LASHIP – Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Laboratory of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

Variable Speed Digital Electro-hydraulic Actuator For Aircraft Application
On Machine Learning-Based Control for Energy Management in Construction Machines
Development of a Digital Electro Hydrostatic Actuator for Application in Aircraft Flight Control Surfaces
Development of set valve-pump to hydraulic drill
Systematization of hydraulic systems design for use with biodegradable fluids
Modeling and simulation of a system for fault detection in distributing valves
Performance evaluation of a digital hydraulic actuator for aeronautical purpose under failure condition
Design and analysis of a digital hydrostatic transmission for wind turbines
Experimental and Theoretical Development of an Actuation System for SHP Turbine Inlet Valves Based on Pneumatic Technology
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of an Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator for Ultra Deepwater Applications
Project and Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic Solutions for Power, Yaw and Pitch Control in Wind Turbines
Reuse of compressed air in discrete pneumatic actuation systems using intermediary reservoir
Development of a supervisory controller with state machines applied to commercial vehicles with hydraulic-pneumatic hybridization system
Optimization of Switching Between On/Off Valves in Digital Hydraulic Actuators
Modeling and Analysis of an Electro-Hydrostatic System Using Asymmetrical Cylinder for Industrial and Mobile Machinery
Analysis of Static and Dynamic Performance of an Electro-Hydraulic Actuator for Deepwater
Analysis of digital hydraulic system for aircrafts with focus on energy efficiency
Safety analysis on digital actuators
Experimental and theoretical analysis of a hydrostatic transmission for wind turbines
Digital hydraulic actuation systems for aircrafts with focus on energy efficiency
Theoretical-Experimental study to aid the sizing of pneumatic actuation systems
Modelling and Simulation of a Conventional Automatic Transmission Hydraulic Circuit for Failure Analysis
Hydraulic-Pneumatic System of Regenerative Braking and Hybridization of Commercial Vehicles
Modelling and energy assessment of a switched inertance hydraulic system for pitch control
A solution to compressed air saving in pneumatic positioning systems
Theoretical and experimental study of positioning system using digital fast switching hydraulic: case study on test bench for wind turbines
Modeling and analysis of hydraulic circuits using Petri Nets
Theoretical-experimental analysis on a hydraulic press brake controlled by variable-speed pump-motor
Hydrostatic Transmission in Wind Turbines – Development of Test Platform
Analysis of the influence of geometric parameters on the characteristic curves of directional control valves
Study of the forces acting on regulatory mechanisms of pitch angle and development of a load emulator system
Modeling and development of a pneumatic position control system driven by on-off valves
Robust force control in hydraulic actuators using the Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT)
Determination of operational points for a pneumatic set valve-cylinder
Analysis of critical operating conditions on Electro-Hydraulic Positioning Systems
Books, Chapters of Books and Patents
Knowledge-based system prototype for fault diagnosis in infusion equipments

About us

LASHIP – Laboratory of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina has a structure focused on attending university activities of education, research and services. The LASHIP’s team is involved with undergraduate education since 1977 and graduate education and research on hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems since 1984. The research funds are from government projects and partnerships with industries. Besides the infrastructure in equipment and facilities, it is established a group of 4 professors and about 20 people among research engineers and graduate and undergraduate students connected through institutional projects and industry.

Last News

PhD Thesis Defense in Collaboration with Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

On July 8, 2025, M.Sc. Eng. Vinícius Vigolo successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Robustness in Pneumatic Actuation Systems: A Design and Setup Framework.” The defense took place remotely and included professors from the Federal University […]