This photo is the marina in Maiori. The photo was taken by an EAS V participant, Huangeng Luo
The Engineered Adaptive Structures V Conference (EAS) was
held in Maiori,
EAS IV focuses on the emerging technologies based on the
concept that structures can be engineered to adapt to changing environments.
This adaptability is achieved by integrating sensing and actuating devices
within the structure together with some fun of intelligence for control
purposes. While the adaptability is common in the biological world, e.g.,
changes in the skin color of a chameleon to match its environment, adaptability
in engineered structures is still very much an emerging technology.
Applications similar to this are due to advances in four major technologies
that are continuing to develop rapidly in Asia, Europe, and the
MESEMA is comprised of 18 academic and industrial researchers from eight countries. The consortium will exist for three years and will work to complete various objectives of aeronautics dealing with design, production, and testing of transducer systems based on active materials.
The structure of the conference permitted sessions to be
held daily along with ample time for attendees to enjoy the wonderful sights of
the Amalfi Seacoast. Plans are underway for the next
EAS to be held in 2008 in Big Sky,
Presentations
Adaptive Blades, Antonio Concilio, CIRA, Capua, Italy
Control Stiffness Devices aimed at
Producing Torque Rigidity Variation of an All Movable Vertical Tail, Salvatore Ameduri, CIRA,
Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications of
Active Control in Industries, Huageng Luo, GE Global Research Center , New
York , USA
Vibration Isolation – Observations on
the Limitation on Passive/Active Vibration Control, Michael
Brennan, ISVR,
Deformable Membrane Surfaces
Using Electro-Elastometers, Nakhiah Goulbourne, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and
Measure local volume
displacement using a piezoelectric array, Stanislaw Pietrzko,
EMPA,
Noise
reduction in localized areas: Interior Noise, Barbara Tiseo, CIRA, Capua, Italy
An active enclosure for the abatement of noise produced by rotating machines, Andrea Vigliotti, CIRA, Capua, Italy
Multi-Field Tailoring for Structural
Monitoring and Control Enhancement, Kon-Well
Wang, The
Morphing Aircraft Wings: From Concept to Reality, Jay Kudva, NextGen Aeronautics, Inc.,
The Use of Intelligent Material
Systems in Advanced Automotive Design, Thilo Bein,
Fraunhofer Institute for
Structural Durability & System Reliability LBF,
Optimal integrated design procedure for ASAC, Leopoldo de Oliveira, K.U. Leuven
Hybrid Modelling Approach to Predict Engine Noise Reduction in Passenger Trains, Antonio Vecchio, LMS International
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting for Vibration Control, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Resource Conservation, George Lesieutre, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Light Flight: A Fiber Optic System to Monitoring the Health of Aeronautical Structures Using Multifunctional and Minimally Intrusive Sensors, Antonio Calabro, CIRA, Capua, Italy
Noise Reduction in Localized Areas:
Interior Noise, Ignazia Dimino, CIRA,
Quasi-Active Control of Axial Fan Blade Tones Using Optimally Tuned Quarter Wavelength Resonators, Gary Koopmann, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Polymer Material Based Actuators, Sensors and Control
Approcahes for the Active Sound Transmission Loss Increase of Panels,
Hannu Nykanen, VIT