This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the embryonic field of smart materials
and structures, and also presents a state-of-the-art review of the sub-disciplines of the field. It
informs readers of the technical challenges to the commercialisation of products …

A smart structure is a system containing multifunctional parts that can perform sensing,
control, and actuation; it is a primitive analogue of a biological body. Smart materials are
used to construct these smart structures, which can perform both sensing and actuation …

Many electroactive functional materials have been used in small-and microscale
transducers and precision mechatronic control systems for years. It was not until the mid-
1980s that scientists started integrating electroactive materials with large-scale structures as …

IN 1993 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recognized that smart
materials and structures technology provides a specific opportunity for many technological
breakthroughs. A twophased, 8-year program was initiated to develop new, affordable smart  …

A traditional aircraft is optimized for only one or two flight conditions, not for the entire flight
envelope. In contrast, the wings of a bird can be reshaped to provide optimal performance at
all flight conditions. Any change in an aircraft's configuration, in particular the wings, affects …

This paper gives a bibliographical review of the finite element methods (FEMs) applied to
the analysis and simulation of smart materials and structures. The bibliography is an
addendum to the Smart materials and structures—a finite-element approach: a bibliography …

This paper gives a bibliographical review of the finite-element methods (FEMs) applied to
the analysis and simulation of smart materials and structures. The bibliography at the end of
the paper contains references to papers, conference proceedings and theses/dissertations …

… Schwartz, Mel. Abstract. Smart materials--materials and structures that can impart
information about their environment to an observer or monitoring device--are
revolutionizing fields as diverse as engineering, optics, and medical technology …

Since the first discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in 1991, CNTs have generated
enormous research activities in many areas of science and engineering due to their
combined exceptional mechanical, thermal and electronic properties. These properties …

The micromechanics of materials containing embedded sensor fibers is discussed. Optical-
fiber sensor implementations including fiber sensors for advanced composite cure
monitoring and strain and vibration and stress sensing are analyzed. Optical-fiber sensor …