The Fluid Power & Mechatronics Research Lab, located in Room 451/453, conducts research in fluid power and mechatronics components and systems, and algorithms for these systems. It is a merger of the Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines Lab (MIML) and the Fluid Power Research Lab.
The lab has a history of developing safe human-interactive control algorithms for robotic systems based upon the energetic passivity concept, and various energy-efficient fluid power systems and novel components.
Professor Perry Y. Li (Director)
Professor Thomas R. Chase
Ravi Sah (PhD)
Mahmud Ibrahim (PhD)
Justin (Kevin) Hartoyo (PhD)
Jackson Wills (PhD)
Zihao Chen (PhD)
Jacob Buksa (Staff 6.2023-1.2025) - Pursuing grad school
Sujeendra Ramesh (MS, 2025) - Currently at Rivian
Evan Sand (MS, 2023) - Currently at Thermal King
Arpan Chatterjee (PhD - 2023) - Currently at Intuitive
Jack Sonstegard (MS - 2023) - currently at Honeywell Aerospace
Holden Tranquillo (MS - 2022) - currently at Boston Scientific
Jacob Posner (MS - 2022) - Currently at Catapillar
Adithan Kannan (MS - 2022) - Currently at Applied Materials
Aditya Khandekar (MS - 2021) - Currently at Danfoss
Jonathan Lemke (MS - 2021)
Jacob Siefert (MS - 2021)
Hans Barkei (BS - 2021)
Alan Wang (BS Hons. - 2021)
Jared Floresh (MS - 2020)
Brian Carrier (MS - 2020)
Kelly Low (BS - 2020) - currently at Honeywell Aerospace
Ryan Reich (BS Hons. - 2019)
Alissa Montzka (MS - 2019)
Aleksander Gust (MS - 2019)
Sangyoon Lee (PhD - 2018) - currently at LG Electronics, S, Korea.
Data Driven Learning Control of Engines for Arial Drones
Wave Energy Control, Capture, and Transmission
Electrified Off-road vehicles using the Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Architecture (HHEA)
Grid-scale isothermal compressed air energy storage (i-CAES)
Inline Hydromechanical transmission (iHMT)
Piston-by-piston partial stroke piston pressurization (PSPP) control of pump/motors
Switched-mode hydraulic transformers
Hydraulic Hybrid Hydro-Mechanical Transmission (HMT) Vehicles
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