Recent Advances in Adaptive and Sensory Materials and their Applications Conference; April 27-29, 1992 in Blacksburg, Virginia

适应性和感觉性材料是一类材料系统 它包含自己的传感器、执行器和微处理器 功能，并可用于许多需要 对外部和内部变化的高度适应性 条件 目前研究活动的基本目标是 开发和合成模拟生物的材料系统， 生物体，即，人类的手臂，可以执行复杂的 回转和机器人任务，改变刚度，感觉许多 环境条件，并适应他们，所有的援助， 高度集成的传感器（神经系统）、执行器（肌肉 控制（Brain System）。 为期三天的会议将 举办一个国际论坛， 与各方面有关的创新和新的研究发展 致动器和传感器的发展及其控制。

Adaptive and sensory materials are a class of material systems which contain their own sensors, actuators, and microprocessor capabilities and can be used in many applications requiring a high degree of adaptability to changing external and internal conditions. The basic aim of current research activities is to develop and synthesize materials systems which mimic biological organisms, i.e., the human arm, which can perform sophisticated slewing and robotic tasks, change the stiffness, sense numerous environmental conditions and adapt to them, all with the aid of highly integrated sensor (nervous system), actuator (muscular system) and control (brain system). A three day conference will be held to provide an international forum highlighting innovations and new research developments related to all aspects of actuator and sensor development and their control.