Adaptive Active And Multifunctional Smart Materials Systems

The 55 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Adaptive, Active and Multifunctional Smart Materials Systems”. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The papers are conveniently arranged into: Chapter 1: Smart Inorganic Materials Systems, Chapter 2: Stimuli Responsive Polymers and Gels, Chapter 3: Luminescent and Chromogenic Materials Systems, Chapter 4: Multifunctional Composites and Porous Materials Systems, Chapter 5: Non-Volatile Memory Devices, Chapter 6: Multiferroics, Chapter 7: Metamaterials, Chapter 8: Graphene, Chapter 9: Multifunctional Materials for Energy Harvesting, Chapter 10: Actively Moving Polymers.

Printed collection of 76 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Mechanics & Behavior of Active Materials; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting; Emerging Technologies

Printed collection on 70 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: Integrated System Design and Implementation Mechanics and Behaviour of Active Materials Multifunctional Materials Structural Health Monitoring

This is a collection of full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. It covers topics including active materials, mechanics and behaviour, bio-inspired smart materials and structures, multifunctional materials and much more.

"Smart" materials respond to environmental stimuli with particular changes in some variables. For that reason they are often also called responsive materials. Depending on changes in some external conditions, "smart" materials change either their properties (mechanical, electrical, appearance), their structure or composition, or their functions. Mostly, "smart" materials are embedded in systems whose inherent properties can be favourably changed to meet performance needs. Smart materials and structures have widespread applications in: 1. Materials science: composites, ceramics, processing science, interface science, sensor/actuator materials, chiral materials, conducting and chiral polymers, electrochromic materials, liquid crystals, molecular-level smart materials, biomaterials. 2. Sensing and actuation: electromagnetic, acoustic, chemical and mechanical sensing and actuation, single-measurand sensors, multiplexed multimeasurand distributed sensors and actuators, sensor/actuator signal processing, compatibility of sensors and actuators with conventional and advanced materials, smart sensors for materials and composites processing. 3. Optics and electromagnetics: optical fibre technology, active and adaptive optical systems and components, tuneable high-dielectric phase shifters, tuneable surface control. 4. Structures: smart skins for drag and turbulence control, other applications in aerospace/hydrospace structures, civil infrastructures, transportation vehicles, manufacturing equipment, repairability and maintainability. 5. Control: structural acoustic control, distributed control, analogue and digital feedback control, real-time implementation, adaptive structure stability, damage implications for structural control. 6. Information processing: neural networks, data processing, data visualisation and reliability. This book presents leading research from around the globe in this field.

A collection of 84 peer-reviewed technical papers. It includes topics such as: Active Materials, Mechanics and Behavior; Bio-inspired Smart Materials and Structures; Enabling Technologies and Integrated System Design; Multifunctional Materials; Nonlinear Dynamics and Passive/Adaptive Controls; and, Structural Health Monitoring/NDE.

The ninth Congress of the National Mechanical and Thermal Measurement Group took place in Ancona, Italy, on 11- 13 September 2014. The event aims at creating a lively forum where researchers in the field of Mechanical and Thermal Measurements can present their activities and share current results and technical advances. The papers presented at the event deal with a wide range of subject matters related to the congress theme, including: Automated calibration bench, Biomechanics, Blood pressure FEM model, Calibration, Clinical Measurements, Contact pressure human fingers, Contactless temperature measurement, Cross Correlation, Cuff-arm pressure distribution, Cryotherapy, Damage detection, Distance measurement, Equivalent sampling rate, Fast Fourier Transform, Field of View, Fingertip contact pressure, Flow measurements, Focal Length , Force measurement, Frustrated Total Internal Reflection, FTIR, Hand Held Dynamometer, Heat Flux, Hexapod-design, Historical building monitoring, Infrared, PMV measurement, Infrared Thermography, Laser ablation, Laser Ultrasonics , LDA, Low frequency vibrations etc.