The vision of the ERC is to create new fluid power technology that is compact and efficient. This will lead to significant fuel savings as the new technologies are implemented in existing and new applications. The new technologies will enable applications and new products requiring portable, high-power, untethered operations over long time periods.
As the vision of the ERC is realized, both short term and long term advantages will accrue. Improved efficiency will greatly reduce petroleum consumption and pollution in our economy, recovering the Center's cost many times over. Improved compactness will enable fluid power to perform tasks that are not presently possible, spawning whole new industries.
