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Government Grants Sustainability Update

CSE Distinguished Prof and CCEFP Director – Kim A. Stelson

June 8, 2016

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Government Funded Research Directions

OFF-HIGHWAY

VEHICLES

HUMAN SCALE

SYSTEMS

FLUID POWER

MANUFACTURING

Zongxuan Sun - UMN

Eric Barth - Vanderbilt

Tom Kurfess - GaTech

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Fluid power is the technology of choice for power generation,

transmission, storage and motion control.

CCEFP Vision

Educating the next

generation of leaders

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Fluid power is the technology of choice for power generation,

transmission, storage and motion control.

Fluid Power for Off-road Vehicles Vision

The Off-road fluid power vision…

Is strategically aligned with our nation’s need to save energy.

Explains the difference between on and off-road vehicle needs.

Offers a complete system package from energy source to end

use functions for off-road vehicles.

Allows use of existing manufacturing and distribution networks by

using liquid fuel as the energy carrier.

Leverages the on-going research work at the CCEFP and its

existing large industry base.

Opens many new opportunities as the power generation, storage

and power transmission systems are integrated.

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Commercial Off-road Vehicle Efficiency R&D

Program

• Capitol Hill visitors

– CCEFP/NFPA: Kim Stelson, Mike Gust, Eric Lanke

– Industry: Bosch Rexroth, Caterpillar, Danfoss, Deltrol Fluid

Products, Eaton, Hydra-Power Systems, Parker, Moog

– ~30 minute presentations to key Senate and House staffers.

• Language in appropriation bill for water and energy.

“Appropriation of an additional $5 Million above the DOE’s budget

request for the Vehicles Systems portion of the Vehicle Technologies

Office account to issue a competitive solicitation in order to improve the

energy efficiency of fluid power systems for off-road vehicles.”

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DOE Program Description

• Five ~$1 million, 2-year projects made up of industry-

academic teams

• 10-20% industry match including in-kind support

• We need to begin creating a project team portfolio

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What’s next

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency &

Renewable Energy OPTIMA Program

• $27 million included in 2016

budget request

• Next step is to draft a 3-year R&D

plan and project roadmap

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Connected vehicles

• In early 2014 DOT announced the intention to

require vehicle to vehicle communication device

and the final decision is expected to arrive soon.

• At this year’s transportation research board

(TRB) annual meeting (Jan. 2016 in DC),

connected vehicles become the dominant topic.

– Communication standard, traffic planning, vehicle

technology, powertrain system, energy and environment

etc.

• ARPA-E has issued a request for information

early this year on energy savings through

connected vehicles.

• A call for proposal is expected from ARPA-E on

this topic this year.

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Accomplishment and Action ItemsAccomplishment since March 2016:

• Working with SMI to continuously monitoring the legislation process to

ensure the passing of the new off-road vehicle R&D program.

• Submitted a concept paper to the Arpa-e connected vehicles call for

proposal.

• Contacted Argonne National Lab to understand how CCEFP can fit in

the OPTIMA program.

Action Items:

• Helping DOE vehicle technology office (VTO) to define the scope of the

off-road vehicles R&D program

• Continue to explore the DOE OPTIMA program

• Explore opportunities for connectivity R&D for off-road vehicles and fluid

power.

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Fluid power is the technology of choice for power generation,

transmission, storage and motion control.

Human Scale Fluid Power Vision

• Human scale fluid power systems categorized as

<10kW.

• Includes Industrial Automation, Human Assist &

Therapeutic Devices, Medical Devices/Robots,

Exoskeletons and Military Robots

• The fluid power industry would benefit greatly from

“white space” organic growth.

• Tremendous interest is forming on the horizon.

• There is still time for the fluid power industry to get

involved and shape the future.

• Government seed funding for pre-competitive

research is needed.

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Vanderbilt University Human Scale Fluid

Power Conference

1. Inform attendees of CCEFP human scale fluid power vision and

strategy.

2. Identify strategically aligned federal agencies that are sources of

funding.

3. Form industry & academic teams to pursue federal funding.

4. Form initial strategies for each targeted agency (time permitting).

Conference Objectives

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Human scale fluid power summit summary• Strong industry interest in collaboration. Teams and potential partners

identified.

• Common markets and applications identified: surgery, hospital & nursery

homes, in-home care, rehabilitation, quality of life, agriculture, forestry,

mining, construction, factory, package delivery, baggage handling, sports

training, battlefield, and underwater

• Candidate technologies: MRI pneumatics, prostheses, orthoses, soft

robotics, exoskeletons, autonomous robots, cooperative robots and

service robots

• Areas of research need: Compact, light-weight power supplies; miniature FP components & integration; safe operation, sensors and controls, vision & positioning, and enhanced HMI

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Focus is on human assist devices that provide human

enhancement, restore human function or provide therapy.

Manufacturing and Construction Defense Assistive/Elderly

Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Prosthetics & Orthotics

Leading Markets & Applications

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Response to RFI on MII on Assistive

and Soft Robotics

Intent of this RFI: To request that “fluid power” appear as a necessary topic in

any Request for Proposal (RFP) for a future MII (Manufacturing Innovation

Institute) on Assistive and Soft Robotics.

Fluid Power Industry Supporters

Sean Grubb, CoorsTek

Lyle Shuey, Czero

Bill Parks, Deltrol Fluid Power

Jerry Jadwisiak, DunAn Microstaq

Ed Howe, Enfield Technologies

Frank Latino, Festo Corporation

Mark Torbett, GS Global Resources

Nic Copley, Parker Hannifin

Brent Archer, Proportion-Air

Jon Jensen, SMC

John Cronin, Steelhead Composites

Kazushi Ishida, Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Larry Castleman, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

Academic Researchers Supporters

Doug Adams, Vanderbilt University

Eric J. Barth, Vanderbilt University

Wayne Book, Georgia Institute of Technology

William Durfee, University of Minnesota

Michael Goldfarb, Vanderbilt University

Brad Holschuh, University of Minnesota

Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler, UIUC

Girish Krishnan, UIUC

Perry Li, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Jun Ueda, Georgia Institute of Technology

Karl Zelik, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

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Fluid power is the technology of choice for power generation,

transmission, storage and motion control.

Fluid Power Manufacturing Vision

The CCEFP fluid power manufacturing strategy is not yet approved. Target approval date is

October 2016. However key elements that will undoubtedly be included are…

• Highlight the importance of fluid power and raise awareness to key government agencies

including NSF, DOD, DOE and NIST.

• Stress the importance of its manufacturing to our nation’s economy and security

• Promote the integration of fluid power technologies into systems and design tools such as

CAD/CAM

• Integrated target areas include Design, Manufacturing, Materials, and Control

• Manufacturing specific areas include additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing, big data,

precision systems and quality control / SPC

• The manufacturing roadmap efforts currently underway will be the cornerstone of our strategy

and future tactics

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FP Manufacturing Technology Road

Mapping

• NIST AMTech Grant ($413K)

• Workshop 1 July 2015 – Market needs, enabling

technologies and capability challenges identified

• Workshop 2, March 2016 – Expert presentations on

enabling technologies capabilities

• NFPA to continue Fluid Power Advanced Manufacturing

Consortium (FPAMC) after June 2017

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Wiley Abner, Netshape Technologies Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota

Jan Amrhein, Bosch Rexroth Woodrow March, SMC

Eric Barth, Vanderbilt University Troy Marusich, Third Wave Systems

Shubhamita Basu, Lubrizol Pete Molloy, SMC

Michael Betz, Danfoss Ben Moses, Association for Mfg Technology

Bill Bishop, Trelleborg Scott Nelson, Hydraquip

Brad Bohlmann, CCEFP Jacob Paso, Delta Computer Systems

Jeff Estes, Okuma America Denise Rockhill, NFPA

Stephen Featherman, Sun Hydraulics Chris Saldana, Georgia Tech

Vito Gervasi, Milwaukee School of Engineering Tim Saupe, Gates Corporation

Marion (Bill) Grant, Caterpillar Tony Schmitz, UNC-Charlotte

Mike Gust, CCEFP Don Smolenski, Evonik Oil Additives

Bill Haley, FORCE America Kent Sowatzke, Bimba

Bob Hammond, Deltrol Fluid Products Kim Stelson, CCEFP

Don Haney, CCEFP Doug Sullivent, Muncie Power Products

David Holt, ExxonMobil Joe Thomas, PepsiCo

Sheku Kamara, Milwaukee School of Engineering Charles Tuggle, Hydra-Power Systems

John Kempf, Master Pneumatic Dan Waina, Parker Hannifin

Barney Klamecki, University of Minnesota Christian Winkler, White Drive Products

Don Knoderer, Caterpillar

Tom Kurfess, Georgia Tech Rich Albright, Albright Strategy Group, Roadmap Facilitator

Kevin Landhuis, Danfoss

Scott Lane, Linde Hydraulics

Eric Lanke, NFPA

Yashadeep Lonari, Hitachi

Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Lab

Cameron MacNeil, Stauff

Contributors: FP MFG Roadmap,

Workshop 1

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Contributors: FP MFG Roadmap,

Workshop 2

Rich Albright, Albright Strategy Group Tom Kurfess, Georgia Tech

Mike Betz, Danfoss Power Solutions Eric Lanke, National Fluid Power Association

Brad Bohlmann, University of Minnesota/CCEFP Pete Molloy, SMC Corporation of America

Mike Freisleben, CNH Industrial Benjamin Moses, Association for Mfg. Technology

Paul Goc, Deltrol Fluid Products Jacob Paso, Delta Computer Systems

Bill Grant, Caterpillar Gangopadhyay Paul, Netshape Technologies

Mike Gust, University of Minnesota/CCEFP Denise Rockhill, National Fluid Power Association

Bob Hammond, Deltrol Fluid Products Lyle Shuey, Czero

Zach Holt, Netshape Technologies Jesse Smith, Concentric

Sheku Kamara, Milwaukee School of Engineering Kent Sowatzke, Bimba Manufacturing

Barney Klamecki, University of Minnesota Kim Stelson, University of Minnesota/CCEFP

Joe Kovach, KoMotion Technologies Michael Stewart, Steelhead Composites

Rajeev Kumar, ExxonMobil Erik Thorin, Sun Hydraulics

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Combined Workshops Outputs

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NSF MME workshop

• May 24 & 25, 2016 at the UMN Commons Hotel

• 31 attendees/participants

• The objective of the workshop is to bring

together experts from industry, academia and

national labs to identify the pre-competitive

research objectives and approaches of

integrating manufacturing innovations with

model-based design and analysis for fluid

power components and systems.

First Name Last Name Affiliation

Julianna Abel University of Minnesota

Wiley Abner Netshape Technologies

Eric Barth Vanderbilt University

Michael Betz Danfoss

Brad Bohlmann University of Minnesota

Thomas Braun Fastest, Inc.

Mac Cameron Stratasys, Inc.

Joel DeKock Preco, Inc.

Utpal Gangopadhyay Netshape Technologies

Marion Grant Caterpillar

Michael Gust University of Minnesota

Eric Hamkins HUSCO International

Robert Hammond Deltrol Fluid Products

Bashir Khoda North Dakota State University

Barney Klamecki University of Minnesota

Joseph Kovach KoMotion Technologies, Ltd

Arun Krishnan Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.

Thomas Kurfess Georgia Institute of Technology

Eric Lanke National Fluid Power Association

Sam Lowry Simerics, Inc.

Troy Marusich Third Wave Systems

Biswaranjan Mohanty University of Minnesota

David Plourde Preco, Inc.

Martin Schuster Laser Design, Inc.

Kim Stelson University of Minnesota

Michael Stewart Steelhead Composites, LLC

Fredrick (Doug) Sullivent Muncie Power Products, Inc.

Zongxuan Sun University of Minnesota

Shuji Usui Third Wave Systems

James Van De Ven University of Minnesota

Feng Wang University of Minnesota

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Future Government Funded Research

Directions

INDUSTRIAL FLUID

POWER

FUNDAMENTAL

FLUID POWER

Randy Ewoldt - UIUC

Jose Garcia - Purdue

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2015 Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference 23

FPIRC16 Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference

Minneapolis, MN

Monday – Wednesday (October 10 -12, 2016)

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FPIRC Update

• Registration at

http://nfpahub.com/events/conferences/fpirc/

• Delay until local industry tours are firmed up.

• 36 number of abstracts received…9 from industry

• Panel discussions– Role of Start-Ups in a Healthy Industry

– External Technology Trends