Introduction and overview -- Information processing by biological and artificial smart structures -- Ferroic materials -- Soft matter -- Self-assembly and self-organization of matter -- Nanostructures -- Human intelligence -- Smart sensor systems -- Sensors and actuators for smart structures -- Machine intelligence -- The future of smart structures
Summary
Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index
