The 8th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, Okinawa 2011

During the symposium, the organizing committee of The 8th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power 2011 gave the Best Student Paper Award to the following excellent student participants for their pioneering work in the fields of Fluid Power. The winners were officially commended at the awarding ceremony on the final day of the symposium.

Award Winners:

Akihiro YAMAGUCHI (Keio University)

for the paper entitled “An In-Pipe Mobile Robot Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid”

Akira OZAWA (Yokohama National University)

for “An Indirect Measurement Method of Transient Pressure and Flow rate in a Pipe Using Steady State Kalman Filter”

Kento MORI (Keio University)

for “The Control of a Bellows Actuator Using Electro-conjugate Fluid”

Jinshi LU (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

for “Study on N-level Pressure Hybrid Power Supply Hydraulic Servo System with High Efficiency and High Response”

Tatsuyuki IWAWAKI (Okayama University)

for “Development of Portable Energy-saving Type Air Supply System Using Variable Volume Tank”

Andrew SCHENK (Purdue University)

for “An Investigation of the Impact of Elastohydrodynamic Deformation on Power Loss in the Slipper Swashplate Interface”

Congratulations!