Control, optimization, and smart structures

the long version

"By using active controllers, a structure can modify its behavior during dynamic loading. Such structures with self-modification capability are called adaptive or smart structures. In this book, computational models and algorithms are presented for active control of a new generation of large adaptive structures subjected to various types of dynamic loading, such as impact, wind, earthquake, and blast loading. This is achieved through the ingenious integration of five different disciplines and technologies: control, optimization, sensor/actuator technology, structural engineering, and high-performance computing."--BOOK JACKET.