Research

The Active Structures and Dynamics Laboratory (ASDL) focuses on the use and development of active structures and systems for vibration analysis and testing, structural health monitoring, energy harvesting, sensors/actuators, acoustics, self-repairing structural systems, and mechatronics, which could be applied to a wide variety of engineering systems.

Active structures, active material systems, and smart structures refer to the integrated use of actuators, sensors, and control/data processing capabilities for improved performance of engineering structures/systems. We focus on the theoretical,numerical, and experimental research associated with active material systems.Our current research projects include.

- Active-sensing structural health monitoring of composite structures

- Fluid and structure interaction of pipes

- Energy harvesting using advance materials

- Vibration testing and analysis of structures

- Noise and vibration reduction of electronics

- Impact and load identification

- Advanced signal processing for structural dynamics applications

ASDL participates in the activities of the Engineering Institute - Korea, an international research and education collaboration between the Engineering Institute of Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA, and Chonbuk National University, Korea