The State-of-the-Art of Smart Materials Sensors and Actuators
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2023) | Viewed by 5125
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnetorheological (MR) fluid; electrorheological (ER) fluid; control theory; robot control; vibration control; haptic devices using MR/ER fluids; sensors and actuators using smart materials
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Interests: smart material sensor and actuator; smart system and structure; active and semi-active control; vibration control; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric material; shape memory alloy; magnetorheological fluid
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart materials are advanced materials that can change the properties of materials in response to various external stimuli such as electric fields, magnetic fields, strain rate, and temperature. These smart materials are widely used as sensors and actuators in various engineering application systems due to their many advantages, such as high energy efficiency, fast response time, and system compactness.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish insightful and influential high-level review papers on the application of sensors and actuators using various smart materials. This Special Issue includes various types of review papers, such as chronological reviews, systematic reviews, specific aspect reviews, and application reviews. We expect these papers to be widely read and influential for researchers in related fields and to provide a variety of topics for discussion.
The list of potential research topics includes but is not limited to:
- Principles of smart materials sensors and actuators;
- Design, modeling, and control of smart structures and systems;
- Passive and active vibration and noise control;
- Soft robotics and aritificial muscles;
- Medical, haptic, and rehabilitation systems;
- Structural health monitoring;
- Flexible and wearable sensors;
- Energy harvesting systems;
- Other engineering applications such as aerospace fields.
Prof. Dr. Seung-Bok Choi
Prof. Dr. Jung Woo Sohn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart materials
- smart/intelligent structures/systems
- electro/magneto-rheological materials
- shape memory alloys and polymers
- piezoelectric materials
- magnetostrictive materials
- electroactive polymers (EAP)
- sensors and actuators
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