Advances in Intelligent Structure and Vibration Control PDF

The aim of this special volume is to facilitate the exchange of information on the best practices to be adopted in Advanced Intelligent Structure, Bio-inspired Smart Materials and Structures, Active Materials, Mechanics and Behavior, Vibration and Control, Modeling, Simulation, Control and Applications, etc. It provides the opportunity for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to address the most innovative research and development, including technical challenges, social and economic issues, and to discuss their ideas, results, work-in-progress and experience in all aspects of Intelligent Structure and Vibration Control.</p>*<p>Scientists, engineers, academics, and company managers present 80 papers on advanced intelligent structures; biologically inspired smart materials and applications; and active materials, mechanics, and behavior. Among specific topics are a way to improve the accuracy of sensors measuring current eddies, DNA genetic algorithm applied to determining the optimal placement of sensors, fabricating paper-based devices using printing circuit technology, aerodynamic interactions of dual flapping airfoils in tandem configurations, and analyzing residual stress in multi-layer materials.