Brain S. Thompson
PUBLICATIONS:
1996
B.S. Thompson, "Biomimetic Materials: Was Leonardo Mistaken?--Part
1," SAMPE Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp38 - 43, (invited paper),
Jan/Feb 1996.
1995
S.B. Choi, B.S. Thompson, and M.V. Gandhi, "Control of a
Single-link Flexible Manipulator Fabricated from Composite Laminates,"
Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 45-54, 1995.
B.S. Thompson and X. Tao, "A Note on the Experimentally-Determined
Elastodynamic Response of a Slider-Crank Mechanism Featuring a
Macroscopically-Smart Connecting-Rod with Ceramic Piezoelectric
Actuators and Strain-Gauge Sensors," Journal of Sound and
Vibration, Vol. 187, No. 4, pp. 718 - 723 , Nov 1995.
S.B. Choi, B.S. Thompson, and M.V. Gandhi, "Experimental
Control of a Single-link Flexible Arm Incorporating Electro-rheological
Fluids," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics,
Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 916 - 919, May-June 1995.
1994
C.Y. Lee, S.B. Choi, B.S. Thompson, and M.V. Gandhi, "A Variational
Formulation for the Finite Element Analysis and Control of Linkage
and Robotic Systems featuring Smart Structural Members incorporating
piezoelectric Materials," Journal of Applied Mechanisms and
Robotics, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 1-16, 1994.
1993
B.S. Thompson and M.V. Gandhi, "The Anatomy of Smart Materials and Structures, and Their Influence on Design Practices for Mechanisms, Machines, and Robotic Systems," Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, 1(1), pp. 10-23, 1993.
S.B. Choi, C.C. Cheong, B.S. Thompson, and M.V. Gandhi, "Vibration Control Robust to Parameter Variations in a Very Flexible Manipulator Fabricated from Composite Laminates," Journal of Sound and Vibration, 160(2), 1993.
L.P. Chao, M.V. Gandhi, and B.S. Thompson, "A Design for Manufacture Methodology for Incorporating Manufacturing Uncertainties in the Robust Design of Fiberous Laminated Composite Structures," Journal of Composite Materials, 27(2), pp. 175-194, 1993.
1991
B.S. Thompson, M.V. Gandhi, M. Usman, and S.B. Choi, "The Impact of Intelligent Materials on Design Practices for Mechanisms, Machines and Robotic Systems," Second National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 1(11), pp. VIB. 6-1 to VIB. 6-7, 1991.
1990
B.S. Thompson and M.V. Gandhi, "Smart Materials," Encyclopedia Britannica Science and the Future 1991 Year Book, pp. 162-171, July, 1990.
M.V. Gandhi, B.S. Thompson, and F. Fischer, "Manufacturing-Process-Driven Design Methodologies for Components Fabricated in Composite Materials," Composites Manufacturing, 1, pp. 32-40, 1990.
1989
M.V. Gandhi, B.S. Thompson, and S.B. Choi, "A New Generation of Innovative Ultra-Advanced Intelligent Composite Materials Featuring Electro-Rheological Fluids: An Experimental Investigation," Journal of Composite Materials, 23(11) pp. 1232-1255, 1989.