Smart structures theory

• Main Author: Chopra, Inderjit
• Other Authors: Sirohi, Jayant
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• Series: Cambridge aerospace series ; 35.
• Subjects: Smart materials > Industrial applications.; Smart structures > Industrial applications.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 1139025163; 9781139025164; 9781523113385; 1523113383; 052186657X; 9780521866576
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Bio-inspired materials encompass smart materials and structures, multifunctional materials, and nano-structured materials. This is a dawn of revolutionary materials that may provide a "quantum jump" in performance and multi-capability. This book focuses on smart materials, structures, and systems, which are also referred to as intelligent, adaptive, active, sensory, and metamorphic. The purpose of these materials from the perspective of smart systems is their ability to minimize life-cycle cost and/or expand the performance envelope. The ultimate goal is to develop biologically inspired multifunctional materials with the capability to adapt their structural characteristics (stiffness, damping, viscosity, etc.) as required, monitor their health condition, perform self-diagnosis and self-repair, morph their shape, and undergo significant controlled motion over a wide range of operating conditions. --