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Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III

Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III

Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III

Volume 1129:
Ji Su, NASA-Langley Research Center
Li-Peng Wang, TricornTech Corporation, California
Yasubumi Funruya, Hirosaki University, Japan
Susan Trolier-Mckinstry, Pennsylvania State University
Jinsong Leng, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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    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.

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    382 pages
    229 × 152 × 20 mm
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    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Part I. Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics
    • Part II. Nano-Materials and Nano-Fabrication
    • Part III. Shape Memory Alloys and Magneto-Materials
    • Part IV. Active Polymers and Soft Matters
    • Part V. Other Materials, Devices and Characterization
    • Author index
    • Subject index.