The Optimal Design of Structures Incorporating "Smart Materials"

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to develop a rigorous theoretical foundation of the design of structures incorporating general "smart" materials, and to explore, extend and develop the use of sensors and actuators that employ "finite length" paths. It is anticipated that this project will fundamentally impact the practice of designing passive and active materials, and structural topologies. There were three main tasks to be performed under this grant. These tasks are listed below along wit some of the details of our current approach and status. Even though this grant has ended, some of this work (as described below) is continuing with support from various other sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1998
Accession Number
ADA357625

Entities

People

  • A. M. Waas
  • J. E. Taylor
  • P. D. Washabaugh

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Algorithms
  • Composite Materials
  • Elastic Materials
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Point Theorem
  • Stiffness
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology
  • Topology Optimization
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design