With this backgroundin mind, the editor and publisher hope that the present book will become a useful source of informationand ideas, which a large numberof readerscan rely on time and again. But this situation is actually both attractiveand stimulating it is also hardly surprisingin view of the fact that adaptronicshas only just begun to establish itself as a discipline in its own right. To all of these he expresses his gratitude.It will not escape the attentionof the readerthat, in their nuances, viewpoints about adaptronicsmay diverge somewhat. The editor is proudof the fact that numerous experts from all over the world have supportedhim in performingthis task. It is obvious that no single person can master all the specialist knowledge involved in such a detailed and variedfield as adaptronics.Thus, we recognize both a necessity and a great opportunityin bringingtogether,in a fundamental work, the knowledge and the experience of proven experts from across the range of adaptronicdisciplines. Other chapters are dedicated to applications of adaptronicsin the various technological and biological/medicalfields of daily life, and an outlook towards future developments concludes the book. Thereafter,importantcomponents of adaptronicstructuresand systems, such as actuators and sensors, are described. After an introductiondescribing the aims and the content of adaptronics,subsequentchapterspresentthe 'scientific pillars' from the viewpoint of the various basic disciplines involved. With this book the editor and the publisher have tackled the task of presenting the 'state of the art' of this both fascinating and demanding technological-scientific field. Such concepts and realizations are about to gain a foothold in many areas of our environment. Facets of each of these areas have to complement and supportone anotherin a symbiotic way in order that adaptronicconcepts can be drawnup and successfully implemented. The roots of illaptronics are to be found in automationand control technology, in computersciences and, in particular,in materialssciences. Typesetting: Camera -ready from the editor Cover design: Erich Kirchner, Heidelberg SPIN 10543513 57/3144/XO - 5 43210 - Printed on acid-free paperĪdaptronics, as we understandit, is the science of structuresand systems whose features or behavior can be influenced in a goal-orientedfashion by using multi-functionalmaterials, and which can adapt independentlyto changing influences of the surroundingsand operating conditions.
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Includes bibliographical referenees and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adaptronics and smart struetures: basies, materials, design, and applieations I H. Janocha Universität desSaarlandes Lehrstuhl für Prozessautomatisierung Gebäude 13 D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany Adaptronics and Smart Structures Basics, Materials,Design, and Applications With 272 Figures and 24 Tables
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