8th Cansmart Workshop 2005

Table Of Contents

Keynote Presentations

Janet M. Sater Science & Technology Division, Institute for Defense Analyses
Abstract : The Darpa Morphing Aircraft Structures Program

R. O. Claus^1,2, J. H. Lalli¹, A. Hill¹, S. Subrahmanyan¹ and R. M. Goff^1,2
1 NanoSonic Inc., Blacksburg, VA, USA
²College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
7 pages
Self-Assembled Metal RubberTM Strain Sensors

Contributed Papers

Carbon Nanotubes Attached to Ionic Crystal Surface
8 pages
M. Mestechkin
Theoretical research, San Diego, USA

Effect of Cyclic Electric Fields on PMN-PT Relaxor Ferroelectric Ceramics
8 pages
S.H. Ferguson¹, H.W. King¹, D.F. Waechter², R.G. Blacow² and S.E. Prasad^2
1University of Victoria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Victoria, BC
²Sensor Technology Ltd., Collingwood, ON

Multi-Model Interpretation of Measurement Data with Errors
10 pages
Ian F.C. Smith
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

A Refined Model of Piezoelectrically Actuated Beams
10 pages
C. McLean¹, J.S. Hansen², D.C.D. Oguamanam^3
1Structural Integrity Directorate, Nuclear Safety Solutions Ltd, Toronto, Ontario Canada
²Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto, Ontario Canada
³Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Canada

Development of a Numerical Model for the Optimization of Damage Controlling Carbon/Epoxy Composites Containing SMA Wires
10 pages
François-Simon Gauthier, Pierre-Luc Vachon, Vladimir Brailovski, Patrick Terriault
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Quebec

Active Control of Thermally-Induced Distortion in Composite Structures Using Piezocomposites
10 pages
Marie-Laure Dano, Benjamin Julliere and Myriam Gakwaya
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval Québec, Canada

Finite Element Analysis of Actuated Fiber Composites
10 pages
M. Martinez¹, M. Melnykowycz², A. Artemev¹, F. Nitzsche^1
1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
²EMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Testing and Research, Duebendorf, Switzerland

An Axial Strain Flexibility For Damage Detection of Truss Structure
11 pages
Z.D. Duan, G.R. Yan, J.P. Ou
School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Canadian Contribution to the International Buffet Load Alleviation Program for the F/A-18 Vertical Tail
10 pages
Viresh Wickramasinghe, Yong Chen, David Zimcik
Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa

Dynamic Modelling of a Complementary Clamp Piezoworm^TM Actuator
10 pages
S. Salisbury¹, D. Waechter², R. Ben Mrad¹, R. Blacow² , B. Yan², and S. E. Prasad^2
1Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
²Sensor Technology Limited, Collingwood, ON

Modeling of Magnetostrictive Materials Under Different Load Conditions
8 pages
Sina Valadkhan¹, Kirsten Morris², Amir Khajepour^1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo
²Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo

Realization, Characterization and Numerical Modeling of Dielectric Elastomer Films
9 pages
Jocelyne Coutte¹, Bertrand Dubus², Christian Granger² and Gérard Haw^2
1LAMTI, Université d'Artois, Technoparc Futura, France
²IEMN, Department ISEN, Lille, France

Development of NI-MN-GA Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
12 pages
S.P. Farrell¹, B. Armstrong¹, J.C. Bennett², J. Chen², L.M. Cheng¹, R.A. Dunlap³, G. Fisher¹, M. Gharghouri⁴, R. Ham-Su¹, C.V. Hyatt¹, I. Keough¹, J.R. Matthews¹, K. McRae¹, C. Purcell¹ and E. Robichaud^1
1Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic,Dartmouth, NS, Canada
²Dept. of Physics, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
³Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
⁴Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, National Research Council, Chalk River Labs, Chalk River, ON, Canada

Optimal Design of Smart Laminated Beams Using Layerwise Theory
9 pages
A. Zabihollah, R. Sedaghati, R. Ganesan
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University

Development of Piezoelectric Ceramic Composites
10 pages
A. Ahmad ¹, George McDonald¹, S. Eswar Prasad², D. F. Waechter² and R. G. Blacow^2
1Materials Technology Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa Ontario, Canada
²Sensor Technology Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Dynamic Testing and Parameter Identification of a Cantilever Type, Variable Length Structure
9 pages
Mustafa Gul, F. Necati Catbas
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando

Shape Memory Alloy-Based Micro-Flow Effector Development for Missile Flight Control
10 pages
F.C. Wong¹, O. Boissonneault^2
1Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, Val Belair, Québec
²École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Québec

Integrated Ultrasonic Piezoelectric-Based Transducers for Structural Health Monitoring
11 pages
M. Kobayashi¹, C.-K. Jen¹ , J.-F. Moisan¹, N. Mrad², and S.B. Nguyen^3
1Industrial Materials Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, Québec, Canada
²Department of National Defence, Defence R&D Canada, Air Vehicles Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
³Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Effects of Nickel Powder Size on the Fabrication of Porous NiTi Implant Material
10 pages
D. Ryan Walker¹, Robert B. Gorbet^2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo
²Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

A Novel Dielectric-Controlled Microwave Phase Shifting Technique
10 pages
J. Wu¹, S.N. Qiu², C.X. Qiu² and I. Shih^1
1 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal
²CIS Scientific, Montreal

PLD Grown Multiferroic BIFEO3 Films And Meso Structures: Deposition And Characterization
8 pages
C. Harnagea¹, C.V. Cojocaru¹, A. Pignolet¹, F. Normandin², T. Veres^2
1INRS-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications / Université du Québec, Varennes, Canada
²Industrial Material Institute, National Research Council, Boucherville, Canada

Thermal Behaviour Modelling of High Power Active Devices Using the ATILA Finite Element Code
10 pages
J.-C. Debus¹, Pascal Mosbah¹, John B. Blottman III ^2
1Département acoustique, Institut Supérieur de l’Electronique et du Numérique, Lille (France)
²Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Newport (USA)

An Experimental Comparative Study of Smart Damping System for Structural Vibration Mitigation
8 pages
Gwanghee Heo¹, Giu Lee², Woosang Lee² , Joon-Ryong Jeon² and Dong-Gi Lee^3
1Department of Civil Engineering, Konyang University, Korea
²Department of Architectural Engineering, Chungnam National University, Korea
³Department of Control & Information Engineering, Konyang University, Korea

An Embedded Program in a Wireless Sensing Unit for Smart Structure
10 pages
Gwanghee Heo¹, Woosang Lee², Giu Lee² , Pil-Joong Kim^3
1Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Konyang University, Korea
²Doctoral Candidate, Chungnam National University, Korea
³Professor, Dept.of Computer Science & Game Engineering, Konyang University, Korea

Fabrication of Rolled and Hollow Fibre Dielectric Actuators
10 pages
J. P. Szabo¹, J.A. Hiltz¹, C.G. Cameron¹, Jacob Leidner², Jason Massey^2
1Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
²Bodycote Materials Testing Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Damping in Smart Structures Via Carbon Nanotubes and Other Innovative Technologies
10 pages
Devendra P. Garg¹, Gary L. Anderson^2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
²U. S. Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Modal Control of Configuration-Dependent Linkage Vibration in a Smart Parallel Manipulator
10 pages
X. Wang, J.K. Mills
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shape Memory Alloys as a New Construction Material
10 pages
M. Shahria Alam, M. A. Youssef, M. Nehdi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Numerical Characterization of the Transformation Dynamics in Shape Memory Alloy
10 pages
D. Roy Mahapatra and R.V.N. Melnik
Mathematical Modelling and Computational Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Random Response of a Load-Leveling Suspension System with a Magnetorheological Damper
10 pages
Y. Shen¹, M.F. Golnarghi² and G.R. Heppler^2
1Spacecraft Engineering, Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Quebec
²University of Waterloo, Waterloo Ontario

From Smart Implant to Soft Robots: Biomimetic Solutions Based on Ion-Responsive Polymers
9 pages
Sumitra Rajagopalan
Biomedical Engineering Institute, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mcgill University

Development and Application of Inchworm Piezoelectric Stepping Motors
8 pages
Guomao Yang and John J. Kuta
EXFO Photonics & Life Sciences Division, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

A Smart Hydrophone for Underwater Acoustics
7 pages
N. Somayajula, B. Yan, S.E. Prasad and R. Blacow
Sensor Technology Limited, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

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