Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III: Symposium Held December 1-4, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Vol 1129

Su, J. (Editor)/ Wang, L. P. (Editor)/ Furaya, Y. (Editor)/ Trolier-mckinstry, S. (Editor)/ Leng, J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1605111015 / ISBN 13: 9781605111018

Published by Materials Research Society, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III: Symposium Held December 1-4, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Vol 1129
• Publisher: Materials Research Society
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605111015
• ISBN 13: 9781605111018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

Smart/intelligent systems employ active materials as sensors/actuators to respond to environmental conditions for next-generation machines and structures - applications ranging from everyday life to space exploration missions, from civilian products to military needs, from robots to information/communication technology. It is not surprising, then, that the development of smart materials systems and structures demand higher performance sensors/actuators with new and reliable functions and a fully integrated composite system design. This requires the combination of active and passive materials systems, often including the coupling of relevant mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal or other physical/chemical properties. This book bridges the fields of smart materials, sensing and actuating devices, and intelligent/smart systems, and provides an opportunity for researchers from related disciplines to build an interdisciplinary research field and community. Topics include: ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics; nanomaterials and nanofabrication; shape-memory alloys and magnetomaterials; active polymers and soft matters; and other materials, devices and characterization.