Complex adaptive structures: Design considerations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4512, Issue , 2001, Pages 13-24

  Culshaw, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuators; Adaptive structures; Complexity; Engineering design; Engineering materials; Sensors; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPLEX ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0035762782     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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