Smart Structures - Blurring the Distinction Between the Living and the Nonliving

Zusatztext A unique book! well written and of a wide interest. The idea of smart materials is very much of the moment. Informationen zum Autor Dr Vinod Kumar Wadhawan Solid State Physics DivisionRaja Ramanna FellowBhabha Atomic Research CentreMumbaiIndiaM.Sc. (1967)Ph.D. (1976)1979-80 Nuffield Foundation Travelling Fellow, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, U. K.1985- Regional Editor for Asia, Phase Transitions (Taylor & Francis, U. K.).1999-2004 Head, Laser Materials Division, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore.2000 Recipient of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal.2005-2008 Raja Ramanna Fellow, BARC, Mumbai. Klappentext Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done. It will be of interest to students and professionals in science and engineering. Zusammenfassung Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done. It will be of interest to students and professionals in science and engineering. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction and Overview 2: Information Processing by Biological and Artificial Smart Structures 3: Ferroic Materials 4: Soft Matter 5: Self-Assembly and Self-Organization of Matter 6: Nanostructures 7: Human Intelligence 8: Smart Sensor Systems 9: Sensors and Actuators for Smart Structures 10: Machine Intelligence 11: The Future of Smart Structures Appendices

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• Authors: Vinod K Wadhawan, Vinod K. Wadhawan, Vinod K. (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Wadhawan, Wadhawan Vinod K.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9780199229178
• ISBN: 978-0-19-922917-8
• No. of pages: 364
• Series: Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials; Monographs on the Physics and; Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials; Monographs on the Physics and
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Robotics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics, Materials science, Developmental biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General