- Smart structures
Smart structures (Topical Term)
- Adaptive structures
- Intelligent structures
- Broader heading: Structural control (Engineering)
Work cat.: 93-604: Application of fiber optic sensors in engineering mechanics, c1993 (Smart structures)
Tzou, H.S. Intelligent structural systems, c1992 (Intelligent structures, smart structures definition: A structure or structural component on which are attached or in which are embedded sensors and actuators whose actions are coordinated through a control system imbuing the structure with the capability of responding spontaneously to external stimuli exerted on the structure in proportion to their magnitudes to compensate for undesired effects or to enhance desired effects.)
LC data base, 2/18/93 (Intelligent structures, Smart structures)
LC data base, 9/15/93 (Adaptive structures)
Engr. index: v. 89, pt. VI, p. 993 (Adaptive structures)
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