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TRACK PLENARY
Biography: Walter Lacarbonara is a Professor
of Nonlinear Dynamics at Sapienza University. coupling and multi-physics theories have been developed
During his graduate education he was
awarded a MS in Structural Engineering
(Sapienza University) and a MS in Engineering piezoelectrics, electro-/magneto-/photo-strictive materials,
Mechanics (Virginia Tech, USA), and a PhD
in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics. His research interests
cover nonlinear structural dynamics; asymptotic techniques;
nonlinear control of vibrations; experimental nonlinear
dynamics; dynamic stability of structures (suspension/arch
bridges, aircraft wings, magnetically levitated rotating rings);
modeling and dynamics of macro and nanocomposites. He is
Editor in Chief of Nonlinear Dynamics, Associate Editor of the
Journal of Sound and Vibration, the ASME Journal of Applied
Mechanics, and the International Journal of Aeronautical and
Space Sciences. He is currently serving as Chair of the ASME
Technical Committee on Multibody System and Nonlinear
Dynamics. He served as general co-Chair and technical
program co-Chair of the ASME 2015 (Boston, USA) and 2013
(Portland, USA) IDETC Conferences. He has organized over
10 international symposia and conference sessions.
His research is supported by national and international
sources. Among the most recent grants, PI of a European
Office of Aerospace Research and Development/Air Force
Office of Scientific Research Grant titled “Bridging high
strength and dissipation in carbon nanotube composites”;
co-Pi of an EOARD/AFOSR Grant titled “Highly reconfigurable,
multistable composites with tunable global/local morphing
capability”; PI of a Bridgestone Grant titled “Nonlinear dynamic
models of lightweight tires and experimental validation”.
He has been awarded fellowships as a visting professor by
JSPS (Tsukuba, Japan); IPST (College Park, MD, USA);
IFSTTAR (Paris, France). He has published over 220 papers
and conference proceedings, 3 patents, 10 book chapters,
and a Springer book (Nonlinear Structural Mechanics. Theory,
dynamical phenomena and modeling) for which he received
the 2013 Texty Award nomination by Springer US.
Track 5: Dynamics, Vibration, And Control
5-1-1: DYNAMICS, VIBRATION, AND CONTROL PLENARY
Wednesday, November 8, 8:00am–9:45am
Room 2, Tampa Convention Center
Smart Structures and Structronic Systems: Three-decades
from Satellites, Precision Machines to Micro-, Nano-
Manipulations
(IMECE2017-73538)
Hornsen (HS) Tzou
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Abstract: The synergistic integration of smart materials,
structures, machines, sensors, actuators, and control
electronics can transform conventional passive structures and
machines to active, adaptive, and “smart” structronic (structure
+ electronic) or mechatronic systems with inherent self-
sensing, diagnosis, actuation and control capabilities.
Research and development of the emerging technology of
smart structures and structronic systems have been evolving
for about three decades. Sophisticated multi-field/control
and numerous practical applications have also been proposed.
This report focuses on histories, smart materials (e.g.,
shape memory materials, electro- and magneto-rheological
fluids, polyelectrolyte gels, pyroelectric materials, magneto-
optical materials, superconductors, etc.), precision devices
(sensors and actuators), micro-/nano-actuations, smart
structures, mechatronic and structronic systems, and photo-
thermo-electro-magneto-mechanical systems encompassing
elastic, temperature, electric, magnetic, light, and control
interactions. Designs are emphasized; modern research issues
are also discussed.
Biography: Hornsen (HS) Tzou is the Director xxix
of Interdisciplinary Research Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics in College of
Aerospace Engineering at Nanjing University
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (09/2015-…),
the 1st-round National Professor and Fellow of
the Chinese Thousand-Talent Program, ASME Fellow (1996),
Professor-Emeritus of the University of Kentucky and Chair-
Professor (03/2016-…) at Zhejiang University. He earned his
M.S. and Ph.D. from the School of Mechanical Engineering at
Purdue University in 1979 and 1983 respectively. He was
among the pioneers in “smart structures and structronic
systems.” His research and teaching interests encompass
hybrid multi-functional photo/flexo/megneto/electro/elastic
structures, precision mechatronics, design and micro actuation
of biomedical devices, dynamics and distributed sensing/
control of discrete and distributed systems (shells, plates, etc.),
nonlinear joint/contact dynamics and control, etc. He was
invited and worked at the Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science (ISAS) (Kanagawa, Japan), Tohoku University (Sendai,
Japan), the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
and German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR)
(Braunschweig, Germany), Amway Research R&D (IRI/ASEE
Fellow, 1988), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) (2001
Chair of International Cooperation), NASA Levis, Harbin
Institute of Technology (China), National Taiwan University
(NSC Chair Professor, 2006–07), etc. Dr. Tzou has won six
paper awards (including ASME and AIAA Best Paper Awards),
three NASA Class-1 New Technology Disclosure Awards (2001,
2003 and 2009) and six ASME service awards. He has
authored and co authored several research monographs and
over 500 technical publications and was named “One of the
Most Cited Authors,” by Journal of Sound of Vibration in
11/2006; “2011 top-ten cited paper” in Journal of Intelligent
Material Systems and Structures and Elsevier 2014/2016 one
of “the most cited researchers in Mechanical Engineering” in
China. He authored Piezoelectric Shells (Distributed Sensing
and Control of Continua) and Design of Smart Structures,
Devices and Structronic Systems and edited six other books.
He was Chair of ASME Board on Technical Knowledge
Dissemination (BTKD), Executive Member of ASME Technical
Communities Operating Board (TCOB) and Chair of ASME
Interdisciplinary Councils, a founding member of the ASME
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee, General
Chair of the 2007 ASME International Design Technical