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About the Course

Fluid power has the highest power density of all conventional power-transmission technologies. Learn the benefits and limitations of fluid power, how to analyze fluid power components and circuits, and how to design and simulate fluid power circuits for applications. In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamental principles and analytical modeling of fluid power components, circuits, and systems. You will learn the benefits and limitations of fluid power compared with other power transmission technologies; the operation, use, and symbols of common hydraulic components; how to formulate and analyze models of hydraulic components and circuits; and how to design and predict the performance of fluid power circuits. This course is supported by the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, and is endorsed by the National Fluid Power Association, the leading industry trade group in fluid power....

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HS

Jul 17, 2020

It is a fantastic course to understand the use of hydraulics. It provides the study materials and also provides the other useful study sources for this field.

SR

Sep 7, 2016

This course is very explanatory and it has many practical life scenarios, which we are not exposed in college (here in india). Thank you very much for this course.

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By Austin B

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Dec 8, 2020

This course provides a great overview of the basics of fluid power systems and would be valuable to any student or early-career learner looking to get more familiar with some of the concepts of hydraulics and pneumatics. The lecture content is great, and the field trips to show fluid power in action are very informative and interesting.

Where this course lacks is in the discussion page. There are no course mentors to help you when you have a question, and so if you get stuck on a homework or quiz problem you have to hope that another student can help you (improbable), Other than that a good course.

By William H

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Jun 24, 2020

Instructors were good. They were very knowledgeable. The real world examples were nice. Gets the basics of hydraulics well. Only complaint is the slides and textbook don't cover all the information.

By peter w

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Oct 26, 2019

great course and lectures but it's not advanced enough for engineers.

By Ayman A B A

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May 2, 2020

it is a good basic of fluid power, but it needed much information to cover all topics with good spots.

sometimes speed of speech was too fast and you get confused.

course material is not simple to study.

By Aluko O C

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Jul 15, 2020

Really hard course

By Kambiz B

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Jun 5, 2024

I expect a better course from the University of Minnesota. some of the links are not working, The formulas in some of the pdfs have crashed, and the PDFs need to be regenerated. The week six quiz has only three questions, and the passing rate is 70%. Making one mistake does not allow you to reach 70%, so set it to 100% or add one more question. This kind of course affects Coursera's reputation.