10th Cansmart Workshop 2007

Table Of Contents

Keynote Presentations

Jayanth N. Kudva
NextGen Aeronautics, Inc, Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract : Morphing Wings: From Concept to Reality

Claus-Peter Fritzen
Institute of Mechanics and Control-Mechatronics, Dept. Mech. Eng., University of Siegen, Germany
Abstract : Methods for the Self-Diagnosis of Smart Structures Based on Dynamical Properties

Contributed Papers

Piezoelectric Materials as Enabling Actuators for Terrestrial and Planetary Mechanisms
12 pages
Yoseph Bar-Cohen, S. Sherrit, X. Bao, M. Badescu, J. Aldrich, Shyh-Shiuh Lih and Z. Chang
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, Pasadena, CA, US

FPGA-Based Model Implementation for Real-Time Control of Smart Material Systems Operating in Hysteretic Regimes
10 pages
Thomas R. Braun and Ralph C. Smith
Center for Research in Scientific Computation,Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, US

Active Material Reversible Attachments:Shape Memory Alloy Based
8 pages
William Barvosa-Carter¹, Alan L. Browne², Nancy L. Johnson^2
1HRL Laboratories LLC, US
²GM R&D, US

In-Situ Ice and Structure Thickness Dection Using Integrated Ultrasonic Sensors
10 pages
Q. Liu¹, K.-T. Wu¹, M. Kobayashi², C.-K. Jen² and N. Mrad^3
1Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CA
²Industrial Materials Institute, NRC, Boucherville, Québec, CA
³DND, Defence R&D Canada, Air Vehicles Research Section, Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Damping of a Large Aluminium Plate with Piezoelectric Materials and Negative Capacitance Electrical Circuits
8 pages
Christian Granger and Anne-Christine Hladky-Hennion
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Lille, France

Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Concrete
10 pages
M. Saiidi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

Effect of Cyclic Electric Fields on Crack Growth in Navy Type V Piezoelectric PZT
8 pages
H.W. King¹, S.H. Ferguson¹, N. Somayajula², G. Gokeda², R. Blacow² and S.E. Prasad^2
1University of Victoria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Victoria, BC, CA
²Sensor Technology Ltd., Collingwood, ON, CA

Temperature-Tuned AWG Wavelength Interrogation for TFBG
8 pages
Weijian Wang^1,2, Gaozhi (George) Xiao¹ and Jacques Albert^2
1Photonics System Group, Institute for Microstructure Sciences, NRC, Ottawa, Canada
²Department of Electronics, Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada

Real-Time Parameter Estmation of Nonlinear System with Adaptive Kalman Filter Approach
10 pages
C. H. Loh¹, S. K. Hwang^2
1Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
²National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan

Controller Gain Optimization for Position Control of an SMA Wire
10 pages
Roger Chau¹, Robert Gorbet² and Kirsten Morris^1
1Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo
²Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo

Time Series Method of Data Imputation in Bridge Health Monitoring System
10 pages
Xinwu Zan¹, Yumei Fu^1,2
1College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, The Key Laboratory for Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
²Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, CA

A Cantilever Fiberoptic Accelerometer with a Linear Response
10 pages
D. Béliveau-Viel, V. Trudel, Y. St-Amant
LSMI, Department of Mechanical Engineering,Université Laval, Québec, Canada

A Comprehensive Model for Amplifying Mechanisms in Piezo-Driven Actuators
10 pages
P. Mottard and Y. St-Amant
LSMI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Application of Novel Sensors and Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Bearing Fault Detection
10 pages
Viresh Wickramasinghe¹, A. Rezaei², A. Dadouche¹, W. Dmochowski¹, F. Nitzsche^2
1Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa
²Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa

Mixed Control for Robust Vibration Isolation: Numerical Energy Comparison for an Active Micro Suspension Device
14 pages
Y. Meyer and M. Collet
FEMTO ST Department LMARC, UMR 6174, F-25000 Besançon, France

Passivity-Based Control of Monotonic Actuators
10 pages
S. Valadkhan¹, K. A. Morris², A. Khajepour^1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CA
²Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CA

Performance of a Mixed Mode MR Mount
12 pages
The Nguyen, Constantin Ciocanel, Christopher Schroeder and Mohammad Elahinia
Dynamic and Smart System Laboratory, MIME Dept., University of Toledo, OH, USA

Heat Generation in Piezoelectric Actuators under Dynamic Loading
10 pages
Senousy, M. S.¹, Li. F.¹, Mumford, D.², Gadala, M.¹ and Rajapakse, R.K.N.D.^1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, CA
²Westport Innovations Inc., CA

Investigation of Shape Memory Nanocomposite Materials
8 pages
J. S. Leng, H. B. Lv, X. Lan, S. Y. Du
Centre for Composite Materials and Structures, Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Synthesis and Evaluation of Ionic Electroactive Polymer Actuators
10 pages
A.D. Price, C.S. Berndt, J.M. Deluca, N. Farra, A.G. Gillies, M.O. Kopec, H.E. Naguib
Smart and Adaptive Polymers Lab, Dept of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA

Epitaxial BFO and BLT Thin Film Bi-Layers for Applications in Ferroic and Multiferroic Systems
6 pages
O. Gautreau, C. Harnagea and A. Pignolet
INRS Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC, CA

Damage Detection Accommodating Nonlinear Varying Environmental Conditions by Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis
10 pages
T.Y. Hsu ¹ and C.H. Loh^1,2
1Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
²National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan

Interrogation of Multi Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors using a Tunable Arrayed Waveguide Gratings Demultiplexer
8 pages
G. Xiao¹, N. Mrad², J. Liu¹, Z. Zhang^1
1Photonic Systems Group, Institute for Microstructural Science, NRC, Ottawa, CA
²Air Vehicles Research Section, Defence R&D Canada, DND, Ottawa, CA

Group Health Monitoring System for Bridges
16 pages
Yumei Fu^1,3, Lei Yu¹, Jiyun Yang², Yong Zhu¹, Weimin Chen¹, Shanglian Huang^1
1College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
²College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
³Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Automated Modal Parameters Extraction Via OMA Procedures
10 pages
C. Rainieri¹, G. Fabbrocino², E. Cosenza^1
1Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy
²School of Engineering, University of Molise, Italy

Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges via Low-Cost Accelerometer-Based Vibration Data
10 pages
S. Ali¹, S. F. Asokanthan¹, T. Wang¹, J. Cho¹, C. Lam², T. Tharmabala^2
1Dept of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
²Bridge Office, Ministry of Transportation, St. Catharines, ON, CA

Damage Assessment in Wood Beams Through Vibration Measurement
10 pages
A. Budipriyanto¹, A.S.J. Swamidas¹, S.R. Adluri¹,A. Haldar^2
1Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University,St. John’s, NL, CA
²NL Hydro, St. John’s, NL, CA

Thermochromic La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ Smart Coatings as Passive Smart Radiator Device for Spacecraft
10 pages
M. Soltani¹, M. Chaker¹, X.X. Jiang² and D. Nikanpour^2
1INRS-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Québec, CA
²Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Québec, CA

Structure and Properties of Epitaxial Thin Films of Bi₂FeCrO₆ and Patterned Islands of BiFeO₃
10 pages
R. Nechache¹, C.V. Cojocaru¹, C. Harnagea¹, L.-P. Carignan², L. Gunawan³, G.A. Botton³, D. Ménard², and A. Pignolet^1
1INRS Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, QC, CA
²Dép de Génie Physique, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CA
³Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research and Centre for Emerging Device Technologies, McMaster University, Hamilton

Development of Barium-Doped Lead Magnesium Niobate-Based Ceramics
10 pages
A. Ahmad¹, A.G. McDonald¹, S.E. Prasad² and R.G. Blacow^2
1Materials Technology Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
²Sensor Technology Ltd. Collingwood Ontario, Canada

Neutron Diffraction Study of Magnetic Shape Memory Ni-Mn-Ga Alloy
8 pages
R. Hutanu, I. Swainson, M. Gharghouri, R. Rogge
Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, National Research Council, Chalk River Laboratories, CA

A Prototype Control System Including Wireless Communications Capabilities for Ultrasonic Applications
10 pages
K. Allidina¹, S.B. Nguyen¹, M. El-Gamal¹ and C.-K. Jen^2
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, CA
²Industrial Materials Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, CA

Thermal Dependence of the Material Coefficients of Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics
6 pages
R.G. Sabat¹, W. Ren², G. Yang³, B.K. Mukherjee^1
1Department of Physics, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, CA
²Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
³EXFO Life Sciences & Industrial Division, Mississauga, ON, CA

Effects of Tertiary Alloying Additions on the Mechanical Behaviour of Galfenol
10 pages
Leon M. Cheng, Allison E. Nolting, Patti E. Fraser and Lesley L. Eckstrand
Defence R&D Canada – Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, CA

Determination of Latent Heat and Phase Transformation Temperatures of Shape Memory Alloys
12 pages
Guanghan Wang, Xin Xiang Jiang, Stephane Gendron, Darius Nikanpour
Advanced Materials & Thermal Space Technology, CSA, St-Hubert, Quebec, CA

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