ABSTRACT

Currently, many smart materials exhibit one or multifunctional capabilities that are being effectively exploited in various engineering applications, but these are only a hint of what is possible. Newer classes of smart materials are beginning to display the capacity for self-repair, self-diagnosis, self-multiplication, and self-degradation. Ultima

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Control Strategies

chapter 3|42 pages

Vibration Control of Flexible Structure

chapter 6|34 pages

Application to Fine Motion Control System

chapter 8|52 pages

8Chapter Piezoelectric Shunt Technology