Since the early ages of human existence on Earth, humans have fought against natural
hazards for survival. Over time, the most dangerous hazards humanity has faced are …

This tutorial/survey paper:(1) provides a concise point of departure for researchers and
practitioners alike wishing to assess the current state of the art in the control and monitoring …

This textbook is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback
control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and …

Active control of sound and vibration is a relatively new and fast growing field of research
and application. The numbers of papers published on the subject have been more than …

Nanotechnology is the science of understanding matter and the control of matter at
dimensions of 100 nm or less. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and …

Flexible mechanical systems experience undesirable vibration in response to environmental
and operational forces. The very existence of vibrations can limit the accuracy of sensitive …

ONE of the predominant difficulties in the theory of large space structure control stems from
the fact that large space structures are basically distributed parameter systems. This implies …

A technique has been developed which allows a single piece of piezoelec tric material to
concurrently sense and actuate in a closed loop system. The motivation behind the …

The book provides a pedagogical approach that emphasizes the physical processes of
active materials and the design and control of engineering systems. It will also be a …

This chapter begins with a brief introduction of the motivations of the book, a review of the
detrimental effect of vibrations on systems, and of the field of SMART materials and …