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Pekárik, Júlia (author)This graduation project follows the process of researching, developing and creating a demonstrator for a surface design using the electroluminescent material - EL for short - a sandwich structured composite that emits light when alternating current flows through it. The project kicks-off with an analysis phase where the electroluminescent...master thesis 2020
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Mohd Isa, W.H.B. (author), Hunt, A. (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)Limitations of conventional actuators and sensors in small-scaled and complex devices have diverted the researches' attentions towards smart material transducers such as ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs). In addition to actuation capabilities, IPMCs generate voltage when subjected to mechanical deformation. Utilization of IPMCs as...conference paper 2020
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Sideris, Eva Ann (author), De Lange, Hendrik Cornelis (author), Hunt, A. (author)Microfluidic devices and micro-pumps are increasingly necessitated in many fields ranging from untethered soft robots, to pharmaceutical and biomedical technology. While realization of such devices is limited by miniaturization constraints of conventional actuators, these restrictions can be resolved by using smart material transducers...journal article 2020
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Changoski, Vasko (author), Domazetovska, Simona (author), Anachkova, Maja (author), Jovanova, J. (author)The space exploration activities are merging new technologies in order to develop systems challenged to achieve capabilities for high mission experience. Inspired by the numerous applications in space exploration, with the integration of shape memory alloys (SMAs), a 3D printed continuous All Terrain Grasper Transport (AT-GT) vehicle with...conference paper 2020
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Huijer, Arno (author)Fibre-reinforced composites are increasingly being used in maritime structures. Piezoelectric sensors can be used to monitor both loads acting on a fibre-reinforced composite structure and elastic waves emitted from damage initiation within the structure. In certain marine applications, due to a harsh environment or for hydrodynamic reasons,...master thesis 2019
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Heijboer, S.E.H. (author), Tempelman, E. (author), Schumann, Josef (author), Groen, W.A. (author)Current transformational developments in automotive user interface (UI) technology are causing a shift in emphasis from safety and efficiency to emotion and flexibility. The many factors to consider in parallel make this a difficult process, in which technological affordances all too easily push the user to the background. To address this...conference paper 2019
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Mohd Isa, W.H.B. (author), Hunt, A. (author), Hassan HosseinNia, S. (author)Ionic polymer–metal composites (IPMC) are smart material transducers that bend in response to low-voltage stimuli and generate voltage in response to bending. IPMCs are mechanically compliant, simple in construction, and easy to cut into desired shape. This allows the designing of novel sensing and actuation systems, e.g., for soft and bio...review 2019
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Barati, B. (author), Karana, E. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)Over the past years, product designers have been involved in collaborative developments of smart material composites early on in the development process, to showcase creative applications of them. In these projects, the way the material is presented to the development team and the extent to which its properties are defined affect how...journal article 2019
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Soons, Sophie (author)To control fluid transport, microfluidic systems often make use of pressure driven flow and pneumatically actuated valves. However these require bulky external instrumentation. An integrated fluid control mechanism would make microfluidic systems more portable, closed and automated. The aim of this project was to create a pH-responsive membrane...master thesis 2018
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Miri, Bahareh (author)Owing to the rapid development of construction materials in building industry, a tendency towards smart and light design solutions using modern architectural principles is growing noticeably. The ultra-thin glass is a relatively new material which could be replaced with the thicker glasses in traditional windows to create a new concept for the...master thesis 2018
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Mourtzouchou, Maria (author)The building sector is responsible for more than one third of resource consumption globally. Concerning the new construction, new regulations have been set, which impose that by 2020 all new buildings constructed within the EU should reach nearly zero-energy levels. The building envelope plays a strategic role in the energy and environmental...master thesis 2018
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Solarino, Laura (author)The European Union has approved the Energy Performance of Building Directive, requesting all new building to be near Zero Energy by 2020. This has created challenges and opportunities in the building sector, encouraging the creation of new solutions, which are both energy efficient and environmental friendly. Between many possible explored...master thesis 2018
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Barati, B. (author), Giaccardi, Elisa (author), Karana, E. (author)As the material becomes active in disclosing the fullness of its capabilities, the boundaries between human and nonhuman performances are destabilized in productive practices that take their departure from materials. This paper illuminates the embodied crafting of action possibilities in material-driven design (MDD) practices with...conference paper 2018
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Huang, Yao (author), Deng, Leping (author), Ju, Pengfei (author), Huang, Luyao (author), Qian, H. (author), Zhang, Dawei (author), Li, Xiaogang (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)In this study, a new self-healing shape memory polymer (SMP) coating was prepared to protect the aluminum alloy 2024-T3 from corrosion by the incorporation of dual-function microspheres containing polycaprolactone and the corrosion inhibitor 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ). The self-healing properties of the coatings were investigated via scanning...journal article 2018
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van der Nolle, Rens (author)The amount of research and development in smart materials is increasing every year. These smart materials offer a solution to integrated and distributed actuation and sensing. Pressure sensors, acoustic transducers, deformable mirrors, micro-robotics and stiffness control of flapping wings are some applicationswhere these smart materials show...master thesis 2017
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Hooft, S. (author)The nunchaku (also known as nunchucks), an exotic weapon popularised by Bruce Lee in his famous martial arts films, was adopted in the 80s as the centre piece in a dynamic martial art (nunchaku-do), founded by a small Dutch group of enthusiasts led by Milco Lambrecht. Due to the high speed of match play nunchaku-do, its referees experience...master thesis 2016
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Peters, H.J. (author)This thesis studies a controllability approach for general resonant compliant systems. These systems exploit resonance to obtain a specific dynamic response at relatively low actuation power. This type of systems is often lightweight, is scalable and minimizes frictional losses through the use of compliant hinges. Some insect-inspired Flapping...doctoral thesis 2016
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Ferreira, J.P. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This study describes the development of a morphing wing concept for a Portuguese Air Force Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), the UAS-30. Nowadays, optimized fuel efficiency is a primary requirement in the aerospace industry, and it can be significantly improved by designing adaptive wings which can change their shape in flight to achieve better...conference paper 2016
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Barati, B. (author), Karana, E. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author), Jönsthövel, I. (author)In response to the urge for multidisciplinary development of computational composites, designers and material scientists are increasingly involved in collaborative projects to valorize these technology-push materials in the early stages of their development. To further develop the computational composites, material scientists need designer’s...conference paper 2015
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Portioli, A. (author)The purpose of the this Master thesis is to explore and introduce new sustainability design opportunities inside the EU founded project light.touch.matters. The LTM project is a pioneering project on new flexible smart materials, where the product becomes the interface. The attempt has been made to steer away from the traditional sustainability...master thesis 2015