Shape memory polymer (SMP) is a smart material that can revert from a temporary shape to
a permanent shape under external stimuli, showing great potential for applications in …

Industry 4.0 encompasses a new industrial revolution in which advanced manufacturing
systems are interconnected with information technologies. These sophisticated data …

The purpose of this article is to collect and structure the various characteristics, technologies
and enabling factors available in the current body of knowledge that are associated with …

Magnetorheological fluids involve multi-physics phenomena which are manifested by
interactions between structural mechanics, electromagnetism and rheological fluid flow. In …

Recent developments in bioinspired technologies combined with the advance of intelligent
and soft materials have allowed soft robots to replicate the behavior of different animal …

Amongst various intermetallic shape memory alloys (SMAs), nickel–titanium-based SMAs
(NiTi) are known for their unique elastocaloric property. This widely used shape …

The review highlights possible research topics matching the experimental physics of matter
with advances in electronics to improve the intelligent design and control of innovative smart …

形状记忆合金是一种能在温度和压力作用下产生相变的金属智能材料, 在交通运输, 航空航天,
生物医学等许多领域正在得到日益广泛的应用. 随着先进工程技术对金属结构材料智能化 …

Bonding piezoelectric stack (BPS) is a common type of piezoelectric stack actuator (PSA)
with an adhesive bonding layer. The regular bonding layer in BPS is produced by the …

Shape memory alloys (SMA) are excellent candidates for implementation in actuator
systems due to their ability to recover their original shape after high-strain loading through a …