Ebook: Applications of ATILA FEM software to smart materials: Case studies in designing devices

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a modeling technique that allows entire designs to be constructed, refined and optimized before the product is manufactured. ATILA FEM software provides modeling and analysis for piezoelectric, magnetostrictor and shape memory material based applications, such as transducers, ultrasonic motors, sensors, MEMS and sonar devices. These acoustic and strain sensing devices are used in marine engineering, structural health monitoring, non destructive testing, environmental monitoring and medical applications. The book uses detailed case studies to show how to use the software to design and model these products.