Smart Material Systems and MEMS
Design and Development Methodologies
Chapter One
Introduction to Smart Systems
1.1 COMPONENTS OF A SMART SYSTEM
The area of smart material systems has evolved from the
unending quest of mankind to mimic mechanical systems
of natural origin. The indispensable common objective in
all such initiatives has been to develop technologies to
produce non-biological systems that would achieve optimum
functionality widely observed in biological systems
through emulation of their adaptive capabilities and
integrated design.
Smart materials are usually attached or embedded into
structural systems to enable these structures to sense
disturbances, process the information and evoke reaction
at the actuators, possibly to negate the effect of the
original disturbance. Thus, smart ... read full excerpt from Smart Material Systems and Mems: Design and Development Methodologies ebook
