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Symposia Invited Speakers
Biography also presented showing interesting behaviors for potential applications.
Shape memory alloy systems include devices for vibration attenuation,
Dr. James Gibert received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical general structures, and origamis. Chaos and chaos control are some
Engineering from Clemson University in 2002, 2004, and 2009, subjects presented to give a general idea of challenges for innovative
respectively. Previously, he held a position in the Department of applications. The rich, complex dynamical response of these systems is of
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Clarkson University as an special concern.
Assistant Professor. Before joining Clarkson University, he was a
consultant for MOOG CSA, a Visiting Professor in the Department of Civil Biography
Engineering at Clemson University, and a Postdoctoral Research
Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson Marcelo A. Savi is a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Professor at
University. In 2015, he joined the School of Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE - Department of Mechanical
Purdue University. Currently, he is a member of ASME and active in the Engineering), where he develops research and teaching activities, being
Aerospace Division and the Design Engineering Division’s Technical the Head of the Center for Nonlinear Mechanics. He has published over
Committee on Vibration and Sound. His research lies at the intersection of 400 journal and conference papers, 5 books and about 15 book chapters.
dynamics, smart materials, and manufacturing. He has won several He is actively involved as advisor of graduate and undergraduate
research awards, including Outstanding Journal Paper of the year in the students, summing more than 150 works. He has administrative
Rapid Prototyping Journal, and his dissertation was named Highly experience as head of department, graduate coordinator, and university
Commended for the Emerald Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Award. committees. He serves as Associate Editor of some journals, where it is
His work is supported by organizations ranging from the National Science important to highlight: ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear
Foundation to the International Safe Transit Association.a Dynamics (2019–present), International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
(2018–present), Journal of Vibration and Control (2017–present),
SYMPOSIUM 3 Mathematical Problems in Engineering (2018–present), Journal of the
Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (2006–2016),
NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY SYSTEMS Journal of Applied Mathematics (2012–2014) and Open Journal of
AND STRUCTURES Acoustics (2007–2013). Research interests are related to nonlinear
mechanics, where smart material and structures; nonlinear dynamics,
Marcelo A. Savi chaos, and control; biomechanics; and ecology should be highlighted.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
COPPE - Department of Mechanical Engineering SYMPOSIUM 4
Center for Nonlinear Mechanics
SELECTIVE STIFFNESS APPROACHES FOR SHAPE ADAPTATION,
EXPANDABLE STRUCTURES AND DEPLOYABLE SYSTEMS
Abstract
Bioinspiration is a paradigm that extracts design principles from biological Paolo Ermanni
and natural systems. Based on that, it is possible to create systems and Professor
structures with adaptive behavior according to its environment. Smart Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
materials have an essential importance on this idea being used as sensors ETH, Zürich
and actuators that define the remarkable system characteristics. Besides
this, natural rhythms are inspiring new situations and therefore, the Abstract
investigation of nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and control is establishing
other design paradigms. The use of bioinspired smart systems is now Fibre Reinforced Polymers have been used for decades in high
evolving to create origami systems based on the ancient Japanese art of performance lightweight structural applications, requiring outstanding
paper folding. Basically, the main idea of the origami is to create a mechanical properties in terms of stiffness and strength, fatigue, and
three-dimensional structure from a plane source. Adaptive origamis have environmental resistance. Furthermore, the layered nature of the laminate
been explored in order to produce foldable, adaptive structures that can and the anisotropic material response are significantly enlarging the
be applied in several areas of the human knowledge. This seminar available design space, therefore enabling the implementation of novel
presents a general overview of nonlinear mechanics of shape memory functionality in the structural systems. The possibility to locally tailor the
alloy (SMA) systems and structures. The presentation discusses SMA material properties and deformation behavior is a key approach to
applications and their thermomechanical behaviors. System modeling is
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