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13 August 2003 Overview of multifunctional materials
Peter Matic
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Proceedings Volume 5053, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.498546
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States
Abstract
Multifunctional design has evolved over the past decade, moving away from discrete unifunctional subsystems with clearly defined boundaries, to produce systems design and materials design methods that blend performance in new and innovative ways. This presentation looks at the development of multifunctional design from a systems and a materials perspecitve. A classification of multifunctional desings is presented, in terms of the decreasing scales at which the boundaries of subsystems, components and material are blurred. Guidelines for identifying multifunctional opportunities at the system and material scale are also discussed.
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Peter Matic "Overview of multifunctional materials", Proc. SPIE 5053, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, (13 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.498546
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KEYWORDS
Chemical elements
Multifunctional materials
Electrons
Antennas
Polymers
Sensors
Composites
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