Creation of National Forum for Synergistic Program Development in Smart Structures and Sensor Technologies

传感系统是一个新兴的话题，国家和国际利益的各种领域，从生命系统，如生物，非生命，如工程系统，能源系统和基础设施。传感器技术、通信和计算的融合有可能克服时间、规模、材料和环境的障碍。该项目开发传感器技术的范围包括需求、当前和新兴技术，以及开发和实施未来传感系统所需的有效合作伙伴关系。该提案的主要目标是为智能结构和传感器技术的研发项目的发展创建国家论坛。通过一系列精心策划的论坛活动，传感器和设备行业和用户社区可以团结在一起，支持NSF的计划，旨在推进新兴技术，扩大商业产品和市场，扩大先进传感器和智能结构的应用。这些论坛包括一系列战略计划，包括小组讨论、特殊兴趣主题、研讨会、讲习班、展览、演示和项目，这些项目将主要与主要会议一起举行，讨论智能结构和传感器技术领域的“最先进”研究、教育和开发项目。这些会议包括智能结构与材料与SPIE（国际光学工程学会），ASCE（美国土木工程师学会）和ASME（美国机械工程师学会）年会，AIAA（美国航空航天学会）自适应结构论坛，模态分析等。正如预期的那样，这些新兴学科的最新技术和实践状态也将迅速发展。因此，这项为期三年的努力将更新研究界对这些技术进步的了解。这些论坛还将关注传感器技术和智能结构领域的教育需求、课程修改、实验室发展和创新教学法。

Sensing Systems is an emerging topic of national and international interest in a variety of fields from living systems, e.g. biological, to non-living, e.g. engineered systems, to energy systems and infrastructures. Convergence of sensor technologies, communications, and computing has the potential to overcome barriers of time, scale, materials and environment. The scope of this program development in sensor technology encompasses the needs, the current and emerging technologies, and efficacious partnerships required to develop and implement future sensing systems.The main objective of this proposal is to create national forums for the development of R&D programs in smart structures and sensor technologies. Through a series of strategically crafted forum activities industry in sensors and devices and users community can be pulled together behind NSF's program aimed at advancing the emerging technologies expanding the commercial products and markets, and broadening the applications of advanced sensors and smart structures. These forums include a series of strategic programs in panel discussions, special interest topics, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, and projects that will be primarily held in conjunction with major conferences that address 'state-of-the-art' research, education and development projects in the areas of smart structures and sensor technologies. Such conferences include the Smart Structures and Materials with SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) annual meetings, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Adaptive Structures Forum, Modal Analysis, etc. As anticipated, the state-of-the-art technology and the state of the practices in these emerging disciplines will also be rapidly advancing. Thus, this three-year effort will update the research community about these technological advances.These forums will also focus on educational needs, curriculum modifications, laboratory developments and innovative pedagogy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the area of sensor technology and smart structures.