Sandia's goal in the smart materials and structures area, as in other areas, is to solve problems of national interest that involve technology transfer or development. We have formed a smart materials and structures team, and established experimental facilities and testbeds. New projects involve the use of an active material to implement precision shape control of solar reflectors and the integration of active devices technologies with structures for vibration suppression in high precision manufacturing and machining. Walter Witkowski, Org. An expanded description is available.
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Coupled chemo-mechanical analysis software capable of predicting the dynamic behavior of polyelectrolyte gels has been written to support the design of gels as artificial muscles and drug delivery systems. Return to Structural Dynamics and Vibration Control Department . Return to the Sandia Home Page.