Adaptive systems: an overview and some research results

L. Schwegmann

doi:10.1117/12.2619724

20 April 2022 Adaptive systems: an overview and some research results

L. Schwegmann

Proceedings Volume 12043, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVI; 120430I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619724
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2022, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

Adaptive load-bearing structures are expected to be an important part of future construction projects. Based on lightweight construction, engineering structures could be developed and implemented in an even more resource-efficient and multifaceted way by means of adaptive systems. Design, planning, and implementation of adaptive structures is multifaceted and combines different fields (civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, materials science, etc.), so that interdisciplinary collaboration between different disciplines will be essential. The goals of this collaboration would be to find answers to the civil engineering problems (and the related ecological and social issues) of our time. Adaptive structural systems offer a fundamental and important approach to addressing present problems such as climate change, resource scarcity, pollution, and constant population growth. The demand for sustainability, efficiency, and recyclability is an important consideration for our future built environment. There is a clear shift in the construction industry where sustainability, above all, is the driving factor of many decisions in the design process. Future investigations of dynamic influences and the development of new design concepts should provide the answer of how and where exactly forces act inside systems and how these systems can be turned into adaptive structures. In this paper I will give a basic overview about adaptive load-bearing structures. In the first part I will present some basic information and a short literature review. After this, I will show some results of my investigations of a two-spring system and stiffness adaption through variable springs.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

L. Schwegmann "Adaptive systems: an overview and some research results", Proc. SPIE 12043, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVI, 120430I (20 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619724

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available