Past Event Overview

Smart Structures/NDE 2009 ended on 12 March 2009. SPIE would like to thank the organizing committee and everyone who made the event a great success. We look forward to seeing you in March 2010.

Check out the Technical Programs:
•View the Final Program (3028 kb PDF)
•View the Advance Program (893 kb PDF)
10 conferences in 2009. Presentation topics included:
•Smart Structures and Vehicles
•Actuators and Damping
•Biomimetics and Robotic Systems
•Multifunctional Materials
•Embedded and Self Diagnosis Sensors
•Modeling and Control
•Sensor Networks
•Real-Time NDE
•Structural Health Monitoring
Special Events in 2009:
•11th Annual EAP-in-Action Demonstrations
•One day course on Electroactive Polymer Actuators + Devices
•Welcome reception, award ceremonies, poster sessions, lifetime achievement awards, and student lunch
•Funding and agency talks from NSF, ONR, NIST
•Plenary Presentations - Monday through Thursday (see below)
 

Future Challenges in Aeronautics R&D
Monday 9 March
8:30 to 9:15 am

Jaiwon Shin, NASA - Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (USA)

 

Beyond PZT-Based Actuators: Bridging Material Science and Engineering
Monday 9 March
9:15 to 10:00 am

Paolo Ermanni, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)

 

Energy Harvesting: Small Scale Energy Production from Ambient Sources
Tuesday 10 March
8:20 to 9:05 am

Eric M. Yeatman, Imperial College London (UK)

 

NDE Simulations: Critical Tools in the Integration of NDE and SHM
Wednesday 11 March
8:20 to 9:05 am

R. Bruce Thompson, Ames Lab./NDE Ctr., Iowa State Univ. (USA)



 

A Paleo-aerodynamic Exploration of the Evolution of Nature's Flyers, Man's Aircraft, and the Needs and Options for Future Technology Innovations
Thursday 12 March
8:20 to 9:05 am

Brenda M. Kulfan, Brenda M. Kulfan, The Boeing Co. (USA)