Transducing Materials and Devices Book

	Conference Committee
	Introduction
	Consumer mechatronics: a challenging playground for transducing materials and devices	1
	Enabling novel space and terrestrial applications using transducing materials at JPL	8
	Optical fiber sensors based on nanoscale self-assembly	17
	Magnetoelastic vibration damping properties of TbDy alloys	25
	Fabrication technique of SMA/CFRP smart composites
	Characterization of rapid-solidified shape memory TiNiCu alloy as an actuator/sensor material element	47
	Recent progress in ferroic high-strain actuator materials	55
	Novel electrode concept for spatial filtering with piezoelectric films: experimental validation	70
	Fabrication and vibration suppression behavior of metal core-piezoelectric fibers in CFRP composite	80
	Modal feedback control of tower structure using PVDF modal sensor and SMA/CFRP hybrid moment actuator	88
	Texture control of lead zirconate titanate films for actuator applications	98
	Colloidal phase transitions in muscles: analogy to actuators	111
	Ferroelectric-like behavior in nonpolar cellular electrets	120
	Macrobending in a fiber optic interferometric sensor for displacement and weight measurement	126
	Design of an optical tri-axial force sensor	129
	Adaptive feedforward control of beam structure using PVDF modal sensor and SMA/CFRP hybrid actuator	137
	Some technical characteristics of magnetic-fluid transducers for aerodynamic measurements	149
	Optimization of MMI optical structures for temperature-sensing applications	160
	LED-based fiber optic evanescent wave ammonia sensor	166
	Effects of parasitic electrical components on an ultrasound system: measurements and simulations using SPICE models	174
	Thermomechanical behavior of shape memory alloys under nonproportional load	183
	Characterization of a 2x2 optical switch using an acousto-optic cell with phased array transducers	192
	Porous silicon microcavities for sensing purposes: modelling and experimental results	201
	Simple interferometric method for measuring severally the refractive index and the thickness of transparent plates	207
	Photo-induced reaction of polyaniline with viologen in the solid state	215
	Author Index	224