Theory Of Adaptive Structures

Author : Senol Utku
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998-02-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849374316

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Theory of Adaptive Structures by Senol Utku Pdf

Theory of Adaptive Structures provides the basic theory for controlling adaptive structures in static and dynamic environments. It synthesizes well-established theories on modern control as well as statics and dynamics of deformable bodies. Discussions concentrate on the discrete parameter adaptive structures dealing with actuator placement, actuator selection, and actuation computation problems - keeping these structures at close proximity of any chosen nominal state with the least energy consumption. An introduction to the distributed parameter adaptive structures is also provided. The book follows that modern trend in research and industry striving to incorporate intelligence into engineered products through microprocessors that are becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper at astounding rates. Not using them in engineered products may become an enormous liability. Resulting from the advances in materials technology on sensors and actuator technologies as well as the availability of very powerful and reliable microprocessors, there is an ever-increasing interest in actively controlling the behavior of engineering systems. Engineers and engineering scientists must revive and broaden their activities to maximize applications for predicting and controlling the behavior of deformable bodies. Topics include: An introduction to adaptive structures Incremental excitation-response relations in static and dynamic cases Active control of response in static case Statically determinate adaptive structures Statically indeterminate adaptive structures Active vibration control for autonomous and non-autonomous cases Active control against wind Active control against seismic loads Distributed parameter adaptive structures The technology of adaptive structures has created an environment where the analysis, not the computation, of structural response - due to actuator-inserted deformations - has become important. Problems related to the placement, the operation in real time, and the energy consumption of the actuators require the review and broadening of the theories long dormant due to the emphasis placed in the numerical simulations of structural behavior by the displacement finite element method. This book furnishes the basic theory needed by modern engineers in the design and control of discrete parameter adaptive structures .

Author : Senol Utku
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351408684

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Theory of Adaptive Structures by Senol Utku Pdf

Theory of Adaptive Structures provides the basic theory for controlling adaptive structures in static and dynamic environments. It synthesizes well-established theories on modern control as well as statics and dynamics of deformable bodies. Discussions concentrate on the discrete parameter adaptive structures dealing with actuator placement, actuator selection, and actuation computation problems - keeping these structures at close proximity of any chosen nominal state with the least energy consumption. An introduction to the distributed parameter adaptive structures is also provided. The book follows that modern trend in research and industry striving to incorporate intelligence into engineered products through microprocessors that are becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper at astounding rates. Not using them in engineered products may become an enormous liability. Resulting from the advances in materials technology on sensors and actuator technologies as well as the availability of very powerful and reliable microprocessors, there is an ever-increasing interest in actively controlling the behavior of engineering systems. Engineers and engineering scientists must revive and broaden their activities to maximize applications for predicting and controlling the behavior of deformable bodies. Topics include: An introduction to adaptive structures Incremental excitation-response relations in static and dynamic cases Active control of response in static case Statically determinate adaptive structures Statically indeterminate adaptive structures Active vibration control for autonomous and non-autonomous cases Active control against wind Active control against seismic loads Distributed parameter adaptive structures The technology of adaptive structures has created an environment where the analysis, not the computation, of structural response - du

Author : Senol Utku
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351408677

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Theory of Adaptive Structures by Senol Utku Pdf

Theory of Adaptive Structures provides the basic theory for controlling adaptive structures in static and dynamic environments. It synthesizes well-established theories on modern control as well as statics and dynamics of deformable bodies. Discussions concentrate on the discrete parameter adaptive structures dealing with actuator placement, actuator selection, and actuation computation problems - keeping these structures at close proximity of any chosen nominal state with the least energy consumption. An introduction to the distributed parameter adaptive structures is also provided. The book follows that modern trend in research and industry striving to incorporate intelligence into engineered products through microprocessors that are becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper at astounding rates. Not using them in engineered products may become an enormous liability. Resulting from the advances in materials technology on sensors and actuator technologies as well as the availability of very powerful and reliable microprocessors, there is an ever-increasing interest in actively controlling the behavior of engineering systems. Engineers and engineering scientists must revive and broaden their activities to maximize applications for predicting and controlling the behavior of deformable bodies. Topics include: An introduction to adaptive structures Incremental excitation-response relations in static and dynamic cases Active control of response in static case Statically determinate adaptive structures Statically indeterminate adaptive structures Active vibration control for autonomous and non-autonomous cases Active control against wind Active control against seismic loads Distributed parameter adaptive structures The technology of adaptive structures has created an environment where the analysis, not the computation, of structural response - du

Author : David Wagg,Ian Bond,Paul Weaver,Michael Friswell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0470512040

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Adaptive Structures by David Wagg,Ian Bond,Paul Weaver,Michael Friswell Pdf

Adaptive structures have the ability to adapt, evolve or change their properties or behaviour in response to the environment around them. The analysis and design of adaptive structures requires a highly multi-disciplinary approach which includes elements of structures, materials, dynamics, control, design and inspiration taken from biological systems. Development of adaptive structures has been taking place in a wide range of industrial applications, but is particularly advanced in the aerospace and space technology sector with morphing wings, deployable space structures; piezoelectric devices and vibration control of tall buildings. Bringing together some of the foremost world experts in adaptive structures, this unique text: includes discussions of the application of adaptive structures in the aerospace, military, civil engineering structures, automotive and MEMS. presents the impact of biological inspiration in designing adaptive structures, particularly the use of hierarchy in nature, which typically induces multi-functional behavior. sets the agenda for future research in adaptive structures in one distinctive single volume. Adaptive Structures: Engineering Applications is essential reading for engineers and scientists working in the fields of intelligent materials, structural vibration, control and related smart technologies. It will also be of interest to senior undergraduate and postgraduate research students as well as design engineers working in the aerospace, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering sectors.

Author : Robert L. Clark,William R. Saunders,Gary P. Gibbs
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471122629

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Adaptive Structures by Robert L. Clark,William R. Saunders,Gary P. Gibbs Pdf

Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science An applications-oriented approach for engineers and advanced students Adaptive Structures covers the key concepts and practical issues involved in translating much of the theory of adaptive structures into successful, real-world hardware. Easily applied to a variety of application physics, the material emphasizes the integration of control strategies, transduction device dynamics, and spatial signal processing through novel sensing methods and actuator configurations (physical or transformed coordinates). The book contains essential models of adaptive structures and components to facilitate design approaches. The accompanying disk features script files, operating under MATLAB, which can be used to generate most of the results presented throughout the book and are invaluable to readers developing their own structural models. Topics include: * Fundamentals of structural dynamics; linear systems and signals; and signal processing and digital filters * The integration of spatial and temporal signal processing techniques * Transduction device dynamics and links between physical, modal, and wave domain models for structural dynamic analysis and control * An overview of classical controls * An application-oriented review of adaptive feedforward control and multivariable feedback control system architectures

Author : Carol Midgley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135646752

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Goals, Goal Structures, and Patterns of Adaptive Learning by Carol Midgley Pdf

Conducted over a 7yr period & spawning many jrnl pub's, this vol. will summarize the many interconnected studies that were conducted, will frame each one in terms of the larger lit, & will emphasize their contrib's to motivational theory & educ. practice

Author : James Patrick Brock
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080542461

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The Evolution of Adaptive Systems by James Patrick Brock Pdf

The data of evolutionary biology have changed in a very radical way in recent years, the most significant input to this revolution being the advances made in developmental genetics. Another recent development is a noticeable shift away from extreme specialization in evolutionary biology. In this, we are perhaps to be reminded of George Gaylord Simpson's comments: "evolution is an incredibly complex but at the same time integrated and unitary process." The main objective of this book is to illustrate how natural adaptive systems evolve as a unity--with the particular objective of identifying and merging several special theories of evolution within the framework of a single general theory. The Evolution of Adaptive Systems provides an interdisciplinary overview of the general theory of evolution from the standpoint of the dynamic behavior of natural adaptive systems. The approach leads to a radically new fusion of the diverse disciplines of evolutionary biology, serving to resolve the considerable degree of conflict existing between different schools of contemporary thought. The book is a timely volume written by a natural historian with a broad view of biology The author draws examples from a large range of organisms from many different habitats and niches where interesting adaptations have evolved Probes deeply into mechanisms of evolution such as developmental genetics, morphogenesis, chromosome structure, and cladogenesis Clear definition of terms, with illustrations visualizing the main theoretical structures, and point-by-point summaries clearly stating the principal conclusions

Author : Robert Schmidt III,Simon Austin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317526452

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Adaptable Architecture by Robert Schmidt III,Simon Austin Pdf

Adaptable Architecture provides thought-provoking and inquisitive insights into how we can prolong the useful life of buildings by designing them to be more adaptable, and hence create a more sustainable built environment. The book provides a theoretical foundation counterpointed by the experiences and ideas of those involved in the design and use of buildings. It explains many approaches to designing for change, with lessons from history, and case studies including The Cedar Rapids Public Library, Kentish Town Health Centre and Folkestone Performing Arts Centre, which stretch our thinking beyond the conventional notions of adaptability. The authors reveal the many conditions that make it a complex design phenomenon, by considering the purpose, design and business case of buildings as well as the physical product. Full of summaries, diagrams, reference charts, tables, and photos of exemplar solutions for use as conversational tools or working aids, this book is for any professional or student who wants to research, question, imagine, illustrate - and ultimately design for - adaptation. In addition, further information and resources are available through the Adaptable Futures website www.adaptablefutures.com which includes additional case studies, videos, information about industry events and up-to-the-minute developments.

Author : Inderjit Chopra,Jayant Sirohi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 925 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521866576

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Smart Structures Theory by Inderjit Chopra,Jayant Sirohi Pdf

This book focuses on smart materials and structures, which are also referred to as intelligent, adaptive, active, sensory, and metamorphic. The ultimate goal is to develop biologically inspired multifunctional materials with the capability to adapt their structural characteristics, monitor their health condition, perform self-diagnosis and self-repair, morph their shape, and undergo significant controlled motion.

Author : Nesbitt Hagood IV
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566767555

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Adaptive Structures and Technology, Ninth International Conference by Nesbitt Hagood IV Pdf

Author : Derek Layder
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446236826

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Sociological Practice by Derek Layder Pdf

In this textbook, Derek Layder offers a better understanding of the links between theory and research, and provides an analysis of the relationship between the two. He develops clear usable strategies to encourage theory development in the practical context of social research, and introduces a new approach - adaptive theory - which can be used to generate new theory as well as develop existing theory in conjunction with empirical research. Layder concludes by providing an outline of new rules of sociological method that show how adaptive theory can be put into practice.

Author : Walter Frederick Buckley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9057005379

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Society-- a Complex Adaptive System by Walter Frederick Buckley Pdf

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : John Henry Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199662548

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Complexity by John Henry Holland Pdf

In this very short introduction, John Holland presents an introduction to the science of complexity. Using examples from biology and economics, he shows how complexity science models the behaviour of complex systems.

Author : Thilo Gross,Hiroki Sayama
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642012846

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Adaptive Networks by Thilo Gross,Hiroki Sayama Pdf

Adding one and one makes two, usually. But sometimes things add up to more than the sum of their parts. This observation, now frequently expressed in the maxim “more is different”, is one of the characteristic features of complex systems and, in particular, complex networks. Along with their ubiquity in real world systems, the ability of networks to exhibit emergent dynamics, once they reach a certain size, has rendered them highly attractive targets for research. The resulting network hype has made the word “network” one of the most in uential buzzwords seen in almost every corner of science, from physics and biology to economy and social sciences. The theme of “more is different” appears in a different way in the present v- ume, from the viewpoint of what we call “adaptive networks.” Adaptive networks uniquely combine dynamics on a network with dynamical adaptive changes of the underlying network topology, and thus they link classes of mechanisms that were previously studied in isolation. Here adding one and one certainly does not make two, but gives rise to a number of new phenomena, including highly robust se- organization of topology and dynamics and other remarkably rich dynamical beh- iors.

Author : Elmar J. Breitbach,L. F. Campanile
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849319277

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13th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, 2002 by Elmar J. Breitbach,L. F. Campanile Pdf

This book will be a valuable step toward the common goal of an "adaptive" scientific community: improving everyone's quality of life in a sustainable and safe way.