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October 2002

2nd Canada-US Cansmart Workshop
October 2002

Table of Contents

Dynamic Analysis of Electro-Mechanical Transducers for the Generation and Measurement of Stress Waves
10 pages

Chun H. Wang and L. R. Francis Rose,
Air Vehicle Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia.

An X-ray Diffraction Study of Pmn-pt Ceramics in the Region of the Relaxor Transition
10 pages

H.W. King and S.H. Ferguson, University of Victoria, Mechanical Engineering,
D.F. Waechter and S.E. Prasad, Sensor Technology Ltd., Collingwood, ON.

Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-PbTiO₃ Single Crystals
12 pages

W. Ren, S-F. Liu and B.K. Mukherjee,
Department of Physics, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Measurement of Strain and Polarization in Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Actuators
8 pages

B. Yan, D. Waechter R. Blacow and S. E. Prasad,
Sensor Technology Limited, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.

Electrolytic Phase Transformation Actuators
12 pages

Colin G. Cameron, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, and
Defence Research and Development Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
and Michael S. Freund, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena and
Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Characterization of NiMnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
10 pages

G. Pirge¹, C.V. Hyatt¹, M.A. Gharghouri², J.R. Matthews¹, J. Chen¹, and J. McKay¹,
¹Defense Research and Development Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
²Dept. of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.

Test Results of the ”Smart Spring” Designed for Adaptive Vibration Control In Helicopter Rotors
10 pages

Viresh K. Wickramasinghe, David G. Zimcik, and Chen Yong,
Institute for Aerospace Research National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, and
Fred Nitzsche, Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University.

First Steps In The Development of a Semi-active Friction Device To Reduce Vibration By Energy Dissipation
10 pages

Paulin Buaka, Patrice Masson and Philippe Micheau,
G.A.U.S., Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

Active Stabilization of Bandpass Filter With Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuators
12 pages

Erick Charbonneau, Sebastien Caron, EMS technologies Ltd, Montreal, QC, and
David Waetcher, Eswar Prasad, Sensor Technology Ltd, Collingwood, ON.

A Sharp Phase Front-based Model And Its Application To Pseudoelasticity By Reorientation In Sma Thin Films
10 pages

Vesselin Stoilov¹, Abhijit Bhattacharyya² and Jeffrey Yokota^1
1Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
²Dept of Applied Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, US.

Assessment of Experimental Errors for Orientation of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
10 pages

S. P. Farrell¹, C. V. Hyatt¹, J. Chen², M. A. Gharghouri², and J. R. Matthews^1
1Defence Research & Development Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
²Dept. of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.

Semiconductor Gas Sensor Array-based Intelligent System For Combustion Gas Analysis
14 pages

Aftab Ahmad and Qun Zhou,
Materials Technology Laboratory, CANMET - NRCan, Ottawa, ON.

Temperature Compensation For Cavity Resonators Using Shape Memory Alloys
12 pages

Brian Keats, Raafat Mansour and Robert Gorbet,
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Using Wavelets To Identify Damage In Plates
10 pages

Stephanie A. Wimmer and Virginia G. DeGiorgi,
Multifunctional Materials Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, US.

Adaptive Feedforward Vibration Control of Flexible Plate Structures Using Piezoelectric Actuators
10 pages

Fujun Peng Yan-Ru Hu and Alfred Ng,
Directorate of Spacecraft Engineering, Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, QC.

Amplification In Inchworm Motors Using Hydraulic Booster: Modeling And Simulation
10 pages

K.A. Morris, Dept of Applied Mathematics and,
A. Khajepour and G. Liang, Mechanical Eng, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.

Photonic Bandgap Microstrips With Controlled Bandstops
10 pages

J. Wu¹, I. Shih¹, S.N. Qiu², C.X. Qiu², P. Maltais³, D. Gratton^3
1Electrical Engineering Dept., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
²CIS Scientific Inc., Brossard, Quebec,
³Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Quebec.

Fuzzy Modelling of a Shape Memory Alloy Actuator
10 pages

Jan Richter, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg Germany,
Eric Kubica, Dept. of Systems Design Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, and
Rob Gorbet, Dept. of ECE, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Design And Wind Tunnel Testing of An Adaptive Flight Vehicle
10 pages

António P. Costa¹ and Afzal Suleman^2
1Aeronautical Laboratory, Portuguese Air Force Academy, Sintra, Portugal,
²University of Victoria, Department of Mechanical Eng., Victoria, B.C., Canada.

Experimental Verification of Vibration Suppression Using Fuzzy Model Reference Self-tuning Controller
8 pages

Amor Jnifene, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada.
M. Tarbouchi and M. Fricker, Dept of Electrical and Computer Eng, RMC, Kingston, ON.

Dissipative Control of Hystereses
12 pages

K.A. Morris, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, and
R.B. Gorbet, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Tracking Performance of An Inchworm Piezomotor Controller
6 pages

R. Ben Mrad, A. Abhari, S. Salisbury, and J. Zu
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada.

Modeling of Dielectric Polymer Actuators
10 pages

Olivier Beslin¹, Christopher J. Purcell² and Jeffrey P. Szabo ^2
1MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Dartmouth, NS, Canada,
²DRDC Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS Canada.

Simulation of The Dynamic Behavior of The Cylinder Boom Reinforced by Shape Memory Alloy
10 pages

D.-H. Xu, X.-X. Jiang, M. Benmoussa, D. Nikanpour
Materials & Thermal Group, Spacecraft Engineering, Space Technologies,
Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, QC, Canada.

Solidification Behavior of Nimnga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
8 pages

J. Chen1, M.A. Gharghouri¹, G. Pirge², and C. V. Hyatt^2
1Dept. of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.,
²Defence R &D Canada, Atlantic, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada.

The Application Of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) For The Low Frequency Vibration Control Of Flexible Boom Structure
8 pages

Xin-Xiang Jiang, Patrick Richer, Donghui Xu, Min Gu and Darius Nikanpour.
Materials and Thermal Group, Spacecraft Engineering, Space Technologies,
Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, QC, Canada.

Polysilicon MEMS Structures For Infrared Sensing
10 pages

Z. Lu and I. Shih,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC.

Optimization of Drive Amplifiers for Smart Materials
12 pages

Chunping Song and Douglas K Lindner
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, US.

A Configurable Control System for Smart Structure Research
8 pages

B. Yan, D. Waechter R. Blacow and S. E. Prasad.
Sensor Technology Limited, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, and
H. Hu, N Somayajula, and R. Ben Mrad,
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, ON.

Active Vibration Control of the Cantilever Structure Using Shape Memory Alloy – A Numerical Approach
10 pages

M. Benmoussa, X.-X. Jiang, D.-H. Xu and D. Nikanpour
Advanced Materials and Thermal Group, Spacecraft Engineering,
Space Technologies Branch, Canadian Space Agency, QC, Canada.

Novel Shape-Memory Materials and Artificial Muscles Based on Thermoresponsive and Ion-responsive Hydrogels
12 pages

Sumitra Rajagopalan ^1,2, Julio Fernandes², L’Hocine Yahia ^1,2
1Groupe de Recherche en Biomécanique et Biomatériaux, École Polytechnique de Montréal.
²Laboratoire d’Imagerie et d’Orthopédie, Centre hospitalier, Univ.de Montréal, QC.

Piezoelectric Properties of Single Crystals of (1-x)pb(zn_1/3nb_2/3)-xpbtio₃ Solid Solutions Grown by the Modified Bridgman Technique
8 pages

A.Dabkowski*, H.A.Dabkowska*, J.E.Greedan*, W.Ren**, S-F.Liu** and B.K.Mukherjee**
* Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
** Department of Physics, Royal Military Collage, Kingston, ON.

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