Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices 2001

Citation

Rigelsford, J. (2003), "Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices 2001", Sensor Review, Vol. 23 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2003.08723aae.002

Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices 2001

Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices 2001

G. Manson, N. Parkes, G. Tomlinson, K. Worden, W. Bullough and W. Staszewski (Eds)Institute of Physics Publishing2002ISBN 0-7503-0875-3£100.00 CD-ROM for Windows PC, Mac, Unix

Keywords: Smart systems, Conferences

This CD-ROM presents the Proceedings of Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices 2001 Conference, which was held on 12-14 December in Edinburgh. The conference comprised 30 papers presented in ten sessions. These sessions focused on MEMS, Micro and Nanoscale Systems and Devices; Vibration and Sound Control; Smart/Intelligent Composites; Smart Sensors and Systems; Novel Damping Devices and Materials; Biomimetics and Biological Models and Materials; Novel Engineering Structures and Materials; Intelligent Signal Processing; Polymers and Polymeric Gels; and Shape Memory Alloys and Adaptive Materials; CR/MR Fluids.

“Electrostatic Micro-Actuators” and “Compact, Large Rotation, Coiled Piezoelectric Actuators - Experimental Validation” are the two (out of three) presentations from Session 1 provided on the CD. Session 2 comprises three papers which discuss “A Magnetic-Based Vibrating Wire Sensor”, “Overview of DARPA Sponsored Programs in Smart Material Driven Devices and Systems” and “Smart Technology: Research and Development at QinteiQ”. “Smart Panel with an Array of 4×4 Sensor-Actuator Pairs for the Control of Sound Transmission” is amongst the papers provided in Session 3, while Session 4 presents “Smart Technology – Smart Skis” and “Smart Humanware: A New Paradigm for the Design of Consumer Goods”.

“An Impact Monitoring System for a Composite Panel using Smart Sensor Technology and Neural Networks”, “Damage Diagnosis in Aerospace Structures using Piezoelectric and Optical Fibre Based Sensors” and “Applications of Smart Materials to Diagnostics and Vibration” are amongst the papers presented in Sessions 5 and 6. “New Technological Development of Passive and Active Vibration Control: Analysis and Test” is amongst the three papers in Session 7, while “Experimental Study of Volume Velocity Vibration Control of a Smart Panel Using Quadratically Shaped PVDF Actuator and a Multiple Accelerometers Arrangement” and “Adaptive Multifolding Microstructures2” are provided in Session 8.

Three out of the four original presentations from Session 9 are available on the CD-ROM. These include “Smart Friction Driven Systems” and “Energy Absorbing Composite Joints”. “Integration of PZT Actuators Vehicle (UAV) Flight Control with Adaptive Aerostructures” is available from the final session.

Although some people find it difficult to read from computer screens, this cross-platform CD-ROM is a superb way of making the conference proceedings available to a wide audience. Not only can the user search for keywords, including Boolean search terms, but the CD-ROM also contains a number of amateur video footage – some of which would be a shame to lose in a conventional printed version.