ME516
Fluid Power Control
Fall 2016-2017
Prof. Dr. Tuna Balkan
(Office: E-307)
Course
Project Advisor:
Course
Assistant:
Schedule:
Monday
9:40 – 12:30 (Room: G-101)
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Grading:
2 Midterms (Closed book and notes, 25% each) +
Term Project (50%)
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Textbook:
Blackburn, J. F., Reethof, G. and Shearer, J. L.
(ed’s), Fluid Power Control, The MIT Press, 1960.
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References:
1. Watton, J., Fundamentals of Fluid Power
Control, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
2. Merritt, H. E., Hydraulic
Control Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1967.
3. Ercan, Y., Akışkan Gücü
Kontrolu Teorisi, Gazi Üniversitesi Yayın No:206, THK
Basımevi, 1995 (in Turkish).
1. Çetinkut, S., Mechatronics,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007 (Chapter 7).
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Course
Outline:
1. Introduction to Fluid Power
Systems
2.
Valve Controlled Drives
3. Hydraulic and Pneumatic Valves
4. Valve Configurations
5.
Steady-State Valve Operating Forces
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6. Transient Forces and Valve
Stability
7.
Servo Valves with Feedback
8. Variable Speed Pump Controlled
Systems
9. Analog and Digital Closed-loop
Control
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
& DOCUMENTS
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ME481
Industrial Fluid Power is strongly recommended.
MATLAB® is strongly recommended.
Midterm 1 : November XX, 2016 Monday (9:40)
Midterm 2 : December XX, 2016 Monday (9:40)
Final : January XX,2017 XXXXXX (9:30)
Term Project Topic (Paper 1), (Paper 2) 
For ME 410 students: Week1, Week2, Week3, Week4, Week5,
Weeks6+7, Week8, Week9, Week12
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ME516 Grades
(2016-2017 Fall)
2016-2017 Term
Projects
2016-2017
Term Project Presentation Schedule
Students should submit reports during the semester; make presentation
and submit a paper related to their term project in the final examination
date.
Flow
Forces: Paper 1, Paper 2
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