Personal profile
Research interests
Motion and force control, including inverse-model based control of electrohydraulic servosystems, control of parallel kinematic mechanisms, hybrid hydraulic/piezoelectric actuation, and active vehicle control. Recent research has concerned robotic powered prostheses, additively manufactuered piezoelectric aerospace servovalve development, and fluid-actuation integrated into tensegrity structures.
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Digital control techniques for electrohydraulic servosystems, University of Bath
Award Date: 1 Jul 1991
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, University of Bath
Award Date: 1 Jul 1987
Keywords
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
- motion control
- electrohydraulics
- servohydraulics
- control engineering
- actuation
- robotics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HyFIVE - Hydrogen Storage, Conveyance, Fuelling, Indication and Venting
Sangan, C. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Bowen, C. (CoI), Butler, R. (CoI), Johnston, N. (CoI), Plummer, A. (CoI), Pountney, O. (CoI), Rhead, A. (CoI), Sell, N. (CoI) & Chen, Y. (Researcher)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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ATI - Hydrogen Control Valve Development (FETCH)
Plummer, A. (PI), Akehurst, S. (CoI), Pei, X. (CoI) & Sell, N. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/09/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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KTP with Hydraulic System Products
Johnston, N. (PI) & Plummer, A. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
15/01/24 → 14/01/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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SWIFT: Switch Inertance Fluid Technology
Pan, M. (PI) & Plummer, A. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/10/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Innovative software for designing additively manufacturable fluid flow components
Plummer, A. (PI) & Peiris, H. (Researcher)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
1/08/20 → 31/01/22
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research output
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An Information-Theoretic Method for Dynamic System Identification With Output-Only Damping Estimation
Impraimakis, M., Zhou, F. & Plummer, A., 30 Sept 2026, In: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME. 148, 5, 18 p., 051009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control of a fast switching hydraulic valve
Sell, N. P., Plummer, A. R. & Johnston, N., 31 Mar 2026, In: Control Engineering Practice. 168, 106704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cryogenic pumping of liquid hydrogen for aerospace propulsion
Bird, J., Ao, Z., Frey, A. C., Sell, N., Plummer, A., Dawe, J. S. A., Pountney, O. J., Sameh, N., Djurović, S., Iacchetti, M. F., Smith, A. C. & Sangan, C. M., 1 Jan 2026, In: Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 160, 101155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Numerical Analysis of a High-Power Piezoelectric Pump using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations
Sciatti, F., Di Domenico, V., Tamburrano, P., Sell, N., Plummer, A. R., Distaso, E., Caramia, G. & Amirante, R., 1 Sept 2025, Advancements in Fluid Power Technology: Sustainability, Electrification, and Digitalization - Proceedings of the Global Fluid Power Society PhD Symposium 2024. Ericson, L. & Krus, P. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 289-303 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Piezoelectric Materials: Properties, Applications and Devices
Bowen, C. & Plummer, A., 14 Nov 2025, Chichester, U. K.: Wiley. 234 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Datasets
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Dataset for BathRC Ventilation model
du Bois, J. (Creator), Plummer, A. (Creator), Gill, R. (Creator), Flynn, J. (Creator), Roesner, J. (Creator), Lee, S. M. (Creator), Magee, P. (Creator), Thornton, M. (Creator) & Padkin, A. (Creator), University of Bath, 16 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00816
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Thesis
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Digital control techniques for electro-hydraulic servosystems
Plummer, A. (Author), Vaughan, N. D. (Supervisor), 1 Jul 1991Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Prizes
Activities
- 1 Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk
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BATH/ASME 2024 Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control
Plummer, A. (Speaker)
12 Sept 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk