W. Sobek, and P. Teuffel. Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, IASS Symposium, June 24-28, 2002, Warsaw, Poland, page 203--210. Warsaw, (2002)
Abstract
Mobile or deployable structures, wide span bridges or high-rise towers increase the demand for more efficient and lightweight structures. Recent developments in information technology, material science, electronics and structural engineering pushed the limits of feasibility further and the integration of all these technologies promise a great potential: the introduction of adaptive systems in architecture and structural engineering. In natural systems adaptive processes are well known and they seem to be obvious and appropriate. In contrast, technical systems, e. g. bridges or houses are static – they don’t react to changes in their environment. But it seems to be logical to have systems that react to external stimuli, such as varying loading conditions or noise. Adaptronics deals with all aspects which are relevant to research, development and application of adaptive systems: Sensors, actuators and a control unit are integrated into one system. Sensors (or nerves) are able to detect and measure a variety of parameters, such as temperature or strains. Actuators are used to carry out the desired control action, for instance applying a force to the system or to change the stiffness or damping of the structure. In our studies we consider active and semi-active systems with the aim to homogenise the stress distribution and to control the deflections. Numerical examples are presented in this paper to show the potential of this new development for lightweight structures.
%0 Conference Paper
%1 sobek_adaptive_2002
%A Sobek, Werner
%A Teuffel, Patrick
%B Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering, IASS Symposium, June 24-28, 2002, Warsaw, Poland
%C Warsaw
%D 2002
%K adaptive, control deflection lightweight, load management, path sobek
%P 203--210
%T Adaptive lightweight structures
%X Mobile or deployable structures, wide span bridges or high-rise towers increase the demand for more efficient and lightweight structures. Recent developments in information technology, material science, electronics and structural engineering pushed the limits of feasibility further and the integration of all these technologies promise a great potential: the introduction of adaptive systems in architecture and structural engineering. In natural systems adaptive processes are well known and they seem to be obvious and appropriate. In contrast, technical systems, e. g. bridges or houses are static – they don’t react to changes in their environment. But it seems to be logical to have systems that react to external stimuli, such as varying loading conditions or noise. Adaptronics deals with all aspects which are relevant to research, development and application of adaptive systems: Sensors, actuators and a control unit are integrated into one system. Sensors (or nerves) are able to detect and measure a variety of parameters, such as temperature or strains. Actuators are used to carry out the desired control action, for instance applying a force to the system or to change the stiffness or damping of the structure. In our studies we consider active and semi-active systems with the aim to homogenise the stress distribution and to control the deflections. Numerical examples are presented in this paper to show the potential of this new development for lightweight structures.
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timestamp = {2023-11-27T15:10:57.000+0100},
title = {Adaptive lightweight structures},
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