1. NFPA Technology Roadmap Fast and Accurate Control
Working Group
Conference Call
Mon, Jun 5, :00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
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2. Working Group Participants
ACCEPTED
Eric Bretey
Danfoss Power Solutions
Kevin Lingenfelter
Danfoss Power Soultions
Jacob Paso
Delta Computer Systems
Mark Torbett
GS Global Resources
TENTATIVE
John Tysver
Woodward
POSSIBLE
Mike Gust
CCEFP
Josh Zimmerman
CNH
Lyle Shuey
Czero
QingHui Yuan
Eaton
Rajeev Kumar
ExxonMobil
Eric Hamkins
HUSCO International
Mike Casper
KYB America
Bill Mosher
Parker Hannifin
Cameron MacNeil
Stauff Corporation
John Kess
The Toro Company
DECLINED
Rob Wuertz
OEM Controls 2

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4. Agenda 0:05 Welcome, call to order Roll call Anti-trust guidelines
Agenda review
0:10 Review Roadmap Elements
0:20 Review and discuss Research Challenge definition and connection to
Customer Drivers
0:35 Discuss Research Challenge advances in the last two years
0:50 Review, discuss, revise and prioritize Research Targets and Objectives
1:20 Next steps
1:30 Adjourn 4

5. Roadmap Elements Customer Drivers Research Challenges
The NFPA Technology Roadmap has three primary elements, each connected to the next in a chain.
Customer Drivers
Research Challenges
Targets & Objectives
Customer drivers are the business or technology objectives of fluid power customers. They help them serve the needs of their own customers, and are not necessarily connected to their use of fluid power.
Research challenges are the broad areas of attention that must be addressed if fluid power is to meet or better meet the customer needs described by the drivers.
Research targets and objectives quantify or describe successful strategies for pursuing the research challenges. As pre-competitive challenges, it is often difficult to be precise, but our targets and outcomes should provide direction for viable research projects.
Increase energy efficiency
Targets & Objectives?
Increased productivity and performance
Improve reliability
Targets & Objectives?
Increased availability/up-time
Reduce size
Targets & Objectives?
Lower total and life cycle costs
Build “smart” components and systems
Targets & Objectives?
Reduce environmental impact
Targets & Objectives?
Increased ease/predictability of maintenance
Improve energy storage capabilities
Targets & Objectives?
Quieter machines
Fast and accurate control
Targets & Objectives?
Machines that are compliant with safety regulations
New materials
Targets & Objectives? 5

6. Research Challenge Fast and accurate control
Research Challenges are the broad areas of attention that must be addressed if fluid power is to meet or better meet the customer needs described by the Customer Drivers.
This Working Group will focus on the seventh Research Challenge.
Increasing the energy efficiency of fluid power components and systems
Improving the reliability of fluid power components and systems (e.g., increasing up-time, reducing maintenance requirements, making fluid power safe and easy to use)
Reducing the size of fluid power components and systems while maintaining or increasing their power output
Building “smart” fluid power components and systems (i.e., ones that perform self-diagnostics and troubleshooting and that integrate easily with “plug and play” functionality)
Reducing the environmental impact of fluid power components and systems (e.g., lowering noise, eliminating leaks)
Improving and applying the energy storage capabilities of fluid power components and systems
Fast and accurate control
New materials
Questions for Discussion
Is the definition of this Research Challenge clear and distinct from the other seven?
If not, what changes would we recommend to the wording of the Research Challenge? 6

7. Fast and Accurate Control
Connection to Customer Drivers
Would improvements in this area of research challenge increase fluid power’s ability to meet the customer drivers?
1 = YES; 2 = MAYBE; 3 = NO
CUSTOMER DRIVERS
Fast and Accurate Control
Increased productivity and performance 1
Increased availability/up-time 2
Lower total and life cycle costs
Increased ease/predictability of maintenance 3
Quieter machines
Machines that are compliant with safety regulations
These scores were assigned by the Mobile Hydraulic Markets working group at the April 6, 2017 roadmapping session.
Increased productivity and performance
Increased availability/up-time
Connections shown represent weighted averages < 2.000
Lower total and life cycle costs
Increased ease/predictability of maintenance
Quieter machines
Fast and accurate control
Machines that are compliant with safety regulations
Questions for Discussion
Have we correctly identified the strongest connections between improvements in the areas of research challenge and fluid power’s ability to meet the needs represented by the customer drivers?
If not, what changes would we recommend? 7

8. Research Challenge Advances
Fast and accurate control
Research Targets and Objectives
Advances Since the Last Roadmap Update
[Not yet specified]
Suggestions:
Passive control for co-bots
Safe and deterministic control
New and/or proven control techniques applied to fluid power systems and applications
Many of the CCEFP research projects and test beds utilize latest controls techniques. (Ex: FPEP, Displacement controlled excavator, hybrid passenger car, rescue robot, ankle-foot orthosis, etc.)
CCEFP controls experts include: Profs Li, Sun, Durfee, Stelson, and Rajamani (UMN); Alleyne (UIUC); Vacca and Lumkes (Purdue); Barth (Vanderbilt); and Book (GTech).
Universities with strong control of mechanical systems research programs outside the Center include: MIT, Berkley, Stanford, Cal Tech, Michigan, and UT-Austin to name a few. 8

9. Research Targets and Objectives
Research targets and objectives quantify or describe successful strategies for pursuing the research challenges. As pre-competitive challenges, it is often difficult to be precise, but our targets and outcomes should provide direction for viable research projects.
Fast and accurate control
Passive control for co-bots
Safe and deterministic control
New and/or proven control techniques applied to fluid power systems and applications
Questions for Discussion
Do the targets and objectives all represent fruitful areas of research investigation for this area? If not, what changes would we recommend?
Are the targets and objectives stated as specifically as possible, while still maintaining a focus on pre-competitive inquiry? If not, what changes would we recommend?
Are the targets and objectives listed in a priority order that reflects their likelihood of success? If not, what changes would we recommend? 9

10. Next Steps
Working Group conference calls are being held throughout May and June 2017.
At their conclusion, a draft of the full Roadmap document will be produced and circulated for additional feedback.
A final draft will be presented at the August 2017 NFPA Industry and Economic Outlook Conference. 10