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Curvature Change Analysis of SMART Fibers used for Temperature Adaptive Insulation

Latulippe A., Ripa C., Sun H., Fossey S., Drew C., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, US

A thermally adaptive insulation has previously been developed by the US Army. The insulation is designed to expand at lower temperatures and shrink at higher temperatures. This is accomplished using multi-component polymer fibers that are [...]

The Utilization of Electrochromic Materials for Smart Window Applications in Energy-Efficient Buildings

Jelle B.P., Gao T., SINTEF Building and Infrastructure / Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO

The utilization of electrochromic materials (ECM) and windows (ECW) for smart window applications in energy-efficient buildings has a large potential. The ECWs are able to regulate the solar radiation throughput by application of an external [...]

Smart, Intelligent and Cogent Microsensors – Intelligence for Sensors and Sensors for Intelligence

Gaura E., Newman R.M., Coventry University, UK

The paper develops a terminology to describe sensors which have been enhanced in some way by the integration of some additional processing circuitry. Several terms, current in the literature, including 'smart sensors' and 'intelligent sensors' [...]

System Issues in Arrays of Autonomous Intelligent Sensors

Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Conventry University, UK

This paper considers some of the systems level issues of concerned when building of large scale sensing systems composed of a large number of autonomous intelligent sensors. The work is motivated by the potential offered [...]