Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III

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.