TITLE

The science and art of smart materials

著者

Kemp, M.

発表誌と
発行年

Materials World 2 (12) Dec 94 p.632-3. il.refs. (1994)

要旨

The Structural Materials Centre at DRA is researching a wide range of smart technologies such as passive self-sensing of damage in composites, active noise and vibration control, and shape-adaptive composites. Its work is demonstrated by describing an animated model dragonfly, exhibited at the Second European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, incorporating piezoelectric ceramics and shape memory alloys.