ICAST 2024 welcomes contributions in all areas of smart/adaptive structures, including, but not limited to:
Materials
- Active or field-dependent materials
- Shape memory materials (alloys, polymers, etc.)
- Ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics
- Electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids
- Electrostrictive and magnetostrictive materials
- Electroactive polymers: dielectric, ionic, etc.
- Stimuli-responsive soft materials: hydrogels, etc.
- Biomimetic and bioinspired materials
- Biomaterials and biocomposites
Structures and Structural Systems
- Adaptive or smart structural systems
- Active vibration control and reduction
- Wave control and manipulation
- Leveraging/understanding nonlinearities
- Passive, semi-active, and active damping
- Bioinspired structures and robotics
- Metamaterials/metastructures and phononics
- Origami structures
- Auxetic structures
- Physical/mechanical intelligence
- Noise control
- Vibration isolation
- Shape/position control
- Morphing structures
- Energy harvesting
- Nastic structures
Tools and Methodologies
- Actuator/sensor technologies
- Hybrid actuation concepts
- Structural integration of actuators and sensors
- Modeling and simulation of smart/adaptive structures
- Acoustic/fluid-structure interaction
- Control methodologies
- Machine learning/AI
- 3D and 4D printing
Applications
- Aerospace, automotive, and naval applications
- Damage prognosis and structural health monitoring
- Non-destructive and destructive testing
- Measurement and manufacturing systems
- Military systems and components
- Medical applications
- Multifunctional textiles
- Wearable technologies
- Wireless data/power transfer