Edizione	[1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Heidelberg [Germany] : , : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xviii, 316 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina	620.1
Collana	Gale eBooks
Soggetto topico	Mechanical engineering Smart materials
ISBN	3-7091-1571-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Wave propagation in functionally graded material bar due to collision -- Rough dynamic response prediction for simple railway bridge subjected to high-speed trains -- Speed-gradient control of mechanical systems with constraints -- About coupling of the block elements -- Fractional derivative appearing in some dynamic problems -- Hydroelastic stability of single and coaxial cylindrical shells interacting with axial and rotational fluid flows -- Flexible robots: modeling and simulation -- Structural monitoring through acquisition of images -- SMA passive elements for damping in the stayed cables of bridge -- Temperature effects on the response of the bridge "OEBB Bruecke Grosshaslau" -- Controlled passage through resonance for two-rotor vibration unit -- High-strength network structure of jungle-gym type polyimide gels studies with scanning microscopic light scattering -- Extension of the body force analogy to generalized thermoelasticity -- Active vibration and noise control of a car engine: modeling and experimental validation -- Magnetic techniques for estimating elastic and plastic strains in steels under cyclic loading -- Induction machine torque control with self-tuning capabilities -- On equivalences in the dynamic analysis of layered structures -- Turbulent flow characteristics controlled by polymers -- Dynamic mechanical properties of functionally graded syntactic epoxy foam -- Problems of describing phase transitions in solids -- A non-linear theory for piezoelectric beams -- Nonlinear analysis of phase-locked loop -- Constitutive models for anisotropic materials susceptible to loading conditions -- Applicability of various fracture mechanics approaches for short fiber reinforced injection molded polymer composites and components -- The deformation-diffusion coupling in thin elastomeric gels -- Elastoplastic analogy constitutive model for rate-dependent frictional sliding -- Improved position control of a mechanical system using terminal attractors -- Convex design for lateral control of a blended wing body aircraft -- Observability and reachability, a geometric point of view -- The model of a deformable string with discontinuities at spatial description in the dynamics of a belt drive -- Doppler effects for dispersive waves in beam and plate with a moving edge -- Effect of road surface roughness on extraction of bridge frequencies by moving vehicle.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910299734903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Durnten-Zurich : , : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (89 p.)
Disciplina	620.19
Altri autori (Persone)	VincenziniP. <1939->
Collana	Advances in science and technology
Soggetto topico	Smart materials Smart structures
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-908158-92-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Mining Smartness from Nature; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Biomimetic Materials; Mimicking the Anisotropic Behavior of Natural Porous Structures by Controlling the Reinforcing Particles Distribution in Polymeric Foams; Mimicking Bone Architecture in a Metallic Structure; Novel Bionic Biomembrane Supported by Gold Nanoparticles/Cellulose Hybrid Films; Chapter 2: Biomimetic Sensors, Actuators and Systems; Imitating the Cricket Cercal System: The Beauty of the Beast with a Twist of the Engineer; Actuator-Like Hydrogels Based on Conductive Chitosan Use of Textile Friction to Mimic Hill's Model in Dynamic Contraction of Braided Artificial MusclesBio-Inspired Active Electrolocation Sensors for Inspection of Tube Systems; Biomimetics in Energy Systems: Light Transmission in the Window Plant Fenestraria aurantiaca as Inspiration for New Solutions in the Technical World; Chapter 3: Biomimetic Flow Control; Numerical Simulations of the Clap-Fling-Sweep Mechanism of Hovering Insects; Controlling Flow Structures by Wing Motion in a Flapping-Flight Model; Advantages of an Ornithopter against an Airplane with a Propeller; Biomimetic Wings Keywords IndexAuthors Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464868203321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Durnten-Zurich : , : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (89 p.)
Disciplina	620.19
Altri autori (Persone)	VincenziniP. <1939->
Collana	Advances in science and technology
Soggetto topico	Smart materials Smart structures
Soggetto non controllato	Mining smartness Nature Smart materials CIMTEC
ISBN	3-908158-92-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Mining Smartness from Nature; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Biomimetic Materials; Mimicking the Anisotropic Behavior of Natural Porous Structures by Controlling the Reinforcing Particles Distribution in Polymeric Foams; Mimicking Bone Architecture in a Metallic Structure; Novel Bionic Biomembrane Supported by Gold Nanoparticles/Cellulose Hybrid Films; Chapter 2: Biomimetic Sensors, Actuators and Systems; Imitating the Cricket Cercal System: The Beauty of the Beast with a Twist of the Engineer; Actuator-Like Hydrogels Based on Conductive Chitosan Use of Textile Friction to Mimic Hill's Model in Dynamic Contraction of Braided Artificial MusclesBio-Inspired Active Electrolocation Sensors for Inspection of Tube Systems; Biomimetics in Energy Systems: Light Transmission in the Window Plant Fenestraria aurantiaca as Inspiration for New Solutions in the Technical World; Chapter 3: Biomimetic Flow Control; Numerical Simulations of the Clap-Fling-Sweep Mechanism of Hovering Insects; Controlling Flow Structures by Wing Motion in a Flapping-Flight Model; Advantages of an Ornithopter against an Airplane with a Propeller; Biomimetic Wings Keywords IndexAuthors Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910818577503321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stafa-Zuerich, Switzerland ; ; UK : , : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, , [2008]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (291 p.)
Disciplina	620.11
Altri autori (Persone)	VincenziniP. <1939-> GrazianiSalvatore
Collana	Advances in science and technology
Soggetto topico	Smart materials Smart structures
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-03813-229-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Mining Smartness from Nature; Committees; Preface; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1: ALGORITHMS, MECHANISMS AND STRUCTURES IN NATURE AS INSPIRATION TO MIMICKING; Spider Silk as an Inspiration for Biomimicking; Approaches to the Construction of the Minimal Cell; Flight Control of an Insect; Investigating the Thrust Production of a Myliobatoid-Inspired Oscillating Wing; Deployable Structures in Plants; A Bat-Wing Aircraft Using the Smart Joint Mechanism; Analysis and Optimization-Based Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms; CHAPTER 2: BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; Fractals to Model Hierarchical Biomaterials New Fabrication Process of Nano-Composites by Biomimetic ApproachGecko Inspired Suit Could Have you Climbing the Wall; Effective Impregnation of SiO2 Sol-Gel Solution in Pine Wood and Following Gel Localization in Free Cell Volume; CHAPTER 3: BIO-INSPIRED SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; Bioelectronic Detection Schemes for Biomedical and Environmental Sensing; Towards Biocompatible Sensing Devices: An IPMC Based Artificial Vestibular System; Double Layer Sensor Reproducing Perception Dynamics of Olfactory Cells; Determining the Binaural Signals in Bat Echolocation Generating Bio-Analogous Recognition of Artificial Materials - Sensors and Electronic Noses for OdoursA pH-Activated Biomimetic Actuator Derived from McKibben Artificial Muscle Structure; Mining Smartness from the Hydraulic System of Spiders: A Bioinspired Actuator for Advanced Applications; CHAPTER 4: BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS; Towards In Vivo Nanomachines; Neuromimetic Robots Inspired by Insect Vision; CPG Control of a Tensegrity Morphing Structure for Biomimetic Applications ; Biorobots, Nonlinear Dynamics and Perception Anthropomorphic Talking Robot Based on Human Biomechanical StructureCyborg MAVs Using Power Harvesting and Behavioral Control Schemes; Multi-UUVs Team Line Formation Control by a Behaviour-Based Method with Fuzzy Logic Adapters; Fabrication and Evaluation of Biomimetic Jellyfish Robot Using IPMC; The Nano and Micromanipulators Based on Magnetic Bacterium; CHAPTER 5: BIOMIMETIC FLOW CONTROL IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS AND ITS APPLICATION TO BIOINSPIRED AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; Vortex Method for the Analysis of Complex, Unsteady and Vortical Flows around a Swimming Fish Understanding the Hydrodynamics of Swimming: From Fish Fins to Flexible Propulsors for Autonomous Underwater VehiclesReverse Engineering of Self-Propelled Anguilliform Swimmers; An Exploration of Passive and Active Flexibility in Biolocomotion through Analysis of Canonical Problems; Modeling the Dynamics of Human Swimming; Geometric Mechanics and Aquatic Locomotion through Vortex Shedding; Vortex Rings in Bio-Inspired and Biological Jet Propulsion; Fluid-Structure Interactions in Pelagic Trawls and Probable Consequences for the Selectivity of the Fishing Gear; Hammerhead - A Vision Guided AUV Robustness of Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles under Disturbances
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462773603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford ; ; Philadelphia, : Woodhead Pub., 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (540 p.)
Disciplina	677.0286
Altri autori (Persone)	KirsteinTünde
Collana	Woodhead publishing series in textiles
Soggetto topico	Textile industry - Effect of technological innovations on Textile fabrics - Technological innovations Smart materials
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-85709-353-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Multidisciplinary know-how for smart-textiles developers; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; 1 The future of smart-textiles development: new enabling technologies, commercialization and market trends; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The technological trade-off between smartness and integration; 1.3 New enabling technologies for smart textiles; 1.4 New approaches in commercialization of smart textiles; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 Conclusion; 1.7 References; Part I Materials 2 Types and processing of electro-conductive and semiconducting materials for smart textiles2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Electro-conductive and semiconductive materials; 2.3 Electro-conductive materials and their properties; 2.4 Metals; 2.5 Carbon: carbon black (CB), graphite and carbon nanotubes (CNT); 2.6 Intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP); 2.7 Semiconductive materials and their properties; 2.8 Processing electro-conductive and semiconductive materials into textile structures; 2.9 Future trends; 2.10 Sources of further information and advice; 2.11 Notes; 2.12 References 3 Optical fibers for smart photonic textiles3.1 Introduction to photonic textiles; 3.2 Total internal reflection (TIR) fiber-based photonic textiles; 3.3 Photonic bandgap (PBG) fiber-based photonic textiles; 3.4 Photonic textile manufacturing; 3.5 Reflective properties of photonic bandgap textiles under ambient illumination; 3.6 Animated photonic bandgap textiles using mixing of ambient and emitted light; 3.7 Potential applications of photonic bandgap textiles; 3.8 Conclusion; 3.9 Acknowledgments; 3.10 References; 4 Conductive nanofibres and nanocoatings for smart textiles; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conductive nanofibres4.3 Conductive nanocoating; 4.4 Application of nanotechnology in smart textiles; 4.5 Future trends; 4.6 Sources of further information and advice; 4.7 References; 5 Polymer-based resistive sensors for smart textiles; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Mechanical resistive sensors; 5.3 Chemical resistive sensors; 5.4 Temperature resistive sensors; 5.5 Conclusion and future trends; 5.6 References; 6 Soft capacitance fibers for touch-sensitive smart textiles; 6.1 Introduction: overview of capacitive sensing; 6.2 Soft capacitor fibers for electronic textiles 6.3 Electrical characterization of the isolated capacitor fiber6.4 Capacitor fiber as a one-dimensional distributed touch sensor; 6.5 Fully woven two-dimensional touch pad sensor using one-dimensional array of capacitance fibers; 6.6 Conclusion; 6.7 References; Part II Technologies; 7 Textile fabrication technologies for embedding electronic functions into fibres, yarns and fabrics; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Fibre and yarn production processes: natural fibres; 7.3 Fibre and yarn production processes: continuous (man-made) fibres; 7.4 Functionalisation of fibres and yarns 7.5 Fabric production: weaving
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462875303321