Damiano Padovani is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (China) since 2021. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) and his Ph.D. degree in Engineering with a specialization in Fluid Power from Purdue University (USA). He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University (USA), as a faculty at the University of Agder (Norway), and in industry with Parker Hannifin (USA). His research interests are about fluid power and soft robotics mainly focusing on energy efficiency and motion control.

• Fluid Power
• Hydraulic Systems
• Motion Control
• Mechatronics
• Soft Robotics

Chen S., Padovani D., Cioncolini A., Alessandri A. A Cost-Effective Integrated Methodology for Electromagnetic Actuation via Visual Feedback. Sensors (MDPI), https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202402.1269/v1/download

Padovani D., Dimitriou P., Minav T. Challenges and Solutions for Designing Energy-Efficient and Low-Pollutant Machines in Off-Road Hydraulics. Energy Conversion and Management: X (Elsevier), Vol. 21, 100526, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100526

Padovani D., Ketelsen S., Hagen D., Schmidt L. A Self-Contained Electro-Hydraulic Cylinder with Passive Load-Holding Capability. Energies (MDPI), Vol. 12(2), No. 292, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12020292

Wu J., Liu M., Padovani D. Minimal Bio-Inspired Crawling Robots with Motion Control Capabilities. Actuators (MDPI), Vol. 13, No. 4, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/act13010004

Combined Speed Control and Centralized Power Supply for Hybrid Energy-Efficient Mobile Hydraulics. Fresia P., Rundo M., Padovani D., Altare G. Automation in Construction (Elsevier), Vol. 140, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104337