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In this article, we present some very interesting aerospace applications related to smart materials. These applications are presented in the form of three case studies. These studies relate to the control of vibration in an aircraft component, de-icing of aircraft surfaces, and the active control of broadband excitations. Although there are many different smart materials available commercially, in this article only those technologies that are based on piezoceramic materials are used in solving the above-mentioned applications. Some current and future technologies that can be developed using smart materials are discussed toward the end of the article.
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The author would like to thank his former graduate students Dr Mira Mitra and Dr D Roy Mahapatra for providing the data for the first and third case studies in this article. Some of the work reported here was part of their respective doctoral theses. The author would also like to thank Dr S.B. Kandagal, the Principal Investigator of the NPMASS project titled Electro-Vibratory deicing of airfoils with Electrostrictive and Piezoceramic actuators (PARC 3 with project number 3.2) for providing the data and the write up for the de-icing case study.
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Gopalakrishnan, S. (2014). Smart Materials Technology for Aerospace Applications. In: Vinoy, K., Ananthasuresh, G., Pratap, R., Krupanidhi, S. (eds) Micro and Smart Devices and Systems. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1913-2_25
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