9th Cansmart Workshop 2006

Table Of Contents

Keynote Presentations

Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology
Abstract : Biomemitics as a Model for Inspiring Human Innovation

Nancy L. Johnson
Lab Group Manager at General Motors Research & Development
Abstract : Mechamatronics and the Automotive Industry

Contributed Papers

Development of Adaptive Seat Mounts for Helicopter Vibration Suppression
11 pages
Y. Chen, V. Wickramasinghe and D. G. Zimcik
Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Active Materials Based Self-Contained Variable Compliance Cervical Brace For Pilots
10 pages
F. Jahanshah¹, C. Fan¹, Z. Lu¹, A. Kapps¹, W.D. Fraser^2
1Active Materials Group, Engineering Services Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
²Defence R&D Canada , Toronto, ON, Canada

Design of a Compliant Aerofoil Using Topology Optimisation
9 pages
D. Baker and M. I. Friswell
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, UK

Closed-Loop Performance of a Shape Memory Alloy-Based Micro-Flow Effector for Missile Flight Control
16 pages
F.C. Wong, C.A. Rabbath, N. Léchevin, O. Boissonneault
Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, Québec, QC, Canada

A Study on the Thermomechanical Behaviour of a Two Part Resin System Shape Memory Polymer
10 pages
Steven Simkevitz and Hani Naguib
Dept of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Extension of Madill’s SMA Model to Include Time-Varying Stress
12 pages
A. Pai and R.B. Gorbet
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Rolled Maxwell’s Actuators – Concept, Design, Fabrication Process and Performance
9 pages
Jacob Leidner¹, Jason Massey¹, Jeffrey P. Szabo^2
1Bodycote Testing Group – Americas, Toronto, ON, Canada
²Tailored Polymers Group, DRDC Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada

Influence of Processing on Crystallographic and Magnetic Structure of Fe-Ga Films, Ribbons and Wires
9 pages
Shannon P. Farrell¹, Richard A. Dunlap², Joseph Lawless³, Rosaura Ham-Su¹, Norman C. Deschamps^1,2,4, and Josh D. McGraw^2
1Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
²Dep of Physics and Atmospheric Science & Inst for Research in Materials, Dalhousie Univ.
³Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
⁴Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Integrated High Temperature Surface and Plate Acoustic Wave Transducers
9 pages
C.-K. Jen¹, K.-T. Wu², M. Kobayashi¹, Y. Ono¹, L. Song² and I. Shih^2
1Industrial Materials Institute, NRC of Canada, Boucherville, Québec
²Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec

Collocated Control of a Rotor Supported By Magnetic Bearings
10 pages
X. De Lépine¹, T. Verdot², Y. Meyer^1
1LDMS (UMR CNRS 5006), INSA de Lyon, France
²Femto St dp. LMARC (UMR CNRS 6174), Université de Franche-Comté, France

Visual Servo Control of IPMC Actuator Based Micro-Robot
10 pages
Lidai Wang¹, Xiaoyun Wang², James K. Mills¹, and Shuxiang Guo^3
1Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto,Ontario
²Spacecraft Engineering, Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Quebec
³Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University Takamatsu, Japan

Design of State Feedback Control for Vibration Suppression of Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Flexible Beam
10 pages
K Dhanalakshmi, C Chandravathanam, M Umapathy, D Ezhilarasi
Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620 015, TN, INDIA.

Optimal Vibration Control of Active Laminated Beam Using Unimorphic Piezoceramic Elements and LQR Controller
10 pages
A. Zabihollah, R. Ganesan and R. Sedaghati
Dept of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia Univ, Montreal, Quebec

Improved Coupled Local Minimizers Technique and its Application to Finite Element Model Updating of Structures
12 pages
Zhongdong Duan and Yang Liu
School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

MR Bushing Development For VDE Engine Isolation
10 pages
Siamak Arzanpour, Farid Golnaraghi
Dept. of Mech Eng, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Flexible Ultrasonic High Temperature Transducers for NDT Applications
9 pages
M. Kobayashi¹, K.-T. Wu², C.-K. Jen¹, Q. Liu² , J.-F. Moisan¹ and N. Mrad^3
1Industrial Materials Institute, NRC of Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada
²Dept of Electrical and Computer Eng, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
³Dept of National Defence, DRDC, Air Vehicles Res Sec, NDHQ, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Electromagnetic SHM System For GFRP And CFRP Structures Used in Naval and Aeronautic Domains
10 pages
M. B. Lemistre
Laboratoire SATIE, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France

Smart Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Aerospace Structures
12 pages
P. Masson¹, P. Micheau¹, Y. Pasco¹, M. Thomas², V. Brailovski², M. Meunier³, Y.-A. Peter³, I.-H. Song³, D. Mateescu⁴, A. Misra⁴, N. Mrad⁵, J. Pinsonnault⁶, A. Cambron^6
1Mechanical Engineering, Dept. Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
²Mechanical Engineering, Dept. École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, QC, Canada
³Dept. of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada
⁴Mechanical Engineering Dept., McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
⁵Dept of National Defence, DRDC, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, ON, Canada
⁶Bombardier Aerospace, West Dorval, QC, Canada

Active Fiber Composites as Orthotropic Piezoelectric Transducers for Structural Health Monitoring Applications: Experimental Approach
10 pages
M. Birchmeier¹, A.J. Brunner¹, R. Paradies¹, J. Dual^2
1Empa, Laboratory for Materials and Engineering, Dübendorf, Switzerland
²Institute of Mechanical Systems, ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland

Materials Health Monitoring in Smart Cable Structures
10 pages
M. Ghandehari
Department of Civil Engineering Department, Brooklyn Polytechnic University

Integrated Technologies for Seismic Protection: an Italian Experience
10 pages
C. Rainieri², G. Fabbrocino¹, G. Manfredi², E. Cosenza^2
1Dept SAVA, Engineering & Environment Div, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
²Dept of Structural Analysis and Design, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Growth, Structure and Multiferroic Properties of Epitaxial Bi2FeCrO6 Thin Films
8 pages
Riad Nechache¹, Catalin Harnagea¹, Alain Pignolet¹, Louis-Philippe Carignan² and David Ménard^2
1INRS Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, Canada
²Dept. of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

ArF Excimer Laser Micromachining of Semiconductors, Glass, Piezoceramics and Polymers for Rapid Prototyping of Sensors and Actuators
10 pages
Jean-Philippe Desbiens and Patrice Masson
GAUS, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Univ de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Effect of Cyclic Electric Fields on Crack Growth in a Moderately Hard Piezoelectric
6 pages
S.H. Ferguson¹ , H.W. King¹ and D.F. Waechter², B. Yan², R. Blacow², and S.E. Prasad^2
1University of Victoria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada
²Sensor Technology Ltd., Collingwood, ON, Canada

Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Active Flatness Control of Membrane Structures
10 pages
Xiaoyun Wang, Wanping Zheng, Yan-Ru Hu
Directorate of Spacecraft Engineering, Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Canada

Short Range Structural Order in Melt Spun Fe-Ga Alloys
8 pages
J.S. Thorne¹, S.P. Farrell², T.D. Hatchard¹ and R.A. Dunlap^1,3
1Dept of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
²Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
³Institute for Research in Materials, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Preparation of Fe-Ga Powders by Mechanical Alloying
9 pages
J.M. Gaudet¹, S.P. Farrell², T.D. Hatchard¹ and R.A. Dunlap^1,3
1Dept of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
²Defence R&D Canada - Atlantic, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
³Institute for Research in Materials, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Shock Mitigation Using Shape Memory Effect Porous TiNi Foams
10 pages
A. Peter Jardine and George Baure
Shape Change Technologies LLC, 2985 E. Hillcrest Drive, CA

Perching Trajectory Optimization Through Aircraft Morphing
9 pages
A. Wickenheiser and E. Garcia
Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Damage Inspection of Filament Wound Pressure Vessel by Using Fibre Optic Sensors
7 pages
Jinsong Leng¹, Juncai Hao¹ and Zhang^2
1Centre for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
²Hafei Aviation Industry Co.LTD

MEMS Power Harvesting Concepts
8 pages
J. M. Dietl and E. Garcia
Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

A study of correlation between electrical resistance and the strain output of Ni-Ti SMA actuator
9 pages
X. Jiang, G. Wang, K. Shedlack & D. Nikanpour
Advanced Materials and Thermal Group, Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Quebec

Smart Material Mechanisms for Morphing Aircraft
10 pages
Justin Manzo and Ephrahim Garcia
Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

A Thermal-Mechanical Model and the Experimental Validations of a Shape Memory Alloy Actuator
12 pages
Guanghan Wang, Xin Xiang Jiang, Darius Nikanpour
Advanced Materials & Thermal Group, Canadian Space Agency, St-Hubert, Quebec

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