Advances in Dynamic Systems by Smart Structures
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lightweight design; smart structures; active and passive vibration technologies; design methodologies
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Interests: autonomous driving; structural dynamics; design optimization
Interests: morphing structures; active vibration reduction; active noise reduction; 3D fiber printing
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Interests: active control of sound and vibration; structural dynamics and acoustics; active feedforward control; algorithms for active control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart structures are mechanical structures equipped with sensors, actuators, and signal processing capabilities in which sensor data are automatically analyzed using modern signal processing algorithms. The information provided by these algorithms is fed to actuator systems, which then act on the mechanical structure to ensure ideal system properties and optimum operating scenarios at all times.
New materials, material systems and manufacturing processes, which offer completely new possibilities for design, functional integration, energy conversion and information processing, are important contributors to the development of such systems. In addition, artificial intelligence methods are increasingly used for signal analysis, evaluation, and decision-making to generate advanced system properties and operating conditions. Thus, smart structures enable the design of innovative, self-configuring, autonomous, secure, and sustainable dynamic system solutions.
To master the complexity of smart dynamic systems right from the start, adaptation and new interdisciplinary development processes that take the entire product life cycle into account are required. A prerequisite for this is a holistic understanding of the system, including external boundary and environmental conditions.
This Special Issue seeks to address recent advances in the optimization of properties and the operation of dynamic systems by utilizing smart structure approaches, including sophisticated development processes.
Dr. Sven Herold
Dr. Thilo Bein
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Monner
Dr. Malte Misol
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart structures
- smart dynamic systems
- sensor data
- sophisticated development processes
- manufacturing processes
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