (FPTe).
You might like to visit the FPTe website at http://www.dct.tue.nl/New/Post/index.htm (still under development).
FPTe is a dutch node of FPNI and Dr. Wil Post is the Convenor.
Visual Solutions, Inc. USA the makers of the award winning Vissim simulation software are sponsors of the Second PhD Symposium on Fluid Power to be held in Modena, Italy from 3-6 July 2002.
Vissim software will be the prize for the Best Paper presented at the Symposium. Visual Solutions also sponsored the First PhD Symposium which was held in Hamburg in 2000.
The Fluid Power Society of India (FPSI), Madras Chapter is organising the National Conference on Emerging Challenges in Fluid Power Technology (EMCHAFT 2003) to be held at:
| Place: | Hotel Radha Park Inn Chennai, India |
| Date: | 10-11 January, 2003 |
The address for correspondence is:
Dr. A. M. Junaid Basha
Secretary
FPSI (Madras Chapter)
LCA Division, CVRDE
Avadi, Chennai-600 054.
Telex: 041-22006, CVRDEIN
Gram: Vehicle Dev
Tel: 638 1884, 638 5680 extn, 2472, 2485
Fax: 044-638 1884
Email: lca_cvrde@vsnl.net
More information is available in this PDF (380K) file.
A selection of papers from the Fifth International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control (ICFP2001) held in Hangzhou, China from April 3 - April 5, 2001 are now available for download here, under Research.
FPN Germany has a new website. Please visit www.tu-harburg.de/fst/fpn/index.html.
Please support the International Journal of Fluid Power. It is the only scientific journal in the English language that is fully concerned with research and engineering practice in the field of fluid power. Its success depends on your support. The next issue of the Journal will be published in April 2002. More information is available in this flyer (PDF 430K).
The 3rd FPN International Scientific Forum on Future Trends in Fluid Power and Motion Control to be held at:
Place: Ferrara, Italy
Date: June 30 - July 3, 2002
will be attended by approx. 40 delegates.
Details of the forum are available at www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/it/bacheca/FPNI_Forum/Program.html.
Participation in the forum is by invitation only.
Planning for the 2nd. FPNI PhD Symposium to be held at:
Place: Modena, Italy.
Date: July 3-6, 2002.
is well advanced. Over 50 papers have been accepted for presentation. Please visit the symposium website at: www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/Modena/2ndphd/index.html.
Dr. Edward Lisowski is the new director for the Institute of Heavy Duty Machines, Cracow University of Technology. Dr. Lisowski replaces the previous director of the Institute, Prof. Andrzej Garbacik who passed away last year. Dr. A. Sobczyk (a convenor of FPNI in Poland) is the Deputy Director of Research and Dr. Bogdan is Deputy Director of Education.
This is a call for papers for the 2003 International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Control to be held at:
Place: Airport Marriott Hotel
Orlando, Florida, USA.
Date: January 19-23, 2003.
More information is available in this PDF (20K) file.
FPN has a new mirror site in Italy at http://www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/fpn/.
KEOHPS (Knowledge Engineering On Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems) is now engaged in the development of an Expert System prototype.
The project objective is to assist a user, student or young engineer in the task of pump selection during the design of a power supply circuit.
If you are interested in participating in this project, please contact
Dr. Jonny Carlos da Silva (jonny@emc.ufsc.br).
More information is available from:
KEOHPS.com
www.shaping-the-future.de/pages/abstracts/abstract_077.htm
The Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) will host the Fifth International Symposium on Fluid Power at:
Place: Nara-ken New Public Hall,
Nara, Japan.
Date: November 12-15, 2002.
More information is available at the website: www.jfps.jp/net/5thisfp/SecondTop.htm.
The dates for submitting papers this year's ASME Fluid Power Systems and Technology Division's Winter Annual Meeting have changed. The new dates are:
March 1, 2002 (changed): Abstracts due
March 15, 2002 (changed): Abstracts acceptance
April 15, 2002 (changed): Draft manuscripts due
June 3, 2002: Manuscripts acceptance
July 15, 2002: Final manuscripts due
More information is available here: Asme2002.pdf (42 K)
This is the first announcement and call for papers for the Fourth International Symposium on Fluid Power Transmission and Control, organized by the Chinese Fluid Power Transmission and Control Society, to be held in:
Place: Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China
Date: 8-10 April 2003
A copy of the announcement is available here as is a copy of the preliminary registration form.
More information is available at the symposium website: www.hust.edu.cn/ISFP03
The 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) will be held in
Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Date: 17-22 November 2002
The submission dateline has been moved to 15 February 2002.
For more information please click here.
The SAE International Off-Highway Congress will be held in:
Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date: 19-23 March 2002
More information is available in this PDF (72K) file and at the website: http://www.sae.org/offhighway.
The 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition will be held in
Place: New Orleans, LA, USA
Date: 17-22 November 2002
The ASME Fluid Power Systems Technology Division will host 6 sessions at this conference. Abstracts or proposals should be sent by email to:
Prof. Noah Manring
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-7539
Fax: (573) 884-5090
E-mail: ManringN@missouri.edu
by 30 January 2002.
More information is available in this PDF (5K) file.
FPNI wishes all its members, friends and colleagues a very happy new year.
The 3rd International Fluidpower Conference (IFK) will be held in
Place: Aachen, Germany
Date: 5-6 March 2002
The IFK is one of the world's largest congresses on fluid technology and addresses the users, producers and researchers in the field of hydraulics and pneumatics.
The official language of the conference is English. The call for papers is available as a PDF (880 KB) file.
For more information about the conference please visit the website at www.ifk2002.de.
Members of Fluid Power Net in Australia and Germany are involved in the development of an innovative hydraulic braking and propulsion system being developed by the Australian company Permo-Drive Technologies.
Preliminary trials in late November 2001 shows substantial improvements in fuel consumption as well as vehicle performance.
click here for images and more information.
There has been a great response from our young researchers to the call for papers for the symposium. Fifty five abstracts have been submitted by authors from 19 countries representing major centres for fluid power research and education have been accepted for the 2nd International FPNI PhD Symposium to be held at:
Place: Modena, Italy
Date: July 3 - 6, 2002.
The list of abstracts is available here.
Please also visit the symposium website here: http://www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/Modena/2ndphd/index.html.
The 3rd FPN International Scientific Forum on Future Trends in Fluid Power and Motion Control with focus on Education and Mobile Applications will be held at:
Place: Ferrara, Italy
Date: June 30 - July 3, 2002.
Following the success of Forum 1998 and 2000, the next Forum will be held in 2002. The objective of the Forum is to provide another opportunity to exchange ideas on the future of education in fluid power and motion control, and to discuss the needs and opportunities for fluid power technology applications in mobile equipment.
The Forum is organized by Fluid Power Net International in co-operation with Cemoter - C.N.R. Institute for Earth-Moving Machinery and Off-Road Vehicles of the Italian National Research Council. Participation in the Forum is by invitation only.
For more information please click here: http://www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/FPNI_Forum/Program.html.
It is with very deep sorrow that we have to inform the FPNI community that our friend Prof. Andrzej Garbacik died this morning, 3 December, 2001.
Prof. dr hab. ing. Andrzej Garbacik
Prof. Andrzej Garbacik PhD. DSc., Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Cracow University of Technology was Director of the Institute of Heavy Duty Machines and Head of the Hydraulic Drives and Automation Systems Division. He was also Member of the Polish Association of Automobile Engineers, Member of the Polish Society of Computer Simulation, Research Associate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University.
Prof. Garbacik was one of the initiators of Fluid Power Net and Coordinator of Fluid Power Net in Poland. We have lost a great friend and a leading fluid power researcher.
KEOPHS (Knowledge Engineering On Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems) was created as a spin-off from a PhD project in mechanical engineering. The system has uniquely integrated three areas, i.e. Artificial Intelligence, Design Methodology and Fluid Power. This integration resulted in a system which was tested and validated by fluid power experts from industry and academia in Europe, United States and Brazil. For further information please visit the KEOHPS web site http://www.keohps.com/.
Place: Nara-ken New Public Hall,
Nara, Japan.
Date: November 12-15, 2002.
The symposium will address recent developments in fluid power technologies, including water hydraulics and functional fluids, and will include presentations on basic research, applications and case studies. A state-of-the-art exhibition of fluid power systems and components will place special emphasis on industrial applications and their engineering backgrounds. The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum to exchange ideas and opinions on current and newly developing technologies for researchers and engineers from all over the world.
Key dates for the symposium are:
2001-12-15: Preliminary application and submission of abstract
2002-02-10: Notification of abstract acceptance
2002-05-10: Submission of final paper
2002-06-20: Notification of final paper acceptance
2002-07-30: Submission of camera-ready paper
Please visit the symposium website for more information on the Fifth JHPS International Symposium on Fluid Power and for details on the Call For Papers.
Prof. Sunao Kawai, President, JFPS
Prof. Takayoshi Muto, Chairman, Organizing Committee
Prof. Kazushi Sanada, Secretariat
email: cs-sympo5@jfps.jp
fax: +81-3-3299-1361
Address: Secretariat of the 5th JFPS International Symposium,
c/o Jun Echizen,
2-41-16-103 Honcho,
Nakano-ku,
Tokyo,
164-0012,
Japan.
Hydrostatic Pumps and Motors: Principles, Design, Performance, Modelling, Analysis, Control and Testing
Akademia Books International
ISBN 1-85522-16-2
First English Edition 2000
514 pages
Hydrostatic drive systems are used in almost every field of modern drive technology. The merits of transmitting energy by fluids are: accuracy, controllability and the transmission of large forces and torques due to the very high power density. New applications are possible by the integration of electronics and microelectronics into hydrostatic components and systems.
The book encompasses comprehensively the design and analysis of hydrostatic pumps and motors. It is useful for students of mechanical engineering, engineers and designers, technicians and all others who desire to inform themselves especially about hydrostatic machines. It provides the understanding of operation of hydrostatic pumps and motors and thereby the know-how of design and development of displacement machines in accordance with state of art analysis and desgin methods.
After a brief introduction, a definition and a historic review of hydrostatics follows a chapter dealing with the fundamentals of displacement machines. Especially the basic properties of pressure fluids and the scope of laminar gap flow are discussed. Chapter 3 describes the basic structure and basic principle of displacement machines, i.e. both pumps and motors. The focus of this book lies in Chapters 4 and 5, where the detailed computational algorithms and the design methods for all displacement machine types known today are discussed. Chapter 6 deals briefly with the control of displacement machines. Chapter 7 presents basic test procedures for pumps and motors.
Place: Faculty of Engineering,
University of Modena & Reggio Emilia,
Modena, Italy.
Date: July 3-6, 2002.
The 1st. FPNI-PhD Symposium held in Hamburg in 2000 attracted over 150 participants.
The Symposium will give researchers working towards their PhD an excellent opportunity to meet in the wonderful surroundings of the campus of the Faculty of Engineering located in Modena to discuss the future direction of research and education in fluid power and its competition with other technologies.
More information is available in this PDF file (180 Kb) which contains a Call for Papers including all information of interest about the Symposium or
or click here: http://www.cemoter.bo.cnr.it/Modena/2ndphd/index.html
Please pass this information on to your research students and/or your colleagues. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with our colleagues in Modena:
Prof. Giuseppe Cantore
Chairman of Scientific Committee of the Symposium
Prof. Massimo Borghi
Scientific Secretariat
Dr. Massimo Milani
Scientific Secretariat
for further details or information.
We look forward to seeing you in Modena in 2002.
The main reasons for the renaming are as follows:
- In recent years, our research field, oil-hydraulics and pneumatics, has been expanding and evolving into new areas. The representative areas are water hydraulic systems, which are driven by tap water or seawater, and several advanced systems driven by functional fluids such as magneto-rheological fluid and electro-rheological fluid.
- JFPS hopes to contribute to solving the biggest problem in the 21st. century, environmental protection. Through research activities in new fields JFPS will be able to contribute to urgent technologies such as new energies, resources under the sea, saving energy and recycling.
- In accordance with the renaming, JFPS wishes to increase its activity by developing new systems driven by fluid power, and, as a result, to contribute to the development of engineering and technologies in the 21st. century.
This is the fourth conference of this series. The Chair of the conference is Prof. Zhuangyun Li from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. There are two series of international conferences of fluid power in China, one in Zhejiang University and another organized by the Division of Fluid Power, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES).
Wuhan is in the middle of China and is the capital of Hubei Province by the Yangtze River.
Hydra-Pneu Consulting, Inc.
762 Outer Gray Street
Newburgh, IN 47630-1517
Ph. & Fax 812-853-3234
URL http://www.evansville.net/~fluidpwr
is available here Symbols97-2000.zip (2 MB).
Place: Las Vegas
Date: March 19-23, 2002
IFPE, the International Exposition for Power Transmission is the leading trade show in North America for Hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and mechanical components and systems used in motion control.
The IFPE 2002 Technical Conference will be held concurrently with the Exhibition and will have three key segments: Research and Design, Applications and Hydraulic Fluids Symposium.
Call for papers was issued and details are available from the website www.ifpe.com.
Place: Nara-Ken New Public Hall, Nara, Japan
Date: 13-15 November 2002
The symposium organiser is the Japan Hydraulics and Pneumatics Society.
More details are available in this PDF file (69K).
http://www.jhps.or.jp/5thisfp/index.htm
and the symposium venue from:
Place: Aachen, Germany
Date: 5-6 March 2002
The IFK is one of the world's largest congresses on fluid technology and addresses the users, producers and researchers in the field of hydraulics and pneumatics.
The official language of the conference is English. The call for papers is available as a PDF (880 KB) file.
For more information about the conference please visit the website at www.ifk2002.de.
Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date: 19-23 March 2002
IFPE is the leading trade show in North America for hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and mechanical components and systems used in motion control. Attendees of IFPE also benefit from its Technical Conference with extensive product applications and research papers.
For more information please click here.
Place: Nara, Japan
Date: 13-15 November 2002
For more details please click here.
ICFP 2001 will be held at
Place: Hangxhou, China
Date: 3-5 April 2001
More information is available from the conference website: www.sfp.zju.edu.cn/icfp/index.htm.
The Convenor of the India National node is A/Prof. Rathindranath Maiti, Fluid Power and Automation Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
For more information please click here.
Membership of India brings the number of FPNI National Nodes to 23 worldwide. Currently over 30 R&D laboaratories worldwide are involved in Fluid Power Net activities.