Smart Materials and Structures latest papers http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726 Smart Materials and Structures is dedicated to technical advances in smart materials, systems and structures, including materials, sensing and actuation, optics and electromagnetics, structures, control and information processing. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Smart Materials and Structures http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ A consistent approach for deriving a 1D constitutive equation for shape memory alloys http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=097002?rss=2.0 Author(s): Rasoul Khandan, Mojtaba Mahzoon, Seyed Ahmad Fazelzadeh and Hemmasizadeh Ali<br>Affiliation(s): Mechanical Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Thermomechanical fatigue of shape memory alloys http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=8/a=085021?rss=2.0 Author(s): D C Lagoudas, D A Miller, L Rong and P K Kumar<br>Affiliation(s): Aerospace Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3141, USA; Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3800, USA; Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015, People's Republic of China Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Design, test and model of a hybrid magnetostrictive hydraulic actuator http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=8/a=085019?rss=2.0 Author(s): Anirban Chaudhuri, Jin-Hyeong Yoo and Norman M Wereley<br>Affiliation(s): Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Electromechanical field concentrations near the electrode tip in partially poled multilayer piezo-film actuators http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=8/a=085020?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yasuhide Shindo, Fumio Narita and Mitsuru Hirama<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Materials Processing, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Optimal shape control of a beam using piezoelectric actuators with low control voltage http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Y Yu, X N Zhang and S L Xie<br>Affiliation(s): MOE Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration/Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A microfabricated piezoelectric transducer platform for mechanical characterization of cellular events http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095014?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yu-Hsiang Hsu and William C Tang<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697-2715, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Mechanism of bandwidth improvement in passively cooled SMA position actuators http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095013?rss=2.0 Author(s): R B Gorbet, K A Morris and R C C Chau<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Alpha Academy, Hong Kong Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT The electrorheological effect of polyaniline nanofiber, nanoparticle and microparticle suspensions http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095007?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jianbo Yin, Xiang Xia, Liqin Xiang, Yinpo Qiao and Xiaopeng Zhao<br>Affiliation(s): Institute of Electrorheological Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, People's Republic of China Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Effect of dissipation on a shear horizontal surface acoustic wave in a functionally graded piezoelectric material structure http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095012?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jianke Du, Kai Xian and Yook-Kong Yong<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, School of Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Finding NEMO (novel electromaterial muscle oscillator): a polypyrrole powered robotic fish with real-time wireless speed and directional control http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095009?rss=2.0 Author(s): Scott McGovern, Gursel Alici, Van-Tan Truong and Geoffrey Spinks<br>Affiliation(s): Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, AIIM Building Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, AIIM Building Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW, Australia; School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW, Australia; Maritime Platforms Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Characterization of micro-scale creep deformation of an electro-active paper actuator http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095008?rss=2.0 Author(s): Sangwoo Lee, Joo-Hyung Kim, Kwangseon Kang, Jaehwan Kim, Heung Soo Kim and Chulho Yang<br>Affiliation(s): Center for EAPap Actuator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-Dong, Nam-Ku, Incheon 402-751, Korea; School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu, Hayang-Eup, Kyungsan, Kyungbuk 712-702, Korea; School of Mechanical Engineering, Andong National University, 388 Songchon-Dong, Andong, Kyungbuk 760-749, Korea Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A piezostack-based active mount for broadband frequency vibration control: experimental validation http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=097001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Seung-Bok Choi, Jung Woo Sohn, Sang-Min Choi, Vien Quoc Nguyen and Seok-Jun Moon<br>Affiliation(s): Smart Structures and Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea; Systems Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Daejeon 305-343, Korea Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A simple sensor model for THUNDER actuators http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095011?rss=2.0 Author(s): Joel F Campbell and Robert G Bryant<br>Affiliation(s): NASA Langley Research Center, MS 488, Hampton, VA 23681, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Room-temperature gas sensing studies of polyaniline thin films deposited on different substrates http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095010?rss=2.0 Author(s): N G Deshpande, Y G Gudage, R S Devan, Y R Ma, Y P Lee and Ramphal Sharma<br>Affiliation(s): Thin Film and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Physics, Dr B A Marathwada University, Aurangabad-431004 (MS), India; Quantum Photonic Science Research Center and Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea; Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien-97401, Taiwan, Republic of China Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A wireless flow sensor based on magnetic higher-order harmonic fields http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095002?rss=2.0 Author(s): Brandon D Pereles, Ranyuan Shao, Ee Lim Tan and Keat Ghee Ong<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton,MI 49931, USA; Norinse Technologies LLC, Houghton, MI 49931, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Magneto-rheological fluid behavior in squeeze mode http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Alireza Farjoud, Ryan Cavey, Mehdi Ahmadian and Michael Craft<br>Affiliation(s): Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS), Virginia Tech, 3103 Commerce Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Quasi-2D finite element formulation of active–constrained layer beams http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095003?rss=2.0 Author(s): J-J R B Bekuit, D C D Oguamanam and O Damisa<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Micro-vibration response of a stochastically excited sandwich beam with a magnetorheological elastomer core and mass http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Z G Ying and Y Q Ni<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China; Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Barely visible impact damage detection for composite sandwich structures by optical-fiber-based distributed strain measurement http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=8/a=085018?rss=2.0 Author(s): S Minakuchi, Y Okabe, T Mizutani and N Takeda<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Advanced Energy, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan; Department of Mechanical and Biofunctional Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Misalignment diagnosis of rotating machinery through vibration analysis via the hybrid EEMD and EMD approach http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=9/a=095004?rss=2.0 Author(s): T Y Wu and Y L Chung<br>Affiliation(s): Research Center for Adaptive Data Analysis, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan; Advanced Mechanical Technology Department, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutong, Hsinchu 310, Taiwan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT