Main description:

Adaptronic structures and systems are engineered to adjust automatically to variable operating and environmental conditions, through the use of feedback control. The authors of this book have taken on the task of comprehensively describing the current state of the art in this highly modern and broadly interdisciplinary field. The book presents selected examples of applications, and goes on to demonstrate current development trends.

Contents:

Adaptronics: A Concept for the Development of Adaptive and Multifunctional Structures.- Concepts of Adaptronic Structures.- Multifunctional Materials: The Basis for Adaptronics.- Controllers in Adaptronics.- Simulation of Adaptronic Systems.- Actuators in Adaptronics.- Sensors in Adaptronics.- Adaptronic Systems in Engineering.- Adaptronic Systems in Biology and Medicine.- Future Perspectives: Opportunities, Risks and Requirements in Adaptronics.