Objective The project aims at providing training of researchers in the industrially very active field of new materials and adaptive systems. "New materials " is used here as a generic term for " functional " materials whose physical or chemical properties are used in the design of control elements yielding smart systems. The scientific objectives of the research are to develop efficient mathematical methods and numerical tools for modeling, control and numerical simulation to improve the understanding of the behavior of these new systems, including their inherent nonlinearities.1. Modeling. Smart materials exhibit mechanical deformations in response to apply electric or magnetic fields, and conversely can produce dielectric polarization in response to strain. There can also be changes in the rheological behavior induced by electric field or phase shifts when temperature varies. The investigations in this field of consist in the modeling of these coupling effects, of new composite structures (with their nonlinearities: hysteresis, contact, cracks, in view of damage detection) and the associated time-dependent equations.2. Optimization and Control. Adaptive structures are self-controlled mechanisms: strain and electrical or magnetic field couplings are exploited to provide built in feedback control. The investigations concern theoretical questions on exact controllability, stabilization, active, passive, hybrid vibration control, optimal shape design, and practical questions about robustness and accuracy of the control and design systems.3. Numerical Simulation. Adaptive systems offer now real-time capability; hence it is essential to define new robust and efficient computational methods to achieve reliable simulation. Two kinds of developments are planned: conception of appropriate tools (adaptive meshes, bubbles, subgrids, spill-over, locking-free elements), and developments for applications (design of micro-systems, biomechanics, nonlinear dynamic Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencenatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiophysics Programme(s) FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002) Topic(s) 1.4.1.-1.1. - Research Training Networks Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme NET - Research network contracts Coordinator CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D'INDUSTRIE DE PARIS EU contribution No data Address Boulevard Blaise Pascal, 2 93162 NOISY-LE-GRAND France See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI Greece EU contribution No data Address University Campus, Egnatia Street, Administration 54006 THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Mohrenstrasse, 39 10117 BERLIN See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE - INRIA France EU contribution No data Address 78153 LE CHESNAY See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Poland EU contribution No data Address 21,SWIETOKRZYSKA 21 00049 WARSZAWA See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO Portugal EU contribution No data Address Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 1049-001 LISBOA See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale del Policlinico 137 00161 ROMA See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Ferrata 1 27100 PAVIA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address Ciudad Universitaria 28040 MADRID See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus Universitario Sur 15782 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA See on map Total cost No data