Programme          Programme Committee 

A

Achten, P.     

1. A hydraulic transformer with a swash block control around three axis of rotation
   

Alibert, M.

1. The importance of viscosity for hydraulic fluid efficiency - Learnings from a decade of fluid research and development
   

Aman, R.

1.   Electro-Hydraulic Hybrid Actuator System using Integrated Power Unit
   

Amrhein, J.

1. PRB - Regeneration of potential energy while boom - down [DE]
   

Anderl, T.

1.   Power-split transmissions for construction machinery
   

Axin, M.

1. Optimized damping in cylinder drives using the meter-out orifice - design and experimental verification
   

B

Bachmann, R.

1. Alternative Operating Concepts for Decentralised Automation of Pneumatically-Controlled Hygienic Process Valves
   

Babbone, R.

1. Improving the Performance of an Electro-Hydraulic Load- Sensing Proportional Control Valve
   

Bedarff, T.

1. Development of an active and integrated suspension system
   

Berbuer, J.

1.   Radial Piston Engine with Cone Valve Plates
   

Bideaux, E.

1. Parallel manipulator driven by pneumatic muscles
   

Boes, C.

1. General Lecture:
   Actual trends in the design and development of valves and actuator control
   

Bonanno, A.

1. Use of fiber reinforced plastics in cartridge valves manifold
   

Brahmer, B.

1.   CLDP - Hybrid drive with servo pump in closed loop
   

Braun, J.

1. Identification of Critical Operating Conditions for Robust Evolutionary Optimization of Hydraulic Valve Controllers
   

Braun, R.

1. Multi-Threaded Real-Time Simulations of Fluid Power Systems Using Transmission Line Elements
   

Bublitz, R.

1. Better braking - energy saving concept for cylinder drives with big masses [DE]
   

C

Călărașu, D.

1. Adaptive hydraulic transmission for small power wind turbine
   

Calonius, O.

1. Air Bearings for Heavy-Duty Industrial Applications - Effect of Bearing Type and Operating Conditions on Energy Efficiency
   

Chen, M.

1. A new electrohydraulic load sensing control systems for hydraulic excavators
   

D

De Negri, V.

1. Analysis and emulation of actuating forces on wind turbine pitch drives
   

Dengler, P.

1.   Efficiency Improvement of a Constant Pressure System using an Intermediate Pressure Line
   

Doehla, W.

1.   Piston Accumulator with detent function for automatic gearboxes [DE]
   

Doll, M.

1.   Energy Efficient Adaptive Control of Pneumatic Drives with Switching Valves
   

Dorner, D.

1.    Iterativ learning control for an injection unit of a plastic injection moulding machine
   

Dreher, T.

       Miniaturized control electronics for a piezoelectric minivalve

Dumitrescu, C.

1. Theoretical Research and Laboratory Experimental Tests Regarding the Dynamic Behavior of Hydraulic System for Energy Recovery at the Braking of Motor Vehicle
   

E

Eldin, T.

1. Experimental Study of Motion Synchronization of Hydraulic Servo Cylinders for Moulds of Continuous Casting Machines Oscillation
   

Erhard, M.

1. Simulation-based design of a direct-operated proportional pressure relief valve
   

Ericson, L.

       Unsteady Flow through a Valve Plate Restrictor in a Hydraulic Pump/Motor Unit

F

Freissler, B.

1. Innovative control concepts for mechanical stroke generators with integrated overload protection and considerable energy saving potential
   

G

Gauchel, W.

1.   Adaptive Gripper Jaws for High-Value Crops Harvesting
   

Gold, S.

1.   New plain bearing concept for support of the propeller shaft in pod-drives of large ships
   

Grabe, C.

1.   Efficiency Improvement by Air Recuperation through the Use of Ejectors
   

Grasselli, F.

      Modeling the axial balancing mechanism of orbit annular hydraulic machines

Grassi, R.

1. High speed friction and wear measurements with a test stand powered by a linear motor
   

Grätz, U.

1.   Dynamic Analysis of a hydraulic drive for a lifting bridge
   

H

Hartmann, K.

1. A model-based approach to optimize the noise harmonics of internal gear pumps by reducing the pressure pulsation
   

Heinzmann, J.

1.    Sensor-Less Position Detection at Electromagnetic Actuators
   

Hentschel, T.

1. Resource and energy efficient process integrated development with virtual prototypes for mobile machinery
   

Hepke, J.

1.    Improving Energy Efficiency of Pneumatic Handling Systems
   

Herranen, M.

1. Analysis of Adaptive/Learning Control Methods in Cyclic Hydraulic System
   

Heybroek, K.

1. Towards Resistance - free Hydraulics in Construction Machinery
   

Hirschberg, W.

1. General Lecture:
   On the competition between fluid- and electric automotive drives
   

Hippalgaonkar, R.

1. Fuel savings of a mini - excavator througa hydraulic hybrid displacement controlled system
   

Holzinger, P.

1. Achievements and Potentials of Hydraulic Drive Technology demonstrated on plastic injection moulding machinery
   

Honkola, P.

1.      Viscoelastic Properties of Artificial Pneumatic Muscle
   

Huova, M.

1.     Energy efficient digital hydraulic valve control utilizing pressurized tank line
   

I

Ikeo, S.

1.   Energy saving in injection molding machine
   

Ivantysynova, M.

1. General Lecture:
   The Piston Cylinder Assembly in Piston Machines – a long Journey of Discovery
   

J

Junge, C.

1. Pump Actuator Based Control of a Clutch System
   

K

Kato, T.

1. Development of arbitrary pressure pulsation generator for testing gas flow meters
   

Kefer, J.

1. Modelling and simulation of pneumatic systems with focus on tubes
   

Kentschke, T.

1. Design of Hydrostatically Balanced Bearings of Radial Piston Pumps by the Use of FE Computation with Interaction of Multibody and EHD Simulation
   

Kim, K.

1. Development of the independent swing system for a fuel efficient hydraulic excavator
   

Kireev, V.

1. Intrinsic sensor properties of solenoid actuators for fluid power
   

Kogler, H.

1. The hydraulic buck converter exploiting the load capacitance 
   

Kötteritzsch, M.

1. Innovative hydraulic cylinder concept for cold regions with a piston from frozen water
   

Krähling, R.

1. New opportunities for cost-effective wear monitoring in fluid power systems
   

Krichel, S.

1. Exergy Flow Diagrams as Novel Approach to Discuss the Efficiency of Compressed Air Systems
   

Kühnlein, M.

1. Rapid parameterisation of a sealing friction model for hydraulic cylinders
   

L

Lätzel, M.

1. An innovative external gear pump for low noise applications
   

Lindner, M.

1. System comparison of hydraulic and electrical traction drives in self-propelled harvester
   

Linjama M.

1. Fundamentals of Digital Microhydraulics
   

Liu, L.

1. Hydraulic pitch control technology for tidal current turbine 
   

Lohse, H.

1. Analysis of the Energy Efficiency of Hydraulic Deep Drawing Presses
   

M

Majdic, F.

1. Friction investigations in water hydraulic cylinder
   

Manninen, T.

1. Fault Detection and Diagnosis Method for a Process Control Valve
   

Mare, J.

1. Automatic and detailed analysis of customer's requirements for rapid decision making in actuation design
   

Mejsnar, P.

1. Design of an Internally Pilot Operated Proportional Valve by Use of the Floating Spool Principle
   

Meyer, C.

1. Multi-variable Control Concepts for a differential cylinder with an independent
   

2. metering valve configuration
   

Mieth, S.

1. Determination of typical performance cycles for mobile machinery taking into account the operator influence
   

Müller, B.

1. Electrohydraulic power pack for truck cab tilting systems [DE] 
   

N

Naftz, T.

1. Noise reduction of hydraulic systems by axial piston pumps with variable reversing valves
   

Nilsson, D.

1. Friction and wear of some selected polymetric materials for conformal tribopairs under boundary lubrication conditions
   

O

Otte, B.

1. High pressure lightweight hydraulic fully composite piston accumulators
   

P

Peters, V.

1. Dosing pumps - revisited
   

Petterson, K.

1. Analysis and Control of a Complementary Energy Recuperation System
   

Petzold, M.

1. Analysis of the flow conditions in a dosing pump with regard to new fuels
   

Plummer, A.

1. General Lecture:
   Power transmissions for wave energy converters: a review
   

Poehlau, F.

1. Compact, Lightweight Valve Actuators with Polymer Gears Using the Harmonic Principle
   

Poltschak, F.

1. Multi Domain Mechatronic Optimization of an Intelligent Electro-Hydraulic Actuator
   

Popescu, T.

1. Recirculation of Hydro-Mechanical Power at Stands for Testing Endurance of Hydraulic Cylinders
   

Q

Qiu, Y.

1. Numerical Simulation of Transient Characteristics of Water Hammer before Proportional Directional Valve of Ship Steering System
   

Quan, L.

1. Research on the distribution flow characteristic of the double-acting axial piston pump
   

R

Radermacher, T.

1. Dynamic improvement of hydraulic drivetrains by trajectory planning and learning algorithms
   

Rahmfeld, R.

1. Efficiency Potential of Drycase Operation for Bent - Axis Motors
   

Reinertz, O.

1. Highly Integrated Rotational Drives for Servopneumatic Applications
   

Renn, J.

1. Reducing the Limit Cycle Oscillation of a Full-Digital Pneumatic Motor Speed Control System
   

Romer, A.

1. Estimating the reliability of hydraulic pumps and engines
   

Rost, S.

1. Design of a modular hydraulically driven variable geometry truss structure and its nonlinear controller achitecture for highly dextrous motion
   

Rühlicke, I.

1. Oyster-Wave powerplant - A new challenge for hydraulic cylinders
   

Ruggeri, M.

1. Two stage flow regulation valve control optimization by software techniques and mathematics of digital systems approach
   

S

Sangiah, D.

1. Performance Optimization of a Two-Stage Piezohydraulic Servovalve
   

Schepers, I.

1. Analysis of control methods for switching valve configurations that control die casting machines as an example
   

Schiffers, R.

1. Energy efficiency of various hydraulic drives used in injection molding machines [DE]
   

Schlemmer, K.

1. Hydraulic power take-off design for an axi-symmetric heaving point absorber
   

Schmitz, J.

1. Dynamic analysis and measurement of a hydrostatic transmission for wind turbines
   

Schneider, K.

1. LiebherrPactronic® - Hybrid Power Booster; Energy recovery and increased performance with Hybrid Power
   

Schnur, F.

1. General Lecture:
   Pneumatics - Future through Mechatronic Integration and Efficiency [DE]
   

Schreiber, F.

1. Nonlinear model-based control architecture for antagonistic pairs of fluidic muscles in manipulator motion control
   

Schweiger, W.

1. A Study on the Sealing Gaps of Internal Gear Ring Pumps for
   Automotive Drivetrain Applications
   

Siemer, E.

1. Application of avariable-speed pump drive for a 500 t ring expander [DE]
   

Simic, M.

1. CFD simulation and optimization of hydraulic on/off valve for small volume flow
   

Slavov, V.

1. Structure-borne noise transmission behaviour of hydraulic hoses 
   

Stoll, S.

1. General Lecture: Advanced Technologies for a Challenging Future
   

Strassburger, F.

1. Hydraulic mechanical energy storage for hydrostatic drives in mobile machines [DE]
   

Sverbilov, V.

1. Improvement in Dynamic Properties of a Pilot-Operated Gas Pressure Control Valve
   

T

Tappe, P.

1. Development of a New 5 mm Solenoid Valve with a Rocker Type Armature
   

Tautenhahn, R.

1. Novel piezo electrical drive mechanism for small valves
   

Thurner, J.

1. Experimental and theoretical studies of the deplacement of a hydrodynamic supported idle spindle of a three-spindle screw pump
   

Tic, V.

1. Trajectories of solid and gaseous particles in an hydraulic reservoir
   

U

Ulbricht, A.

1. Development of innovative lightweight hydraulic components in fibre composite design [DE]
   

V

Vacca, A.

1. A Fluid – Structure Interaction model to analyze Axial Balance in External Gear Machines
   

Vanwalleghem, B.

1. Optimization of the efficiency of hydrostatic drives
   

W

Weber, J.

1. General Lecture: Mobile Systems - Requirements and Technology Trends
   

Y

Yuan, Q.

1. Modeling and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation of an Intelligent Electro-Hydraulic System for a Wheel loader
   

Z

Zhang, J.

1. Research on distribution method with check valve of axial piston pump
   

Zecchi, M.

1. Cylinder block/ valve plate interface - a novel approach to predict thermal surface loads