2024 Maha Conference Program

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
1:00 PM	FOWLER HALL	OPENING AND REMARKS
1:15 PM		KEYNOTE LECTURE Andrea Vacca (Purdue University) - Fluid Power trends towards sustainability William Robertson (California Air Resources Board) - Regional Decarbonization Goals and Off Road Opportunities Jürgen Weber (Dresden University of Technology) - From BAUEN4.0 straight to FLUID4.0 - Potentials of Digitisation and Communication in Construction Machines and Fluid-Mechatronic
3:00 PM	STEWART CENTER 206	COFFEE BREAK
3:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION A HYDRAULIC PUMPS & MOTORS I Session Chair: Jurgen Weber	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION B VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION I Session Chair: Brian Steward
		Ajinkya Pawar (Purdue University) Multi Domain Thermal Modeling of an External Gear Pump: Component Temperature Prediction and Effect on Efficiencies		Shaoyang Qu (Bosch Rexroth) Electrification of a Compact Skid-steer Loader – Redesign of the Hydraulic Functions
		Manuel Rigosi (Casappa) Innovative Gear Pump for Electrified Machines		Michael Terzo (Xirro) Hyper-efficient Hydraulics of the Future – Platform Specific Architecture for Hybrid and Electrified Machines
		Jordan Pascale (Danfoss) Centralized Pressure Control and Displacement Quantization With Digital Displacement Pumps		Barun Acharya (Parker Hannifin) Technical, Regulatory, and Safety Challenges in Designing an Electric Power Take‐off for Electric or Hybrid Work Trucks
		Thomas Heeger (Linkoping University) Challenges for Multi-Quadrant Hydraulic Piston Machines		Brent Warr, Greg Morris (Shell Glolbal Solutions) Hydraulic Machinery Electrification Accelerated Through Shell Dielectric Battery Thermal Fluid
		Pierre Bernard (Poclain Hydraulics) Improving Transmission Efficiency via a Novel Radial Piston Cam Lobe Motor Architecture		Xingyi Xu (Hengli) Opportunities and Challenges of Off-road Vehicle Electrification in China - Perspective of a Hydraulic Components Supplier
5:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 206	BREAK
6:00 PM	PMU NORTH	DINNER
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
8:30 AM	FOWLER HALL	KEYNOTE LECTURE Berend Bracht (Parker Hannifin) - The Power of Parker Steffen Haack and Enrique Busquets (Bosch Rexroth) - Improving the productivity and sustainability of industrial and mobile fluid power systems through software and data utilization
10:00 AM	STEWART CENTER 206	COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION C ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY Session Chair: Saad Akhtara	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION D NOISE VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS Session Chair: Massimo Rundo
		Antonio Esquivel (Purdue University) On the hydraulic wind turbine: energy-water nexus and power generation response under turbulent structures in the scale of the turbine’s rotor		Michael Lenz (Dreden University of Technology) Design Strategy for Noise Reducing Particle Dampers on Hydraulic Pumps
		Nathaniel Fulbright (Danfoss) Efficiency Improvements in a Servoless Swash Plate Pump: Experimental and Simulation Results		Dazhuang He (Purdue University) Simultaneous Transfer Path Analysis of Axial Piston Pump Lumped Parameter Model Results
		Andrea Polito (Walvoil) Study and Experimental Application of an Energy Recovery System		Bipin G Kashid and Howard Zhang (Parker Hannifin) Enhancing System Performance in Subsea and Off-highway Applications: A High-fidelity, Transient Dynamic CFD Analysis Approach
		Georg Herborg Enevoldsen (Danfoss A/S) Water as a Battery		Sujan Dhar (Simerics) A 3D CFD and Computational Acoustics Simulation Methodology for Noise Mitigation Prediction in Gerotor Pumps
12:00 PM	STEWART CENTER 206	LUNCH
1:00 PM	FOWLER HALL	KEYNOTE LECTURE Otto Breitschwerdt and Mandi Henderson (Caterpillar) - Delivering Customer-Driven Technology Solutions Francesca Protano (Case New Holland) - CNH's Tech Journey: Blending AI into human and machine capabilities Scott Schuh (Doosan Bobcat) - The Future of Fluid Power: Advancements and Emerging Trends
2:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 206	COFFEE BREAK
3:00 PM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION E OFF-ROAD VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY I Session Chair: Jose Garcia	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION F SYSTEM DESIGN & ARCHITECTURES Session Chair: Christian Geis
		Brian Steward (Iowa State University) Chassis Dynamometer Testing of Hydrostatic Transmission in an Agricultural Vehicle		Germano Franzoni (Parker Hannifin) Creating Customer Value Through Development of Innovative System Control Concepts
		Xiaofan Guo (Bosch Rexroth) Electronified Open Circuit Drive Concept for Compact Loaders		Zihao Xu (Purdue University) Simulation-Based Investigation to Multi-Common Pressure Rail Systems with Three Pressure Rails and Three-Chamber Cylinders
		Shubham Ashta (Purdue University) Robust Multivariate Air Handling Control for an Electrified Off-Road Diesel Powertrain		Elena Menegatti (Purdue University) Design and Development of a Hydrogen Engine Powered Excavator for Zero-Emissions Off-Road Vehicles Technology Advancement
		Andrew Krajnik (HYDAC) Energy Mapping for Machine Electrification		Timir Rajendra Patel (Purdue University) An analysis of energy efficient hydraulic actuation architectures for mini-excavators
4:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION G COMPONENTS Session Chair: Jim Van de Ven	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION H SPECIAL FLUID POWER APPLICATION Session Chair: Eric Lanke
		Wieslaw Fiebig (Wroclaw University of Technology) Reduction of Dynamic Loads in Piston Compressors Through the Use of Mechanical Resonance		Ali Naderi (Purdue University) Application of Water Hydraulics of Pulse Reverse Osmosis Process
		Mario Morselli (Stem) A Novel Device for Oil Deaeration		Farid Breidi (Purdue University) Fluid Power Training and Education in the Digital Era: a Case Study of a Virtual Reality Lab
		Paul Michael (Milwaukee School of Engineering) Tribological Studies of Hydraulic Cylinder Piston and Rod Seals		David Warsinger (Purdue University) Fluid Power R&D Needs for Next-Generation Desalination
5:30 PM	PMU NORTH	DINNER
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
8:30 AM	STEWART CENTER 214	GENERAL LECTURE Giorgio Rizzoni (Ohio State University) - Prediction of battery remaining useful life using in-vehicle data Lizhi Shang (Purdue University) - Lubricating Interface Model – Its Current Application and Future Development
9:30 AM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION I SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS Session Chair: Wieslaw Fiebig	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION J HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND MOTORS II Session Chair: Pual Michael
		Anthony Khoraych (Advanced Test and Automation Inc.) Innovating Aeration Measurement for Enhanced Vehicle Lubrication Systems		Jinhwan Lee (Purdue University) An Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL) Model for Radial Piston Motor
		Antonio Masia (Purdue University) Power Loss in Piston/cylinder and Slipper/swashplate Interface at Extreme Low-speed Operating Condition		Roman Ivantysyn (Dresden University of Technology) Comprehensive Transient Thermal Modeling of Axial Piston Pumps: Insights From Displacement Chamber Pressure, Temperature and Heat Convection
		Massimiliano Ruggeri (STEMS - Institute for Energy and Sustainable Mobility of the CNR) Innovative Hyper-thin Sensor for Cartridge Valves Diagnostics and Predictive Diagnosis		Matthias Krug, Zubin Mistry (Thomas Magnete, Purdue University) Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Internal Micromotions in Gerotor Units: Exploring Contact Mechanics and Lubrication Interfaces
10:30 AM	STEWART CENTER 206	COFFEE BREAK
11:00 AM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION K CONDITION MONITORING & SAFETY Session Chair: Massimiliano Ruggeri	STEWART CENTER 218	Session L VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION II Session Chair: Giorgio Rizzoni
		Svenja Horn (Dresden University of Technology) Causal Condition Monitoring for Axial Piston Pumps: Prediction of Different Faults Under Variable Operating Conditions		Woongkul Lee (Purdue University) High Power Density Integrated Electric Drives for Transportation Electrification
		Daniel Gysling (CorVera) SONAR-based Real-time, Gas Void Fraction Monitoring Systems for Mobile Hydraulic Systems		Rene Chacon (Dassault Systemes) Advancing Reliability in Electro-hydraulic Actuators Through a Model-based Systems Engineering Approach With 1D and 3D Simulation Tools
		Marvin Durango (Purdue University) Transforming Excavator Operation: Fusing Teleoperation, Digital Twin, and Fluid Power System for Optimal Performance and Safety Conditions		Weijin Qiu (John Deere) Facilitating the Development of a Novel Battery-hybrid Wheel Loader Exploiting Hardware-in-the-loop Technique
		Stig Kildegaard Andersen (Danfoss A/S) Piston Harmonic Analysis - a Fatigue Crack Study		Christian Haas (RWTH Aachen University) Optimization-based System Synthesis for Electrified Mobile
12:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 206	LUNCH
1:30 PM	STEWART CENTER 214	SESSION M DIGITALIZATION Session Chair: Farid Breidi	STEWART CENTER 218	SESSION N OFF-ROAD VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY II Session Chair: William Robertson
		Haotian Han (Purdue University) Numerical Investigation of Lubrication Film Cavitation		Sumaiyyah Nizam (Bosch Rexroth) Kinematic Position Control in Compact Track Loaders
		Dinghao Pan (Purdue University) Analysis of the Incomplete Filling of a Positive Displacement Pump Due to Undissolved Gas Involving Experiments and Simulations		Jose Garcia-Bravo (Purdue University) What Happened to Hydraulic Hybrids?
		Arlie Nuetzel (Siemens) Early Architecture Design Exploration of Electrified Heavy Equipment		Jacob Lengacher (Purdue University) Implement-only Implementation of a Multi Pressure Rail System to an Agricultural Planter
		Christian Geis (VDMA) Digitalization & Sustainability: The Key to the Future of Fluid Power		Zifan Liu (Bosch Rexroth) Design and Demonstration of a Battery-powered Electric Compact Skid-steer Loader
		Israa Azzam (Purdue University) Synchronized Digital Reality Remote Environments for Seamless Control of Fluid Power Manipulators		Saad Akhtara (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) A Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework to Develop Supervisory Controller of a Novel Multi-pressure Rail Tractor-planter Hydraulic System
3:00 PM	STEWART CENTER 214	CLOSURE & AWARD
3:15 PM	-	TRAVEL TO MAHA
4:00 PM	MAHA LAB	LAB TOUR & SOCIAL EVENT

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