Smart civil structures are capable of partially compensating the undesirable effects due to
external perturbations; they sense and react to the environment in a predictable and …

In this paper, static analysis of laminated composite plates and shells bonded with macro-
fiber composite (MFC) actuators under thermo-electro-mechanical loads is considered. Most …

In this article, we focus on static finite element (FE) simulation of piezoelectric laminated
composite plates and shells, considering the nonlinear constitutive behavior of piezoelectric …

In this paper, a ground‐based experimental system for solar array active vibration
suppression has been established. Firstly, in order to establish an accurate model of the …

This article presents the filtered feedback linearization controller for the simultaneous
positioning and vibration suppression of a slewing flexible-link manipulator. Filtered …

This paper introduces a new computational approach for the articulated joint/deformation
actuation and motion control of robot manipulators with flexible components. Oscillations …

The dynamic behavior of piezoelectric active repair bonded on cracked structures is
analyzed in this article. The boundary element code used to perform the simulations is …

The present article focuses on the static and dynamic finite element simulations of smart
piezolaminated composite shell structures considering strong electric field nonlinearity …

This paper deals with static and dynamic analysis of thin-walled structures with integrated
piezoelectric layers as sensors and actuators in the geometrically nonlinear range of …

The absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) approach has been successfully used to
analyze bodies undergoing large deformations in multibody dynamics applications. In this …