THE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS IN HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The Pneumatic Center in Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) is one of the most active research center in fluid power transmission and control in China. The main fields of Pneumatic Center in HUST are component development and control technology of fluid power. Hydraulics research is the most important part of fluid power in the Pneumatic Center in HUST. Based on several decades of the research on the hydraulics in HUST, the further research and new application in this field are made, include underwater motion platform, automatic buoyancy regulation technology and new type hydraulic valve, etc.. From 1996, the Pneumatic Center in HUST focuses on the combination of electronics, computer technology and pneumatics, and the research achievement play a very important role in some state key engineering projects successively. The pneumatic research and applications have been developed, such as the gas temperature control technology, pressure and vacuum servo control technology, leak-testing technology, pneumatic muscle platform and the high pressure pneumatic valve, etc.. In this paper the main research and application of hydraulics and pneumatic in Pneumatic Center in HUST are introduced. Also some practical examples research projects and subjects in above fields are presented.